Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo said in a note published on its corporate website that it will discontinue its NB-IoT commercial offering from March 31. The carrier’s NB-IoT service had been initially launched on April 25, 2019. The Japanese operator said that “in light of the current business environment, we have decided to stop providing…
Humble joins the gaming industry’s efforts to aid coronavirus relief, in this case by offering a massive bundle of games for $30, all of which will go to charities providing COVID-19 relief. It’s a frighteningly small price to pay considering you get so many great games in return. The charities benefiting from the Humble Conquer…
Zoom has been there for nine years, but the immediate requirement of an easy-to-use video conferencing app during the coronavirus pandemic made it overnight a favorite tool for millions of people. Though Zoom is an efficient online video meeting solution, it’s still not the best choice in terms of privacy and security. According to the…
Matt Sharma, head of strategic alliances, MultiTech, celebrates 50 years of MultiTech by reflecting on how the company started from very little to becoming one of the strongest innovators in the technology space. He also examines the importance of being customer-centric and flexible in the event of economic turmoil and what the next 50 years…
The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are being felt all around the world, and in nearly every industry, community, and facet of our lives. Hollywood has been no exception to that trend, with one upcoming movie premiere or production after another canceled, postponed, or otherwise delayed due to the dangers posed by the pandemic.…
Samsung announced an official buy-back program for the Galaxy S20 trio – you can return your old S20 up to two years after purchase and if it’s in good condition, Samsung will give you up to 50% of its original price as credit when you buy a new phone or tablet. This means you can…
Swiss IoT company u-blox has bought UK-based Thingstream, which offers low power wide-area (LPWA) IoT connectivity based on the MQTT lightweight messaging protocol. The sale closed for at CHF 10 million (€9.5m / $10.4m), plus coverage for some deferred staff retention. MQTT, short for message queuing telemetry transport, is designed for constrained environments with low…
I like GIFs — perhaps to a fault. I know it’s a dying medium, but I’m still a sucker for a moving image. There’s something awfully satisfying about staring at a GIF that a JPEG can never match. The one thing I despise about GIFs, though, is how much of a hassle it is to make…
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a sustained malicious campaign dating back to May 2018 that targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware, including multi-functional remote access tools (RATs) and cryptominers. Named “Vollgar” after the Vollar cryptocurrency it mines and its offensive “vulgar” modus operandi, researchers at Guardicore Labs said…
In my last column I wrote about how the Coronavirus is changing the way we work. I even talked to some pretty impressive people on The Peggy Smedley Show that shared some key pointers on how to take care of ourselves and our families. The post Grappling with the Future of Work appeared first on…
