Pairing Cortana with a Harman/Kardon speaker, the personal digital assistant is coming to a standalone device in 2017. This would put Microsoft in competition with Google Home and the Amazon Echo. To succeed in this space, Microsoft will need greater abilities than a voice-based Bing search such as integrations with other smart home gadgets and streaming … [Read more...]
The new Bose Hearphones become their first foray into Personal Sound Amplification Products
Bose, maker of popular "room-filling" speakers, has been recently demonstrating a new category of products. Their new Hearphones are headphones that allow you to better hear your surroundings. For many people suffering from hearing loss but do not need or qualify for hearing aids, personal sounds amplification products can remove the frustrations of every day life. … [Read more...]
phpBB forum software adopts VigLink to provide revenue stream
phpBB announced the second release candidate of version 3.2.0 of the popular forum software on Friday. This version has been long delayed past its expected release date of November 2015 and is much anticipated because it adds PHP 7 compatibility. PHP 7, as benchmarked, greatly improves performance of PHP applications and reduces the hardware necessary to operate at the same … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes 3.0 released
Malwarebytes has released version 3.0 of their antimalware product. The new features include scanning four times faster, anti-exploit and anti-ransomware signature-less technology, and a new user interface. The company claims that the third generation of their security product is able to replace traditional antivirus though it still works complementary with it if you prefer. By … [Read more...]
Bluetooth 5 now available after official specification adopted
Back in June, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the specification for Bluetooth 5, the next generation for the Personal Area Network technology. This week, that specification was officially adopted according to the announcement made yesterday on Bluetooth.com. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) officially adopted Bluetooth 5 as the latest version of … [Read more...]