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Start-up Devvio claims its blockchain can handle 8M transactions a second
The new blockchain protocol, Devv, was demoed at CES; backers say it outperforms other distributed ledger technologies and traditional financial networks such as VisaNet. Analysts are skeptical.
Apple’s AirPower wireless charger may already be in production – and shipping soon
After missing its own 2018 deadline for shipping a multi-device wireless charger, industry speculation now has the AirPower charging pad on the assembly line and ready to ship soon.
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IDG Enterprise's Digital Edge 50: Pushing Digital Boundaries
Winning projects used technology such as artificial intelligence, IoT, virtual reality/augmented reality, cloud, data analytics and mobile/smart devices to drive business innovation.
How to integrate blockchain with legacy systems (and whether you should)
Blockchain is not middleware meant to tie into existing legacy systems, but there are methods for automating the flow of data from ERP systems to a distributed ledger technology. First, though, you should figure out if you even need...
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Mingis on Tech: Blockchain – after the hype and into the real world
In 2018, blockchain boosters touted the distributed ledger technology as a game-changer. Maybe so, but not yet. Here's how it evolved last year and where it's going in 2019.
Blockchain craze helps push up related salaries
Blockchain developers are commanding a salary premium for their services as the distributed ledger technology has heated up in the enterprise IT marketplace over the past year, but it's also spurring job growth in related fields as...
Top 4 enterprise tech trends to watch in 2019
Security, AI, cloud computing and blockchain are all expected to see significant advances this year.
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Weathering IT's sea change
Emerging tech will roil IT in the coming year. Here's how to survive the tumult.
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In 2019, look for AI-enabled mobile devices – and a UEM push
As AI finds its way into mobile devices and virtual personal assistants proliferate in offices and boardrooms, IT admins will have to manage more – and more sophisticated – end points.
2019 CES: Anticipating a revolution that transcends personal devices
2019 isn’t the beginning or the end of this change, it’s the year it becomes clear that the future will be nothing like the past.
How blockchain may kill the password
Blockchain technology is being piloted as the basis for self-sovereign identities, which can eliminate user names and passwords for logging into corporate sites or verify sensitive information such as income for purposes of a loan...
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Tech luminaries we lost in 2018
Hailing from five different nations, the 13 remarkable women and men memorialized here had a lasting influence on technology and the world.
Blockchain breaks out in the enterprise
The distributed ledger technology that underpins Bitcoin is showing up in a variety of places. Here's what you need to know to understand all the hype.
The top 10 stories of 2018: Blockchain rises, open source reigns, trust wanes
Optimists can look at 2018 and point to GDPR privacy protections, the launch of blockchain business apps and the creativity of the open-source community as signs technology can lead us to a safe and prosperous future. Meanwhile,...
Ford vs. Tesla: Thinking about the problem of innovation
With innovation you have to execute.
Blockchain in 2019 and beyond: 5 predictions
After a year where cryptocurrencies lost 80% of their value, and the hype around blockchain as a panacea for business transaction problems has cooled, 2019 will be a year of building real-world solutions.
Apple Watch and the transformation of enterprise learning
Can wearables like Apple Watch help enterprises teach employees new skills?
Tech Forecast 2017: Complete survey results
What are tech pros' spending, hiring and strategic priorities for 2017? Read what 196 qualified IT executives had to say in this exclusive report.
LinkedIn: 'Blockchain developer' is the No. 1 emerging job
Echoing a number of similar reports this year, the career and professional social site says listings for blockchain developers have exploded. The reason: continued interest in cryptocurrency.
Review: 4 wireless chargers for both smartphone and watch
These wireless chargers for Apple and Android devices offer the option of powering up your smartphone and smartwatch at the same time – though the features and prices differ significantly among them.
Real estate blockchain set to go live in early '19
New York-based ShelterZoom is going live soon with its blockchain-based real estate offer-and-acceptance application; it's one of several ways companies are testing out the distributed ledger technology.
Blockchain: What’s it good for? Absolutely nothing, report finds
Blockchain has entered Gartner's 'Trough of Disillusionment' as a new report cites dozens of purported success stories that turned out to be failures.
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