[ad_1] ‘It’s raining.’ ‘It’s cold.’ ‘The duvet is too heavy.’ ‘I’ve got to be at work early.’ ‘I must stay late at the office.’ ‘I’d rather have a drink…’  Any of these gym-avoiding excuses sound familiar? Well, thanks to a combination of smartphone convenience and the latest sports science, you can skip paying a fortuneRead more about How to get fit with your smartphone in less than 20 minutes a day[…]

[ad_1] It is planned to transfer machine learning techniques used in computers and mobile handsets to vehicles with driver assistance systems learning the habits of their drivers. The system will also incorporate external data such as weather conditions, route, traffic and vehicle status. Much of the work will be carried out at IBM’s Watson Internet of Things (IoT) research lab inRead more about IBM + BMW + IoT = learning cars[…]

[ad_1] If you’ve taken the plunge on Nintendo’s latest mobile game, then you might want to take a look at how much data it’s using up: some users are reporting the game gets through around 40-60MB per hour of gameplay, which can quickly add up if you’re on a limited data plan. Based on userRead more about Check your phone's data usage if you've installed Super Mario Run[…]

[ad_1] Hardware and software companies see the connected vehicle as perhaps the most lucrative IoT application, but they know it will be a difficult application to make happen. As a result companies such as Microsoft, Google, Bosch, IBM and NXP are working with mobile services companies in an attempt to join the dots on connected cars.Read more about CES: Connected cars drive into Las Vegas[…]

[ad_1] Tears were shed when word came in October that Vine is shutting down, but there’s good news: Vine will live on – sort of. The Vine app is being transformed into a pared-down camera app come January – the Vine Camera app, to be exact. While it will no longer be a service forRead more about Not so fast: Vine will live on as a camera app[…]

[ad_1] Qualcomm server ARMv8 In 2017 and ARM executive in the CPU business told me the server business will become important for the processor IP firm within two years. Maybe he got it right. The chip, the Centric 2400, is build around Qualcomm’s custom ARMv8-compliant CPU called Falkor. It has up to 48-cores and is fabricated on a 10nm FinFETRead more about Qualcomm makes ARM servers “a reality” at 10nm[…]

[ad_1] AT&T is finally getting into the alternative TV market, and has announced DirecTV Now, a cord-cutting service that offers 60 to 120-plus channels for as little as $35 per month. Considering the competition that’s out there at the moment, that’s not a bad price at all. It’s ironic, really, that DirecTV Now is beingRead more about DirecTV Now: What it is and how it stacks up to Sling and PlayStation Vue[…]

[ad_1] Called Apollo 2, the firm claims the chip has the potential to double the battery life in wearable devices. Scott Hanson, founder and CTO, Ambiq Micro, writes: “Our sub-threshold technology will bring a similar pace of innovation to the IoT. It allows us to drive energy consumption below what we previously imagined was possible.”   Device peripherals include:Read more about Ambiq Micro intros first sub-threshold ARM IoT chip[…]

[ad_1] After trying and failing to quell the almighty backlash from users who were worried their private data was in jeopardy, Evernote has decided not to implement changes to its privacy policy. The new policy, which the company had planned to launch in January 2017, stated that employees of Evernote would be able to accessRead more about Evernote is backtracking on its invasive privacy policy[…]

[ad_1] So it was refreshing to see a pic of this sign parked outside a Boston conference hall: Maybe it’s a precursor to the robust new non-PC world of locker room banter which is to make America great again. We weren’t told if this week’s meeting of tech leaders at Trump Tower was conducted inRead more about Smut & Tech[…]