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Amazon launched a new tool on Thursday aimed at helping developers build applications that offer insights from a firehose of data in real time. Kinesis Analytics will let users set up SQL queries that run on data that's constantly updating, expanding the reach of the popular data analysis language beyond traditional database applications. 

AMD's move three years ago to rely on ARM for server chips is turning out to be a big mistake.

Despite increasing awareness about the importance of information security, underscored by the fear of ransomware attacks, I continue to find that most of the small and medium business (SMB) world is unprepared for an attack. It may be a bit unfair to single them out, since so many enterprises have similar issues, but the SMB folks are subject to increasing attacks for which they are not ready.

Microsoft today repudiated an early retirement date for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support, saying that it will patch those operating systems on PCs running Intel's Skylake silicon until 2020 and 2023, respectively.

Data scientists have a lot of tools at their disposal, but not all of them are equally accessible. Aiming to put IBM's Watson AI within closer reach, analytics firm Columbus Collaboratory on Thursday released a new open-source R extension called CognizeR.

Intel's Atom chips are on their way out of mobile devices, and the next generation of the chip line will instead be targeted toward drones, self-driving cars, and IoT devices.

Much has been written about the sensational new augmented reality game Pokémon Go that allows people to chase after characters “in the real world.” There has been significant discussion about the game around liability and risk, privacy, children’s safety, personal security, and even the nefarious and ever-present theory on government intrusion.  

It’s no secret that Windows, Mac, and Linux are the three major operating systems dominating the market today—and that their incompatibility often creates issues for users. For the inevitable moments when you need to use a Windows app on your Linux or Mac, there’s CrossOver 15 for Mac and Linux, now only $19.99.

Wheels turning and forklifts filled—that’s one measure of success in any warehouse. If you can increase the amount of product picked up and put away, the more productive and cost efficient you are.

If you've been following Android for long, you probably have pretty pleasant memories of the original Motorola Droid.

Apple’s triumph is the creation of operating systems that are easy to use that are also equipped with a range of additional features for more sophisticated users. Take a look at what’s tucked away inside the macOS Sierra Menu bar.

You may not have noticed, since they tend to be so subtle in their praise, but Apple fans are pretty hardcore.

Ecuador has granted a request from Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London, where he has been holed up for over four years.

Twitter is not liable for providing material support to the Islamic State group, also referred to as the ISIS, by allowing its members to sign up and use accounts on its site, a federal judge in California ruled Wednesday.

In industries such as finance, retail, healthcare and others, IT employment broadly declined in July by 88,000 jobs, or 1.9%, according to tech industry trade group CompTIA.

Donald Trump talks about the H-1B visa program on the campaign trail and calls for changes; Hillary Clinton does not.

It's the late 1990s, and this programmer pilot fish for a midsize manufacturer is also the onsite IT support guy for the parts-distribution warehouse.

Augmented reality isn't new. Boeing has been using it since the 1990s to speed up installing the hundreds of miles of writing inside its planes. But those early systems were both clunky and expensive, and, so far, more portable augmented reality wearables like Google Glass haven't taken off. Microsoft's mixed reality HoloLens looks set to change that.

If there were any doubt that IoT is for real, one fact ought to dispel it: For the first time, U.S. mobile operators are adding IoT connections to their networks faster than they’re adding phones.

When Walmart said on Monday (Aug. 8) that it was buying Jet.com for over $3 billion, it was widely interpreted as the retail giant getting serious about competing with Amazon. That's hardly what is happening. The technology from Jet is fascinating; that's what is really behind this move.