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It sure looks like the iPad is getting mouse support with iOS 13

Apr25
by on April 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


It goes without saying that Apple has dominated the tablet market, despite efforts from Google and Microsoft to have their say. But iPads lie in a sort of limbo for traditional productivity – better than a phone, but not quite as good as a laptop. A big reason for that is the lack of support for a proper mouse, but that may soon change. Several sources are reporting that Apple is working to add USB mouse support to iOS – perhaps as soon as iOS 13’s upcoming reveal during WWDC in June. These sources include MacStories’ Federico Viticci and developers Steve Troughton-Smith…

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Why shadow IT is the next looming cybersecurity threat

Apr25
by on April 25, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Shadow IT is an issue that just about every organization faces on some level, but when I speak to executives and IT leaders, it’s simply not a topic that comes up. When I do bring it up, it quickly becomes clear that the tech industry as a whole underestimates the size and scope of the issue. And that lack of awareness and understanding is posing an ever-increasing threat to data protection and cybersecurity. Some executives I speak with haven’t even heard the term “shadow IT,” which refers to systems, software, or applications that individuals in an organization use on a…

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Here’s what Democratic presidential hopefuls say about AI on Twitter (not much)

Apr25
by on April 25, 2019 at 7:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, robots, Social Media


In the era of Trumpian politics the public forum is no longer the evening news or the morning paper: it’s Twitter. We decided to see which politicians were embracing the platform to discuss what we feel will be one of the most important issues of their potential presidency: artificial intelligence. What we found wasn’t good. We gathered a list of every AI-related tweet 2020 Democratic hopefuls sent over the past 12 months. Our expectation was that there’d be a few thousand or so, and we’d spend the better part of the week parsing the information for insights. Turns out it…

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Sacramento’s startup scene

Apr25
by on April 25, 2019 at 7:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Sacramento, California. For the longest time, those from the Bay Area identified it as a stop on the way to Lake Tahoe. And millions of fifth graders, meanwhile, failed to identify it as the capital of California.  However over the last decade the once semi-quiet government city has transformed itself, spurred by an economic renaissance and the no longer far-fetched conviction of Sacramento’s leaders that their city is an emerging tech hub. And indeed, Sacramento is grabbing headlines in the tech industry, and its drawing more attention from investors and startup firms. After years in the shadow of its famed,…

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Mario Kart Tour could be Nintendo’s biggest smartphone win

Apr25
by on April 25, 2019 at 5:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo is preparing to offer up its next mobile game, and rumor has it the company is hoping this one will be a gold mine. Given the franchise it’s from — and what Nintendo has done adapting its less well-known series — it probably will be. A new report from Bloomberg, which focuses on the prospects of Nintendo in China after a rather lackluster stateside year, quotes an insider as saying the company is betting a lot on the upcoming smartphone app Mario Kart Tour. Analysts estimate it could be Nintendo‘s first “billion dollar app.” Nintendo investing even more in the…

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