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Remember when the big buzzword in computing was ‘big iron’? Well that’s been replaced, at least in some part by the White House, with Big Data. And six federal agencies are gearing up to spend at least $200 million on research to foster new innovations.
Vibrating Tattoo Syncs with Your Smartphone for Alerts
Nokia recently filed a patent for a haptic communication system consisting of a magnetic tattoo that would receive signals from a smartphone and vibrate to alert users of incoming calls.
Traditional Marketing Metrics Miss Impact of Social Media
A new study finds that the business impact of social media is not being accurately captured with traditional marketing metrics.
Big Bang Meets Big Data
Looking back in time 13 billion years to the Big Bang, the world's largest telescope aims to unlock the mysteries of the universe with Big Data analytics.
IBM Stays One Step Ahead in Big Data Technology
New IBM offerings target the nascent Big Data market with solutions that impact corporate finances. The solutions help companies detect fraudulent activity, identify consumer and user activity to avoid wasting time offering products that aren’t wanted, and provide CFOs with an analytical approach to improved and enhanced scenario planning, which means spending more wisely.
Flexible Transparent Smartphones On The Way
All the different components in mobile gadgets like cell phones now have transparent versions, heralding a day of bendable, see-through electronic devices.
Crossword Playing Computer Competes with Humans
Similar to past efforts that, for example, had a computer play chess or Jeopardy!, the work to develop a crossword playing computer program will likely find its way into future commercial efforts.
Analytics Improve Hospital Treatment and Administration
An IBM-designed biomedical tool improves hospital functions at all levels. Tapping into medical databases and case studies, the tool not only helps doctors make more informed and efficient treatment decisions, but it also provides administrators with a complete overview of hospital functions.
Internet Security Showing Progress
A new report claims Internet security improvements in spam, plugging application vulnerabilities, and cross-site scripting, but the bad guys are adapting.
Enterprise App Stores Widen Charter
A recent survey of potential Enterprise App Store users reveals that business users expect an experience that not only mirrors the security and ease-of-use of consumer app stores, but also should be integrated with IT remote management of laptop and desktop computers.
Dr. Watson Checks In
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and IBM announced a collaborative effort that will combine the computational power of IBM Watson and its natural language processing ability with MSKCC’s clinical knowledge, existing molecular and genomic data, and vast repository of cancer case histories. The goal is to give oncologists the ability to obtain detailed diagnostic and treatment options based on updated research that will help them decide how best to care for an individual patient.
Magazine Moves from Print to Social Media with Online Game
SELF magazine is exercising its first foray into social gaming, with an online game inspired by the publication’s live SELF Workout in the Park event.
Online Video Spells Death for DVD
A surge in viewership thanks to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon video services will make 2012 the first year that more movies will be watched online than on DVD or Blu-ray disk.
Babies Might Have Something to Teach Computers
UC Berkeley researchers are tapping the cognitive smarts of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers to program computers to think more like humans.
Tablets, Smartphones Obsolete PowerPoint
PowerPoint slides printed out or projected during meetings used to be the norm, but business intelligence (BI) prepared on the web and presented under control of tablets and smartphones could soon obsolete tradition.
Quantum Microcosm Mimics Observable Universe
When cooled to ultra-cold temperatures, the quantum behaviors of microscopic systems, such as electrons encircling atoms, behave in a manner similar to macroscopic systems, such as planets encircling stars. Understandings derived from such experiments have implications in the study of crystalline semiconductors, superconducting wires, and next-generation magnetic materials.
Sharing Patents Encourages Innovation
Instead of preventing competitors from infringing on their patents with costly litigation, business researchers now say that patent holders can often profit even more by free-licensing their patents to competitors.
Why You Might Want to Start Hiring Big Data Experts
Don’t just focus on hiring techies as Big Data job roles need business skills and inherent abilities such as natural curiosity.
Using Analytics Technology to Help Conserve Water
The Valley of the Moon Water District in California has teamed with IBM and is using analytics to reduce water loss by optimizing the setting of the pressure-reducing valves in the district's distribution network.
When Online Attacks Are Beneficial
Although hacking attacks threaten company data and expose confidential information, they also reveal weaknesses in IT security and help businesses better prepare for future attacks. Recent hacking events have highlighted how companies can use hacking incidents to their advantage.
