June 18, 2018 - Written By John Anon The Samsung Gear S4 smartwatch, as well as the Galaxy Tab S4 tablet, will not launch along with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, according to a new rumor. The information, which surfaced on Twitter suggests the two Samsung-based products will be launched following the Galaxy Note 9, and most likely during this year’s IFA event in Berlin.Although this is just rumored information at the moment, on the face of it, the details directly go against recent reports – at least with the smartwatch. As those reports have suggested Samsung was planning to launch its new smartwatch at the same time as its new smartphone, with the latest of these reports/rumors having only come through a matter of days ago. Like this new rumor, however, the previous information has also yet to be verified and so there is no firm indication on when the Galaxy S4 (or the Tab S4, for that matter) will be announced. One point to note, is the previous information was less … [Read more...] about Rumor: Samsung Gear S4, Galaxy Tab S4 To Launch After Galaxy Note 9
A.I. Will Be Key To Competitiveness Due To Wide-Ranging Uses
June 18, 2018 - Written By Daniel Golightly According to one of GlobalData’s latest Disruptor Database reports, retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies will need to follow trends in A.I. across several categories if they want to maintain competitiveness. That’s not only because A.I. is generally less cost-intensive than traditional big data analytics, either. A.I. can be and has been additionally utilized in a vast array of predictive analytics use cases which helps optimize decision making from supply chain to retail locations. Meanwhile, the benefits returned by that range from cost savings to additional sales and better customer service. Those companies that take advantage of A.I., GlobalData suggests, will excel in their respective markets while those that fail to will quickly fall behind. What’s more, citing examples from Procter & Gamble’s Olay to Amazon, there aren’t necessarily any markets that will be left out of that … [Read more...] about A.I. Will Be Key To Competitiveness Due To Wide-Ranging Uses
Finally! Verizon oushes out Android 8.0 Oreo for the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid
Finally. Verizon today, has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to the Moto Z Droid and Motorola's 2016 flagship model, the Moto Z Force Droid. The update carries software version OCL27.76-69-4 and includes the May Android security update. Besides Android 8.0, the update features improved Wi-Fi connectivity. When you receive the notification that the update has arrived on your phone, before you start the updating process, you should make sure that you are connected to a Wi-Fi signal. Also, make sure that your batteries are fully charged before pressing the button that starts installing the update.Android 8.0 includes Picture-in-Picture, which lets you watch a video at the same time you interact with another app. Notification dots will show you, via a badge on your home screen icons, which apps have unread notifications. Speaking of notifications, they can be snoozed in Oreo allowing them to disappear and reappear after a pre-set period of time. With the update, apps will run faster … [Read more...] about Finally! Verizon oushes out Android 8.0 Oreo for the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid
NICE & IBM Deliver Cloud-first Compliance
June 18, 2018 NICE & IBM Deliver Cloud-first Compliance To say the financial industry has been under the magnifying scope for some time would certainly be an understatement. And in this highly regulated arena it is mission critical to meet the compliance demands of legislation like Dodd-Frank, MAR, MiFID II and more, putting more stringent requirements on workforce optimization and call recording platforms. Today, NICE and IBM (News - Alert) unveiled the certified integration of IBM’s Cloud Object Storage with the NICE Trading Recording (NTR) solution. The pairing brings industry leading compliant call recording with pocket-friendly, secure and easily accessible cloud storage. Working hand in hand with NICE COMPASS, NTR is able to take advantage of the compliance assurance solution’s robust dashboards, automation and reporting to promote compliance across an organization. Adding IBM’s Cloud Object Storage to the mix means scale is not an issue , and … [Read more...] about NICE & IBM Deliver Cloud-first Compliance
Apple won’t release the iPhone SE 2 in 2018… or ever
The iPhone SE 2 has been in limbo for quite some time now. Many people seem to want a successor to the ultra-compact SE, but Apple hasn't shown any real indication that it is working on a sequel. In fact, iPhone SE 2 rumors have thus far been an almost exclusive courtesy of accessory makers who either claim that "anonymous sources" have confirmed the SE 2, or outright present us with CAD blueprints, as was the case with the recent Olixar leak. Unfortunately, all of these leaks and rumors end up dashing our hopes when, yet again, new information is made available that disproves them and turns the iPhone SE 2 into an even more distant, vaguer possibility.And here we are again. Less than a month after esteemed case maker Olixar shared with us some pretty interesting CAD blueprints that allegedly depicted the phone, and after we made some snazzy design renders of iPhone SE 2, which many of you loved, we're back at square one again. According to Olixar's "sources", cited by Forbes, the … [Read more...] about Apple won’t release the iPhone SE 2 in 2018… or ever