From life-changing implementations like medical diagnostics imaging and self-driving vehicles to humble use cases such as virtual assistants or robot vacuums -- artificial intelligence is being put to use to solve an incredible range of problems. Despite widespread AI implementation efforts, however, the development of effective AI tools is still far...
Programming can be a lucrative and rewarding skill to develop, no matter what your goals are. You may be interested in launching a startup tech company, building your own app or tech product and nurturing its long-term development. You may be interested in joining a team that’s already formed, lending...
When you think about obstacles to automation, without fail, our brains go to the hard stuff. The mind jumps to actions like the lack of financing, investors not getting on board, not having the right technology, etc. In reality, what keeps companies from diving into the deep end of automation...
Snapchat’s first foray into hardware made a bit of a splash back in 2016, with its Snap Spectacles failing big time. The company reportedly sold more than 150 thousand Snap Spectacles, but it did overestimated demand for the product, leading to massive piles of stock sitting around in warehouses untouched. But the company isn't deterred by...
Yesterday, OpenMobile, the company behind the ACL app, shut down their operations and switched off their website. For those that are not familiar with ACL, it stands for Application Compatibility Layer and it essentially enables Android apps to run on non-Android operating systems including Tizen, Linux, and others. The contract...
Today, we have some more good news for our Tizen smartphone readers as the Flipkart app, which is an Openmobile World Wide Inc app, gets a major update today with some good improvements. Its been a while since this app has been updated, so the changes are definitely welcome. At...
In the future, analysts says every room will have a few smart devices, and Scotts Miracle-Gro - best know as makers of fetilizer and weed killers - think that should also include the garden. Whether its a pond, patio, lawn, or flower beds in your yard, Scotts now has a...
News from a “mysterious Android codebase commit” has revealed that Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android N with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news came to light in an article last month in Hacker News with news of a code...
Wearables are red hot and Samsung are at the tip of the spear with the Gear S2. What some people may not appreciate yet, though, is the role which wearables can play for businesses, as well as their more obvious leisure and consumer purposes, such as health-tracking, notifications, etc. "Wearables...
Guest author Alberto Torres is the CEO of Atheer Labs and a speaker at Wearable World Congress, ReadWrite's signature annual conference in San Francisco on May 19-20. The event will feature key players who are shaping wearable technology and the Internet of Things. Once a small hobbyist movement, the wearables industry looks poised...
The cute little Talking Tom Cat has previously been available on iOS and Android devices, and has now found its way to the Tizen Store thanks to the Android Compatibility Layer (ACL) by Open Mobile. This is possibly the second Android App that uses ACL to run on Z1...
We were overjoyed to see a high profile messaging app like WhatsApp available on the Tizen Store at launch for the Samsung Z1. Now it seems the WhatsApp Android App, which used Open Mobile's ACL technology to run on Tizen, has served its purpose and a Native App has launched...
After 10 years, YouTube gave Adobe Flash the heave-ho as its default video player on Tuesday. Instead, the site announced it would default to HTML5 to play its never-ending roster of cat clips, Taylor Swift tributes and movie previews.A few years ago, the move would have been unthinkable. In 2010,...
Yesterday we did an article that the Samsung Z1 would have applications such as WhatsApp released and ready to Install at launch. Talking about launch dates, it looks like to could be tomorrow !!!. Well today we have some more details. It was in-fact an Android application that was installed...
What is the Game Service Platform (GSP) ? The Games Service is a dedicated gaming service on the Tizen TV’s Smart Hub. It provides various games of different genres such as sports, racing, shooting, puzzle etc… It supports different monetization models, such as free-to-play, in-app purchase, paid apps etc…...
Has this man seen the cloud?Oracle still doesn't get cloud computing. At Oracle OpenWorld this week, there were signs that Oracle was making serious changes to its business model, embracing cloud computing in a way that it hitherto hasn't. Unfortunately, a review of what Oracle announced suggests that it has...
The Platform is a regular column by mobile editor Dan Rowinski. Ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence and pervasive networks are changing the way humans interact with everything. Any artist that's ever dealt with copyright will tell you one basic fact: Copyright is the most confusing, convoluted and capricious aspect of intellectual property...
The federal appeals court that handles U.S. intellectual property cases ruled that APIs can be copyrighted, a finding that may have significant consequences for cloud computing, software interoperability and innovation in general.See also: What APIs Are And Why They MatterThe decision came as part of a ruling in Oracle's favor...
In theory, Oracle owns the code for MySQL, which is still the world's most popular open-source database. By acquiring Sun in 2009, which had previously bought MySQL for $1 billion, Oracle took control of MySQL's code base. Or so it thought.In the last five years, MySQL's user community has actively...
It has been a few weeks since Oracle CEO Larry Ellison publicly challenged Amazon Web Services (AWS), declaring that Oracle would be "price competitive" in the "commodity infrastructure as a service marketplace." It's as laughable now as when Ellison first said it.Oracle is an exceptional company. What it isn't is a...
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