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Matthew F. Clark

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  • Matthew F. Clark
  • July 3, 2019
Facebook says it’s ‘working’ to resolve outages across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger

Facebook has had problems loading images, videos, and other data across its apps today, leaving some people unable to load photos in the Facebook News Feed, view stories on Instagram, or send messages in WhatsApp. Facebook says it is aware of the issues and “working to get things back to normal as...

Tech News
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • July 3, 2019
As cybersecurity threats change, so must hospitals

A new assessment of cybersecurity threats highlights consumers’ growing role and predicts things will get worse before they get better. Never before has the healthcare industry been so vulnerable on so many fronts. As consumers interact with online health data and even create their own, hospitals...

CyberSecurity
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • June 24, 2019
Microsoft Bans Employees From Using Slack, Has AWS and Google Docs on a 'Discouraged' List

PC giant Microsoft has informed its staff not to use popular chat app and competitor Slack, adding it to a list of “prohibited and discouraged technology” comprised of software and services that it does not want employees using outside of specific circumstances, Geekwire reported on Friday. Geekwire...

Tech News
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • June 23, 2019
Apple recalls 15in MacBook Pro laptops over battery fire risk

Apple is recalling some of its 15in MacBook Pro laptops over a battery fire risk. The company said on Thursday that a limited number of its largest laptop line, sold between September 2015 and February 2017, contained batteries that “may overheat and pose a safety risk”. Apple asked customers with...

Computers
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • June 23, 2019
How the furious pace of innovation has sculpted the world’s fastest motorcycles

The moments before a MotoGP race are tense and calculated. Prayers are said, routines are followed, and rituals are performed as some of the best athletes in the world prepare to harness the freakishly powerful bikes that mere mortals can only dream of reigning in. The speed, G-forces, and...

Motorcycles
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • September 3, 2018
What is 5G and what will it mean for you?

Superfast “fifth generation 5G” mobile internet could be launched as early as next year in some countries, promising download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than we have now. But what difference will it really make to our lives? Will we need new phones? And will it solve the...

Mobile Devices
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • September 3, 2018
Google prepares for Pixel Watch with mandatory Wear OS app reviews and a rumored fitness coach - The Verge

Google is making changes to its Wear OS app review process that could improve the quality of software on the platform. It’s also reportedly working on a fitness coach/assistant for wearables. Put together, it sure seems like the company is preparing for some sort of wearable release. Google said...

Mobile Devices
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • August 18, 2018
It sure looks like a Pixel Watch will launch alongside the Pixel 3 phones

The Pixel 3 phones aren’t going to be the only products that Google launches this fall, considering what we’ve witnessed in previous years. We can also expect a new Pixelbook, as well as products from the Home and Chromecast series. And it sure looks like Google will unveil its first Pixel Watch...

Mobile Devices
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • July 26, 2017
TechNewSources: Amazon adds Hyper-V file support to its storage gateway

#AmazonWebServices dominates the public cloud, but its hybrid cloud story is currently weak. #Microsoft, by contrast, is gaining strength in the cloud by the day and its #Azure Stack looks like re-defining hybrid cloud by making the on-premises portion indistinguishable from Azure. Azure Stack&#8217...

Tech News
  • Matthew F. Clark
  • July 25, 2017
Intel delivers new 64-layer SSD tech for cloud computing - Computer Business Review

Intel has launched a new 64-layer SSD 3D NAND technology for cloud computing to deliver scalability and density for performance boost. Intel has developed a new 64-layer SSD, which the chip giant has pitched as the world’s first commercially available SSD tool for cloud computing. The new 3D NAND...

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