The adoption of Kubernetes-enabled infrastructures and applications has revealed the challenge involved in enabling persistent, reliable data storage in an ephemeral compute…
Read MoreSmartphones will play a major role in how consumers shop and engage with retailers this holiday season. Retailers should focus on a few crucial areas to fully capitalize on that trend.…
Read MoreMCX should focus on improving its CurrentC mobile payments offering and stop prohibiting its retail partners from using Apple Pay and other competing systems.…
Read MoreAmazon's Fire phone was an unmitigated flop, as evidenced by the $83 million worth of unsold handsets the company can't unload. But there are reasons to believe the company could take another shot at the smartphone business -- and it may eventually succeed.…
Read MoreThe tech world is buzzing about Apple SIM, which potentially could enable mobile users to easily move from carrier to carrier on the go. But Apple will have to overcome some big hurdles if it hopes to once again loosen the carriers' grip on the market.…
Read MoreThe enterprise market for wearable devices may be even more promising than the consumer market. But gadgets like connected eyewear and smartwatches can also be perilous for businesses that don't leverage them wisely.…
Read MoreApple continued its winning streak, Sprint conceded its loss in the T-Mobile derby, and BlackBerry re-emerged in the third quarter.…
Read MoreFacebook introduced a new location-based ad platform this week that should appeal to the mom-and-pop businesses that may have kept mobile advertising at arm's length.…
Read MoreThe Internet of Things is a remarkably fragmented world where no single operating system or technology will dominate for the foreseeable future. So big opportunities exist for developers that can help devices communicate across brands, networks and technologies.…
Read MoreBeacons, cross-device marketing, real-time bidding, and native ads are emerging to help marketers deliver the right ads to the most appropriate users at the optimal time and place.…
Read MoreApple Pay may finally pry open the door for a mobile payments market that remains almost entirely untapped in the U.S. And a soon-to-be independent PayPal could be ready to pounce if it makes a few crucial moves.…
Read MoreWebRTC has long failed to live up to a tremendous amount of hype. But while major challenges remain, the technology is clearly gaining momentum and is positioned to make big strides over the 12 to 24 months.…
Read MoreU2's Bono claims in an exclusive interview with Time that his band is working with Apple to develop a format for interactive, multimedia music wrapped in DRM. But the music industry's future lies in curated, customized streaming services rather than sales of products.…
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