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Lawsuit claims Apple products infringe on MIMO wireless technology patent
Non-practicing entity XR Communications on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the tech giant’s deployment of MIMO technology infringes on a single patent granted in 2020. Lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the complaint leverages intellectual property developed by defunct Wi-Fi infrastructure specialist Vivato Technologies against a …
Windows 11 Design Leaks Ahead of June 24 Launch, Shows New Start Menu, App Icons, More
Microsoft has confirmed that the “next-generation” of Windows will launch on June 24 via a virtual event. But ahead of the launch, a massive leak has revealed the interface of the upcoming OS that includes a redesigned Start menu and a lot more. Reports suggest that Microsoft will be releasing the next update as Windows …
Inropa leverages Microsoft ToF technology and AI for on-the-fly programming of painting robots
AALBORG, Denmark, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today Inropa announced that they have joined the Microsoft Azure Depth Platform program. The collaboration will help Inropa to continue and evolve their intelligent robot painting solution with Microsoft Time of Flight (ToF) technology platform and Azure services. The solution is expected to save customers up to 30% of …
How SMBs can find new paths to productivity by leveraging technology
Around a year ago, working remotely was considered an alternative for a select few, and had limited potential for mainstream adoption. Almost overnight, the tables turned because of COVID-19. Millions of workers of businesses of varied sizes and from myriad sectors adopted remote working tools and hybrid working models. At least 30 percent of the …
Microsoft to reveal its next generation of Windows on June 24th
Microsoft is planning to detail its “next generation of Windows” at an event later this month. The software giant has started sending invites to media for a Windows event on June 24th. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and chief product officer Panos Panay will be presenting at the Windows event. Microsoft’s Windows event will start …
BMO investment arm sold Microsoft over U.S. Army headset deal
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City, U.S. on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo A responsible-investment arm of Canada’s Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO) sold roughly $275 million worth of Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) shares because of the company’s recent U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, a bank spokesman …
France embraces Google, Microsoft in quest to safeguard sensitive data
Some of France’s most sensitive state and corporate data can be safely stored using the cloud computing technology developed by Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O), if it is licensed to French companies, the government said on Monday. The comment, part of strategic plan laid out by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and two …
Texas Legislature Set to Vote on Election Bill
AUSTIN, Texas—Texas lawmakers are poised to vote Thursday on a Republican-sponsored election bill that has received pushback from civil-rights groups and major corporations. The Texas bill comes after voting laws passed in Georgia and Florida that Republicans say will increase election security and Democrats contend will restrict voting access, particularly to minority communities. Florida Gov. …
Microsoft finds memory allocation holes in range of IoT and industrial technology
The security research group for Azure Defender for IoT, dubbed Section 52, has found a batch of bad memory allocation operations in code used in Internet of Things and operational technology (OT) such as industrial control systems that could lead to malicious code execution. Given the trendy vulnerability name of BadAlloc, the vulnerabilities are related …
Apple working on cuffless blood pressure monitoring technology
Apple is working on technology that could detect a user’s blood pressure by using neutral networks and seismocardiogram data, negating the need for a blood pressure cuff. According to a patent application published Thursday, a wearable device, potentially paired with Apple Watch, might one day be capable of monitoring a user’s blood pressure without the …
