Microsoft has acquired London-based SwiftKey for an estimated $250 million. SwiftKey is a popular predictive-text keyboard designer. SwiftKey’s AI-based app is installed on more than 300 million Android and IOS products around the world. This keyboard app is capable of learning users’ texting habits, including emojis, and predicting what will be used next in conversation.…
This week marks HOBI’s 24th anniversary! As we celebrate another year of business, I would like to take time to reflect on our growth. In February 1992, we began as an electronics processor focused on the retrieval and resale of electronic components and environmentally sound recycling of midrange and PBX phone equipment. Through the past…
2015 was not the year for tablets. IDC estimates overall tablet shipments reach 206.8 million, a 10.1 percent decrease from the 230.1 million tablets shipped during the year prior. Aside from the negative performance for the overall market, detachable tablet shipments reached 8.1 million, an all-time high. Although being seen as the undisputable market leader,…
Data centers employ some of the most sophisticated and pricey technology so that daily enterprise operations remain up to speed. What happens if there is an outage? Emerson Network Power and the Ponemon Institute released their annual report of Data Center Outages last Tuesday. This report indicates that one minute of a data center outage…
Today is National Data Privacy Day, a day devoted to educating technology users and companies everywhere about proper data disposal and electronics recycling techniques. There are many options for both data erasure and electronics recycling, but some are more secure than others. There are many well-known avenues for recycling and reselling electronics. Major retailers such…
The move to mobile is no longer a second thought. Almost two billion cell phones were sold last year, and 82 percent of the sold devices were smartphones. For this reason, more enterprises are utilizing a BYOD policy. When switching to BYOD, it’s encouraged for enterprises to run a risk assessment to prepare for any…