Author: dsellers

Flashphoner presents iOS and Android SDK

Flashphoner — a company specializing on video streaming in browsers and on mobile devices — has delivered a set of three instruments, Web SDK [software development kit], iOS SDK (http://flashphoner.com/wcs-ios-sdk) and Android SDK, that allows independent developers and software development companies to develop and embed their own mobile and web applications for streaming video such as video chats, conferences, online broadcasts, IP camera broadcasting, screen sharing and online calls.

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Worldwide HPC server revenue grows 3.9% in third quarter

Worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market grew by 3.9% to $2.8 billion in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), compared with $2.7 billion in the prior-year third quarter, according to IDC (www.idc.com).

Revenue for the first three quarters of 2016 totaled $8.1 billion, up 3.4% from the $7.8 billion total for the same period last year, according to new data from the research group. In 3Q16, strong revenue growth in higher-end HPC server systems was partially offset by revenue declines in lower-priced systems.

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Kool Tools: HomeKit-enabled Hub Free Bulb

LEDVANCE’s HomeKit-enabled SYLVANIA Smart Multicolor A19 bulb can be easily controlled via Siri and Apple’s Home app without a separate hub.

Installation is easy. All you need to do is screw in the Bluetooth-enabled bulb in your favorite lamp, sync it with the Home app, and start controlling your lights. The Home app allows users to control all HomeKit accessories in one place, including lights, temperature, locks, garage doors, scenes and more.

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Will Internet privacy suffer in 2017?

t’s clear that 2016 was probably the worst year ever in online privacy – considering increasingly restrictive surveillance laws of governments around the world, major online hacks – such as compromised accounts of over a million Yahoo users – and authoritarian regimes blocking Internet to restrict the freedom of speech.

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