The mysteries of the iPhone charging chimes

The other day, a reader asked me why, when fast-charging charging their iPhone, did the phone emit one chime (or buzz, if your iPhone is in silent mode) when using a high-speed Apple charger,…

US-based tech body ITI seeks reduction in trade barriers between India, EU, IT News, ET CIO

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the US-based technology industry body, on Friday called for reduction of trade barriers between India and Europe for information and communication technology-related business. The demand…

The Knowledge Graph expands as discipline’s conference spreads its wings

Northeastern University professor and best-selling author Albert-László Barabási, who has popularized the graph approach to knowledge in books such as Linked and Bursts, was a recipient…

Top 50 most diverse companies? Only 3 tech firms make the list

(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) DiversityInc has released the 2021 version of its "2021…

New York Attorney General declares top ISPs committed net neutrality fraud

When then-President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tried to destroy net neutrality in 2017, everyone knew that millions of comments in favor of breaking net neutrality…

Building racial and social equity into mobility: What can Ford do about it?

Over the past century, automakers helped transform US cities -- in good ways and bad. The industry helped people move freely, and it delivered good-paying jobs. At the same time, it profited…

Cybersecurity warning: Russian hackers are targeting these vulnerabilities, so patch now

Russian cyber attacks are being deployed with new techniques - including exploiting vulnerabilities like the recent Microsoft Exchange zero-days - as its hackers continue to target governments,…

Desktop Metals introduces Forust as a sustainable, wood waste upcycling 3D printing process, but is it really?

3D printing "wood" has been with us for quite some time. Back in 2016, I showed how plastic filament infused with wood particles could be used to create objects that had a wood-like texture,…

.NET developers reveal their favourite programming languages and what they want to learn next

The Microsoft-backed .NET Foundation has conducted its first web application developer survey and says the results suggest its Blazor framework for building mobile apps in C# and .NET is "taking…

More women required in the tech field, feel top leaders, IT News, ET CIO

Despite gender diversity programs around the globe, women in the technology sector still struggle with discrimination and a lack of opportunities in the industry. The technology community has mixed emotions and the mindset to accept the fact…