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AMD, on Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, held a launch event to take the wrappers off its next-generation desktop graphics family. The event was a refreshingly brief but powerful overview of the innovation that AMD continues to bring to the graphics space ...
While Mozilla cites some lofty goals for its new venture, how it meets those goals may need closer scrutiny, maintained Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "Laudable as this endeavor might be at a high level, I'm always skep...
While watching the live stream of last week's formal announcement of the Matter smart home initiative, I couldn't resist recalling Samuel Becket's classic existentialist play, "Waiting for Godot," where two characters participate in several discussions and encounters while awaiting Godot, a proxy for God, who never arrives ...
One of the joys of doing my work is getting exposed to scores of new and disruptive products. The Thanksgiving and December holidays are quickly approaching, so it’s the time of year when I'm fortunate enough to evaluate new tech products that merit attention. It's a tough job, but someone has got to do it ...
With the trouncing of the San Francisco 49ers by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, it is fair to say that Infineon Technologies had a much better week than the Niners. After all, Infineon used Levi's Stadium, the 49ers' home, to host its annual OktoberTech event ...
"I don't think there's any question that video gaming can influence the cognitive skills of some children, as it may help them become more responsive and attentive to certain topics," observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif...
In five years, 40% of large organizations worldwide will be using a combination of Web3, AR cloud, and digital twins in metaverse projects aimed at increasing revenue, research and advisory firm Gartner predicted Monday at its IT symposium in Orlando, Fla ...
Significant scientific research recognizes that the climate over the past decades has influenced humans and animals. Reasonable people can debate, and should, about the severity effect level. But it's also rational to ask what the world can do to mitigate the impact of climate change in a pragmatic, cost-friendly, and scalable manner ...
For the last year, I've contemplated installing an electric vehicle (EV) charger in my multi-dwelling condo in San Jose. Mind you; I don't yet have an EV. But I have friends with EVs who frequently visit, so I figured it could be beneficial and convenient for others. Furthermore, I believe an EV charger couldn't hurt from a condo resale standpoint if I decide to move from the Golden State...
I was fortunate to get a chance to spend some time with Amazon's new robotic sidekick, Astro, over the past week ...
It's not surprising that overall consumer satisfaction with TVs is so high, added Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "For almost a decade, TVs with embedded 'smart' interfaces have been gaining in overall share, allowing us...
A search engine that delivers answers might appeal to older folks, too, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif "In general, users are beginning to get weary of Google's search algorithms as being biased, deterministic, and s...
"The Apple Watch has morphed into a digital-health wearable solution," Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif., told TechNewsWorld The watch, as well as the new iPhones, also has a new crash-detection feature. When a crash is dete...
Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif. agreed that conditions are becoming onerous for newbies to the market "It's difficult for companies who don't have a history in the gaming space to be seen as credible, since so many of the ...
"This report from Apptopia must be devastating to Netflix senior management," observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif "It confirms what many industry experts have long suspected: gamers do not see the Netflix brand as even...
While agreeing that better analytics will help eliminate false alerts, Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif. maintained that AI will ultimately do the best job of mitigating false alerts. "It will allow cameras to 'learn' about a homeowner's specific environment," he explained...
"Netflix is grasping at straws. Its brand isn't built around livestreaming," added Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif "I think many of the mistakes Netflix is making are self-inflected wounds," he told TechNewsWorld. "Livestre...
Glow is an unusual videoconferencing solution, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch, a technology advisory firm in San Jose, Calif "Unlike other video conferencing solutions, its dual-screen capability has a built-in screen for the remote ca...
Right now, Apple is riding a wave of success, but there could be storm clouds on the horizon, asserted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif. "Most of Apple's sales have always been at the high end of the market," he explained, "but with inflation and the high price of gas, the Apple brand could be really tested in the coming months. ...
Not only did the growing PC market juice Edge usage, but it has also benefited from steady improvements, observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst of SmartTechResearch in San Jose, Calif. "Edge has materially improved in overall functionality, performance and extension flexibility over the past several years," he told TechNewsWorld...
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