Catching Up On Readings: SXSW 2016

The 23rd South by Southwest interactive festival was held in Austin, Texas last week. This feature from USA Today looks at some of the most impressive technologies, products, and services. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Top 10 Higher Education Technologies in 2016

Worldwide, higher education sector spending is forecast to grow 1.2% to reach $38.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner. This report from Gartner highlights the top 10 strategic technologies for Higher Education in 2016. These include Adaptive Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Collaboration Technology. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Top 10 IoT Technologies

This report from Gartner highlights the top 10 Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that should be on the radar of organizations for 2017 and 2018. These include IoT Security, Analytics, Device Management, Operating Systems, and Platforms. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: MWC 2016

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year was about powerful phones, VR headsets, connected cars, and smart trash cans. This feature from CNET brings you the highlights of the world’s biggest mobile trade show that was dominated by VR this year. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: SDN and NFV

Ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 to be held in Barcelona this week, this feature from Gartner shares insights around software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), two of this year’s hot topics, and explains their importance at the event. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Gravitational Waves

The discovery of gravitaional waves has caused a ripple all over the world. This feature from MIT Technology Review says the discovery confirms not only a prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity but also the nature of black holes, and gives astronomers a new tool for observing the cosmos. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Crunchies 2016

The awards season is here and the 9th Annual Crunchies award show, also known as the Oscars of Startups and Technology, is going to be held in San Francisco on Monday. Awards will be given in categories such as Best New Startup, Best Overall Startup, Fastest Rising Startup, Best Mobile App, Best Technology Achievement, and Biggest Social Impact. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Must Reads for Geeks

This article in Wall Street Journal features the capsule reviews of three must-read books for geeks on artificial intelligence, video gaming and new age geek parenting: ‘The Game Worlds of Jason Rohrer,’ ‘Beyond Zero and One,’ and ‘Geek Parenting’. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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