AMD teams up with Arm to unveil AI chip family that does preprocessing, inference and postprocessing on one silicon — but you will have to wait more than 12 months to get actual products

April 21, 2024 by lisa nichols

AMD is introducing two new adaptive SoCs – Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for AI-driven embedded systems, and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 for classic embedded systems. Multi-chip solutions typically come with significant overheads but single hardware architecture isn’t fully optimized for all three AI phases – preprocessing, AI inference, and postprocessing. To tackle … Read more

Cybersecurity teams suffer and need to improve security posture

April 10, 2024 by lisa nichols

Amid political headwinds and economic uncertainty, we find ourselves in a challenging time for business. The economy is being impacted by the combination of ongoing high inflation and limited GDP growth. Meanwhile, supply chains are being disrupted by international conflicts (e.g., Ukraine, Gaza and the Houthi insurgency) and the ongoing impact of Brexit. And so, … Read more

Almost half of IT teams are burnt out as a result of war rooms, as ‘blame game’ culture becomes the norm for most organizations

March 19, 2024 by lisa nichols

New research has found that almost half (49%) of IT teams are suffering from burnout as a result of war rooms made necessary by the rampant ‘blame game’ being played between IT teams and third-party service providers. A significant majority (91%) of organizations are still embroiled in hosting war-room-style meetings to get to the bottom … Read more

Microsoft Teams could finally be a lot more mobile-friendly with this new update

March 13, 2024 by lisa nichols

Using Microsoft Teams on a smartphone should soon be a lot more straightforward thanks to a new update from the company. The video conferencing service has announced it is working on a new feature that will allow users a much simpler way to take and carry out calls on their device. The update will mean … Read more

Samsung teams up with TELUS for 5G

February 19, 2024 by miranda cosgrove

Samsung has announced a new partnership with Canada’s TELUS for 5G and the two companies will build the first commercial RAN network in Canada, they have been working together since 2020 and are now expanding their partnership. With an Open RAN, TELUS is able to use components from different manufacturers that best meet its needs, … Read more

Samsung Teams Up with Transport for London

February 6, 2024 by miranda cosgrove

Samsung has announced a new partnership with Transport for London to highlight Google’s new Circle to Search feature which first launched on the new Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone with a new Tube Map. The original London Tube map was designed 90 years ago. In a transformative collaboration, the world-famous Tube Map, which was designed by … Read more

Samsung SmartThings Energy teams up with British Gas

January 25, 2024 by miranda cosgrove

Samsung has announced that it is integrating British Gas Services in the UK into its Samsung SmartThings Energy, and this is designed to help people manage their energy usage in their homes in the UK. This initiative expands SmartThings Energy by incorporating British Gas’ PeakSave program, enabling users to enhance their home’s energy efficiency with … Read more

Samsung teams up with Hyundai for Connected Cars

January 4, 2024 by miranda cosgrove

The Home-to-Car and Car-to-Home services connect the smart home with in-vehicle infotainment systems, allowing for remote control in both directions. Through the SmartThings platform, users will be able to perform a variety of actions pertaining to their cars while at home — starting them, controlling smart air conditioning, opening and closing windows and checking their … Read more

Samsung teams up with Mastercard on Wallet Express

December 12, 2023 by miranda cosgrove

Samsung has announced that it has teamed up with Mastercard for Wallet Express, which is a new program for Mastercard and it is designed to help banks offer digital wallets to their customers. By incorporating Wallet Express, issuers can provide their customers with Samsung Wallet. In turn, consumers have a wide range of ways to … Read more