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The 6 biggest roadblocks wearable tech faces in pro sports

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When it comes to the Big Data technology now permeating the sports world, the playing field is the next frontier.

We already know that pro sports teams are using data analytics to scout prospective players and hone their consumer sales and marketing efforts. But as I reported in last week's Business Journal cover story, wearable sensors are also now providing biometric data on players' heart rate, acceleration and other athletic indicators. The sensors open up a wide array of possibilities when…

Nvidia unveils revamped Quadro GPUs

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Nvidia has revealed its next generation of Quadro GPUs aimed at designers, artists and scientists.
The new graphics cards – the K5200, K4200, K2200, K620 and K420 – deliver an enterprise-grade visual computing platform with 'up to twice the application performance and data-handling capability' of the previous generation.
Pricing will remain the same as the previous line-up and is as follows: £109 (K420), £159 (K620), £419 (K2200), £799 (K4200) and £1,759 (K5200).

Lookout Banks $150 Million To Sell Its Mobile Security To Bigger Businesses

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Seven-year-old startup Lookout can boast 50 million users worldwide who depend on it to keep their phones safe malware. But what it really wants is the enterprise-sized customer with its thousands of employees--and their phones. So as its new CEO begins a mating dance with the world's largest corporations, the company's decided it needed some gaudier plumage to close the deal--$150 million's worth.

How effective is security software at blocking exploits?

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Much of the malware in circulation now focuses on using exploits in popular applications such as browsers and office packages in order to remotely execute code. Security suites and specialized anti-exploit tools are aimed at blocking these but how well do they work? A new study by testing lab PCSL commissioned by Malwarebytes has set out to find the answer.

These New iPhone 6 Photos Are '100% The Real Deal,' According To Leaker Sonny Dickson (AAPL)

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Sonny Dickson, the prolific Apple product leaker from Australia, posted some new alleged photos of the next-generation iPhone on Twitter Tuesday morning. He said these photos are "100% the real deal. Just wait and see." See for yourself. pic.twitter.com/BgC6SGuf36 — Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) August 12, 2014 The photo shows the back panel for what is likely the iPhone 6, even though it’s been scuffed and dented to a severe extent.

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