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The potential move away from Qualcomm’s premium 5G Snapdragon 865 SOC as reported would signal that Google and LG might be leaving Apple and Samsung to fight for the top spot in the premium tier handset category. This move would allow Google and LG to focus instead on more budget-friendly high-end phones for consumers who enjoy premium features but don’t need all of the bells and whistles of a $1,200+ phone. The decision to select Qualcomm’s 765G mobile platform over the superior 865 mobile platform may initially seem like a setback for Qualcomm’s flagship 5G SOC, but I don’t think that’s the case at all. Here’s why.
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, I’m joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Olivier Blanchard, in a discussion about the COVID-19 related rapid deployment of tech that we are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the new security risks posed as a result. Our goal is to highlight some of those security risks, offer suggestions on how to mitigate those risks, and also explore some other goings on in the world of cybersecurity along the way, largely driven as well by the COVID-19 pandemic we are slogging through the world over.
Telehealth and the IoT are being put to good use in Seattle, freeing up hospital beds for more severe COVID-19 cases. This rapid transition to telehealth in a moment of necessity will show hospitals and healthcare providers that telehealth should be an integral part of their operations. Telehealth and IoT powered devices can deliver big benefits in treatment, monitoring, and even aftercare. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that this is the beginning of a new normal for healthcare.
On this special edition of The Six Five, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman examine the impact COVID-19 has had on events, major tech events to be specific, and best practices for digital events.
In the latest episode of The Six Five, Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead discuss how businesses continue working in the age of the coronavirus. In the next few episodes, Daniel and Patrick will be changing the format. Instead of talking about 6 hot news items, new episodes will be focusing on what’s going on in the world of work. Every business, big and small, in every industry is being forced to think a little bit differently.
Cisco, despite a tough run on the market has committed more than $225 million in resources to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Internet usage soars this week as schools and businesses close their doors due to social isolation. Will internet providers be able to handle the daytime increase in traffic?
On this week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, amid all news coronavirus, we decided to take a minute to focus on all the tech giants doing amazing things. For people, for business, for schools, for kids — and basically for humanity. The companies we talk about include Cisco, Zoom, Zoho, Intel, Amazon, Google, Apple, telecom providers and more. We also cover how telecoms are dealing with coronavirus, streaming giants like YouTube, Amazon, and Google, switching from HD to SD transmission, and the irony of Facebook asking users to trust the social net as its source of coronavirus information. All that and more on this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast.
With COVID-19 continuing to challenge world health, IBM is stepping up offering more access to its High Performance Computing resources to finds solutions.
In the latest episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, The Interview Series, Daniel Newman welcomes Dr. George Mathew, who is an internal medicine physician and Chief Medical Officer for the Americas for DXC Technology. He also welcomes Paul Thompson, Vice President of Global Healthcare Strategy and Product Development for DXC Technology. In this podcast episode, the two talked to Dan about the current state of price transparency in the medical field—and how technology can improve this issue.
As the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic forces populations around the world to adopt social distancing strategies, many of the technologies that we considered “complementary” to our traditional day-to-day productivity have now become our primary modes of presence, collaboration, and productivity.

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