Apple celebrates Hour of Code at all Apple Stores

Free Coding Sessions, New Swift Playgrounds Challenge and Teacher Resources Are Available for Everyone Apple today opened registration for thousands of free Hour of Code sessions available at all Apple Stores from December 4 through 10. The company also introduced a new educational challenge in Swift Playgrounds and added new teacher resources to the Everyone […]

A Comparison of Colombia’s Startup Hubs: Medellin vs. Bogota

Bogota’s large, segmented tech sector and Medellin’s international community are in close competition to become Colombia’s most important startup hub. As Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, Colombia’s startup ecosystem is gaining the interest of investors – and Bogota and Medellin are leading the charge. While Bogota is still Colombia’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, temperate Medellin […]

Are Latin American Contact Centers On A Mission Impossible To Do More With Less?

Latin American contact centers are under pressure to provide unique customer experience, efficiency, reduced costs, and automation. Mission Impossible? Latin American contact centers had a bumpy ride in 2016, but the market is expected to regain momentum this year driven both by domestic and international businesses. The market attained US$9.52 billion in 2016, propelled by […]

T-Mobile acquires remaining interest of iWireless to expand coverage in Midwest

T-Mobile announced today that it has acquired the remaining interest of iWireless, a mobile operator previously owned by Aureon that serves customers in Iowa, western Illinois, and eastern Nebraska. iWireless, also known Iowa Wireless Service, launched in 1997 as a partnership with T-Mobile. It operates 103 physical stores and has around 75,000 customers. The deal […]

AT&T helps you locate loved ones in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

AT&T is helping link families and friends with loved ones in Puerto Rico as many still anxiously await word after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. The company has set up a temporary website at ATT.com/mariaupdate/#/ in English and Spanish that allows you to register the AT&T cellphone number of loved ones in Puerto Rico to […]

IBEX Global Named Finalist of Two Categories for 2017 Asia CEO Awards

IBEX Global was named as one of the nine finalists for this year’s Top Employer of the Year award sponsored by White & Case for the 2017 Asia CEO Award. This marks the third year IBEX has successfully been named a finalist for the same award since 2015. IBEX is currently head to head with […]

Equinix Opens New ‘Cloud Dense’ Data Center in Silicon Valley

Equinix’s newest data center, a $122 million facility in Silicon Valley, will help meet the growing demand for interconnection, according to Karl Strohmeyer, president of the Americas at Equinix. In an interview with SDxCentral at the building’s grand opening last week, Strohmeyer said Equinix has more than 240,000 interconnection points, which link network, cloud and […]

With new operating system, Apple revamps its money-making App Store

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s newest operating system for iPhones and iPads introduces changes to its marketplace for third-party software to satisfy app developers and add new so-called augmented reality apps. The system, called iOS 11, is being released on Tuesday ahead of its two newest phone handsets, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, set to […]

Fitbit Ionic smartwatch hands-on: A surprisingly well-rounded debut

After a series of reported delays and developmental challenges, Fitbit is finally ready to unveil its first smartwatch. The timing is appropriate, given that this is the tenth anniversary of the company’s first tracker. The Ionic is Fitbit’s most modern device to date, featuring a colorful LCD touchscreen and advanced sensors. It also serves as […]

Amazon wants people to ‘smile’ at photos of users using Amazon products

Amazon launched Amazon Spark today, which is available as a feature on the mobile app on iOS, where users can post and share photos of themselves using Amazon products. One tap on a user’s photo and the product’s Amazon page comes up. Users can comment or “smile” on a photo, which is Amazon’s version of […]