In the past couple of years, it's become clear that diversity is a problem for Silicon Valley. But there are still bright spots in tech, and the Hispanic IT Executive Council's (HITEC) has chosen a select few Hispanic leaders in technology that are making a difference towards diversity and inclusion of Latinos in the high tech industry.
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, and it's bigger than just the staffing demographics at major technology firms. In particular, there is a dearth of Latino-founded tech startups that grow beyond the initial stages, but Manos Accelerator, in partnership with Google, is seeking to change that.
Russian submarines and spy ships appearing near vital undersea data cables that carry massive amounts of global communications have U.S. officials concerned that the country could threaten to cut the lines in a crisis, crippling the backbone of most of the global Internet.
This week in social media, Facebook finally fixed its battery-draining iPhone app. Meanwhile Twitter's CEO gave millions worth of stock to the company's employees and Instagram announced yet another new video app.
Everyone wants an affordable way to call loved ones, but for the millions imprisoned in the U.S., it can be a vital lifeline. But the deals some phone companies have made with prisons can make it prohibitively expensive for inmates to contact the outside world.
With the new third-generation Moto X Style (or Pure Edition in the U.S.), Motorola has reached a new pinnacle of balancing hardware, design, flexibility, and solid performance.
Right in time for 'Back to the Future' Day -- with Wednesday marking the particular date that Marty McFly arrived in a future replete with self-tying shoes and self-drying clothes in the franchise's sequel -- Arx Pax unveiled the Hendo Hoverboard 2.0.
Facebook's TechPrep hopes to boost diversity in technology by empowering underrepresented minority students and their parents to get involved in computer science.
HTC unveiled the first non-Nexus device to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box on Tuesday. With the HTC One A9, and its accompanying features, the struggling Taiwanese manufacturer is attempting to transform into a choice for the core Android user.
Latinos are still over-indexing as a digital entertainment audience above other ethnic demographics and above the general population as a whole. But the study also shows the gap between leading digital Latinos, and everyone else, is starting to close.
Silicon Valley's represnatives are only part of the problem with diversity in technology. The other center of power is known as Sand Hill Road, a part of Silicon Valley that's the center of private equity for the tech industry.
This week in social media, Facebook unveiled its latest push into online video, seeking to rob top rival YouTube of views. Meanwhile, Twitter went through some major company changes under new CEO Jack Dorsey and a new study surprised no one by revealing that teens prefer Instagram, with Snapchat right behind, over other social networks.
Usually it's considered good news when a company announces that it is phasing out an old technology for a new one. But one network upgrade announced by Sprint sparked a lawsuit this week.
Compared to the rest of the world, especially developing regions, the Internet in Latin America has quickly grown, and looks to be on a healthy path towards more connectivity in the next few years, despite the economic and political challenges facing some major countries in the region.
Cord cutting can be tiresome, especially if you're trying to find out if one particular movie may be available on one of a half-dozen streaming services. In this week's Tap That App, we look at "Can I Stream It?" the website and app for iOS and Android that attempts to be the one-stop place to find where to watch anything.
On Wednesday, Apple introduced updates to the iMac line of computers, bringing the Retina display to the smallest iMac, the 21.5-inch model, for the first time. Now every iMac has a Retina display of some sort, though there are still important differences between the different-sized iMacs.
What if a dating app had an approach that incorporated more transparency, more trust, and none of the swipe-through, throwaway hookup attitude, built-in to its core?
In the wake of Microsoft's announcement last week of two new Windows 10 laptop hybrids, Acer announced on Monday its own two hybrid PCs that will launch running the new Windows operating system.
If you thought Uber already won the battle for supremacy in taxi apps, think again. Spanish rival Cabify just finished a funding round that packed $12 million more in its war chest, which it seeks to use in order to expand into more Latin American cities.
This week in social media, Facebook began rolling out new options beyond its "Like" button and Messenger released for Apple Watch. Meanwhile, Twitter's first change under new permanent CEO Jack Dorsey rolled out and Pinterest added localized results for its huge international user base.
People naturally gravitate towards flagship phones for obvious reasons: they pack the best technology that's currently available, often come with unique features, and, of course, they're what everyone is talking about.
Amazon is ready to take on the bespoke charm of Etsy with a new marketplace for items for sale, handmade by the good people of everywhere. On Thursday, the online retail giant launched a new artsy and crafty marketplace called Handmade at Amazon.
On Thursday, Sony announced it was cutting the price of the PlayStation 4 by $50 to a new base price of about $350, bringing the cost of buying a PS4 down to the exact same level as Microsoft's Xbox One.
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the latest devices and hardware that will all be unified by running variants of Windows 10. Here are the best new pieces of technology you'll be able to get your hands on very soon.
