Industry

Wearables in the enterprise? Yes, really!

Think wearables are just a consumer fad? Think again. Here’s how companies like DHL, Lee Company and Southern Co. are making a business case for wearables.

Pepper, a humanoid robot, will make first appearance in U.S. businesses this year

Robot's creator, Paris-based Aldebaran, said it is in talks with U.S. companies it wouldn’t name

Visa shows in-car payments and with a wave of your hand

Cash and checks will become the competition, says Visa exec

Xiaomi’s Barra says US market ‘on the radar’

But Hugo Barra isn't giving away any secrets

Hiring trends for 2016: Welcome to the gig economy

According to a recent study on hiring trends, the number of workers hired as freelance or contract workers has risen in the past two years, and it’s expected to increase.

Xiaomi unveils low-cost, high-spec Mi 5 smartphone

China's top smartphone maker will put the phone on sale from March 1

Verizon touts field testing as rush to 5G intensifies

Ericsson dials up partnership with Amazon’s cloud

Telecos are still trying to figure out what to do with the cloud

Smartphones are getting a major storage boost

Some phones introduced at MWC will feature 200GB or more of storage

Samsung, HP take contrasting approaches to business uses for Android, Windows 10 Mobile

The Samsung S7 smartphones have appeal for future business applications, while HP's Elite X3 hopes to continue the desktop PC experience