Desktops aren’t very exciting these days, so we don’t usually write about them when we get (or build) new ones. Still, we do keep refreshing our inventory to remain current with new hardware trends, and our lab inventory is capable of supporting pretty extensive hardware compatibility testing projects, albeit generally consumer-focused ones. Since December, we’ve… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Software Quality Assurance
Virtual Reality Steadily Marches on Towards Mainstream Usage
For many, virtual reality is the science fiction dream we’ve wanted to see fulfilled since we were children. Huge advances in the field have been made over the past 5 years, but it still remains a very niche platform. However, Sony recently announced that they have sold 4.2 million VR headsets for their PlayStation 4… Read more »
For More Agile Software Development, Shift to Quality Engineering
In the not-so-distant past, the software development pipeline was fairly linear from concept to development to quality assurance (QA). Then, teams embraced the agile development model. With the agile approach, software development became incrementally cyclical in order to implement improvements and new features quicker. The goal was to be more responsive to feedback loops. Now,… Read more »
Study Finds Consumers Are Wary of Emerging Cyber Threats
Recent innovations in artificial intelligence, connected-home technologies and autonomous vehicle design are pretty exciting for scientists and software engineers, but consumers may still be hesitant to welcome these new technologies into their lives. That’s what IT consulting firm SQS found in a recent survey of consumer attitudes toward new technological developments. While many of the… Read more »