How to tell if AI or machine learning is real
False and misleading claims abound that applications and cloud services are now smart. Here’s how to identify true artificial intelligence and machine learning
Stories by Galen Gruman
Reality check: The state of AI, bots, and smart assistants
We’ve made a lot of progress in artificial intelligence over the last half century, but we’re nowhere near what the tech enthusiasts would have you believe
Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 fails the likability test
The big-screen Android smartphone is too slick for its own good, with poor design decisions that render it unnecessarily hard to use
Review: Samsung Dex nearly nails smartphone-as-desktop
Difficult setup and hardware issues mar an otherwise successful marriage of a smartphone to the traditional desktop experience
The gifts you didn’t get: InfoWorld’s 2016 geek gadget guide
Go beyond the usual technology offerings for truly special gadgets to spend that holiday cash on
First look: Android on Chrome OS is a poor fit
Even for a beta, the merger of Google's two operating systems is a disappointment that begs the question: Why bother?
InfoWorld's 2016 geek gadget gift guide
Go beyond the usual technology offerings for truly special gadgets for your favorite geeks this holiday season
Review: Google Pixel hobbled by Android 7.1
The Pixel is a major step up for Google's Android hardware, but Android 7.1's networking woes overly complicate corporate usage
Review: HP's Elite x3 is too much smartphone, not enough PC
We've seen this 'one device for everything' movie before, and it ends just as badly this time
Group policies, meet EMM: New and old Windows 10 management unite
MobileIron Bridge lets IT apply familiar group policy objects to Windows 10 PCs via emterprise mobile management, filling a big gap in Win10's new APIs
Microsoft Intune to support Android for Work
Microsoft takes another step to embrace the others' enterprise mobility management protocols
Office, Outlook, Slack, Handoff: The digital workplace reborn
Office and Outlook have been reinvented, collaboration tools like Slack are finally useful, and devices are evolving for new digital workflows
How to get Office 365 document sharing to actually work
Office 365, Office 2016, and OneDrive have finally come together across Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and the web -- but you still need a guide to making it all work
In scathing ruling, US judge says Apple can't be forced to unlock iPhones
The US government's legal position would lead to 'absurd' results and be unconstitutional if accepted, a federal judge rules.
FBI, keep out! How to encrypt everything
Encryption is a vital self-defense tool, so here's how to enable it on all your devices and computers running the major OSes