The popularity of wearables like Fitbit and the Apple Watch has caught the attention of the military, and the Pentagon will explore how such new gadgets can help troops on the battlefield. On Friday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced funding for the Flexible Hybrid Electronic Institute in San Jose, Calif., led by the FlexTech Alliance. It’s a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits that includes Apple (AAPL),
Apple (AAPL) sent out invitations Thursday to a Sept. 9 press event in San Francisco, where it presumably will unveil its ninth-generation iPhone and possibly a Siri-enabled, voice-controlled Apple TV set-top box. The invitations featured a psychedelic-colored Apple logo with the tagline, “Hey, Siri, give us a hint.” As usual, tech journalists attempted to decode the cryptic invite for clues as to what Apple will be announcing. Some even asked
The payoff for Akamai Technologies’ (AKAM) hike in capital spending will come in “late 2015 and into 2016” when customers, presumably including Apple, launch Internet video services, says an analyst. The uncertain timing of Apple’s (AAPL) Web TV, or OTT, launch has been an overhang on Akamai’s stock. “As more OTT (over-the-top) offerings hit the market in late 2015 and into 2016, the revenue associated with this incremental traffic can allow