Dashcams going high-def, high-tech
The next time a bear hits a car on a Russian highway, the video might be in high definition. …
The next time a bear hits a car on a Russian highway, the video might be in high definition. …
Salesforce.com has hired a key former Oracle executive Keith Block as its president and vice chairman. …
The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have access to servers at Google, Facebook and other major Internet services, collecting audio, video, e-mail and other content for surveillance, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. …
Businesses that receive a court order for data similar to the one reportedly handed to Verizon by an intelligence agency have no choice but to comply and to take comfort in their immunity from lawsuits, an expert says. …
Facebook is gearing up for a new project to simplify its advertising platform, making it easier for marketers to decide how to place ads across the site. read more
Although U.S. government officials said the NSA’s efforts to secretly collect phone records of millions of Verizon customers is nothing new, reports about its size confirmed long-standing fears among privacy and civil rights advocates. …
A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. read more
The conventional wisdom has always held that extended warranties are a sucker's bet. It's often said that businesses far and wide–from automakers to computer companies–make more money on the sale of extended warranties than they do from the actual products they make. Consumer Reports has led this charge for years, …
U.S. President Barack Obama wants the nation's students to have access to faster broadband in their schools and libraries. read more
The percentage of IT employees interested in getting a new job is rising, even as they lose confidence in the economic outlook, new survey data shows. read more
Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media. read more
More than a game, Niantic Labs' Ingress is an exploration into the future of wearable computing. read more
Gamification is the process of using game thinking and game mechanics to solve problems and engage users, according to Gabe Zichermann, author of the upcoming book "The Gamification Revolution" and founder of Dopamine, a consulting agency focused on gamified campaigns for employees and consumers. read more
Upgrading to Intel's hot new Haswell processor requires a brand-new motherboard, so why not build an awesome new PC while you're at it? read more
Beginning June 26, users will be able to download the beta or preview version of Windows 8.1 fairly simply, via the Windows Store. But Microsoft officials confirm that upgrading to the final RTM build will include a gotcha–you'll need to reinstall all of your apps. read more
Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending — roughly 3% — but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. read more
Instead of launching native apps for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Pandora hopes you'll jam to its tunes through the consoles' Web browsers. The streaming music service has just launched a new Pandora Web app, which is accessible through the two game consoles and other set-top boxes with browsers …
Компания Epson представила новую модель линейки «Фабрика печати Epson»— струйное цветное многофункциональное устройство Epson L350. Новое устройство объединяет в себе функции принтера-сканера-копира, обладает высокой скоростью до 33 стр./мин. и компактными размерами — на 10% меньше, чем модели 2011 года. Ключевая особенность всей серии устройств «Фабрика печати Epson» — низкая себестоимость печати …
A hacker released what he claims is a zero-day exploit for older versions of the Parallels Plesk Panel, a popular Web hosting administration software package, that could allow attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code and execute rogue commands on Web servers. read more
Microsoft's chief hybrid-cloud exec opens up about what it can mean for businesses read more
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow President Barack Obama's administration to deny U.S. travel visas to cyberattackers sponsored by foreign governments and to freeze their U.S.-based assets. read more
Издательство Square Enix раскрыло первые сюжетные подробности игры Murdered: Soul Suspect и опубликовало расширенный трейлер проекта. Об этом сообщает Polygon. …
В корпорации IBM говорят, что используют модифицированные версии домашних роботов-пылесосов iRobot Roomba для контроля температурных зон в нескольких своих датацентрах и повышения эффективности энергопотребления. …
У Личаківський райвідділ міліції Львова 4 червня звернувся 25-річний львів’янин студент одного з вишів міста, який повідомив про те, що невідомий громадянин заволодів його грошима в сумі 7 000 гривень. …
Кабмін пропонує введення спеціального збору на імпорт та виробництво електроніки. …
Google опубликовала ежемесячный отчёт, посвященный положению дел на рынке Android-устройств. …