Как известно, во всех самолетах ради обеспечения безопасности полета настоятельно рекомендуют выключать все мобильные устройства (или хотя бы переводить их в режим полета). Однако многие игнорируют это требование, считая его надуманным. Как выяснилось, это не так. …
Google дала разработчикам мобильных приложений больше инструментов для “слежки” за пользователями. На конференции I/O в Сан-Франциско компания рассказала о новой функции, которая позволяет узнать, что делает владелец Android-смартфона — ведет автомобиль, идет пешком или едет на велосипеде. …
Стартап TrackingPoint начал продажи снайперской винтовки со встроенным баллистическим компьютером …
Небольшая неисправность в смартфоне, как выяснилось, может привести к многомиллионному иску. Американцы подают в суд групповой иск против Apple за брак в iPhone 4. …
Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in the Beta version of Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies." …
The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. …
Google is facing some tough questions from Congress over the privacy concerns raised by Glass, its fledgling augmented reality system for recording and receiving information on the fly. But on the ground at the company's I/O conference for developers, attendees are largely enthusiastic about the technology. …
An appeals court in Mexico has overturned an approximately US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a breach-of-contract suit concerning online directories. …
Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private. …
Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles privacy issues. read more
Hoping to entice more enterprises to use the R statistical programming language directly within their predictive modeling and data visualization jobs, Tibco has released a free version of its R runtime engine. …
Unless you're a Yahoo employee, theres a very good chance you are working from home or at a coffee shop at least part of the week, according to Forrester Research. read more
The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort to revamp copyright law, some advocates said Thursday. read more
27 марта 2006 Генеральная Ассамблея ООН приняла Резолюцию, в которой провозгласила 17 мая – Всемирным Днем информационного общества. Этот день – профессиональный праздник всех программистов, системных администраторов, интернет-провайдеров, веб-дизайнеров, редакторов интернет-изданий и всех остальных людей, занятых в сфере информационных технологий. Информатика в корне изменила облик цивилизации. Она произвела настоящий взрыв …
Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the executive. read more
Японская компания NEC создала смартфон, который фактически использует жидкое охлаждение, что является разработкой или удивительной или глупой. В любом случае, смартфоны NEC Medias X N-06E действительно имеют заполненную водой ёмкость, которая отводит тепло от процессора и рассеивает его через поликарбонатной поверхности, также имеется графитовый лист на системной плате, обеспечивающий хороший …
Want to access your PC for free when away from the office? Don't sweat; here are five easy but feature-rich remote desktop Windows 8 apps. read more
Repairing coral reefs takes oodles of human hours. So once again we ask ourselves: Why not build robots to do it for us? As it happens, that's what the Coralbot Kickstarter project is all about. read more
VMware has partnered with Verizon to offer dual persona smartphones for Verizon enterprise customers. It's currently available on two Android-based phones, but more Android devices and iOS support are expected soon. read more
Google beat Apple to the music subscription service punch this week, perhaps the doing of record labels who wanted to put Apple in its place, an analyst said read more
Маленькие победы – тем не менее победы. Microsoft находится в праздничном настроении и может откупорить бутылку шампанского и произнести тост, поскольку опережают BlackBerry по проценту установленной платформы для смартфонов. Согласно недавно опубликованным данным International Data Corporation (IDC). В первом квартале 2013 7 миллионов смартфонов работают на базе Windows, давая платформе …
High-tech industry's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry. read more
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies. read more
Apple has announced that customers have now downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. The 50 billionth app — Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC — was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate the milestone. …
Experts within and outside government IT stress the role the private sector must play in helping cash-strapped federal agencies find order in their growing stockpiles of data. read more
From the always-on salesperson to the clock-punching hourly worker, companies will need to weigh the pros and cons of including each worker type in a BYOD program. read more