Key Java proponents are up in arms over the planned elimination of private API capabilities, specifically sun.Misc.unsafe, in the upcoming Java Standard Edition 9 release. Although an officially unsupported API, sun.misc.Unsafe provides benefits like access to native memory, surpassing the limitations of the Java heap, said Hazelcast CEO Greg Luck …
If you bought a Nike+ FuelBand between Jan. 19, 2012 and June 17, 2015, you might be eligible to claim a little bit of cash. Nike is paying out $2.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming the FuelBand misled buyers by delivering inaccurate step and calorie counts. As part …
Cisco has named two new executives to the leadership team of new CEO Chuck Robbins, who begins his tenure today. Zorawar Biri Singh is Cisco’s senior vice president and CTO, Platforms and Solutions, and Kevin Bandy is the company’s senior vice president and chief digital officer. Both will report to …
Компания Apple, по сообщениям сетевых источников, рассматривает возможность оснащения смарт-часов Apple Watch встроенной камерой. Подтверждение этому поступило сегодня от американского Бюро патентов и торговых марок. …
Apple and Nike have settled a class-action lawsuit alleging the FuelBand fitness tracker inaccurately tracked workout data like calories burned and steps taken. Nike will pay out up to US$2.4 million to people who purchased its FuelBand wearable between Jan. 19, 2012 and June 17, 2015. Eligible customers must file …
Leaksfly опубликовали некоторые спецификации планшетного компьютера LG G Pad 2, а также сообщили, что устройство выйдет в октябре. Сообщается, что новинка получит процессор Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 с четырьмя ядрами процессором и графикой Adreno 420. 8.3-дюймовый экран поддерживается разрешение 1080 х 1920 точек. Объем оперативной памяти в LG G Pad 2 составляет 3 Гб и 32 Гб встроенной памяти, которые …
Of all the changes coming to your desktop with Windows 10, one of the most radical is that Microsoft will no longer let you pick and choose updates to download and install. Instead, when an update is ready for download it will get pulled down to your PC and automatically installed. There are …
Today’s CIOs can make millions as they ascend the corporate ladder. While climbing, many tech chiefs take on additional titles and broader administrative roles. Lisa Bachmann, for instance, was named CIO of Big Lots in 2005 and then promoted to EVP and chief operating officer in 2011. As COO, she …
На днях компания Sony дала старт обновлению Xperia Z3 Compact и Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact до Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. …
Ban autonomous offensive weapons before they start an arms race or a war: That’s the demand of the artificial intelligence and robotics researchers who joined more than 1800 people in signing on to an open letter published Monday. Stephen Hawking, Tesla founder Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are …
Анализ статистики по глобальным DDoS-атакам за второй квартал этого года выявил существенный рост генерируемого злоумышленниками «мусорного» трафика. При этом, подчеркивают исследователи Arbor Networks, быстрое увеличение выражается как в количестве пакетов в секунду, так и в битах в секунду. …
Ban autonomous offensive weapons before they start an arms race or a war: That’s the demand of the artificial intelligence and robotics researchers who joined more than 1800 people in signing on to an open letter published Monday. Stephen Hawking, Tesla founder Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are …
Несмотря на снижение продаж персональных компьютеров и слабого спроса на рынке потребительской электроники в целом, корпорация Intel утверждает, что поставки её процессоров Core i7 высокого ценового класса были рекордными во втором квартале 2015 года. …
A new global trade agreement that eliminates tariffs on more than 200 kinds of IT products should result in lower prices to technology buyers around the world as it is implemented over the next three years. The tentative deal, struck on Friday at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva, …
За последнюю неделю служба поддержки Steam стала получать все больше сообщений об утере доступа к своим аккаунтам. Среди пострадавших оказались не только рядовые геймеры, но и известные стримеры, а также профессиональные игроки DOTA 2 хорошо известные в рядах фанатов. …
В сеть слили инструкцию по использованию, еще не представленного, смартфона Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, который в следующем месяце пополнит ряды смартфонов начального уровня. Не сюрприз, что инструкция к Xperia C5 Ultra написана для использования дисплея, который не имеет окантовки. Ниже можно глянуть изображения с данной инструкции. Вместе с инструкциями по управлению, засветились …
DOOGEE собирается потеснить Vertu на рынке люксовых смартфонов, представив модель Titans3 Т3. …
Jumping into an increasingly competitive market, IBM has launched a cloud-based data warehouse service, which the company says offers a way for enterprises to analyze their operations while bypassing most of the headaches that come with running such a system in-house. “You used to have to go through a number …
After losing control of their Steam accounts, some gamers and Twitch streamers were definitely steamed. Valve blamed the account takeovers on a “bug,” but the vulnerability seemed more like a critical hole – an authentication pit – since anyone could exploit it to hijack an account. Valve has patched the …
Vulnerabilities in Android’s “Stagefright” code allows criminals to send malware to any user via text message — and the user gets infected without even having to open it, according to a new report from Zimperium zLabs. This is the most serious Android vulnerability discovered so far, said Joshua Drake, VP …
The vast majority of Android phones can be hacked by sending them a specially crafted multimedia message (MMS), a security researcher has found. The scary exploit, which only requires knowing the victim’s phone number, was developed by Joshua Drake, vice president of platform research and exploitation at mobile security firm …
Fail, fail, failed Adobe Flash has failed. It has become an unfortunate (and unwanted) Internet-transmitted boil digital natives must lance at once. The poor creature has been mistreated for so long and has become so sick that it is kinder to let it go. Twenty stuttering years of delivering compromised user …
Facebook prevails in shareholder lawsuit over IPO You have to own stock to participate in a shareholder class action lawsuit, an appeals court has ruled, confirming an earlier Manhattan district court ruling. The case brought by Facebook shareholders accused the company of withholding key financial information from the public until …
When Cisco Systems employees head into work today they’ll encounter something they haven’t seen in two decades: A new boss. Chuck Robbins — formerly senior vice president of worldwide operations — takes over as CEO from John Chambers, one of the most visible and quotable figures in business. In this …
Inside CIO paychecks CIO salaries in the U.S. average between $157,000 and $262,500, according to Robert Half Technology. But salary is just the beginning. Cash bonuses and equity awards can propel pay packages into the millions. To find out how much CIOs at giant global companies really earn, we scoured …
Best Buy yesterday announced that it will begin selling the Apple Watch in 100 of its U.S. stores, about 10% of its total outlet count, starting Aug. 7. The retailer will be the first national chain in the U.S. to sell the Apple Watch, not a surprise since it is …