You may have read the famous “monkey and the banana” story on the Internet in various blogs and articles. If not, it’s definitely worth a read. It’s about five monkeys, a ladder and a banana, and the key takeaway is about the human behavior of not challenging assumptions. Interestingly, while …
Enterprises are still heavily dependent on Windows Server 2003 even though there were plenty of warnings that support is coming to an end on July 14 — and this opens them up to security, compliance and operational risks. According to a June report covering 200 enterprise data centers totaling more …
NYSE halts trading as IT systems go down… but it’s no cyberattack Trading on the New York Stock Exchange halted for over three hours Wednesday due to unspecified computer problems. The exchange quickly ruled out a cyberattack, which means there are likely to be red faces in the NYSE IT …
Adobe Systems was forced to rush the release of a Flash Player update after an exploit for a previously unknown vulnerability was leaked on the Internet and quickly adopted by cybercriminals. Users are advised to upgrade to the newly released Flash Player 18.0.0.203 for Windows and Mac, Flash Player 11.2.202.481 …
Adobe Systems was forced to rush the release of a Flash Player update after an exploit for a previously unknown vulnerability was leaked on the Internet and quickly adopted by cybercriminals. Users are advised to upgrade to the newly released Flash Player 18.0.0.203 for Windows and Mac, Flash Player 11.2.202.481 …
Apple suppliers are being asked to manufacture 90 million units of the next-generation “Force Touch” iPhone. But these devices are more than just the physical product; there’s also the software inside. With that in mind, here are the latest new features you’ll find in iOS 9 as revealed in the …
If you’re a college student trying to pick a major that will maximize your career prospects, it’s no secret that computer science is a good choice. There’s no shortage of data, reports, and surveys which find that people with CS degrees can expect some of the some of the highest …
IBM says it has produced the world’s first 7nm (nanometer) chip, arriving well ahead of competitors, thanks to advances in its chip technology. Chip makers are now producing 14nm processors, and the next big project for Intel and other chip makers has been the 10nm chip. IBM, in its announcement …
The pejorative that IT is the “department of “no” may no longer be true — if it ever really was. A new survey strongly suggests that most business users are generally pleased with their IT departments, with eight out of 10 survey respondents viewing their relationship with IT as either …
Whoopee! Apple is apparently “serious” about transitioning the screens used in its iPhone product line away from LCD “to one equipped with organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens,” according to a report in BusinessKorea that was then reported by Motley Fool and Patently Apple. To read this article in full or …
Company hires this mid-level sysadmin, and he seems like the perfect guy for the job, according to an IT pilot fish on the scene. “He interviewed really well and was able to respond to technical questions appropriately, either with an answer or how he’d go about finding the answer,” fish …
Disruptive technology doesn’t come along often, and is often initially dismissed because it’s easy to ignore something you’ve lived an entire life without. But every once in a while a bit of tech comes along that makes it easier to do what you’re already doing. This is the Apple Watch. …
Hacking Team has warned that a devastating data breach it suffered will allow its spying tools to be used by criminals and terrorists. The Milan-based security company, which develops surveillance tools for mostly government clients, saw more than 400GB of internal data released on Sunday, including emails, clients lists, financial …
United Airlines grounded its planes for about an hour on Wednesday, reportedly because of a router failure. That’s a wide path of destruction for one piece of equipment, but it’s the kind of hazard that comes with networking, where each piece is always linked to everything else. The grounding, which …
Quip released a desktop version of its word processing and spreadsheet software Wednesday, giving Mac and Windows users the ability to modify files on the service without having to open their web browser. Branching out to a native desktop app beyond Quip’s existing offerings on the web, iOS and Android …
Google Glass appears to be on its way back, and it’s heading straight for the workplace with a bigger, faster design. That’s the consensus from recent filings made to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and a news report Wednesday citing sources familiar with the project. The newly reborn device—dubbed GG1 …
The early reception for Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headgear has been cautiously optimistic, save for one persistent bugbear: the device’s field of view. Up until Wednesday, Microsoft hadn’t shown that limitation in its promotional videos, but new footage demonstrates what it’s like to look through a HoloLens. In addition to …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will renew his appeal to businesses to work more closely with the military on Thursday when he speaks to an audience of top executives at the Sun Valley conference in Idaho. The event is put on by investment bank Allen & Co. and usually …
Roughly 40 percent of U.S. employees now work remotely at least part of the time, and the jobs site FlexJobs has launched a website dedicated to helping employers navigate the resulting challenges. Three main sections make up Remote.co. The first features Q&As with leaders of companies with remote workers focusing …
A few well-regarded flagship devices, a focused core experience, a vibrant app ecosystem, and a belief in the quality of its own products: Apple lives and breathes these things, and has achieved massive profitability in the phone space as a result. And it’s about the only strategy Microsoft has left …
If Tesla can produce half a million cars by 2020, then Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will buy them all for his service, according to venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson. Jurvetson, a Tesla board member and partner in the VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, was speaking at the recent Top 10 Tech …
Every iPhone Apple sells today ships with 32 native applications but few, if any, are considered best in class. It may seem like Apple has lost its edge on mobile apps and software design, but the company’s primary mission to sell hardware certainly hasn’t suffered as a result. Indeed, the …
The New York Stock Exchange suffered its biggest outage in more than 10 years on Wednesday when an unspecified technical glitch forced a 3.5-hour long suspension of trading. The cause of the problem was not immediately disclosed, but the exchange quickly ruled out a cyberattack. Problems began during the morning …
Microsoft has quietly revealed more information about how long it will provide updates for Windows 10, saying in a PowerPoint presentation that free refreshes will last between two and four years. The Redmond, Wash. company revealed the timeline in a slide deck (download here) it posted on its investors website …
The New York Stock Exchange suffered its biggest outage in more than 10 years on Wednesday when an unspecified technical glitch forced a 3.5-hour long suspension of trading. The cause of the problem was not immediately disclosed, but the exchange quickly ruled out a cyberattack. Problems began during the morning …
U.S. tech companies should retain access to the encrypted information of their customers, instead of providing end-to-end encryption, in order to give police the tools they need to investigate crimes and terrorist activity, two senior law enforcement officials said. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI aren’t seeking new …