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 …
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just unveiled the latest of the “tough choices” Microsoft is making to streamline its business, and it’s a doozy: the company is significantly cutting back its smartphone ambitions almost two years after announcing it would acquire Nokia’s Devices and Services business in an attempt to play …
The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can use for financial gain. The group, which security researchers from Kaspersky Lab and Symantec call Wild Neutron or Morpho, has …
The five best Linux desktop environments One of the best things about Linux is the range of choices available in terms of desktop environments. But that same blessing can sometimes be a curse for new users who might not understand the differences between each desktop. Linux and Ubuntu has a …
Microsoft today wrote off billions of dollars related to its Nokia acquisition, saying it’s taking an “impairment charge” of $7.6 billion, or nearly the full amount it paid for the Finnish firm’s smartphone business and patents last year. The announcement slapped the failure sticker on the last major move made …
United Airlines resumed flights after a computer glitch forced the carrier to ground its planes Wednesday morning. In an emailed statement, the carrier said it was restoring flight operations and recovering from “network connectivity issues,” without providing further details on the problem. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ended a ground …
There is a growing chance your next vehicle will be a connected car, augmented with Internet-connected intelligent systems and services. By 2017, every new car sold in Europe will be required to have an embedded SIM and built-in emergency calling features. “By 2018, most new vehicles will come with integrated …
Sensitive data pertaining to millions of people was compromised in the data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. I suspect that millions of those people smiled when they heard about the filing of a class-action lawsuit filed against the OPM. They would like some recompense for the incredible …
In the ongoing battle for brick-and-mortar chains to hold on to and grow their relevance, there is no more promising tool than buy-online-pick-up-in-store, especially when it also leverages mobile. Although this is certainly a wonderful technological achievement, it’s a tactic that relies on, and can be done in by, store associates. …
There’s a gigantic difference between something being hackable and that something actually being hacked – especially when talking about hackers taking over weapon systems such as Patriot anti-aircraft missile defense batteries. Yet hackers allegedly hijacked a German Patriot anti-aircraft missile “defense system” located on the Syrian-Turkish border, according to the …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold a public meeting by telephone conference on July 15. The advisory committee plans to continue its discussions regarding public company disclosure effectiveness and the regulatory treatment of so-called “finders” that assist companies …
The new API economy is changing the way businesses collaborate and compete. APIs have become the de facto standard for cloud and mobile applications. They give you the ability to unlock and break free from your legacy systems and transform your business into an open and agile platform. Recently, Forrester …
Microsoft is scaling down its mobile phone activities, writing off the entire value of the former Nokia smartphone business it bought last year and laying off almost one-third of that business’ staff. The company will no longer try to build a standalone phone business, but instead plans to build a …
Watching the new, easy-to-use, exploratory business intelligence products edge out the older, feature-bloated reporting platforms for systems of record is like watching evolution in action. Let’s face it: The first-generation BI products required their own IT priesthood to set up, and they incurred the same implementation delays as every other …
Must have If you are at any level involved in the digital transformation of retail, run a Website offering goods or services, or are in any way involved in any form of consumer-facing business you have no choice but to support Apple’s mobile platforms. The evidence of this is plentiful. …
Affordable and advantageous Image by Thinkstock It wasn’t long ago that budget-level Android phones were universally dreadful devices. For years, paying less than $300 for an unlocked smartphone got you a barely usable handset with subpar performance, ancient software and an appalling display. It was only around 2013 that the …
Those fresh-faced new hires and interns who have invaded the office this summer bring with them eager minds and new perspectives, but they also carry a higher data security risk. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story) …
На индийском логистическом веб-сайте Zauba, содержащем базу данных об экспортно-импортных операциях, появилась информация о смартфоне Samsung Z3 под управлением операционной системы Tizen. …
The vendor that this pilot fish works for provides services for video-over-IP in the form of multicast traffic, and with all those extra layers, troubleshooting customer issues can get more complicated than hunting down normal network problems. Case in point: “I got a call from a group saying the channels …
Впервые смартфоны заняли более половины от квартального объема поставок всех сотовых телефонов в первой четверти 2013 года. Аналитики IC Insights прогнозируют, что в четвертом квартале 2015 года поставки коммуникаторов достигнут 435 млн штук, с учетом чего их доля в суммарном показателе отгрузок достигнет 80%. …
Несколько дней назад серверы Hacking Team были скомпрометированы неизвестными злоумышленниками. Кроме того, хакеры смогли захватить контроль над учетной записью компании в Twitter, где были размещены скриншоты похищенных в ходе нападения электронных писем. В общей сложности в руках злоумышленников оказалось порядка 400 ГБ конфиденциальной информации. …
Это самая детальная утечка характеристик по новым флагманам Xiaomi. …
The BBC is proud to reveal the micro:bit — a tiny, ARM-based board aimed at education. In fact, “because of the unique way the BBC is funded,” the venerable broadcaster will be giving away a million or so micro:bits to tweeny schoolkids in the UK. Free, gratis and for nothing. …
Даже снижение прибылей не смогло уничтожить страсть Samsung к выпуску бесконечного количества практически одинаковых моделей недорогих смартфонов. …