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Накануне HTC объявила о финансовых результатах минувшего квартала. Они оказались неблестящими. …
Накануне HTC объявила о финансовых результатах минувшего квартала. Они оказались неблестящими. …
Постоянно появляющиеся слухи о невыпущенном ещё iPhone 6s явно показывают, что это будет великолепное устройство, которое сможет превзойти своих предшественников по всем критериям. И всё бы хорошо, вот только такое обилие информации может самым негативным образом сказаться на продажах iPhone 6 и iPhone 6 Plus. …
В прошлом году компания Moment представила два объектива: широкоугольник с фокусным расстоянием 18 экв.мм и телеобъектив с 70 экв.мм. Позже, уже в этом году, компания начала производить специальный чехол «Moment Case» для iPhone 6, с удобной кнопкой спуска и ремешком. И вот компания снова напоминает о себе – на этот …
A new family of Android malware adds insult to injury by making users pay for the data-stealing application. Palo Alto Networks found three variants of the malware, which it calls Gunpoder, masquerading as emulator applications used to play Nintendo games. Antivirus engines are having trouble detecting Gunpoder’s malicious code since …
A teenager who is apparently a member of the Lizard Squad hacker group has received a two-year suspended sentence in Finland in connection with various cybercrimes including attacks against U.S. university servers. The seventeen-year-old, known as “Zeekill” and “Ryan,” was charged with 50,700 counts of hacking and other offenses including …
There were some fireworks at Intel in advance of the Fourth of July as several Intel executives left the company in a pretty big shakeup by Intel standards. The biggest departure is Renee James, president of the company and head of the software group, who said she was leaving to …
Oracle has been given a September trial date for its lawsuit against Rimini Street, which sells cut-price maintenance and support services to Oracle software customers. Oracle is seeking US$200 million in damages from the lawsuit, which targets Rimini Street and its CEO, Seth Ravin. A federal court judge in Nevada …
The Uptime Institute is updating the way it certifies data centers in a move to help ensure that cloud computing customers get the level of service they think they’re paying for. The Institute runs a tiering system in which it certifies data centers according to their ability to remain operational …
The Uptime Institute is updating the way it certifies data centers in a move to help ensure that cloud computing customers get the level of service they think they’re paying for. The Institute runs a tiering system in which it certifies data centers according to their ability to remain operational …
Facebook is building a new data center in Fort Worth, Texas, that will be powered entirely by renewable energy. The company will invest at least US$500 million in the 110-acre site, which is expected to come online late next year. The new location will be the social-networking giant’s fifth such …
Facebook is building a new data center in Fort Worth, Texas, that will be powered entirely by renewable energy. The company will invest at least US$500 million in the 110-acre site, which is expected to come online late next year. The new location will be the social-networking giant’s fifth such …
An online petition calling for Reddit CEO Ellen Pao to be sacked now has more than 200,000 electronic signatures. The protest began last week when hundreds of Reddit’s popular sections, known as subreddits, were set to “private” by moderators, who oversee postings and comments. By changing the status to “private,” …
Windows 10 won’t help the struggling PC business out of its multi-year slump in 2015, researcher Gartner said today. But it might next year. “The release of Windows 10 on 29 July will contribute to a slowing professional demand for mobile PCs and premium ultra-mobiles in 2015, as lifetimes extend …
The iPod was Apple’s original rock star. Back before the iPhone became a global sensation and the iPad led the post-PC revolution, the iPod was the device generating long lines and record-breaking sales. Apple’s annual music event–where the latest in iPod technology was unveiled to much fanfare–created enough buzz to …
The lines, they are a-blurrin’. That’s what Bob Dylan said in his classic 1964 song, right? Okay — maybe I’m blurring ol’ Bobby’s words with the title of that Weird Al-parodied monstrosity (The Song That Must Not Be Named — yes, I’m looking at you, Mr. Thicke). But questionable pop …
As we hurtle towards the cloud, it is becoming increasingly crucial that we remain in charge of our data, of our cloud. And that’s where ownCloud comes in. This Open Source project, which was founded in Germany, is now a well funded, full-fledged company headquartered in the US and Germany. …
Google has picked Austin, Texas, as the second location to test its self-driving vehicles, expanding the trials beyond Mountain View, California. One of Google’s self-driving Lexus sport utility vehicles is already on Austin’s streets, the company said Tuesday. The vehicle, which has a driver onboard, is driving around a few …
EMC is selling its Syncplicity file-sharing and collaboration business to private investment company Skyview Capital for an undisclosed sum. EMC bought Syncplicity in May 2012 in response to the growth of mobile computing and bring-your-own-device policies in enterprises. Syncplicity is one of a host of cloud-based file services, including Box, …
A disagreement between the founder of Kubuntu and the Ubuntu Community Council has roiled the Linux community and left the project rudderless, as Jonathan Riddell left Kubuntu’s governing body late last month. A month before, Riddell was forced out of his post as the de facto head of the governance …
It’s no secret that security has been a tripping point for enterprises considering cloud storage, but OwnCloud on Tuesday took a fresh step toward alleviating such concerns with the addition of a new encryption framework. OwnCloud’s file, sync and share service offers an open-source and self-hosted alternative to platforms such …
The “possibility exists” for the U.S. Department of Justice to cut a deal that would allow surveillance leaker Edward Snowden to return to the U.S., a former attorney general said in a media interview. Snowden, who leaked information about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, “spurred a necessary debate” about …
Mozilla will accelerate the release of new features for its Firefox browser, dumping its current 18-week development schedule for something nimbler, a company manager told contributors last week. The firm will also deliver a browser for Windows 10, a reversal of a 2014 decision to stop work on a touch-based …
Cisco this week announced intentions to acquire privately held MaintenanceNet, a provider of cloud-based software to manage recurring customer contracts. Cisco will pay $139 million in cash and retention based incentives to acquire MaintenanceNet. +MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: Cisco to buy OpenDNS to boost Security Everywhere initiative+ Cisco says the …
Will Firefox changes win back users and developers? Firefox has gone through a rough time over the last couple of years, with increased competition from Chrome and other browsers. Now the browser’s developers are planning big changes to Firefox. Will these changes win back users and developers who have abandoned …
The BBC has finalized the design of the micro:bit, the tiny computer it will give to 1 million British schoolchildren later this year to help them learn about computing. With its technology partners, the U.K. public service broadcaster unveiled the micro:bit’s final design on Tuesday, and gave more details of …
Researchers sifting through 400GB of data recently leaked from Hacking Team, an Italian company that sells computer surveillance software to government agencies from around the world, have already found an exploit for an unpatched vulnerability in Flash Player. There are also reports of exploits for a vulnerability in Windows and …