Spies working for the U.S. National Security Agency and its British counterpart found anti-virus and security software a hindrance to their intelligence gathering processes, and worked to thwart it, according to a report Monday in The Intercept. The efforts, revealed through documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, focused …
Uber Technologies’ new data collection policy, allowing the ride-hailing company to access a user’s location even when the smartphone app is not actively in use, violates the privacy rights and personal safety of U.S. customers, according to a complaint filed Monday by a privacy group. With upcoming changes to its …
A week and a half after Dick Costolo announced that he would be stepping down from the CEO role at Twitter, the company’s board of directors has sent a shot across the bow of one of the expected front-runner candidates to take the social network’s top job. The social micro-blogging …
Two years ago, Central Standard promised a beautiful, bracelet-like smartwatch with an E-Ink display, but now backers are getting nothing but apologies. It’s just the latest of many crowdfunded wearable disasters, as the makers of the “World’s Thinnest Watch” realized that mass-producing such a device was more or less impossible. …
<p><em>Due to a processing error, the story “Google looks for content makers to test its Jump virtual reality video camera” was deleted and another story was pasted instead. The correct story is below in full, and corrected on our wires.</em></p><p>If you’re an aspiring virtual reality content producer, Google wants to …
Continuing its efforts to woo enterprise users in heavily regulated industries, Box on Monday announced a new add-on tool for its cloud storage service that’s designed for managing sensitive data. Box Governance targets organizations in areas such as financial services, healthcare and higher education, and aims to help users comply …
It’s only appropriate that I found a story idea on storage failure right as I experienced the worst hard drive failure of my life. Long story short, after two days of agony, I lost some downloaded files, nothing I can’t live without, and my entire Outlook contact list. Years of …
So many watch faces, so little time As someone who coordinates her outfits with accessories every day, I appreciate Android Wear’s variety. I can choose from a multitude of different watches to match my style, and I can swap out watch faces as easily as I change clothes. Google announced …
The first thing an IT security executive should do after the corporate network has been breached is fall back on the incident response plan that was put in place well before attackers got through the carefully constructed defenses. That’s what should have happened, but even if it wasn’t there are …
At DockerCon in San Francisco today, IBM announced IBM Containers, an enterprise-class containers based on Docker and built on Big Blue’s Bluemix platform-as-a-service (PaaS). The service, IBM says, is intended to help developers deliver applications across hybrid cloud environments. IBM also announced that it has joined with a number of …
Potentially giving smaller law enforcement agencies a hand in fighting crime, IBM has migrated its CopLink search service to the cloud, minimizing the amount of work needed to hook into the North American crime-fighting database. CopLink is one of a number of services in the company’s new Safer Planet portfolio …
Eighty-seven million people in Nigeria browse the Internet on mobile phones, according to figures from the country’s telecom regulator that confirm that even among low-income people, the mobile Web is big in Africa. Nigeria is Africa’s largest telecom market by investment and subscription, followed by South Africa and Kenya. A …
They came from Computex Image by Anshel Sag For hardcore PC enthusiasts, the annual Computex trade show in Taipei is the one to watch. The home base of the companies that design and make most of the world’s components and cases, Computex is the place where every PC part maker …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by Google to hear a patent case involving the company’s Street View service, leaving the company to defend the infringement claims in lower courts. The Supreme Court’s Monday decision to deny Google’s petition comes after the company requested the court rule against …
Linux Kernel 4.1 LTS released Linus has been busy working on Linux Kernel 4.1 LTS and now it has been released. This release includes support for Intel Skylake, improved Intel Atom processor support, and encryption for the EXT 4 file system. Silviu Stahie reports for Softpedia: Linus Torvalds announced just …
Mandiant, Verizon and other cyber-forensics firms are profiting from so-called unstoppable threats like zero-day exploits and advanced persistent attacks, according to a new report from Lieberman Software. “They want to come in after the attack and charge money and clean up the mess after it’s happened,” said Phil Lieberman, president …
Businesses are under more pressure than ever to adopt more agile ways of working in an environment where customers demand products and services be delivered almost immediately. At this week’s Agile Australia conference in Sydney, three digital and IT executives on a panel discussed their journey to an Agile environment …
Jumping on the social-media bandwagon, Visa has launched the #NotATourist campaign, designed to provide local knowledge to travelers, as well as narratives and other content from fellow visitors, in selected regions around the world. The campaign will run until August 31 in countries in the Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East …
In Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose it emerges that a number of monks have been killed by a poison placed on the corners of the books in their monastery library. This month the author discovered that modern vehicles of communication can be equally treacherous. On receiving an …
Многие производители брелочных компьютеров предлагают довольно слабые решения, обычно с доступной стоимостью, которые недостаточно “сильны”, чтобы полностью реализовать функционал системы Windows. Корпорация Microsoft совместно с индийской компанией iBall, разработали и выпустили свой собственный микро-компьютер брелочного типа, цена которого будет в пределах $140, а его название – Splendo. Устройство имеет штекер HDMI, позволяющий …
Компания Xolo выпустила в Индии новый смартфон Xolo Cube 5.0. Аппарат построен на базе 4-ядерного процессора MediaTek MT6582M с тактовой частотой 1.3 ГГц и оборудован 5-дюймовым дисплеем IPS с разрешением 720 на 1280 точек и плотностью экрана 294 ppi. Задняя камера имеет 8-Мегапиксельный сенсор и функцию автофокуса, в то время …
Коли сайти відкриваються занадто довго, це не ми стаємо більш нетерплячими. Це інтернет стає повільнішим, передає CNN. Згідно з новими даними HTTP Archive, значне зростання розміру сторінок збільшило середній час їхнього завантаження, що і дратує користувачів. У середньому сторінка зараз займає близько 2 МБ (на 100% більше, ніж три роки …
За останні два тижні до органів внутрішніх справ на Івано-Франківщині звернулося близько десятка громадян з повідомленнями про факти шахрайства. …
Боевые действия за обеспечение сервисами мобильной платформы Apple почти стихли. Компания избавила iOS от сервисов Google — главного противника на рынке мобильных операционных систем. Наиболее весомым козырем Google остается поиск. Он еще используется по умолчанию в мобильном Safari. …
Более десятка рейсов крупнейшей польской авиакомпании LOT отменены из-за хакерской атаки на IT-систему аэропорта Варшавы имени Фредерика Шопена. Об этом сообщает в воскресенье, 21 июня, пресс-служба авиакомпании. …
Через полторы недели состоится запуск сервиса для потокового прослушивания музыки Apple Music. Новая служба откроет доступ пользователям к многомиллионной коллекцией треков и круглосуточным онлайн-радио с профессиональными диджеями, позволит просматривать рекомендации экспертов и подписываться на обновления любимых артистов. В течение первых трех месяцев сервис будет бесплатным. …