A long-time leaker of Microsoft secrets today said that the company would declare Windows 10 finished in July, and ship the new OS to device makers that same month. “The release of Windows 10 RTM has been confirmed for July 2015,” tweeted WZor, who regularly leaks information about Windows and …
Google has added a section for family friendly content to its Play Store, to make it easier for parents to find age-appropriate content on their Android devices. Now, applications that follow Google’s ”Designed for Families” specification, which was unveiled recently, will be identified with smiling green star on the Play …
По всей видимости, Lego готовит к запуску игру, которая будет похожа на популярный проект Minecraft от студии Mojang. Сегодня стало известно, что компания начала распространять со своей продукцией флаеры с надписью «Explore. Discover. Create.» (Исследуй. Изучай. Создавай.) со ссылкой на сайт lego.com/worlds. В настоящий момент по этой ссылке открывается страница …
Google on Thursday gave a quick glimpse of a variety of new features coming to its next-generation operating system, dubbed Android M, during a keynote at Google I/O. The updates include Android Pay for mobile payments, improved power management and faster charging. A developer’s preview of M was to be …
Google’s attempts to push Android TV in living rooms have so far failed, but the smart TV platform could get a boost from Nvidia’s new Shield TV console, which has features that set it apart from competitors. The Shield TV box, available now, can stream movies or shows from the …
Google has made a big play for the Internet of Things, announcing a new OS on Thursday that will connect appliances around the home and allow them to be controlled from an Android smartphone or tablet. Dubbed Project Brillo, it’s a stripped down version of Google’s Android OS that will …
Компания Google представила новую мобильную платформу под кодовым названием Android М. Анонс состоялся в ходе конференции для разработчиков Google I/O 2015. …
Mozilla’s decision to recast its mobile strategy won’t matter, analysts said today: The open-source developer won’t find any more success with a new plan than the discouraging progress so far with the old. “Bottom line, I don’t think Mozilla will be any more successful with this new strategy,” said Jack …
Google is offering a major bump in photo and video storage with a new service that lets users store an unlimited number of images and clips for free. The new service, called Google Photos, is supposed to simplify how people manage the massive amount of media they’re generating from their …
Студия Avalanche показала новый трейлер постапокалиптического экшена Mad Max. Ролик не раскрывает особенностей игры, о которых, вероятно, станет известно больше в середине июня на выставке E3. Релиз же игры запланирован на PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 и персональных компьютерах на сентябрь 2015 года. …
SAN FRANCISCO — Does it ever feel like you take thousands of photos but rarely go back and look at them? If you try to find a photo or just glance back through your digital memories, you’re just scrolling and scrolling. Google is trying to make that easier for you. …
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Google is overhauling its approach to mobile payments with Android Pay, which will let people use their smartphone to make payments in brick and mortar stores as well as in apps like Lyft and GrubHub. The changes are an effort by Google to reclaim momentum in the area of mobile …
Avago Technologies has agreed to buy Broadcom in a deal that will create a networking chip giant with a wide variety of products, including components for the burgeoning IoT sector. It has offered $37 billion for Broadcom, including $17 billion in cash and equity valued at approximately $20 billion, it …
В Международном союзе связи (International Telecommunication Union, ITU) ожидают, что к концу года почти половина (46,4%) мирового населения будет пользоваться интернетом. На данные организации ссылается BBC. …
Android die-hards will have a lot to like in the next update to Google’s mobile operating system, code-named Android M. Dave Burke, the company’s vice president of engineering for Android, gave developers a first glimpse at M during a keynote presentation at the Google I/O conference Thursday. Calling it Google’s …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a pair of penny stock promoters in Canada with manipulating two microcap stocks to create the false appearance of market interest. The SEC alleges that Mike Taxon and Itamar Cohen distributed promotional mailings of glossy “newsletters” with fake publication names like “Stock Trend …
Google is moving deeper into the world of the Internet of Things (IoT), announcing a new operating system — Brillo — as well as a communications layer at its Google I/O developer conference today. Sundar Pichai, a senior vice president at Google, took the stage at the company’s annual conference …
Extending the reach of its analysis software and services, IBM plans to release 20 analytics packages customized to the needs of specific industries. Available by the end of June, the packages will target businesses in retail, banking, telecommunications, insurance and other fields. Additional packages will be released in the future. …
По данным тайваньского исследовательского института Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), в 2014 году продажи смартфонов с поддержкой беспроводной подзарядки принесли около 15,8 млрд долларов США, что выглядит довольно незначительной суммой в сравнении с общей выручкой на рынке смартфонов в 250 млрд долларов. …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will consider including broadband within a controversial program that subsidizes telephone or mobile service for poor people. Recipients of the FCC’s Lifeline program, which provides a US$9.25 monthly subsidy for voice service, could use that money to purchase broadband service instead under a proposal from …
Apple получила патент на клавиатуру для компьютеров, которая работает по принципу виртуального клавишного блока. Гаджет совмещает в себе устройство ввода с традиционными механическими клавишами и тач-сенсорами, распознающими две стадии нажатия. Об этом сообщает ресурс Patently Apple. …
For many entrepreneurs, crowdfunding is a mystery. Celebrity music videos can flop, while simple, silly ideas can go viral overnight. Some campaigns are all about grassroots fundraising, while others can succeed on the strength of one or two wealthy backers. On closer inspection, however, there are a few signals in …
The majority of 3G and 4G USB modems offered by mobile operators to their customers have vulnerabilities in their Web-based management interfaces that could be exploited remotely when users visit compromised websites. The flaws could allow attackers to steal or manipulate text messages, contacts, Wi-Fi settings or the DNS (Domain …
Cybersecurity is a topic of discussion at most board meetings, according to a new survey of 200 corporate directors. The survey, conducted jointly by NYSE Governance Services and security vendor Veracode, revealed that more than 80 percent of board members say that cybersecurity is discussed at most or all board …
Is SourceForge hijacking project accounts? SourceForge has gotten heat in the past for its advertising practices, but now the site is drawing criticism for possibly hijacking project accounts. A recent thread in the Linux subreddit had some users pointing fingers at SourceForge. Patdavid started the thread by talking about an …