SAS Institute did big data decades before big data was the buzz, and now the company is expanding on the ways large-scale computerized analysis can help organizations. As part of its annual SAS Global Forum, being held in Dallas this week, the company has released new software customized for banking …
The essence of security is not trusting that people will do the right thing. Firewalls, deadbolts and armed guards exist to slow down or stop bad guys, not to encourage good acts from good guys. With that in mind, let’s look at how companies today handle security holes and ask …
Windows 10 is not a free upgrade, Microsoft said last week. It’s a “marketing and promotional activity.” The odd nomenclature appeared in Microsoft’s 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that highlighted the company’s first quarter financial numbers. In the 10-Q segment devoted to revenue recognition — …
Debian 8 Jesse released Many Linux users have been waiting patiently for the next version of Debian. Well, the wait is over, Debian 8 Jesse has been released. You can download Debian 8 right now for various platforms. The Debian site has full details about Debian 8 Jesse: After almost …
The Apple-1 antique personal computer listed on eBay earlier this month sold for just over $236,000 last week. Seller Bob Luther, who late last year sold a different Apple-1 for $365,000 through the Christie’s auction house, pledged 10% of the latest sale to the ALS Association, a non-profit that raises …
HP this week strengthened its campus networking portfolio with modules for a switch chassis it announced almost a year ago, and an SDN-based management application. The additions are intended to improve an enterprise’s ability to support mobility, security, application performance and network monitoring in the campus. They are consistent with …
Lenovo in February admitted to preloading Superfish on some consumer notebooks, and now the company has taken steps so the dangerous adware doesn’t reappear when users reinstall Windows. The China-based company is shipping free recovery media for affected customers that will contain an image of the Windows OS and preloaded …
Most people who placed early orders for the Apple Watch in the U.S. and expected to receive the wearable during the first batch of shipments found themselves out of luck. Just 22 percent of the watches that were pre-ordered were shipped over the weekend, according to online shopping research firm …
If 90 percent of the world’s workforce were suddenly struck with a debilitating illness that rendered them unable to perform to their fullest potential, it would be declared a global crisis. In enterprises, that statistic is more or less the norm. Just 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in …
It’s amazing what type of technology a couple of hundred bucks can get you these days. While many people pay $600 to $700 for high-end smartphones (and yes, even if you buy a flagship phone on contract from a carrier for an initial $200, you’re still paying the full price …
LG сообщила о начале продаж доступного смартфона LG Leon на российском рынке. LG Leon получил 4.5-дюймовый IPS-дисплей, изготовленный по технологии In-Cell Touch, которая обеспечивает быстрый отклик на касания. Благодаря фирменному дизайну с кнопкой управления Rear Key, внешне аппарат практически неотличим от моделей премиум-класса. Стоит, LG Leon функционирует под управлением мобильной операционной системы Android 5.0 Lollipop и …
I’m pretty confident Apple maintains a strong development road map for the range. MacBook Take its move to improve SSD support in Macs. We already know the future of the Mac is solid state and that disk drives are rapidly moving into history. Now, the company intends on developing the …
Смартфон Oppo R7 официально анонсируют на специальном мероприятии, которое пройдет 20 Мая. Сейчас в сети засветились новые снимки Oppo R7, который имеет самые маленькие границы экрана. Напомню, что аппарат получит 4.7-дюймовый дисплей с разрешением в 1920 на 1080 или Quad HD – 2560 на 1440 точек. По слухам, устройство получит …
The success of LG Electronics’ G3 has put the company under pressure to dazzle the market with the G4, set to debut Tuesday. The company is hoping that an improved display, upgraded camera and a new design will do the trick. LG has in the last couple of weeks done …
When could a denial of service attack have lethal consequences? It could be fatal if it is launched at a “crucial point” during a surgery which is being conducted over the Internet by a surgeon via a teleoperated robot. When a surgeon cannot physically be in a specific location, but …
Attackers can potentially snoop on the encrypted traffic of over 25,000 iOS applications due to a vulnerability in a popular open-source networking library. The vulnerability stems from a failure to validate the domain names of digital certificates in AFNetworking, a library used by a large number of iOS and Mac …
В пятницу начались мировые продажи «умных» часов Apple Watch, которые Apple разрабатывал довольно долго. Начало продаж устройства обошелся без традиционных для «яблочных» продуктов громадных очередей у магазинов. Устройство сейчас можно приобрести только в ряде торговых пунктов доверенных ретейлеров, так как фирменные магазины Apple в пятницу Apple Watch не продавали. Apple рекомендует всем желающим стать владельцем Apple Watch, заказать …
Another industry organization focused on Node.js has formed, albeit one with sparse membership at this juncture. Node.js support company NodeSource, along with Node.js users Intuit and PayPal, have formed the EnterpriseJS Coalition, which will attempt to boost server-side JavaScript development for the enterprise through collaboration, conversation, and education. The organization …
Dan Fredinburg, an engineer who worked on many of Google’s most exciting projects during his 8 years with the company, died over the weekend in an avalanche on Mount Everest triggered by Nepal’s devastating earthquake. Fredinburg, who listed his title as Google Adventurer on his LinkedIn profile, died from a …
Microsoft has signaled that it may take a massive write-off of its Nokia acquisition, perhaps as early as July. In the 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, Microsoft said that its Phone Hardware division, which is based largely on the Nokia assets acquired last …
Romanian authorities have detained 25 people who are suspected of being members of an international gang of cyberthieves who hacked into banks, cloned payment cards and used them to steal over US$15 million. The group is believed to have over 52 members of Romanian and other nationalities, and broke into …
French IT services company Capgemini is to acquire iGate in the U.S. for $4 billion, in a bid to expand its presence in the North American market. The deal will boost Capgemini’s revenue from North America by 33 percent to $4 billion, making the region the first to account for …
After the earthquake: Tech is a fragile lifeline in Nepal In the first day after a devastating earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, Internet connectivity looked to be an important conduit for bypassing an overloaded telephone network. But by Monday it was clear that large-scale power outages and last-mile Internet connectivity …
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group hasn’t given up on its mobile OS, and is taking the software to China’s rural markets through a series of low-cost phones. The company has partnered with mobile carrier China Telecom to sell the YunOS handsets. The eight phones will be built by lesser-known Chinese brands, …
Phone and Internet communications have been hit in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu after a devastating earthquake, forcing aid workers at times to ask people to walk or drive, if possible, to send messages. The International Red Cross and tech companies like Facebook and Google introduced tools to help users …
Now that the Apple Watch is finally out in the wild, millions will be experiencing the next big thing for user interfaces. Call it “haptics plus.” Haptics normally involves actuators, or tiny vibration motors, to either convey information, create a touch illusion of some kind, or both. (If you’ve ever …