Мир становится всё более беспроводным. В домашних условиях пользователи давно уже привыкли к Wi-Fi, а учёные тем временем задумываются о суперкомпьютерах, отдельные модули которых будут взаимодействовать при помощи беспроводных соединений. А значит, такое привычное явление, как Ethernet-кабель скоро может стать настоящей историей. Но пока что этого добра у нас навалом. …
Каких только инструкций по «ускорению Android» ни найдешь в Интернете. Однако многие требуют установки сложных или дорогих программ, а иные предполагают получение прав суперпользователя («рут»), что под силу не каждому. Но есть методы, которые можно выполнить абсолютно на любом устройстве без всяких приложений, быстро и штатными способами, доступными любому пользователю. …
В Сети появилась видеозапись эффектного падения iPhone с 40 этажа одного из небоскребов в Дубае. Ролик, записанный на встроенную камеру смартфона, просмотрели на YouTube свыше 100 000 раз. …
Услуга MNP (Mobile Number Portality) должна была стартовать еще 1 июля 2014 года. Эта услуга, за рубежом функционирующая еще с начала 2000-х, даёт возможность абоненту сохранить свой номер при смене оператора, что особенно актуально в нынешнее время, когда с одним номером связано. …
Как вы знаете, в самой дешёвой версии «умных» часов Apple установлено и более дешёвое стекло под названием Ion-X. Все маркетологи компании утверждали, что оно ничем не хуже сапфирового стекла Apple Watch и Apple Watch Edition, но в реальных тестах всё оказалось немного по-другому. …
SAP patched a flaw on Thursday that could allow an attacker to take complete control over a database, according to security vendor Trustwave. The flaw (CVE-2014-6284) affects SAP’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), a relational database for Unix, Linux and Windows systems, designed for high volumes of data-rich transactions. Vulnerable versions …
SAP patched a flaw on Thursday that could allow an attacker to take complete control over a database, according to security vendor Trustwave. The flaw (CVE-2014-6284) affects SAP’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), a relational database for Unix, Linux and Windows systems, designed for high volumes of data-rich transactions. Vulnerable versions …
Those using Magento’s e-commerce platform should ensure they’re using its latest software, as attackers are increasingly exploiting a flaw patched two months ago, security companies warned. The vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain complete control over a store with administrator access, potentially allowing credit card theft, wrote Netanel Rubin …
While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has been shipping devices for over two decades with the same default password. The vendor wasn’t named by …
Acer’s new Aspire Switch 10 seems like just another low-cost Windows tablet, but its detachable keyboard dock turns the device into a shape-shifter that can stand in multiple angles. The Switch 10 is first a tablet, and it can become a laptop when attached to a keyboard dock. Acer announced …
Microsoft has reported better-than-expected financial results for the quarter just ended, helped by strong sales of cloud services like Office 365 and Azure. Commercial cloud revenue more than doubled from a year earlier, the company announced Thursday, and online services like Bing and Xbox Live performed well. The results were …
Google’s sales rose 12 percent during the first quarter, the slowest rate of revenue growth since 2013, while the amount it charges for ad clicks continued to drop. Total sales for the period ending March 31 came in at US$17.3 billion, missing consensus expectations of $17.5 billion from analysts polled …
Amazon has finally shared some numbers about its cloud business, and not surprisingly they show that it’s thriving and profitable. Amazon Web Services brought in US$1.566 billion in net sales for Amazon’s first quarter, it said Thursday, up 49 percent from $1.05 billion AWS generated the same time a year …
While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has been shipping devices for over two decades with the same default password. The vendor wasn’t named by …
Most appealing about Acer’s new Chromebook 15 CB3-531 are its US$199 price and large 15.6-inch screen. But the laptop is bulky and it puts into question whether Chromebooks can be full-blown desktop replacements. Most Chromebooks today come with smaller screens, so the laptop’s large screen was a welcome sight. During …
While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has been shipping devices for over two decades with the same default password. The vendor wasn’t named by …
The U.S. Department of Defense must rebuild trust with Silicon Valley because it needs new technology partners to fight against cyberattacks, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday. The DOD is looking to build its defensive cybersecurity capabilities with help from technology vendors, but the military also will deploy offensive …
The typical employee at Google is relatively young, according to a lawsuit brought by an older programmer who is alleging age discrimination. Robert Heath, a software engineer, was 60 when he applied in 2011 for a job at a rapidly growing Google. He wasn’t hired despite having “highly-pertinent qualifications and …
The U.S. Department of Defense must rebuild trust with Silicon Valley because it needs new technology partners to fight against cyberattacks, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday. The DOD is looking to build its defensive cybersecurity capabilities with help from technology vendors, but the military also will deploy offensive …
Enterprise software vendors are betting the Apple Watch will find a use in the business world and this week announced apps for the smartwatch, which will become available to consumers on Friday. While many of the initial Apple Watch business apps carry out the same functions of their iPhone counterparts, …
Comcast has abandoned plans to merge with Time Warner Cable, according to a Bloomberg News report on Thursday. The report quoted “people with knowledge of the matter” and said a formal announcement could be made as soon as Friday. The decision, which was not immediately confirmed by the companies, came …
Comcast has abandoned plans to merge with Time Warner Cable, according to a Bloomberg News report on Thursday. The report quoted “people with knowledge of the matter” and said a formal announcement could be made as soon as Friday. The decision, which was not immediately confirmed by the companies, came …
Hackers probably gained access to Sony’s network last year after a series of phishing emails aimed at system engineers, network administrators and others who were asked to verify their Apple IDs, a security expert said today. Last fall, Sony Pictures Entertainment, a U.S. subsidiary of Sony, was infiltrated by attackers, …
A company that tracked retail store customers through their smartphones without notifying them and without giving them a chance to turn off the tracking has settled a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it didn’t live up to its privacy promises. Retail tracking firm Nomi Technologies stated in its privacy …
A company that tracked retail store customers through their smartphones without notifying them and without giving them a chance to turn off the tracking has settled a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it didn’t live up to its privacy promises. Retail tracking firm Nomi Technologies stated in its privacy …
Potentially making work easier for system administrators, Red Hat has updated its development packages to support running multiple versions of the same programming language on its flagship enterprise operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Red Hat has released updates to two of its packages of third-party open source software …