It’s seemed like a long wait from when rumors of the Apple Watch first emerged two years ago to April 10, 2015, when Apple began accepting pre-orders. I was one of the lucky early purchasers and my Watch has finally arrived. So was all that anticipation worth it? I bought …
Apple расширила покрытие 3D-режима Flyover на фирменном картографическом сервисе. 19 новых населенных пунктов в США и Европе обрели объемные очертания. Пользоваться картами Apple могут пользователи iPhone, iPad и Mac. …
По требованию геймеров и по соглашению с Bethesda Softworks корпорация Valve убрала платные моды для игры The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim из сети Steam. Однако если некоторые геймеры остались удовлетворены решением компании, другие расстроились еще больше, чем раньше. …
Бюро патентов и торговых знаков США выдало Apple патент, в котором описывается способ управления настольными программами с мобильных устройств, таких как iPhone и iPad. …
The IT outsourcing industry just logged its worst first quarter in terms of annual contract value of deals awarded since 2004, according to analysis by outsourcing consultancy and research firm Information Services Group (ISG). Just $3.5 billion in annual contact value was awarded in the three-month period, down 27 percent …
Continuing its overtures toward open source, Microsoft is unveiling technologies for packaging applications and remotely debugging JavaScript. One open source technology, ManifoldJS, helps developers package Web experiences into native apps for Android, iOS, and Windows stores. ManifoldJS runs on familiar technology, said Microsoft Senior Program Manager Jeff Burtoft, aka “boyofgreen,” …
Перед выходом Windows 10 летом этого года Microsoft провела конференцию Build для разработчиков, в рамках которой познакомила их с возможностями новой системы. «Газета.Ru» решила рассмотреть, что мы вынесли из этой конференции о Windows 10. …
Dark tattoos may interfere with the Apple Watch’s ability to capture a person’s heart rate, Apple has confirmed on the device’s product support page. “Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart rate sensor performance. The ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos …
Dark tattoos may interfere with the Apple Watch’s ability to capture a person’s heart rate, Apple confirmed on the device’s product support page. “Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart rate sensor performance. The ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos can …
По мнению активистов федерального проекта «Молодой гвардии „Единой России“» (МГЕР) «Медиагвардия», картографический сервис Google «распространяет порнографические материалы и сведения о местах, которые могут навредить здоровью и развитию детей». Так, «молодогвардейцы» обнаружили указатели на картах на запрещенные российским законодательством игорные заведения, гей-клубы и центры для взрослых, которые в сервисе сопровождаются «пикантными» …
Мнения об умных часах Apple Watch разделились на два противоположных лагеря после того, как калифорнийская компания анонсировала цены на инновационный продукт. Стоимость премиум-версии часов Watch Edition в золотом корпусе может начинаться от $10 000 и доходить до $17 000, что нравится далеко не всем пользователям. …
Безрамочный смартфон ZTE Nubia Z9 успешно прошел сертификацию китайского агентства TENAA, а на официальном сайте центра «засветились» многие технические характеристики интересной новинки. Обычно информация от TENAA оказывается точной, но в данном случае, возможно, есть место и ошибкам, поскольку указанные ею характеристики удивляют. …
Мобильные приложения для Android и iOS смогут запускаться в среде Windows 10 благодаря нововведениям в операционной системе, сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на представителей Microsoft. Таким образом корпорация рассчитывает привлечь внимание разработчиков к своей новой программной платформе. …
What does a typical enterprise cloud services buyer look like? It’s a tricky question to answer. Cloud services are everywhere: in the data center, in development teams, in shared services organizations on manufacturing floors. It’s also delivered in many different ways: as software, as infrastructure that behaves like software and …
Apple’s Device Enrolment Program (DEP) is a cornerstone solution for any enterprise CIO. “We can take a brand new device out of the box, go through the setup assistant and have it enrol with the management service without any technical input,” explains Apple Authorised Service Provider, Amsys. All aboard New …
Microsoft shared some additional details about the components inside its augmented reality HoloLens headset during the company’s Build conference. Like a traditional PC, HoloLens contains a CPU and GPU, said Alex Kipman, a technical fellow in Microsoft’s operating system group, on Thursday. But the headset also uses a custom built …
Oracle shrugs at Salesforce acquisition rumors Oracle executives say an acquisition of Salesforce.com by a rival would help it, by distracting its competitor with culture clashes and other integration issues (and if anyone would know about that, it would be those oh-so-acquisitive Oracle executives). Co-CEO Safra Catz wouldn’t comment directly …
Non-IT C-levels love absolutes on security. They want to know that if they approve those 50 more security staff and $200 million in additional equipment and software, breaches can be blocked. IT knows that it’s a silly question, that the best one can ever hope from security is to make …
Music pirating streaming service Grooveshark has just shuttered its doors, never to open again. Today, all that remains is a contrite-hanging-head-in-shame message posted on a scrap of what used to be Grooveshark’s web page. Bloggers explain why it all happened, and how they could see this coming from a mile …
Tesla Motors last night announced a new line of commercial and residential-grade batteries for storing electricity on site and to supplement power from the grid. While the news was expected after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted about the announcement last week, what did come as a surprise was the price: …
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Mozilla is planning to gradually favor HTTPS (HTTP Secure) connections over non-secure HTTP connections by making some new features on its browser available only to secured sites. The browser developer decided after a discussion on its community mailing list that it will set a date after which all new features …
Problems with the new Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone have infuriated some early adopters, but they still stay loyal to their favorite brand. Some have taken to user forums and tweets with expletive-deleted missives. This post Wednesday on an Android Central forum by Edge smartphone user Ajay …
Flashback to the days when this IT pilot fish is still young, foolish and working for a communications company that regularly sends him out of town for work or training. “Part of my job often included sharing lunch with venders or clients, and I had suffered through enough bad ones …
A botnet designed for Web advertising fraud was also used to nudge up the number of views of some pro-Russian videos on the website DailyMotion, according to security vendor Trustwave. An investigation into what appeared to be strictly ad fraud turned out to have a surprising political angle, wrote Rami …
Streaming music service Grooveshark has closed down as part of a settlement with major record companies that had sued it for many years for copyright infringement. The music service, which started in 2006, is ceasing operations immediately and will erase all the copyrighted works of the record companies, besides surrendering …