Nearly six years after Microsoft and Yahoo inked a search partnership, the companies are extending their agreement while changing it up a bit, as well. The companies announced today that they have amended their search partnership. However, the deal now notes that Yahoo will have more flexibility to update its …
Основатель соцсети Facebook Марк Цукерберг решил обеспечить Европу бесплатным интернетом. Об этом сообщает The Telegraph. …
IBM has joined an increasing number of vendors who are pushing for real-time cybersecurity information sharing among private and public organizations, researchers and other network defenders. On Thursday, the company opened up over 700 terabytes of data about vulnerabilities, attacks and other threats through a new cloud-based threat intelligence sharing …
The blue screen of death in Linux? Windows is infamous for the “blue screen of death” that millions of users have encountered over the years. But I’ve never heard of a Linux user getting one…until today. Yes, a Linux user actually got a blue screen of death. This may be …
Любители пиратских версий видеоигр столкнулись с чередой преград во время попыток обзавестись пиратской копией GTA V на PC. Причем, преграды оказались настолько сложными, что сам процесс скачивания, установки и запуска игры превратился в эпический и невероятно сложный квест. …
Every year, open-source software “eats” more of the business world. Back in 2010, roughly 42 percent of the respondents to North Bridge and Black Duck Software’s annual future of open source survey said they used open source to run their business or in their IT environment. This year, it’s 78 …
With the European Commission leveling antitrust charges against Google, the company should be bracing itself for a big – and potentially costly – fight over its dominant search business. “This could be a dilly of a pickle for Google,” said Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group. “The …
Корпорация Microsoft предложила своим партнерам, выпускающим смартфоны на платформе Google Android, снизить размер лицензионных отчислений при условии, что они будут предустанавливать на свои устройства приложения Microsoft, такие как Word, Excel, OneDrive и Skype, сообщает Digitimes. …
A new report from the Arbor Security Engineering and Response Team (ASERT) sheds light on how the sophisticated banking malware known as Neverquest or Vawtrak is able to evade detection, by using encryption, anonymous routers, and even steganography. “Neverquest is something we investigated because of its impact on the financial …
From a cybersecurity point of view, I believe the value of data refers first to the “nature” of the data itself. Positive data, i.e. malicious network traffic data from malware and cyberattacks, have much more value than some other data science problems. To better understand this, let’s start to discuss …
LEAF Commercial Capital used to wrestle with tape backups for disaster recovery. Now the equipment leasing and finance company is using a software-based service from Evolve IP for disaster recovery. Rusty Lorenzon, director of IT Infrastructure at Philadelphia-based LEAF, says Evolve IP’s disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) has allowed the company to reduce …
Google is betting that real-time processing is the future of big data analysis, and has updated two of its cloud services to help enterprises understand what is happening in the moment with their customers and operations. “We really believe that streaming is the way the world is going. Instead looking …
Смартфон OnePlus One оказался одной из главных мобильных сенсаций прошлого года. Появившись из ниоткуда, стартап OnePlus выпустил девайс, который разошелся по свету миллионным тиражом. При этом продажи One ведутся через пригласительные, и купить этот смартфон может не каждый. Однако, как сообщает Bloomberg, китайцы не собираются останавливаться на набранной высоте и …
Secure file sharing is imperative for Lawyers Without Borders, a group that works with volunteer lawyers to advance human rights law in conflict-ridden regions. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Hartford, Conn., uses Intralinks VIA to protect confidential legal documents and court papers from unsanctioned access. The SaaS solution for content …
Content is core to the work of Densho, an organization whose mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were held in internment camps during World War II. In the past, Densho needed a complex storage environment to house its 30TB of production data, says Geoff Froh, deputy …
Google is betting that real-time processing is the future of big data analysis, and has updated two of its cloud services to help enterprises understand what is happening in the moment with their customers and operations. “We really believe that streaming is the way the world is going. Instead looking …
Need to find a vanilla frosting recipe? Google it. Need to find out how many Yankees are in the hall of fame? Google it. Need to find your Android phone? Google it? Yep. Google recently brought parts of the Android Device Manager to Google search. When you’re signed in to …
Retail chain Forever 21 has denied making illegal copies of Adobe’s software, as the Photoshop maker alleged in a lawsuit, and shot back that Adobe tries to bully customers who are accused of piracy into paying exorbitant license fees. Adobe sued Forever 21 in January, in a copyright lawsuit filed …
Если вы думали, что первые часы от Apple появятся в продаже только на следующей неделе, то это не совсем так. На аукционе eBay появился лот с 20-летними кварцевыми часами с разноцветным «яблочком» и веселеньким дизайном. За редкую вещицу просят $2500 — цена выше, чем у большинства моделей грядущих Apple Watch. …
Legislation that would require businesses across the U.S. to notify affected customers after a data breach is headed toward a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives even though some digital rights groups say the bill will actually weaken protections for consumers. The Data Security and Breach Notification …
Благодаря компании AMD в сети появилась информация о новом проекте Codemasters — продолжении знаменитой гоночной серии DiRT, притом сама студия не объявляла о начале работ над игрой. …
Material Design is the heart and soul of Google’s Android platform (and increasingly the rest of Google’s universe, too, from Chrome OS to the Web at large). Even if you don’t actively think about it, the design standards introduced with Android 5.0 are probably becoming a core part of your …
Исследователи из Колумбийского университета разработали первую в мире камеру с автономным источником питания, инженеры соединили технологии цифровой записи и солнечной энергетики. «Наша новая камера — это лишь верхушка айсберга. Сегодня мы находимся на пороге цифровой революции в разработке технологий съемки, и каждый день видим новые и новые перспективы. В современном мире …
Компанию Vivo нельзя назвать одним из тех производителей, которые всегда на слуху, но она известна, как минимум, тем, что выпустила один из самых тонких смартфонов Vivo X5 Max с корпусом, толщина которого всего 3,98 мм. А недавно появились данные о том, что компания работает над новыми смартфонами и в ближайшее …
If you’re looking to buy an Apple Watch, don’t expect to find one in an Apple store in the coming weeks. The device won’t be available for in-store purchases through May, Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts said in a memo. Ahrendts, in the memo, looked to answer questions from retail …
Sophos generally steers clear of pointing to a single patch from Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, but is breaking its own rule this month by highlighting one it says can prevent a world of hurt. The patch – MS15-034 – addresses a bug that could allow remote-code execution on a victim machine, …