Drivers for Web-based, ride-hailing services in Massachusetts would be subject to criminal background checks by the state and their company if a bill unveiled Friday by the state’s governor becomes law. That safety provision is just one outlined in a bill that is designed to regulate companies like Uber and …
As the number of solar panels on business and home rooftops multiply, America’s power grid is bearing an electrical load that it was never designed to handle: bidirectional power transfer. “There’s no grid system in the world designed for that,” said Anise Dehamna, principal research analyst at Navigant Research. “Every …
Security professionals are in dire need of a solution that provides visibility into where sensitive and confidential data resides, as well as visibility into the data’s risk.[1] This knowledge would allow those responsible to take an effective, proactive approach to combating cybercrime. By focusing on the data, Informatica and our …
Microsoft last week acknowledged that Windows revenue took a beating in the first quarter, with sales of licenses to computer and device makers falling $698 million, or 22%, compared to the same stretch in 2014. The quarter’s downturn was the second straight double-digit decline, following a 13% drop in revenue …
Users can now place free video calls with Messenger, as Facebook continues to extend the app beyond simple text-based chats. With the feature, Facebook is also taking a jab at competing products like Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft’s Skype and Google Hangouts. Facebook previously allowed video calling through its site on the …
As you move workloads to the cloud, you’ve probably already discovered that keeping track of your monthly cloud computing bills is not an easy task. Certainly, using a cloud provider can be cheaper than purchasing your own hardware, or instrumental in moving a capital expense into an operating one. And …
A surprisingly long history Though most people today consider the electric car to be a modern phenomenon, electric cars actually date all the way back to the 1800s. While some of the first electric car models were rather crude, both in appearance and in function, there was a period in …
Proliferation tends to be a consequence any time a new technology trend takes off, and enterprise social networks are a prime example. Jive, Yammer and Salesforce Chatter are all among the competitors in this arena, and more than a few organizations are struggling under the weight of several of them. …
The annual Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report was just released, and many in the IT world are already finding the information disturbing, in part because Verizon’s conclusions appear difficult to remediate. If you study the report closely, however, you will see there’s some good news about improving your information security …
Get ready for PHP 7; it’s going to be fast. In fact, 100-percent-plus performance improvements have been seen in version 7, Rasmus Lerdorf, the founder of the scripting language, said at the O’Reilly Fluent conference in San Francisco. Lerdorf further noted that this performance gain has been experienced in most “real-world” …
To overcome emotional barriers to cloud computing, cloud providers often give customers complete control over their data, including encryption keys. Microsoft has been unveiling features in that vein for Azure, and yesterday, the company took a few more steps in that direction with Office 365. The features are about more …
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 …