Microsoft has seeded Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs with an as-yet-optional update that will pitch the free Windows 10 upgrade to customers. According to Myce.com, a March 27 non-security update aimed at Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 8.1 Update — the latter, the April 2014 refresh …
NASA this weekend is pulling together more than 10,000 developers, scientists, students and entrepreneurs across 62 countries for a code-a-thon aimed at building technology for space exploration. Using IBM’s cloud development platform, Bluemix, participants will be tasked with developing mobile apps, software, hardware, data visualization and platform solutions. The technology …
The H-1B cap has been quickly reached, the U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Service said Tuesday. The agency said it received a “high number” of visa petitions, but did not have a final count. It will be a week or two before the immigration service can say exactly how many petitions …
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Edge smartphones, which arrive in stores Friday, have received mostly positive reviews from critics, largely for superior styling and their metal and glass construction. Still, there has been criticism about the bloatware pre-installed on the devices. At one point, before review units were widely distributed, reports …
As president, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will support increasing the H-1B visa cap. Although Paul keeps specifics about his plans for high-skilled immigration nuanced and vague, the final outcome would be little different from Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) plan to raise the H-1B cap by 500%. Paul, who today …
Ключевой и самой примечательной особенностью Project Ara является то, что такие модульные устройства позволят пользователям настраивать под свои нужды не только программное обеспечение, но и аппаратное. …
Сервис микроблогов Twitter запустил новый способ ретвитов, при котором пользователи получают больше пространства для собственных комментариев. Об этом сообщает во вторник Cnet. …
По сообщениям источников из Apple, в компании считают 4K только зарождающейся технологией и не готовы первыми продвигать новое разрешение в массы. …
LG is placing as much importance on streaming content from Netflix as it is to broadcast TV in its new 4K OLED and LED TVs, which were announced on Tuesday. Eight new 4K smart TVs, belonging to one OLED curved TV series and four LED series, carry the certification of …
Apple’s decision to cater to Watch buyers with reservation-only sales and personalized in-store appointments worried one retail analyst, who wondered whether it signals a sea change in how the Cupertino, Calif. company leverages its nearly 450 outlets. “One concern I’d have as a retail person is that this could end …
Ant Financial, финансовое подразделение китайской Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, и компания Xiaomi, лидер рынка смартфонов в Китае, заявили о совместном развитии систем мобильных платежей, которые будут использовать носимые устройства. Это первая подобная инициатива среди ведущих китайских компаний. …
Apple wants to eliminate the long lines that form outside its retail stores on product launch days. “The days of waiting in line and crossing fingers for a product are over for our customers,” according to a memo from Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and online stores, …
Корейская LG выпустила обновление Android 5.1 Lollipop для планшета LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. …
After facing a DDoS attack, an activist group isn’t backing down in its attempts to end China’s Internet censorship. “I think that we are more confident than we were before that our successful execution of our strategy is going to lead us to achieve our mission,” said the group via …
8 апреля в Шэньчжэне (провинция Гуандун, КНР) стартует форум для разработчиков Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2015. Ожидается, что на нём в числе прочего будет сделан ряд анонсов, связанных с процессорами нового поколения. …
Researchers at NYU Polytechnic have achieved a major breakthrough in underwater robotics: They have proven that a robotic replica of something that will eat you can be as terrifying as the real thing. Fortunately, for the streets of New York abused so heavily in Godzilla and all those Night at …
Samsung и SK Telecom сообщили о подписании договора о взаимопонимании в вопросах разработки передовых мобильных устройств и технологий связи. …
One of the things that makes Android so interesting is the fact that no two people use it the same way. From the ever-expanding variety of hardware to the virtually endless possibilities for configuring and customizing the software, diversity is a key part of what makes the platform as appealing …
Тайваньский производитель смартфонов HTC в четвертый раз подряд зафиксировал прибыль по итогам квартала, однако трудности в компании все еще продолжаются. …
When it comes to business intelligence, most enterprise users are intimately acquainted with tools such as Microsoft Excel. They tend to feel less comfortable with data-management technologies like Hadoop—despite the considerable insights such tools could offer. Enter AtScale, a startup that on Tuesday emerged from stealth with a new offering …
Эд Бун (Ed Boon), один из основных разработчиков Mortal Kombat X и творческий директор NetherRealm Studios, пообещал, что стабильность сетевых режимов игры будет гораздо выше, чем в прошлых проектах студии. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Andrew Bowden, Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), will leave the agency at the end of April to return to the private sector. Mr. Bowden joined the SEC in November 2011, serving as OCIE’s National Associate for the …
Apple is looking to eliminate the long lines that form outside its retail stores on product launch days. “The days of waiting in line and crossing fingers for a product are over for our customers,” according to a memo from Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and online …
Консалтинговая фирма Chipworks, специализирующаяся на разборке и анализе особенностей мобильных устройств, сообщила о результатах «вскрытия» нового флагманского смартфона Samsung Galaxy S6. …
In Vietnam, crossing the road can feel like a life or death experience. Busy urban thoroughfares are choked with scooters and other vehicles, which rarely stop for pedestrians, as seen in many YouTube videos. A group of university students has deployed a humanoid robot to help people get from one …
Тайваньский производитель электроники Asustek за последнее время значительно расширил линейку устройств на базе Chrome OS. …