A vulnerability found in the late 1990s in Microsoft Windows can still be used to steal login credentials, according to a security advisory released Monday. A researcher with security vendor Cylance, Brian Wallace, found a new way to exploit a flaw originally found in 1997. Wallace wrote on Monday the …
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent are in advanced merger talks, the companies confirmed Tuesday following media speculation that a deal was in the works. The talks could still fall apart, but a deal is on the table in which Nokia would acquire Alcatel-Lucent in a stock swap, the companies said. A merger …
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent are in advanced merger talks, the companies confirmed Tuesday following media speculation that a deal was in the works. The talks could still fall apart, but a deal is on the table that would see Nokia acquire Alcatel-Lucent in a stock swap, the companies said. A merger …
Forget Apple’s iOS 8.3, that’s old news. Why? Yesterday, Apple released iOS 8.4 beta, temporarily making version 8.3 — along with every other iOS version — beneath consideration in the minds of Apple bloggers. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make noise about music apps. Today’s humble blogwatcher is Stephen Glasskeys. Shaun …
IBM announced a new business unit, Watson Health, that will offer cloud-based access to its Watson supercomputer for analyzing healthcare data. The Watson Health Cloud will be an open source but secure platform on which care providers and researchers can share and analyze health data for greater insights into trends …
From controversies like Gamergate, which sparked death threats against female game developers, to headlines like Newsweek magazine’s recent “What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women,” it’s questionable whether things are better for female techies today than they were 20 years ago. “Success is slow and the numbers can be discouraging on …
With great power comes not only great responsibility, but often great complexity — and that sure can be the case with R. The open-source R Project for Statistical Computing offers immense capabilities to investigate, manipulate and analyze data. But because of its sometimes complicated syntax, beginners may find it challenging …
Major sponsors of cyberwarfare forces are reaching a state of deterrence resembling the mutually assured destruction in nuclear weapons standoffs, former U.S. national intelligence director Dennis Blair said Tuesday. All nation states would suffer if countries engaged in cyberattacks against civilians, and world leaders including those in China and Russia …
Indian online retailer Flipkart has abandoned a plan to give customers of mobile operator Bharti Airtel free access to its mobile app after criticism that the move posed a threat to net neutrality. Earlier this month, Airtel launched a marketing platform, Airtel Zero, that allows app developers to pay for …
При посещении страниц социальной сети ВКонтакте, пользователи получают сообщение и не могут открыть большую часть страниц. «Вернитесь назад и повторите попытку». Тем не менее промежуток между соседними загрузками составлял и больше одной секунды. У одних пользователей сети не загружалась главная страница сайта, у других — пропала возможность перехода со своей страницы на ленту новостей …
Южнокорейская компания Samsung пополнила линейку смартфонов Galaxy A, новым устройством, который получил название Samsung Galaxy A8 (индекс – SM-A800F), а если верить инсайдерам, он получит довольно большой дисплей. Размер экрана Super AMOLED по диагонали составляет 5.7 дюйма с разрешением 1920 × 1080 точек. Упоминается, что смартфон будет очень тонким и легким. Толщина 140-граммового аппарата не превысит 5.9 мм. Корпус цельнометаллический. …
Sharp has developed a 5.5-inch display with 3860 x 2160 pixel resolution, which is equivalent to “ultra high definition,” also known as 4K. The prototype LCD display, which could be used in smartphones in the future, has a pixel density of 806 pixels per inch (ppi) and was shown off …
Низкая производительность операционной системы iOS 8 и ее вариаций на старых версиях iPhone и iPad стала одной из главных тем жалоб пользователей. От версии к версии прошивки ходят слухи, что в уж в следующем релизе все станет лучше, но пока особых изменений мы не увидели. А как дела с iOS 8.3? …
Сейчас всё реже и реже в новостных колонках встречается название легендарного производителя мобильных телефонов из Финляндии Nokia. Но, к величайшей радости поклонников этой компании, её инженеры по-прежнему продолжают работать над тем, чтобы сделать современные технологии ещё более продвинутыми. …
В милицию обратилась 45-летняя жительница Николаевщины с заявлением о том, что она стала жертвой мошенников. …
The health information your Apple Watch collects could eventually end up in IBM’s Watson cloud computing platform, where medical researchers and doctors can tap it in the course of their work. On Monday, IBM launched the Watson Health business unit, which will focus on providing the health care community with …
Как сделать так, чтобы ваша лента новостей в Facebook не была завалена бесполезной информацией, а надоедливые приложения не присылали вам уведомлений? Об этом и не только вы узнаете из статьи. …
В преддверии релиза GTA V на PC не только команда Rockstar Games проводит последние приготовления. Ведущие производители видеокарт, компании Nvidia и AMD выпустили новые версии драйверов для своих графических процессоров специально к релизу новой части серии на новой платформе. …
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would invalidate the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s recently passed net neutrality rules. The legislation, introduced by Representative Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, is called a resolution of disapproval, a move that allows Congress to review new federal regulations from government …
The U.S. received 233,000 H-1B petitions this year, believed to the highest number ever, and almost three times the number of available visas. The government issues 85,000 H-1B visas each year, 20,000 of which were set aside for people who had earned advanced degrees. Because the number of H-1B visas …
I’m just starting to understand what “lightweight signaling” means for millennials in the workforce and for those raised with easy access to technology. It’s an emerging term and one that has not been covered too often. In larger technical departments, the idea is important and could make the difference between …
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would invalidate the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s recently passed net neutrality rules. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, is called a resolution of disapproval, a move that allows Congress to review new federal regulations from government …
Как и планировалось, 12 апреля Линус Торвальдс объявил о выпуске финального релиза ядра Linux 4.0 (3.20). …
Kurt DelBene, who left his role as president of Microsoft’s Office Division back in 2013, is returning to Microsoft as executive vice president of corporate strategy and planning and will report to CEO Satya Nadella. Following his departure from Microsoft, DelBene was tapped by President Obama to take charge of …
CHICAGO — As electronic medical records (EMRs) proliferate under federal regulations, kludgey workflow processes and patient data entry quality can be problematic. The inherent issues with EMRs — and for the healthcare professionals required to learn them — hasn’t been lost on lawyers, who see the potential for millions of …
Разработчики, стоящие за работой над первой игрой GTA, переживают, что о них забудут при съемках сериала о создании серии. Телеканал BBC в настоящее время готовится к съемкам документальной картины об истории популярной серии Grand Theft Auto, и ключевых сотрудников компании DMA Design могут лишь вскользь упомянуть в проекте. …