Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for chatting on the web outside of Facebook.com. The move is Facebook’s attempt to create a dedicated hub for chats on the web as it incorporates many new features into the Messenger mobile app, and grows its use. Facebook users can still chat …
The Venue 10 7000 from Dell and the Surface 3 from Microsoft share a few things in common: they will ship in a few weeks, are marketed as tablets that can be used as laptops, and start at $499. But they offer different advantages. To determine which one provides better …
Dell has added the Venue 10 7000 to its tablet line-up, a relatively high end device that boasts a crisp OLED screen and a 3D camera — with a price tag to match. The 10.5-inch OLED screen displays images at a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. And at 6.2-millimeters, …
It’s been just over half a year since Oracle completed its US$5.3 billion acquisition of Micros, and on Wednesday the company added several new services to the retail-focused technologies it gained through that deal. Six new Oracle Retail cloud services, specifically, are now available by subscription, with the goal of …
Apple today updated OS X Yosemite to 10.10.3, a build most notable for Photos, a new application that replaces the aged iPhoto. The third update to Yosemite since the OS’s debut last October, 10.10.3’s release followed a public beta by just over a month. That beta was offered to users …
As the capabilities of vehicle infotainment systems advance, and consumers come to expect information in real time, new car models are shipping with a basic system based on the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) paradigm. By 2020, 75% of the world’s cars will be connected to the Internet, and the growth …
Apple released the latest version of Yosemite on Wednesday, ushering in a wave of new features. OS X 10.10.3 includes the all-new Photos app—which we got a sneak peak of during the introduction of Yosemite during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in 2014—plus 300 new diversified emoji. The update also includes …
Hoping to build on the success of Docker-based Linux containers, Microsoft has developed a container technology to run on its Windows Server operating system. “We’re finding that interest in containers is very high,” said Mike Schutz, who runs cloud platform product marketing for Microsoft. Twenty percent of Azure users deploy …
Erwin Liu is the CEO of a fledgling Chinese startup, and he’s been the happy recipient of free chips from Intel. “Whenever I went to Intel’s offices, they would always give us some free samples,” he said. Liu’s company, CEIN Biotechnology, which develops finger vein scanners, is just one among …
What would convince you to purchase a 3D printer? Low price? Ease of use? A viable purpose? If so, then 3D printing start-ups may be on the right track. While 3D printing’s uptake has been impressive — a 33.8% compound annual growth rate over the past three years — the …
Windows 10 and Office are two of Microsoft’s most popular products, and next week Microsoft says the company will show off how future versions of each will work together. Microsoft plans to hold an event on April 16 “to experience modern Office on Windows and see how Microsoft is rethinking …
The arrival of Windows 10 later this year could usher in more convenient, fun and wire-free PC computing. Some new features that make for easier hardware handling are already available, but not yet in Windows PCs, which still make up the vast majority of desktop and laptop machines. For example, …
Employees at three overseas call centers sold hundreds of thousands of AT&T customer records, including names and Social Security numbers, to criminals who attempted to use the customer information to unlock stolen mobile phones, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said. More than 279,000 U.S. customers of AT&T were affected by …
The arrival of Windows 10 later this year could usher in more convenient, fun and wire-free PC computing. Some new features that make for easier hardware handling are already available, but not yet in Windows PCs, which still make up the vast majority of desktop and laptop machines. For example, …
Few things in the workforce present as many challenges for corporations as expense reports. Filing them is a task few enjoy and most avoid for as long as their bank accounts can bear the burden. Zoho wants to alleviate some of the pain with a new expense reporting application that’s …
A Massachusetts police department paid $500 to free up town files that had been encrypted by CryptoLocker, the ransomware that locks down hard drives until the owners pay up. + More on Network World: FBI: Be wary about Web searches for federal information + Police in Tewksbury, Mass., came up …
In about two weeks, Google plans to make a major change to the algorithm for its mobile search, giving mobile-friendly websites a higher position in search rankings. For a company that dominates the search market with an approximately 75% share, this is going to mark a significant change for mobile …
Apple is wading into uncertain territory with its smartwatch, which is an entirely new product category for the company and one that doesn’t seem immediately necessary for most people to buy. Though the same could be said of pretty much any tech gadget, the Apple Watch’s high price point—some models …
Document access and sharing represent the bulk of enterprise collaboration using Microsoft tools, according to a new report from harmon.ie, a company that makes software to combine Microsoft’s cloud and social utilities into a single interface. Online and offline access to private or shared documents represents 81 percent of all …
The final version of Windows 10 isn’t even available yet, but talk of what comes next is already popping up. Microsoft reportedly has two major updates to Windows 10 slated for 2016 that will parallel the release schedule for Windows 10 this year. Codenamed “Redstone”—a nod to Minecraft, which Microsoft now …
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s logging of international phone calls made from the U.S. was illegal, advocacy group Human Rights Watch has alleged in a lawsuit filed late Tuesday. The DEA and the U.S. Department of Justice ran the secret snooping program for decades without judicial oversight, logging “virtually all …
Think about the last time you were in a foreign country and didn’t speak the native language. It’s exhausting and frustrating to not be able to express even the simplest of ideas without resorting to excessive hand-waving or Englishification. Complex thoughts are usually deconstructed into simple caveman-esque noun + verb …
A German data protection authority has ordered Google to change how it handles users’ private data in the country by the end of the year. The administrative order was issued on Wednesday by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Johannes Caspar, in order to force Google …
Microsoft has seeded most consumer Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs with an automatic 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 …
In Silicon Valley, the recruiting game is extremely competitive, according to Ron Harrison, founder of Jivaro Professional Headhunters, a specialist in placing technology candidates. In some cases, Harrison said the difference between getting nothing and a US$30,000 fee has come down to the few slim minutes between when one recruiter …
E-book subscription service Oyster has opened an online book store, a move that pits the young company against heavyweight Amazon. Oyster’s ebook store has the support of the top five publishers in the U.S. While Amazon also offers books from these publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & …