The group responsible for the attack on Sony Pictures, the GOP (Guardians of Peace), has moved away from their normal rhetoric, issuing a thinly veiled threat of terror attacks on Christmas Day; the date when Sony’s picture The Interview is set for general release. The threat was attached to a …
The hackers who attacked Sony Pictures have apparently moved on to a new tactic: attempting to spread fear among the general public. In a message on Tuesday, the hackers allude to attacks on movie theaters showing “The Interview.” Due to open Dec. 25, the movie is a comedy about celebrity …
From rattled airline passengers who fear the coming of smartphones to jurors who don’t know a smartphone from a tablet, here are some of the colorful quotes from IT news in 2014. Give the audience a grin “The founders of Snapchat last year turned down a $3 billion offer from …
The state of Linux in 2015? We’re coming to the end of the year, and the first batch of predictions about what 2015 might have in store for Linux have arrived. Share your own predictions about Linux and 2015 in the comments below. What do you think will happen? Jack …
The information and communications technology sector has almost doubled its contribution to Nigeria’s GDP in the last three years and is expected to be a main driver of economic growth, according to the country’s ICT minister. “The industry currently contributes 9.58 percent to GDP (Q3 2014) and is further enabling …
The NBASE-T Alliance – a recently formed umbrella group of networking industry players dedicated to keeping standard Ethernet cabling relevant – announced a dozen new members on Monday, including big names such as Intel, Qualcomm and Brocade. The group was founded just seven weeks ago by a consortium of four …
The Large Hadron Collider, the atom smasher that has hunted for antimatter and the elusive Higgs boson, shut down in February 2013 for an overhaul and upgrade. Now, scientists are getting ready to fire up the collider, which has been called “one of the greatest engineering milestones of mankind,” again. …
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Earlier this month, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook each welcomed China’s top Internet regulator to their headquarters, for visits marked by smiles and laughter. Looking at photos from the meetings, it would be easy to think the companies have a cozy relationship with the world’s most populous nation. In fact, 2014 …
New phones, tablets, and smartwatches sure are exciting — but sometimes it’s the smaller stuff that really makes me smile. An app, an accessory, any little thing that brings a breath of fresh air into my Android devices and makes me appreciate just how cool technology can be. That’s why …
It’s no Windows, but… While Apple products have traditionally been a safer refuge for computer users than Windows, malware is no stranger to the Mac. Historically, Windows’s large user base made it a much more appealing target for hackers. But as Apple’s market share began growing, Mac-oriented malware became more …
Earlier this month, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook each welcomed China’s top Internet regulator to their headquarters, for visits marked by smiles and laughter. Looking at photos from the meetings, it would be easy to think the companies have a cozy relationship with the world’s most populous nation. In fact, 2014 …
The beta test of Microsoft’s newish Web-publishing app, Sway, is no longer by invitation-only: the company said today it’s open to all. Since Sway’s October debut, more than 175,000 people have requested an invitation to the trial preview, with thousands more submitting requests daily, Microsoft said in a Monday blog …
Indian mobile Internet provider One97 has taken another step into West Africa’s value added service market with a new audio storytelling portal partnership with Nigeria-based mobile operator Glo. The deal will enable Glo’s users in Benin, and later Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, listen to favorite stories via their phones …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a Phoenix-based equity research firm owner who allegedly manipulated the market for a publicly traded stock he was soliciting investors to purchase. The SEC Enforcement Division alleges that after a company hired his firm to assist in two private placement offerings, …
Saying that Facebook’s new privacy policy could violate Dutch data protection laws, the privacy regulator in the Netherlands has asked it to postpone its introduction pending an investigation. But the social network won’t hold back the rollout of new terms and policies on Jan. 1, and was “surprised and disappointed” …
In an era of slick gadgets, PCs are the dinosaurs, ensnared in wire clutter, sporting tired 2D cameras and stricken with the occasional blue screen of death. Technology coming up in 2015, though, is set to make PCs more interactive, fun and perhaps nosier than you’d like them to be. …
A grinch may be snatching away some year-end holiday time, forcing Linux system administrators to fill a gaping security hole in their systems. Named after the proverbially grumpy Dr. Seuss character, the grinch vulnerability could affect all Linux systems, potentially providing attackers with unfettered root access, according to security service …
In an era of slick gadgets, PCs are the dinosaurs, ensnared in wire clutter, sporting tired 2D cameras and stricken with the occasional blue screen of death. Technology coming up in 2015, though, is set to make PCs more interactive, fun and perhaps nosier than you’d like them to be. …
I actually had been feeling optimistic about Windows 10. No, really. You can look it up. I mean, I didn’t think Windows 10 was the greatest thing since the advent of the Internet, but it did strike me as a solid replacement for the lamentable Windows 8. But that was …
Researchers in the Netherlands are applying quantum physics in an attempt to create fraud-proof credit cards and ID cards. The approach, which they call Quantum-Secure Authentication (QSA), centers on single particles of light, or photons, and their ability to encode data so that attackers cannot determine what the information is. …
Японская компания Sony, как и многие производители готовятся показать в Лас Вегасе на выставке CES 2015 свои новые творения. Такими устройствами станут смартфоны популярной линейки Xperia – Z4 Compact и Z4 Ultra, их характеристики уже появились в сети. Sony Xperia Z4 Compact, построенный на базе процессора Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, получил 4.7-дюймовый дисплей …
With BMW’s Remote Valet Parking Assistant may you never have to set foot in a parking garage again: The car should find a place to park on its own. The feature can be controlled from a smartwatch and will be demonstrated at the International CES trade show in January. Cars …
U.S. Sen. Al Franken isn’t satisfied with Uber Technologies’ response to privacy questions he asked the ride service. The chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law said Uber dodged some of the questions he raised about customer data. “Quite frankly, they did not answer many of …
An Illinois hospital says someone attempted to blackmail it to stop the release of data on some of its patients. Clay County Hospital, a medium-sized hospital chain in the state, received an anonymous email on Nov. 2 that asked for “a substantial payment” to avoid patient data being released. The …
Here it is. A leaked build 9901 of Windows 10. Before next month’s expected consumer preview, we’re able to see where Microsoft is going with the new features. Will it be the Queen of the desktop, or the Rachel Potter of Week 3? [You’re fired -Ed.] In IT Blogwatch, bloggers …