Microsoft on Thursday sued two technical support companies, alleging that they infringed numerous Microsoft trademarks and practiced false advertising as they tricked consumers into paying for bogus help. The lawsuit was the first time Microsoft turned to the courts to try to stem the flood of tech support scams that …
North Korea was responsible for the devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday after a two-week investigation. The attack on Sony occurred in late November and resulted in the theft of thousands of files that, after being leaked online, proved highly embarrassing for the …
The cream of the crop Image by Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr Just when we thought we had reached peak app, 2014 brought us a fresh round of iOS awesomeness we can’t live without. Messaging apps and social networks are old news: The best apps of the year helped us work smarter and …
The BlackBerry Classic is the best smartphone the company has ever released. It’s not going to lure away many iPhone or Android users, but that’s just fine with BlackBerry. Here’s why. (cio.com) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here …
The Internet of Things may be a new idea, but machines talking to other machines is not. The way connected devices are evolving in industry, where they’ve been used for years, says a lot about why IoT has the potential to be something very big. But within enterprises, that evolution …
The BBC’s Panorama team slammed Apple partner, Pegatron’s working practises last night. Apple seems furious at the UK state-funded broadcaster’s claims. ‘Deeply offended’ Based on undercover reports from Apple manufacturing partner, Pegatron factories, Panorama claimed Apple “routinely” breaks its promises to improve working conditions. Apple vigorously denies this. In an email …
The attack on Sony Pictures has put North Korea’s cyberwarfare program in the spotlight. Like most of the internal workings of the country, not much is known but snippets of information have come out over the years, often through defectors and intelligence leaks. Here’s a summary of what we know: …
Nearly every company is working towards a digital frontier and as we close out 2014, it’s important for companies to reflect on the strategic initiatives that will impact and accelerate customer success and business results for 2015. Innovation continuity is especially imperative in today’s changing business landscape and I predict …
The attack on Sony Pictures has put North Korea’s cyberwarfare program in the spotlight. Like most of the internal workings of the country, not much is known but snippets of information have come out over the years, often through defectors and intelligence leaks. Here’s a summary of what we know: …
A German steel factory suffered massive damage after hackers managed to access production networks, allowing them to tamper with the controls of a blast furnace, the government said in its annual IT security report. The report, published Wednesday by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), revealed one of the …
If anyone could use a hit product right now, it’s Sony. But its latest smartglasses won’t win people over from Google Glass despite having a better display. The Japanese conglomerate is reeling from the massive hack of its U.S. film arm, and will put on a brave face at next …
BlackBerry’s revenue continued its dive in the three months to Nov. 29, but on Friday the company reported a smaller loss than a year earlier. Revenue for BlackBerry’s third fiscal quarter, fell to $793 million, compared to $916 million in the preceding three months and $1.19 billion a year earlier. …
Microsoft wants to help Android, iOS and Windows apps run offline as well as online, offering a way to improve app responsiveness and functionality when network coverage is bad or non-existent. In an age of always-connected smartphones, it might seem there is no need for apps with offline access — …
North Korea or not? There’s still a lot we don’t know about the attack on Sony Pictures and those behind it. After two weeks of investigations, anonymous government officials told some reporters and politicians on Wednesday that North Korea was behind the attacks. But on Thursday, U.S. officials resisted making …
A critical vulnerability in client software used to interact with Git, a distributed revision control system for managing source code repositories, allows attackers to execute rogue commands on computers used by developers. The flaw affects the official Git client as well as third-party clients and software based on the original …
Overwhelmed by another hectic holiday season? Not to worry: We’re here to help, with great technology gift suggestions for a range of budgets and tastes. For those who love the great outdoors, we’ve got a rugged weatherproof speaker and a camera that takes 360-degree photos. For people who juggle multiple …
Tech gifts for all Okay, it’s getting close to the wire now — the holidays are almost upon us, and there are still a bunch of unchecked names on your gift list. What to do? Don’t panic. Just check out some of the suggestions in Part 3 of our holiday …
More bad PR for Apple. Despite its promises of workers’ rights and ethical sourcing of minerals, an undercover BBC investigation shows widespread ‘niceness’ failures in the supply chains for toys such as the iPhone 6. Panorama, “the world’s longest running investigative TV show,” says Apple is breaking its ethical promises. …
There used to be a time when the gap between Apple products made choosing the right computer obvious and easy. The deliberate compartmentalization of prices and features clearly dictated which laptop or deskop machine was right, with minimal overlap between the categories. But as Apple expanded its line-up, and as …
Pilot fish has just taken a programming job with a government workgroup whose previous IT support guy left hurriedly — leaving zero documentation for his successor. “I needed to focus on software development, but I also needed to cover hardware support,” says fish. “Right after beginning my employment, it came …
Каково это — работать в самой дорогой компании мира? Джереми Фу один из немногих, кто поделился драгоценным опытом превращения в часть «яблочной» компании. Начнем мы, пожалуй, с самого приятного — непосредственно с приглашения выйти на работу. …
Доверчивых кременчужан не перестают обманывать интернет-мошенники – на этот раз жертвами стали двое мужчин. …
2014 был трудным годом для Bitcoin. Сначала мир потрясла новость о закрытии крупнейшей биржи криптовалют MtGox. В том же месяце Чарли Шрем, член правления Bitcoin Foundation, был арестован по обвинению в отмывании денег. А весной цифровая валюта была потрясена неоднократными кражами и скандалами. …
As mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the issuance of proposed amendments to revise the rules related to the thresholds for registration, termination of registration, and suspension of reporting under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. The Commission voted …
На улице декабрь 2014 года, пожалуй, пришло самое время подводить итоги, собирать камни и посыпать голову пеплом. Интернет-2014 был не лучше и не хуже других годов и породил множество интересных, странных, весёлых и просто запоминающихся вещей. Давайте вспомним всё, что заслуживает места в нашей памяти. …
Українські Кібер Війська завдали чергового удару по сепаратистам і терористам. Вони своїми діями зупинили фінансування тероризму у двох системах — Яндекс.Деньги і PayPal. Про це на своїй сторінці у Фейсбук повідомляє український хакер Євген Докукін. …