U.S. lawmakers want their counterparts in the European Parliament to back away from a resolution that would split up Google by separating search engines from other online services. Thirteen U.S. lawmakers raised concerns about the resolution, which calls for search engines to be unbundled from online services, in two letters …
Debian versus Ubuntu Ubuntu and Debian are two of the most popular options for Linux users. But newer users can sometimes be unaware of the differences between the two, and might not understand which one is the better choice for their needs. Datamation looks at the pros and cons of …
Amazon has cut the price for its unlocked Fire smartphone by 69% just four months after the phone first went on sale. The company also just deleted thousands of negative online customer reviews of the smartphone on its website. The latest discount first appeared on Amazon.com on Tuesday, dropping the …
Oracle and the state of Oregon tussled in a U.S. district court last week over which legal venue will hear their dueling lawsuits related to the vendor’s work on the state’s failed health insurance exchange website, Cover Oregon. Oregon filed suit against Oracle in state court and then Oracle filed …
The first robot and networked tablets are making their way today to an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia, where they will give aid workers their first chance at sharing data about the deadly outbreak. Debbie Theobald, co-founder and executive director of Cambridge, Mass.-based Vecna Cares left on a flight to …
H1B is a high-profile scapegoat issue that deflects national attention away from a much thornier structural challenge, argues columnist Gary Beach. (cio.com) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here …
Since when do people object to the government deleting a stockpile of electronic records? Since the digital purge could possibly get rid of evidence that Einstein’s network surveillance doesn’t work like it should. What better way to get rid of damning evidence than to delete the proof? At least, that’s …
Not only does Mozilla have a new default search partner for Firefox, the open source browser is getting a snazzy new search experience to boot. Mozilla calls the new experience a “one-click search” that allows you to type in a search term and then quickly specify which site you’d like …
Windows 10 will make it easier for audiophiles to enjoy lossless music, with support for the popular FLAC format across all modern and desktop programs. Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul revealed the plans for FLAC support on Twitter, with a screenshot of FLAC files loaded in Windows Media Player. He then clarified …
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who has never held public office and was fired from her HP job in 2005, is considering a run for president. And why not? Fiorina has experience running a firm, HP, now ranked 17th on the Fortune 500 list, and ran a credible campaign as …
A new study from the Pew Research Internet Project appears to show that Internet users know very little about the Internet they use. What the study (PDF) actually shows is that Pew researchers got confused about the difference between information and understanding. The survey, which the Pew Center took in …
Along with its impending switch to Yahoo as the default search engine for Firefox, Mozilla will also change how users conduct searches in the browser, the company said Tuesday. Searches done in the next version of Firefox will display not only a list of suggested searches that narrow the results, …
A variant of the Remote Control System (RCS) malware developed by an Italian company called Hacking Team is masquerading as a bookmark management application called Linkman, according to the main developer of a new malware scanning tool. The Detekt tool, launched last week to help users scan their computers for …
NASA’s techie ways As many of you know, NASA just doesn’t focus developing high-tech tools for spacecraft, it also specializes in a number of such tools for aircraft, large and small. The space agency recently took a look at some of the technology it has developed for aircraft and we’ve …
The more we learn about the Apple Watch, the less it seems like a revolutionary departure from the existing wearable market. In particular, it has a lot of overlap with Android Wear, Google’s own wearable platform. That much became clear last week, when Apple released its design guidelines for third-party …
Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, which means it is also the single biggest opportunity for criminals to steal cash, personal information and credit card numbers, and they’ve got an imposing arsenal to carry out their plans against the unwary. They’ll rely on a range …
Verizon appears to be taking a page out of Google’s playbook by handing out free digital treats that can make your holiday trip on the busiest travel day of the year less painful. The mobile carrier has paired with numerous partners to declare the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26) …
Microsoft may be have been targeted in a Chinese government crackdown on tax evasion, at a time when the company is already facing an anti-monopoly probe related to Windows and Microsoft Office sales in the country. China’s state-controlled Xinhua News Agency said on Sunday that an unnamed international company was …
Amazon is dropping the price of the Fire Phone again, at least for a limited time. The online retailer is now selling its debut smartphone for just $199, unlocked and contract free. As before, Amazon also includes a free, one-year Prime membership with every purchase. The latest sale follows a …
Компания Olympus открыла в Украине официальный интернет-магазин. С сегодняшнего дня потребители смогут приобрести качественную фототехнику и аксессуары к к ней, а также прочую технику компании, сообщается в пресс релизе, присланным в редакцию техноблога IT-Новостей. Первым покупателям камер серии OM-D – сувениры и подарки от магазина. Интернет-магазин Olympus предлагает украинским покупателям легально импортированные и сертифицированные товары, …
Microsoft may be have been targeted in a Chinese government crackdown on tax evasion, at a time when the company is already facing an anti-monopoly probe related to Windows and Microsoft Office sales in the country. China’s state-controlled Xinhua News Agency said on Sunday that an unnamed international company was …
Интернет-издание Bloomberg, ссылаясь на своих авторитетных источников, пишет, что в настоящее время Sony работает над созданием смарт-часов, изготовленных с использованием технологии E-Ink. Стоит заметить, что выпуск новинки планируется уже в следующем году. И циферблат, и ремешок девайса будет выполнен из некоего запатентованного материала, который позволит всей поверхности часов не только функционировать в качестве экрана, …
Bitcoin exchange Kraken will help probe missing bitcoins as part of the liquidation of MtGox, once the world’s largest trading place for the digital currency. San Francisco-based Payward, which operates Kraken, will also assist in processing, investigating and paying out the claims of MtGox customers who lost bitcoins in the …
Google has decided once and for all to cease supporting all Netscape style plug-ins in its Chrome browser. Initially slated for execution by the end of 2014, Google gave the older plug-ins a brief delay-of-the-inevitable, but recently finalized its plans, sharing its timetable of destruction. Some users cry foul — …
For all the volatility of a gas like hydrogen, which combusts with one-tenth the energy required for gasoline, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are safer than cars with internal combustion engines, according to industry experts. At last week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, several major car companies, including Audi, Honda, Hyundai and …
This pilot fish is at the start of his IT career at a fast-growing company, doing help-desk support and occasionally serving as a PC tech. “I would mostly troubleshoot by email or phone or remoting in, but occasionally was able to help out with the PC tech side of things,” …