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 …
There are 14.7 million reasons to want Apple’s latest iMac — the 14.7 million pixels that make up its stunning 27-in. 5K Retina display. At $2,499, the new iMac isn’t cheap, but its screen makes this desktop a great value — if you can afford it. Though the tech behind …
Last week, the career site Glassdoor released its list of the 50 Best Places to Work in the U.S. in 2015, the latest in a series of annual rankings of companies with at least 1,000 workers based on employee surveys. This year’s list includes 14 technology companies, featuring the company …
The hackers who stole gigabytes of data from Sony Pictures have asked employees of the company to contact them if they don’t want their information to become public. A message posted to the Internet on Sunday in the name of the “GOP,” or “Guardians of Peace” group, made the offer …
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. …
This telecom sales rep has been selling business phone systems for decades — everything from PBX to VoIP and IVR, with a lot of acronyms in between — but he remembers exactly when his universe changed. “It was the disappearance of the old position of Telecom Manager,” fish says. “Let’s …
U.S. Senator 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 wrote said Uber dodged some of the questions he raised about customer data. “Quite frankly, they did not answer many …
В колонке для TechCrunch основатель стартапа по производству интернет-устройств Cocoon Дэн Конлон рассказал о двух главных минусах «умного» дома. Сотрудники интернет-магазина Madrobots.ru обобщили выводы Конлона, уверенного, что в нынешнем виде интернет вещей нежизнеспособен. Лампы накаливания, замки, термостаты, холодильники, стиральные машины: в течение ближайших десяти лет все устройства в вашем доме свяжутся одним интерфейсом. …
Microsoft has flipped the switch on Skype Translator Preview, bringing nearly real-time translation to invitees on Windows 8.1. Skype Translator lets users have live voice conversations across different languages. When one users speaks, a computerized voice delivers the translation to the other user. A transcription also appears in a sidebar …