Google on Monday gave traditional Google plug-ins a stay of execution and instead outlined a three-step plan that will finalize their demise in 10 months. The delay was the latest move in a year-long plan by Google to ban plug-ins built to a decades-old standard, a decision it has pitched …
It’s time to kiss the tablet boom goodbye, as shipments of the once-dominant Apple iPad decline amid a worldwide slowdown for the devices. Shipments of all tablets worldwide will increase by just 7.2 percent this year, compared to 52.5 percent in 2013, according to a projection from research firm IDC. …
An industry consortium today released a roadmap that new recording technologies could yield 100TB hard drives in about 10 years. That density, 10 times the capacity of today’s biggest hard drives, will be achieved through the use of up-and-coming techniques such as laser-assisted recording technology. ASTC ASTC’s roadmap shows HAMR …
If you’re using a smartphone as a hotspot, you aren’t alone. Sales of USB sticks and embedded PC modems are plummeting as a result of that use. Shipments of these products are expected to decline by 24 percent by year end, following a 17 percent drop last year, according to …
If ads on Twitter weren’t annoying enough, some will start asking for your credit card info, in the hopes you’ll load up on store discounts. Twitter Offers, launched Tuesday, lets companies incorporate in-store promotions in ads that appear in users’ feeds. This is not a way to buy things on …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged HSBC’s Swiss-based private banking arm with violating federal securities laws by failing to register with the SEC before providing cross-border brokerage and investment advisory services to U.S. clients. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $12.5 million to settle the …
U.S. Internet users have a limited understanding of what net neutrality means and what protections are contained in company privacy policies, according to the results of a national survey by the Pew Research Center. Just 61 percent of people responding to Pew’s Web IQ survey correctly answered a multiple-choice question …
If analysts are right, worldwide technology spending will total $3.8 trillion this year. A significant chunk of that money will be devoted to re-engineering business processes and customer experiences for the digital world. And unfortunately much of it will be wasted. When it comes to going digital, companies often make …
Here’s one flight delay that European Union citizens might appreciate: The European Parliament has grounded an agreement that would have sent more passenger data winging its way to Canadian law enforcers. And like other flight delays, it could have huge repercussions — in this case for similar data exchange deals …
Word that the Federal Aviation Administration might take a very hard line on commercial drone use has those with designs on such activity nervous. But as for big enterprise IT vendors, it’s really hard to tell what they think because they’re keeping any plans in this field very hush-hush. The …
HP’s $200 Stream 11 has something to prove: that you can enjoy a small, cheap Windows laptop as much as users have enjoyed small, cheap Chromebooks for the past couple of years. The rise of Chromebooks for Web browsing and basic productivity has threatened the borders of Microsoft’s Windows empire. …
“Nice to meet you all,” wrote Hyung-Jin Shin, using only his eyes. From his adjustable bed, Shin made the words appear on the computer screen using Eyecan+, an eye-tracking device developed by Samsung Electronics. “I’m happy that eye mouse is developed in Korea,” he continued. “The eye mouse is not …
If you’re looking for cool tech gifts this season, look no further — here are half a dozen products your Mac will love you for. Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD Apple’s speedy Thunderbolt I/O is smart enough to handle FireWire 800, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort and Ethernet traffic so long …
If you are looking to bring your skills into more current practice, learn a new programming language, or just experiment with taking a couple of technical classes, you are living in the best of times. There are a lot of free classes taught by some of the best teachers in …
BlackBerry’s pitch to get back into the warm embrace of corporate IT shops seems logical enough at first glance: We’re the most secure in mobile. Mobile is where all of your data and interactions are heading. Therefore you should give us all of your corporate business. But when you take …
To get employees more involved in securing their Apps accounts, Google has tried to simplify how they monitor log-in activity and configure security settings. It’s key for Apps users to get more engaged in this manner, because that way they complement the efforts of their company’s IT department and of …
Недавно генеральный директор компании Xiaomi Джун Лэй заявил, что он ожидает, что китайский производитель станет лидером по продажам смартфонов в течение следующего десятилетия. Лэй надеется на международную интернет-конференцию Wuzhen China, чтобы отметить рост компании в сфере смарт-устройств. Чтобы стать лидером, китайский производитель должен будет перегнать южнокорейского гиганта Samsung и корпорацию Стива Джобса – Apple, на …
A hacker group calling itself #GOP is blackmailing Sony Pictures, we’re told. We’re also told the company’s entire network is on lockdown. But what’s with the childish skull defacement and tone-deaf hashtag? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sound slightly suspicious about corporate fact-manipulation. Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your …
With mobile devices rapidly becoming the tools of choice for enterprise work, IBM wants to help IT departments make sure they can serve all users. Developing and delivering software to laptops and desktops is only part of the battle. IBM has signaled that mobile is a big part of its …
Since his January 2013 appointment as enterprise CTO at Fidelity Investments, Stephen Neff has made a significant impression in the financial services company’s highest IT post. Earlier this year, he was named one of five finalists for the 2014 MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award. Fidelity Investments He oversees an IT …
You have to hand it to Lenovo: The company isn’t afraid to do something different. In a sea of indistinguishable rectangular slates, Lenovo’s Android-based Yoga Tablets (first introduced last year) stand out with their unconventional approach to the tablet concept. Rather than joining the race to be the lightest or …
The organization where this pilot fish works is implementing a new service — and doing it right. “The plan is that the headquarters IT staff will use the new product for a few months to work the kinks out, then roll it out to the rest of the organization,” says …
“Яблочные” смартфоны iPhone 6 и iPhone 6 Plus самые популярные аппараты компании в настоящее время, Apple смогла “умудрилась” продать 100 млн экземпляров в первый уик-энд после представления. В этот финансовый квартал, компании Apple удалось отгрузить рекордное количество “Айфонов”, общее число отгрузок достигло 39.2 млн аппаратов, и теперь согласно аналитику KGI Securities …
Ранее мы писали, что социальная сеть ВКонтакте планирует покорить китайских пользователей, однако в офисе компании эту информацию опроверг пресс-секретарь компании Гергий Лобушкин. Несколько дней назад многие СМИ, среди которых оказался и наш техноблог, писали, что ВК хочет создать свой филиал в КНР. Источником данной информации стала китайская газета China Daily. Издание, ссылаясь на …
Many people running Windows XP and Server 2003 are experiencing a bug where Windows and/or Microsoft Update fail with error code 0x80248015 before checking for new updates. I wrote about this last time and now have additional information and a better work-around. The last time I suggested a fix that …
In time for the holiday shopping season, Microsoft has refined how Office 365 handles bulk promotional emails from vendors like Amazon, eBay and Macy’s. Those messages, which contain special offers, newsletters and other sales incentives, fall into a gray area between legitimate email and obvious spam. Depending on a variety …