Multiple nation-states are investing in their capabilities to hack critical U.S. infrastructure, making defense of those networks a top priority, U.S. National Security Agency chief Admiral Mike Rogers said Thursday. Attackers are seeking detailed information on how industrial control systems work, including obtaining engineering schematics and information on how such …
AT&T has agreed to pay $23.8 million to resolve allegations by the state of California that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste, including electronics, batteries and aerosol cans, by throwing it into dumpsters. In addition, the company will spend an estimated $28 million over the next five years to implement …
Ценители звука, а особенно те, кто умеют обращаться с микрофонами и прочей аудио-аппарату смогут оценить новый беспроводной микрофон, спроецированный и созданный компанией Mikme Audio для того, чтобы пользователь мог произвести запись в удобное для него время в любом месте. Микрофон Mikme способен делать удаленную запись на смартфон или прочий девайс, который оснащен …
Издание Financial Times сообщает, что компания Facebook создает офисную версию социальной сети под названием «Facebook at Work». Работа ведется в режиме секретности. Новая сеть выступит конкурентом уже существующим сервисам Google, Microsoft и LinkedIn. Продукт, над которым работает компания, позволит пользователям общаться с коллегами, устанавливать деловые контакты и командно работать над общими …
Производитель стекла для смартфонов Corning анонсировала свою последнюю разработку – Gorilla Glass 4, и как сообщает компания их последнее стекло намного прочнее предыдущих версий. Как сообщает Corning, новое стекло Gorilla Glass 4 минимум в два раза прочнее своих альтернатив, и более устойчиво к обычным падениям мобильных устройств. “Яблочная” и прочие производители …
Always be learning Big data, open source software, security — these are some of the IT skills most in demand today and for the near future. Fortunately, free classes, in the form of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), are available to help you keep pace with these and many other …
Webcam hacking is in the news and it’s bad stuff. But… haven’t people been circumventing webcam security using default passwords for years now? And how could anyone forget recent news about the NSA (and other intelligence agencies) hacking webcams? Add a few Russians to this mix of creepy characters then …
As you probably know by now, Barack Hussain Obama II is going it alone on immigration policy. But what about the H-1B issue? Looks like the tech-worker visa backlog problem still can’t be fixed. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers greet gridlock in DC. <!– Not to mention: XXXXXXXXXXXX… –> Your humble …
Welcome to the age of containerization, where an ecosystem led by startup Docker is leading IT organizations to ineffable peaks of efficiency, helping them scale their workloads ever-higher, and probably baking them a nice cake to boot (it’s my birthday, I have cake on the brain, sue me). Microsoft, Google and …
U.S. consumers have eschewed in-store mobile payments for years, but Apple Pay is making headway in that area just a month after the service launched Oct. 20. Apple Pay’s early success aside, the question remains over how sticky the use of mobile payments will be among smartphone and tablet users. …
Pilot fish is hired by this company to develop a simple database system to track clients and match them with doctors. “The system itself was finished fairly quickly, and I was asked to write a training manual,” says fish. “The company was willing to keep me on and the pay …
Компания OSZ Storage Solutions, которая сейчас является частью Toshiba, недавно анонсировала и объявила о доступности своего нового твердотельного накопителя Vertex 460A SATA III SSD. Опираясь в значительной степени на том же дизайне, что и Vertex 460, имея практически те же функции и спецификации, новый Vertex 460A использует тот же контроллер Barefoot M15, но заменяет …
Novel molecules could help flash memory move beyond its storage limits, allowing for massive amounts of data to be recorded in small spaces, according to European scientists. Metal-oxide clusters that can retain electrical charge and act as RAM could form a new basis for data cells used in flash memory, …
Google has agreed to settle a patent lawsuit brought by Rockstar, a patent company that had earlier acquired a trove of patents from Nortel Networks. In a filing in a Texas federal court, Rockstar said a binding term sheet had been executed that “settles, in principle, all matters in controversy …
Multiple nation-states are investing in their capabilities to hack critical U.S. infrastructure, making defense of those networks a top priority, U.S. National Security Agency chief Admiral Mike Rogers said Thursday. Attackers are seeking detailed information on how industrial control systems work, including obtaining engineering schematics and information on how such …
Intel plans to ship 3D NAND flash chips next year that will allow it to cram more bits into solid-state storage. Its 3D NAND will have twice the density of competing products on the market now, Intel claims. Samsung, a key rival, is already on its second generation of SSDs …
Government officials in the U.S. and the UK are warning people to secure their webcams after websites that broadcast the contents of those cameras have sprung up online. One of the better-known sites, Insecam, appeared to have gone offline after the warnings Thursday, but at least one site that publishes …
Would you trade ads for a monthly payment? Google wants users to rethink the way their favorite websites are funded. The company on Thursday launched a beta program called Contributor by Google. With a handful of participating websites, the program is focused on enabling people to make a monthly contribution …
Intel is shrinking PCs to thumb-sized “compute sticks” that will be out next year. The stick will plug into the back of a smart TV or monitor “and bring intelligence to that,” said Kirk Skaugen, senior vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel, during the …
Savvy companies are shopping for talent in what is arguably the best place to find it — their competition. As the talent war heats up, poaching tech professionals is becoming increasingly common. Here’s how it’s done and how to stop it. (cio.com) To read this article in full or to …
Microsoft today updated the Office app for Android smartphones, adding support for Dropbox and further integration with the company’s own OneDrive cloud storage service. The update to Office Mobile — the name of the all-in-one app that includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint — was promised two weeks ago when Microsoft …
Researchers are working on technology that could be shipped to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak as soon as a few months from now, while also looking ahead to bigger plans to combat any disease outbreak. “Absolutely. This is something we can do,” said Robin Murphy, a professor …
Silicon Valley-based ride-sharing company Uber is looking eastward to inject some wisdom into how it handles user data. Reeling from public outcry over alleged data abuses, Uber is working with a law firm in Washington, D.C., to conduct an in-depth review and assessment of its policies, it said Thursday. It’s …
With advances in chip technology, it’s becoming more difficult for Intel to keep up with Moore’s Law, but the company’s CEO says that remains the key baseline when it comes to adding performance and functionality to its processors. “Our job at Intel is to make sure it lives on as …
Small and medium-sized businesses looking to grow need to leverage big data, cloud computing and mobility, and SAP says that its Hana platform can help them on those fronts. “If we can bring the power of Hana to small businesses we can change the world,” said SAP CEO Bill McDermott …
Right now there is a shopper entering one of ten special Lowes Foods grocery stores somewhere in the state of North Carolina. She is most probably rolling her cart past the fruits and vegetable section in the front right hand section of the store where unnoticed and probably unbeknownst by …