Развитие платежной системы Apple Pay под угрозой: две крупные аптечные сети, CVS и Rite Aid, заблокировали ее и таким образом создали опасный прецедент. Apple на такой выпад отреагировала моментально: уж если в США мобильные платежи не приживутся, что уж говорить о более враждебных рынках. …
Microsoft wants to move monitoring and analytics to the cloud, automate management and take over high- performance computing work with its latest Azure products. That Microsoft wants to make the most of its strong position in enterprise data centers, hoping to move customers to Azure, became even more apparent at …
An organization representing thousands of commercial pilots in the U.S. and Canada says it’s concerned about the safety implications of Amazon flying drones at a site near Seattle. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says because the test site is close to densely populated areas with large amounts of commercial …
After nearly eight years of work, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has finalized the HTML5 standard, bringing the basic Web technology firmly into the era of mobile devices and cloud-driven rich Internet applications. “HTML5 brings the next generation of the Web,” said W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe. “It wasn’t so …
Google has struck a partnership with PwC in which the global provider of consulting services will recommend to its customers the Apps suite, Android devices and the Google cloud computing platform. The deal comes at a time when Google is embroiled in tough fights in the enterprise markets for cloud …
Verizon Wireless has kicked up something of a privacy scandal in recent days over how it tampers with user’s web traffic sent via the company’s wireless network. Hoping to cash in on lucrative advertising dollars from mobile devices, Verizon inserts a unique string of letters and numbers into individual users’ …
Dropbox isn’t satisfied that its cloud storage and file-sharing service has more than 300 million subscribers, so it’s actively seeking partnerships to grow its user base, landing HP and Acer on Tuesday. It’s no surprise that Dropbox isn’t resting on its laurels. As the price of cloud storage craters and …
Компания Amazon презентовала новое устройство потребительской электроники – компактную телеприставку Fire TV Stick. ТВ-брелок, призванный составить конкуренцию Apple TV и Google Chromecast, также использует для подключения HDMI-порт и осуществляет потоковое вещание видео и аудио. При этом разработчики делают акцент на производительности новинки. …
Two of IBM’s most popular analysis products, the Cognos Business Intelligence and the SPSS predictive analytics package, are headed for the cloud, the latest in an ongoing push by IBM to port its vast software portfolio to the cloud. Accessing such a software from a hosted environment, rather than purchasing …
Two of IBM’s most popular analysis products, the Cognos Business Intelligence and the SPSS predictive analytics package, are headed for the cloud, the latest in an ongoing push by IBM to port its vast software portfolio to the cloud. Accessing such a software from a hosted environment, rather than purchasing …
A coalition of security vendors has disrupted the activities of a sophisticated group of attackers tied to China that, over the past six years, infiltrated the computers of many Fortune 500 companies, journalists, environmental groups, software companies, academic institutions, pro-democracy groups and government agencies around the world. The so-called “interdiction” …
YouTube планирует ввести возможность платной подписки, позволяющую проигрывать ролики без рекламы, сообщила гендиректор видеосервиса Сюзан Вожицки на конференции Code/Mobile. Об этом сообщается на портале организаторов мероприятия Re/code. …
Apple’s new iPads are faster, slimmer and lighter than the last generation and it’s possible millions of iPad 2 owners will make like iPhone users and choose to upgrade to one of the new models — so what can you do with your old Apple tablet? Here are 12 suggestions: …
Компания Lenovo объявила о совместном проекте с Google Play Music, в рамках которого пользователи ПК и планшетов (бренды Lenovo и Think) смогут совершенно бесплатно слушать музыку и хранить избранные композиции в облаке. То есть каждый обладатель данных устройств получит мгновенный доступ к сервису Google Play Music All Access и неограниченный …
Motorola has painted its Droid Turbo as having impressive speed and durability, but the smartphone’s long battery life and quick recharge feature also stand out. The smartphone, which has a 5.2-inch screen, will offer 48 hours of battery life. It has a 3,900 milliamp-hour battery and a 15-minute recharge feature …
AMSTERDAM — There are days when even your wife thinks you’re crazy. In my case one those days was when I told her I decided to implant a near-field communication chip in my hand. “You of all people? And that thing will stay in your arm for a year?” she …
If you’re into action sports, Ricoh has a new camera that can film your moves in 360 degrees. The Theta m15 is a slender handheld shooter with a spherical lens that can shoot omnidirectional videos up to three minutes long. By adding video, it improves upon the previous Theta, which …
Android security is always a touchy topic. Companies that make money selling anti-malware software love to commission studies that make it seem like we’re all on the brink of being infected by big, bad malware monsters — but in the real world, things are a lot less scary. You know …
Грядущий экшен от третьего лица Tom Clancy’s The Division может оказаться развлечением не на один день. По крайней мере, на это рассчитывают разработчики, о чём они рассказали в интервью IGN. …
A Chinese website yesterday published what it claimed were screenshots of Microsoft’s next edition of Office for the Mac. The nearly two dozen screenshots posted by cnBeta.com were of Outlook, the email client that’s included in Office on both Windows and OS X. cnBeta.com said that the screenshots were taken …
После того как Microsoft объявила о поглощении Mojang за $2.5 млрд., многие поклонники начали спекулировать на вопросе о будущем популярной игры Minecraft. Сильно ли изменится игра? Каким будет ее будущее? …
Специально для тех, кому часто приходится заряжать мобильные устройства на прикроватных тумбочках или в постели, компания Native Union представила кабель под названием Night Cable. Новинка не соскальзывает на пол и надежно защищена от повреждений. …
“I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I’m with isn’t it and what’s it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!” warned Abraham Simpson — of the Springfield Simpsons — way back in 1996. It’s true, and like it or not, mobile …
Image by flickr/Trevor Mattea Earlier this year NASA published a catalog of software code it has developed over the years which you can now access for free. While NASA has a history of making technology it develops available to the public, other developers of proprietary software will sometimes also lift …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Steven J. Levine as the Associate Director for the Investment Adviser/Investment Company examination program in its Chicago office. He will oversee the IA/IC examination program in nine Midwestern states, with a staff of approximately 65 examiners, accountants, and attorneys. …
Extending Office 365 functionality to third-party developers, Microsoft has exposed a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) so other companies can add features and capabilities to the online productivity service. The company announced the new functionality at the TechEd Europe conference, held this week in Barcelona. The APIs are a …