Служба Google «Вопросы и ответы» перестанет принимать вопросы и комментарии пользователей: компания решила перевести его в режим «только для чтения». Сообщение об этом размещено на странице сервиса. …
Турка приговорили к 15 месяцам тюрьмы за твиты от имени Аллаха. Как сообщает издание Hurriyet Daily News, учителя из провинции Муш признали виновным в оскорблении религиозных ценностей. …
Smartwatches have been around for a while, but they have been bulky and clunky, and of interest primarily to gadget fans. This summer, all of that will change, says Computerworld columnist Mike Elgan. …
AppliedMicro plans to put ARM mobile chips with 16 cores in servers, but is approaching the market cautiously following the abrupt shutdown of ARM server pioneer Calxeda late last year. read more
Facebook will soon be listening to its users — literally — but some of them wish it would cover its ears. read more
Facebook will soon be listening to its users — literally — but some of them wish it would cover its ears. …
The GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX) network, which carries roaming traffic among hundreds of mobile operators worldwide, contains Internet-reachable hosts that run vulnerable and unnecessary services, recent security scans reveal. …
JavaScript is the reigning programming language across platforms and devices. Harness that power with the right frameworks and tools …
Technology stocks are up for the year, and while high company valuations may boost compensation for some executives, it doesn't necessarily help them sleep easier at night. In fact, those high share prices can be a cause for concern. …
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has reportedly launched an investigation into the Federal Trade Commission's use of information from a peer-to-peer security vendor to bring a data breach complaint against a medical testing laboratory. …
Microsoft remains committed to trouncing Salesforce.com in the CRM market. read more
Microsoft remains committed to trouncing Salesforce.com in the CRM market. …
OpenDNS plans to drop in-browser ads from its free consumer services next week because its pivot to an enterprise security provider has been successful. …
The FTC has published enough information publicly for companies to know what it considers reasonable security practices for protecting sensitive data, an FTC official said. …
Computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have launched an effort to develop whole new types of computers that will be used 10, 25 or even 50 years from now. …
Someday, if you use your non-dominant hand to control your mouse or touchpad when you're say, shopping online, websites might interpret your irregular scrolling and clicking as a sign of fraud and require you to prove your identity, thanks to an IBM fraud-detection patent. read more
Tests by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service in Birmingham, England and Warwick University found that 3D-printed plastic guns can be more dangerous to the user than the intended target. …
Jeff Schilling, who joined cloud hosting startup FireHost this week as chief security officer, knows a thing or two about cybersecurity. …
Sales of video conferencing and telepresence hardware systems are declining, hurt by an increase in cloud and software-based options that often are cheaper and simpler to deploy, according to an IDC study. read more
Virtual machines are usually restricted to a single box, but Portable VirtualBox lets you install VMs on a flash drive. read more
Will smartwatches and cars give the Tizen OS the traction it hasn't gotten in smartphones? The OS's backers are getting their hopes up in advance of a developer conference next week. read more
You can download the final release of Linux Mint 17 today. Plus: DuckDuckGo versus Google, and kids try to figure out old computers. read more
Acer has disclosed a few more details about its first wearable: the wristband is called the Liquid Leap, and it will ship as a package deal with the high-end Liquid Jade Android smartphone starting in the third quarter. read more
Taiwanese PC maker Acer is rolling out an 8-inch Android tablet, set to arrive in the third quarter. read more
Taiwanese PC maker Acer has made another big push into the smartphone market, and unveiled four new models under its "Liquid" brand that will arrive in the third quarter. read more
Сделка по покупке Apple компании Beats Electronics вызвала противоречивые отзывы в СМИ. Несмотря на объяснение топ-менеджеров, мол компанию интересуют все сильные стороны Beats, как то менеджмент, наушники и сервис Beats Music, многие удивляются, почему выбор пал именно на производителя аудиооборудования. Британское издание MacWorld составило список компаний, к которым, по их …