Brazil's lawmakers have agreed to withdraw a provision in a proposed Internet law, which would have required foreign Internet companies to host data of Brazilians in the country. read more
China's Tencent isn't letting up on international marketing for its WeChat mobile messaging app, but signaled its plans to avoid competing in markets where rivals such as WhatsApp already have a strong user base. read more
The software driving Bitcoin's network was upgraded Wednesday, with security fixes addressing a problem that defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox blamed for losing nearly half a billion dollars worth of bitcoins. read more
NASA, with an eye toward Earth-based projects, is calling on software and hardware developers to create new technologies for addressing issues around coastal flooding. read more
Cloud storage provider SpiderOak has simplified the pricing of its enterprise service, updated its management console and introduced a mobile app for Android and iOS. read more
Haswell, move over. Intel has provided an initial glimpse into the faster and more power-efficient fifth-generation Core processors code-named Broadwell, which will be in PCs during the second half of this year. read more
Haswell, move over. Intel has provided an initial glimpse into the faster and more power-efficient fifth-generation Core processors code-named Broadwell, which will be in PCs during the second half of this year. …
A Linux worm that targets routers and set-top boxes is now looking for full-fledged computers to use its new feature, a cryptocurrency mining function, according to Symantec. read more
A Linux worm that targets routers and set-top boxes is now looking for full-fledged computers to use its new feature, a cryptocurrency mining function, according to Symantec. …
Hewlett-Packard claims to have solved the two biggest problems with today's 3D printers and will make its first big technology announcement in that area in June, CEO Meg Whitman said Wednesday. read more
Hewlett-Packard claims to have solved the two biggest problems with today's 3D printers and will make its first big technology announcement in that area in June, CEO Meg Whitman said Wednesday. …
An Electronic Arts website was hacked in a phishing scheme aimed at the acquisition of Apple IDs and credit card numbers, security researchers reported Wednesday. read more
Software developers were among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony's futuristic Project Morpheus headset on Wednesday, and they liked what they saw. read more
Министерство обороны Украины просит журналистов, блоггеров и рядовых граждан осторожно относиться к публикации информации о перемещении украинских войск, ведь ею может воспользоваться враг. …
8 апреля Microsoft прекращает поддержку операционной системы Windows XP, на которой работает 95% банкоматов во всем мире. В Украине доля Windows XP на этом рынке ненамного меньше, говорит гендиректор Microsoft Украина Дмитрий Шимкив. По его словам, примерно 80-85% украинских банков пользуются лицензионным Windows. …
В Харькове осужден россиянин, который при помощи специального устройства («скиммера») получал данные с банковских платежных карточек граждан Украины. …
К системе электронных торгов хотят подключить продажи конфискованного в Украине имущества, сообщил министр юстиции Павел Петренко. …
Sony took a tentative step into virtual-reality gaming on Tuesday with the introduction of its Project Morpheus headset for the PlayStation 4, and among those welcoming the move is someone you might not expect: the founder of startup Oculus, a small California-based company that is probably the biggest current name …
Компания Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) представила новое устройство из семейства чипсетов-преобразователей MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI-2). …
Компания Apple выпустила предрелизную бета-версию операционной системы OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, а также обновленные iTunes 11.1.6, Safari 7.0.3 и 6.1.3 для пользователей Mavericks and Mountain Lion соответственно. …
Wickr, a startup that provides encrypted messaging, is now licensing its security technology to other application vendors. read more
President Obama’s National Broadband Plan has helped expand Internet access in the U.S., but needs to be updated to account better data protection needs. …
Эксперты в области компьютерной безопасности из компании Netcraft сообщили о взломе серверов Electronic Arts и массовой фишинг-атаке на пользователей Apple ID. Информация о том, что многие пользователи получают фейковые письма появилась несколько дней назад, однако широко известно об этом стало сейчас. …
More than six out of 10 ATM machines in the country will be running on an obsolete operating system when Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows XP support on April 8, raising serious security and compliance issues for the systems’ operators. …
Microsoft’s OneNote jumped to the top of the free application chart on Apple’s Mac App Store shortly after its Monday launch. …
The high-tech industry contends that Congress’ failure to raise the cap on H-1B visas is costing the U.S. an opportunity to create a new job every 43 seconds. …