A Romanian man was arrested this week under suspicion that he is the hacker known online as Guccifer who hacked into the online accounts of various public figures and politicians, including former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and members of the Bush family. read more
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Hewlett-Packard has launched a set of services designed to help organizations manage their data centers more efficiently, using the principles of DCIM (data center infrastructure management). read more
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fast-tracked a complaint alleging that the U.K. government illegally used Internet and telecommunications networks to systematically spy on its citizens, privacy campaigners said Friday. read more
Южнокорейская компания Samsung выпустила новую версию Samsung Galaxy S3 в Китае, которая получила кодовое имя Neo+ и поддержку двух SIM карт. Смартфон Galaxy S3 Neo+ построен на базе процессора с четырьмя вычислительными ядрами, функционирующий на тактовой частоте 1.4 Гигагерца и обладает 4.8-дюймовый дисплеем с разрешением 1280 на 720 точек. Также …
По последнему сообщению пользователя @evleaks в Twitter можно сделать вывод, что новый смартфон Nokia Lumia Icon будет представлен уже в ближайшем будущем. Его анонс должен состояться 5 февраля или 5 марта этого года. Твит сопровождался изображением руководства пользователя смартфона от крупнейшего оператора сотовой связи Verizon. Судя по тому, что устройство …
Ожидается, что корпорация Apple представит iPhone 6 вместе с браслетом Apple iWatch в сентябре текущего года, а сейчас сообщается ,что разработка дизайна iPhone 6 завершена. Шестой iPhone получил 4.8-дюймовый дисплей (5s имеет 4 дюйма), что похоже на предыдущие слухи, говорящие о том, что iPhone 6 будет иметь бóльший дисплей. Также …
A number of CNN's social media accounts and blogs were hacked Thursday by a group styling itself as the Syrian Electronic Army. read more
Profits were flat in the fourth quarter in Samsung Electronics' smartphone and tablet business, despite an uptick in sales, in part because the company spent more on marketing over the holiday shopping period. read more
Despite slowing markets, Intel and AMD continue to introduce new products, showing that they don't slow down even when sales do. read more
Neiman Marcus was unaware attackers had harvested payment card details until six weeks after the activity had ended, when its merchant processor zeroed in on a fraudulent spending pattern. read more
A new feature on Facebook designed to keep people abreast of certain topics has sparked criticism from some users who want it gone, calling it nothing more than a cheap Twitter knock-off. read more
Qualcomm has acquired a large patent portfolio related to Palm, iPaq and the Bitfone device management platform from Hewlett-Packard for an undisclosed sum. read more
Microsoft lost $39 million last quarter selling its Surface tablets, the company acknowledged in filings today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Jason Fass, the CEO of Zepp Labs, imagines a future for sports where sensors are everywhere: in balls, bats, footballs and in a player’s clothing. It’s hard not to get caught up in the vision. …
Online course participants are more likely to browse lesson material than stick around to earn a completion certificate, according to a report examining enrollment and usage data from edX, an online learning platform jointly launched by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the fall of 2012. …
A big jump in sales in Microsoft's consumer hardware devices unit, which includes its Xbox gaming console and Surface tablets, helped the company grow its revenue 14 percent and slightly improve profits year-on-year in its second fiscal quarter. read more
Imagine you're working on a major project such as Healthcare.gov. Suddenly, you realize there's no way the software will be done on time — or even work. What do you do? Hear how veteran testers, project managers and developers tactfully handle such situations. read more
The U.S. National Security Agency should abandon its collection of U.S. telephone records because the surveillance program is illegal, a government privacy oversight board said. read more
Cisco this week unveiled the second generation of its successful data center server system with versions that incorporate solid state flash memory designed to speed data access and cut power usage. read more
The U.S. National Security Agency should abandon its collection of U.S. telephone records because the surveillance program is illegal, a government privacy oversight board said. …
In lieu of launching its own public cloud lineup, storage giant EMC has decided to resell the cloud products of its VMware subsidiary, Network World has learned. read more
Online distribution of movies has as much earning potential using just a $15 monthly flat fee as do TV downloads and Blu-ray and DVD sales today. …
Nokia’s disclosure today of weak Lumia sales last quarter has put Microsoft’s devices strategy in the hole even before it finalizes the acquisition of the Finnish firm, analysts said today. …
The majority of wearable gadgets today are smartphone companion devices, designed to mostly work along with your phone and serve as a secondary display for your handset. The current popularity of smartwatches, smartglasses and other wearable gadgetry raises a number of intriguing questions about how these newfangled gizmos will affect …
A new computer Trojan program attempts to install mobile banking malware on Android devices when they're connected to infected PCs, according to researchers from Symantec. read more