Out of purely academic interest, we in the Macworld Lab set out to discover how hard it is to build our own computer, using off-the-shelf PC hardware, that runs Mac OS X. The only drawback: It violates the OS X end-user license agreement. read more
После анонса умных часов от Samsung в Сети появилось множество дискуссий на эту тему, главными вопросами которых стали автономная работа и совместимость гаджета. Батарея, по словам разработчиков, обеспечит всего лишь один день «обычного» использования, а поддержка часами устройств кроме Galaxy Note III не предусмотрена (на старте продаж). Но компания пообещала, …
Согласно данным мониторинга, отпускные цены на чипы памяти для смартфонов и персональных компьютеров подскочили на 19%, что стало наибольшим за последние три года ростом. …
Компания Samsung, на конференции IFA 2013 в рамках которой был проведен Unpacked 2013 Episode 2, официально представила свой новый гаджет – часы Samsung Galaxy Gear, которые имеют уникальный дизайн и множество интересных функций. Часы имеют десять разнообразных вариантов циферблатов, которые можно установить с официального сайта компании используя Samsung Apps. Часы …
To prevent SharePoint Online customers from feeling boxed in, Microsoft wants to improve the way they upload and store documents in the platform, Office 365's cloud collaboration server. read more
This IP-based network camera provides homeowners with a convenient way to monitor remote surroundings from within the home or across the Internet. …
The U.S. National Security Agency has been circumventing many online encryption efforts through a combination of supercomputers, back doors built into technology products, court orders and other efforts, according to a new report from The New York Times and ProPublica. …
The U.S. National Security Agency has been circumventing many online encryption efforts through a combination of supercomputers, back doors built into technology products, court orders and other efforts, according to a new report from The New York Times and ProPublica. read more
Microsoft today said it will ship 14 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint, its enterprise collaboration platform. …
Google lawyers are in court today seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit that would stop the company from scanning Gmail users’ email messages for advertising purposes. …
Belgium-based brewer Anheuser-Busch has set up a “Bud Lab” at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign as part of an effort to gain access to young engineering talent. …
Facebook is seen as a website for connecting people. Now the company also wants to make it easier for outside developers to build their apps and connect them with users, by providing back-end hosting tools. read more
Facebook is seen as a website for connecting people. Now the company also wants to make it easier for outside developers to build their apps and connect them with users, by providing back-end hosting tools. …
Beta downloads are now available for Ubuntu GNOME 13.10, Lubuntu 13.10, Xubuntu 13.10, and Kubuntu 13.10. Plus: Big Data and Linux, and Back to School open source apps. read more
It's difficult to predict how an appeals court will rule after it hears arguments Monday in Verizon Communication's challenge of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality regulations, also known as open Internet rules, face a hearing on Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Verizon Communications has challenged the FCC's authority to pass the rules. read more
If damage to SK Hynixs large FAB facility in China is extensive, production could take as long as six months to resume and as much as 10% of the worlds DRAM supply would be affected. …
Smartphones are everywhere, and smartwatches are poised to follow. Techies are eying Google Glass. And we now wear our technology on our sleeve. Have we finally reached gadget overload? CIO.com senior writer Tom Kaneshige isn't afraid to say, 'Enough!' …
European Parliamentarians were told Thursday to expect further revelations of mass surveillance by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) at the opening of an inquiry into the Prism scandal. read more
Chip makers are responding to the hot wearable-computer trend with new processor designs as they also seize the opportunity to breathe life into existing chip technologies that previously failed to catch hold. read more
Google has wheeled out a new type of application for its Chrome browser that according to the company combines the best of desktop and cloud software. read more
Samsung Electronics will upgrade its 4K TVs when broadcast standards have been set and is also partnering with Eutelsat in Europe to offer commercial broadcasts via satellite in the 3840 x 2560 pixel resolution. read more
Long-time partners SAP and Accenture are deepening their relationship with a new offering that calls for Accenture to serve as a single point of contact on projects involving SAP's HANA in-memory database platform and Accenture's own intellectual property. read more
The spike in the number of clients using the Tor anonymity network was likely caused by a botnet, according to Tor and third-party security researchers. read more
The connected fridge was for a long time seen as a joke, but companies like Philips are, with the help of smartphones and tablets, looking to resurrect the concept of connected kitchen appliances in various ways. read more
A big data analysis project is aiming to leverage a wide range of government data to understand and solve the problem of digital exclusion in the UK. read more