Microsoft has stopped producing and distributing anti-malware signatures for its Security Essentials software installed on aged Windows XP PCs. The July 14 deadline was announced a year and a half ago, when Microsoft backtracked from earlier decisions and said it would extend a hand to Windows XP users. “To help …
Until July 29, Microsoft’s mission will be to polish, polish, polish Windows 10. With build 10240, released on Wednesday, the buffing brush has been taken to Microsoft’s Edge browser. But there’s a catch: the Office 365 subscription hammer’s coming down on the Office apps. Microsoft released build 10240 on the …
Facebook and Twitter are increasingly becoming a source for front-page news. A new report released on Wednesday by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation found that 63 percent of American Facebook and Twitter users rely on the social networks to get their daily news. The last time a …
Intel said Thursday that it will add a third 14-nm microprocessor, Kaby Lake, to its roadmap, disrupting the steady tick-tock pace of the PC market as Moore’s Law slows down. For Intel and the PC industry, adding Kaby Lake to the roadmap is a bombshell. Every two years like clockwork, …
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — As use of Apple products expands in the enterprise, IT managers say Apple’s interest in helping them comes up short. It can even be a little strange. Take the case of Debra Jensen, the CIO of Charlotte Russe, a clothing retailer, with more than 500 physical …
Connected home device makers can already see the guts of future products that will use the Thread wireless protocol. Now’s a good time to get those going, judging from a new Internet of Things forecast. The Thread Group released its specification for low-power mesh networks on Tuesday, and two companies …
Just one day after NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to distant Pluto, scientists got their first glimpse at images showing that the dwarf planet and its largest moon may both be geologically active. That has the space agency now searching the data coming back from the space …
California regulators have fined Uber more than US$7.3 million after the company failed to hand over data related to Uber’s operations under an agreement between the state and the company. In 2013, California’s Public Utilities Commission issued regulations for mobile ride service providers like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, which included …
It’s official: Moore’s Law is slowing down. Intel gave an update on its chip-making plans Wednesday and revealed it will take longer than expected to introduce a new manufacturing process that will yield smaller, faster transistors. Intel plans to produce its first “10-nanometer” processors in the second half of 2017, …
It’s official: Moore’s Law is slowing down. Intel gave an update on its chip-making plans Wednesday and revealed it will take longer than expected to introduce a new manufacturing process that will yield smaller, faster transistors. Intel plans to produce its first “10-nanometer” processors in the second half of 2017, …
BitTorrent has long billed its Sync file-sharing service as a peer-to-peer alternative to cloud storage, but on Wednesday the company announced it’s working with Onehub on a new, combined offering for large businesses. Onehub Sync integrates BitTorrent Sync into Onehub’s online file-storage service through what the two companies call a …
Despite the unmitigated flop that was Google Glass, the search engine giant is working on a new version with a technological upgrade and a more business focus. Google is reportedly internally referring to its next version of Google Glass as “Enterprise Edition,” or “EE” for short. So does this mean …
Apple has introduced the best iPod touch yet and unveiled a new lineup of colors for all iPod models, including space gray, silver, gold, pink, and blue. The iPod touch features a new 8-megapixel iSight camera, an improved FaceTime HD camera, the Apple-designed A8 chip, and even better fitness tracking …
The Microsoft Lumia and Windows Phone business is dead. Unless, y’know, it isn’t. Satya Nadella has now “clarified” the strategy, but it seems there are more questions than answers. As far as Your Humble Blogwatcher can tell, the plan is to make a few more phones in the hope that …
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Есть гаджеты, которые мы вспоминаем с теплом — у одних с ними прошло детство, для других девайсы с многолетней историей стали первым шагом навстречу технологичной тематике. Однако часто старые игрушки лучше не брать в руки, так как они со временем не становятся лучше, ведь прогресс не стоит на месте, и, …
Как сообщили в ГСО НГУ УМВД Украины в Николаевской области, двое жителей Заводского района попали в ловушку банковских аферистов. Поддавшись уговорам о необходимости проверить кредитный лимит по карточке, они сообщили мошенникам конфиденциальные данные. В результате 26-летний мужчина потерял 3 тыс. грн., а 65-летняя женщина — 14 тыс. грн. …
Intel’s revenue and profit both dropped last quarter as people held off on buying new PCs ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this year. Revenue from Intel’s Client Computing Group, which sells processors for desktops, laptops and smartphones, fell 14 percent from this time last year to $7.5 billion, …
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White led a multi-agency event today to support Military Consumer Protection Day 2015, highlighting how service members can best protect themselves and their finances from fraud and identity theft. Chair White was joined at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst event by officials from the …
Еще не анонсированный смартфон Nexus 5 (2015) стал лидером нового теста производительности, который провели разработчики программы-бенчмарка AnTuTu, сообщает Phonearena. По результатам проверки аппарат набрал невероятные 85530 баллов – больше, чем кто-либо из конкурентов. …
Intel’s revenue and profit both dropped last quarter as people held off on buying new PCs ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this year. Revenue from Intel’s Client Computing Group, which sells processors for desktops, laptops and smartphones, fell 14 percent from this time last year to $7.5 billion, …
По последним данным, стоимость акции компании Electronic Arts сегодня составляет рекордные $72,07 за штуку, при том что ещё год назад акции стоили вдвое дешевле. Ранее самая высокая стоимость ценных бумаг EA была зафиксирована только в 2005 году – тогда за одну акцию предлагали $68,12. …
Разработчики из компании Upppercut Games решили уделить больше времени разработке мобильной версии трёхмерного экшен-платформера Submerged, чтобы обеспечить высокое качество финального продукта для всех систем. …
С целью получения реальных отзывов от действующих создателей контента в YouTube компания Google запускает так называемую программу «Доверенного тестера» (Trusted Tester) для приложения Creator Studio. Приложение помогает создателям видео управлять своим аккаунтом, отвечать на комментарии и видеть аналитику о популярности того или иного видео. …
Following what has become a tradition for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partners Conference, chief operating officer Kevin Turner did some old-fashioned fiery preaching in his closing keynote, this year condemning cloud-service competitors like Google for not respecting customers’ privacy as they chase profits. “Our business model is to sell cloud services and …
Американские корпорации HP и Intel сформировали союз на рынке высокопроизводительных вычислений (HPC) с целью повышения их доступности для организаций и предприятий любых размеров. …