After losing control of their Steam accounts, some gamers and Twitch streamers were definitely steamed. Valve blamed the account takeovers on a “bug,” but the vulnerability seemed more like a critical hole – an authentication pit – since anyone could exploit it to hijack an account. Valve has patched the …
Vulnerabilities in Android’s “Stagefright” code allows criminals to send malware to any user via text message — and the user gets infected without even having to open it, according to a new report from Zimperium zLabs. This is the most serious Android vulnerability discovered so far, said Joshua Drake, VP …
The vast majority of Android phones can be hacked by sending them a specially crafted multimedia message (MMS), a security researcher has found. The scary exploit, which only requires knowing the victim’s phone number, was developed by Joshua Drake, vice president of platform research and exploitation at mobile security firm …
Fail, fail, failed Adobe Flash has failed. It has become an unfortunate (and unwanted) Internet-transmitted boil digital natives must lance at once. The poor creature has been mistreated for so long and has become so sick that it is kinder to let it go. Twenty stuttering years of delivering compromised user …
Facebook prevails in shareholder lawsuit over IPO You have to own stock to participate in a shareholder class action lawsuit, an appeals court has ruled, confirming an earlier Manhattan district court ruling. The case brought by Facebook shareholders accused the company of withholding key financial information from the public until …
When Cisco Systems employees head into work today they’ll encounter something they haven’t seen in two decades: A new boss. Chuck Robbins — formerly senior vice president of worldwide operations — takes over as CEO from John Chambers, one of the most visible and quotable figures in business. In this …
Inside CIO paychecks CIO salaries in the U.S. average between $157,000 and $262,500, according to Robert Half Technology. But salary is just the beginning. Cash bonuses and equity awards can propel pay packages into the millions. To find out how much CIOs at giant global companies really earn, we scoured …
Best Buy yesterday announced that it will begin selling the Apple Watch in 100 of its U.S. stores, about 10% of its total outlet count, starting Aug. 7. The retailer will be the first national chain in the U.S. to sell the Apple Watch, not a surprise since it is …
We all know that there’s nothing like face time to get your point across at a company brainstorming session or to convince a reluctant customer to close the deal — but these days, that is often not possible. Meeting remotely has become much more a part of standard business practice, …
В ближайшем времени состоится переход Instagram на качество 1080p. Это значит, что все пользователи приложений, включая десктопы, смартфоны и планшеты, получат изображения высокого разрешения. До недавнего времени качество фотографий в Instagram было очень низким: 640 х 640 пикселей. Ведь изначально сервис был запущен исключительно для мобильных устройств. Несколько лет назад …
Apple makes money. A LOT of money. The company reported nearly $50 billion in revenue for the quarter that ended June 27, as well as $10.7 billion in profit. For a handy comparison, that’s about seven times more revenue and profit than McDonald’s. Apple’s success gives it numerous benefits and …
You may recall how the last tech bubble 15 years ago resulted in staggering market losses, numerous failed start-ups and increasing IT unemployment. Less noticed was the bubble’s eerie correlation to undergraduate enrollments in computer science. As the NASDAQ increased, so did computer science and computer engineering enrollments. They were …
User calls this support pilot fish, complaining that his UPS needs a new battery. “He said it must need a battery because it kept beeping from time to time,” says fish. “I went to his office and checked out the UPS unit for problems, and heard no alarm tone. The …
Three months with a Chromebook computer Chromebooks have become incredibly popular among some users, as you can see from Amazon’s list of bestselling Chromebooks. One user decided to use a Chromebook as his primary computing device for three months, and found that it worked extremely well for him. The Mozzi …
Крупные производители мобильников практикуют разработку мини-версий своих флагманов. Но обычно подобные инициативы носят исключительно маркетинговый характер, и спецификации компактных моделей заметно уступают возможностям флагманов. После выпуска смартфонов Samsung Galaxy S6 и S6 Edge мы какое-то время ничего не слышали ни об “Active”, ни о “Mini” вариантах. Однако Южнокорейский гигант все-таки сообщил о выпуске Samsung …
Samsung Electronics thinks it can help unclutter your home with a monitor that can wirelessly charge smartphones and other mobile devices. The SE370 monitor will come in 23.6-inch and 27-inch formats and is the industry’s first to have an integrated wireless charging station, the South Korean manufacturer said Monday. But …
Nintendo is shutting down its video service for the Wii U console less than three years after it began, but few users are lamenting its demise. Nintendo TVii will be ending on Aug. 11, according to a message on a company support page. “Every service has a life cycle, and …
Apple’s iPhones are a big business in China. So big that an alleged supplier of knock-off iPhones in the country produced at least 40,000 units, before local police shut down the massive operation. Beijing authorities have arrested nine suspects, and confiscated over 1,400 fake handsets of different brands, as part …
Best Buy will start selling the Apple Watch from Aug. 7, becoming the first national retailer for the smartwatches in the U.S. other than Apple stores, as Apple tries to reach the product to more customers. The retailer said the watch will first arrive at over 100 of its stores …
The U.S. Census Bureau said a data breach early last week did not expose survey data it collects on households and businesses. The leak came from a database belonging to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, which collects audit reports from government agencies and other organizations spending federal grants, wrote John H. …
CurrentC, an electronic payment system backed by many of the biggest retailers in the U.S., will begin a limited public roll-out in August, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The smartphone-based technology is intended to rival payment services from Apple, Google and Samsung, and an August launch would be in line …
The U.S. Census Bureau said a data breach early last week did not expose survey data it collects on households and businesses. The leak came from a database belonging to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, which collects audit reports from government agencies and other organizations spending federal grants, wrote John H. …
Europol Reading the headlines relating to cyber-security you would not be blamed for thinking we are in a losing battle against relentless foes. The breaches at OPM, Ashley Madison, Target, Sony, and many others highlight criminals are consistently looking for ways to breach our defences. It is understandable then why …
Анонсирован смартфон VKworld VK560, который не является разработкой какого-либо популярного бренда, но сможет порадовать своего владельца большим дисплеем и ценой, которая находится в пределах $113. Новинка построена на базе процессора с четырьмя вычислительными ядрами MediaTek MT6735 и графического ускорителя Mali-T720 MP2. Объем оперативной памяти составляет 1 Гигабайт, а для хранения музыки, видео, …
Mozilla plans to launch a new testing program next month that will let Firefox users try out potential changes to the browser, according to documents published by the open-source developer. Dubbed “Idea Town” for now, the opt-in program is to kick off Aug. 11 with a teaser in the browser’s …
The KDE Community is known for its commitment to free and open source software and sticking to standards. This extremely versatile community has produced software like KDE Plasma desktop, Calligra Office Suite, Krita, and much more. Its community members have created successful projects (for example, ownCloud, created by Frank Karlitschek, …