Geekspeak has taken over — far too much for its own good. When articles mocking or berating tech jargon are commonplace, it’s time to rethink why, exactly, we all love it so much. Sooner or later, your senior management, potential investors or customers will run out of patience with obscure, …
Yahoo reported on Tuesday an uncharacteristic rise in revenue for the second quarter, but it came with a hefty sum spent on boosting its search traffic. Total sales for the period ending June 30 were $1.24 billion, up 15 percent from the previous year. In the company’s announcement, CEO Marissa …
Yahoo reported on Tuesday an uncharacteristic rise in revenue for the second quarter, but it came with a hefty sum spent on boosting its search traffic. Total sales for the period ending June 30 were US$1.24 billion, up 15 percent from the previous year. In the company’s announcement, CEO Marissa …
Microsoft reported its first quarterly loss in three years, largely as a result of a $7.5 billion write-down for its acquisition last year of Nokia’s devices and services business. Microsoft’s net loss for the quarter, the fourth of its fiscal year, was $3.2 billion, compared to $4.6 billion in profit …
Orange Telecoms would emerge the largest mobile operator in Africa if discussions it has started with India’s Airtel yield an acquisition agreement. The companies said Monday that they are exploring the possible acquisition by Orange of Airtels subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone; if that comes …
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended June 27. The company posted quarterly revenue of $49.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $37.4 billion and net profit of $7.7 billion, or $1.28 …
Apple and IBM’s enterprise partnership has yielded 10 new apps, including one that targets business travelers and others that make use of predictive analytics and iBeacons. The companies said last July that they were working together to build apps for industries like health care, retail, and insurance. IBM also said …
Cisco Systems is tightening its relationship with Sensity Systems, a Silicon Valley startup that wants buildings and cities now adopting LED lighting to embrace the Internet of Things. Sensity makes sensors and computers designed to be integrated with LED lights that can go into existing outdoor light fixtures. With Sensity’s …
Очередной жертвой распространенной мошеннической схемы стал 69-летний мелитополец. Мужчине позвонил неизвестный, назвавшийся сотрудником банка и сказал, что его карта заблокирована. …
Microsoft has reported its first quarterly loss in three years, largely as a result of a $7.5 billion write-down for its acquisition last year of Nokia’s devices and services business. Microsoft’s net loss for the quarter, the fourth of its fiscal year, was $3.2 billion, compared to $4.6 billion in …
Apple made a ton of money in the third quarter of the year, just as they have for many, many quarters preceding this one. Here’s how this quarter stacks up: The Cupertino company made $10.7 billion in profit on $49.6 billion in revenue, compared to profit of $7.7 billion on …
Корпорация Microsoft выпустила срочное обновление для уязвимости в операционных системах семейства Windows, включая новейшую Windows 10. Ошибка, по словам представителей компании, имеет статус критической. …
Many charts and graphs of Apple device sales focus on the actual quarterly numbers, but I decided to once again look at that data smoothed for seasonal spikes, since holiday and back-to-school purchase bursts can obscure longer term movement. The results? Key trends continue: iPhone sales are soaring, iPads are …
There was something about Cheryl Fillekes that Google really liked. Over a seven-year period, Fillekes was contacted by Google recruiters four different times for jobs. In each case, she did well enough in the phone interviews to get an invitation for an in-person interview. Despite all these interviews, Fillekes never …
Правительство Великобритании выпустило консультационный документ, который может привести к тому, что нарушение авторских прав в интернете приравняют к нарушению авторских прав на материальные ценности. Наказание за пиратство в интернете планируют увеличить с 2 до 10 лет. Об этом сообщается на официальном сайте правительства. …
Audi, BMW and Daimler will jointly purchase Nokia’s Here digital mapping service for roughly $2.7 billion, and they plan to invite other auto makers to take a stake in the company as well, according to reports published on Tuesday. The deal could be signed in the next few days, with …
SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy development company, announced a definitive agreement to buy Vivint Solar, one of the largest providers of residential rooftop solar systems. The deal accelerates SunEdison’s efforts to become a leading global residential and commercial solar provider, Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah said in a market …
Today a group of 19 companies, led primarily by Google, created a new open source foundation that aims to specify how clouds should be architected to serve modern applications. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation is housed in the Linux Foundation and includes big names such as Google, IBM, Intel, Box, …
14 июля текущего года (буквально через четыре дня после того, как Adobe выпустила патч, устраняющий уязвимость нулевого дня в плеере Adobe Flash) исследователи ИБ-компании FireEye обнаружили, что один из эксплоитов для бреши CVE-2015-5122 в Adobe Flash, разработанных итальянской компанией Hacking Team, используется злоумышленниками в атаках, нацеленных на японские организации. …
Google has acquired Pixate, whose app-prototyping service could help Google make better apps of its own. Pixate provides a suite of tools to help mobile developers design and prototype their apps. Thousands of mobile designers at companies including Amazon, Apple and Facebook—and Google—have used its services, the company says. The …
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY’ It’s not like most of the big carriers and tech companies can’t afford a fine or two from the FCC, Justice Department or Federal Trade Commission here and there, but it’s still not the best publicity. Here’s a rundown of the year in tech industry fines to …
U.S. communities looking for faster broadband service than what Internet service providers give have alternatives to the increasingly controversial choice of seeking to publicly fund a network, according to a new handbook for city officials. Public funding of broadband is just one of several possibilities, according to “The Next Generation …
Следующим этапом развития мобильной связи являются сети 5G, поэтому мы внимательно следим за каждым событием, которое так или иначе касается этой перспективной технологии. Компания ZTE Corporation в ходе конференции Mobile World Congress Shanghai официально подписала соглашение с Korea Telecom о стратегическом сотрудничестве по развитию и коммерциализации 5G-технологии. …
Chinese brands don’t always command much attention in the U.S., so when ZTE teased its newest smartphone, the Axon, it initially didn’t mention the company at all. The company’s online promotions in advance of the launch featured a mysterious high-end Android device. The marketing scheme paid off, according to Adam …
Как и было обещано месяц назад, китайская компания Elephone опубликовала исходный код Android 5.1 для смартфона P8000, который был представлен в начале лета. …
Apple has hired an automotive industry veteran, increasing speculation that the company is working on an electric car. Earlier this month, former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executive Doug Betts took an operations role at Apple, according to his LinkedIn profile, which didn’t offer additional information on his new job. The Wall …