Members of the Windows Insider Program’s Slow ring got access to the most recent publicly-available build of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Friday morning. Build 10130 has been available to early adopters in the program’s Fast ring since May 29, but Microsoft held off on sending it out to the more …
В эпоху Интернета вещей, когда есть реальная возможность соединить всю домашнюю электронику в единую сеть и сделать смартфон пультом управления, мы вновь возвращаемся к идее удобного, а главное удалённого управления. …
Late last year, a Texas-based startup showed up on Kickstarter with a smart device that promised to not only cut residential air conditioning bills by nearly a third—saving homeowners enough money to pay for the unit in a single season—but would also make A/C units last longer. That promise, combined …
Apple didn’t openly declare war on ads at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, but quietly included a new feature in iOS 9 that will dramatically cut down on mobile ads you see. The company included a tool for developers in the latest version of iOS that supports ad-blocking extensions in …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules went into effect Friday, after an appeals court denied multiple requests to delay them while the agency faces 10 lawsuits challenging the regulations. The rules prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Internet traffic and from charging website owners and providers …
Apple singlehandedly turned the digital music marketplace on its head when it launched the iTunes Store in 2003, and now it’s going after the current hottest trend: Streaming media. Apple introduced this new service, Apple Music, during its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference, bringing out the company’s big guns (record exec …
Nokia never joined the smartwatch craze before it got swallowed up by Microsoft last year, but that doesn’t mean the company had zero plans to do so. Images of a Nokia smartwatch codenamed “Moonraker” recently emerged on a Tumblr blog run by Microsoft design employee Pei-Chi Hsieh. While the blog …
Amazon Web Services has launched new, more powerful general-purpose and data-warehouse virtual servers as it works to stay ahead of the competition by offering users a wider array of cloud-service options. Amazon has had a busy week, expanding its portfolio on Tuesday and Thursday with new virtual servers, or “instances,” …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules went into effect Friday, after an appeals court denied multiple requests to delay them while the agency faces 10 lawsuits challenging the regulations. The rules prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Internet traffic and from charging website owners and providers …
Отслеживать статистику посещения сайтов или социальных сетей можно не только с помощью специальных сервисов, но и благодаря электронным счётчикам – подобное решение часто практикуется в компаниях для мотивации сотрудников …
For car enthusiasts, this week’s debut of the BMW 7 Series uber-premium sedan was a big event. The look, feel and drive of the car is the usual work of art that the German auto-maker routinely delivers, as are the many little touches that scream out luxury ride: touch-sensitive climate …
Сооснователь и главный исполнительный директор Google Ларри Пейдж назван самым популярным руководителем крупной компании в США, сообщает Slon.ru. К такому выводу пришли составители рейтинга, подготовленного компанией Glassdoor. …
Специалист компании FishNet Security Дэвид Оделл (David Odell) опубликовал отчет об уязвимости в ПО Checkout Environment for Consumer-Service для систем кассового самообслуживания от Toshiba. Брешь затрагивает ключи шифрования в версиях 6.6 и 6.7 разработанного Toshiba ПО. Японская компания призвала пользователей обновить ПО устройств, установив сборку 4014 версии 6.6 и сборку …
BlackBerry may run the Android operating system on a slider smartphone coming this fall, according to unnamed sources in a Reuters report. In response to the report, four analysts offered mixed reactions. None was optimistic that an Android hardware strategy will work for the beleaguered BlackBerry, however. BlackBerry commands just …
В ходе выставки Computex 2015, проходившей на прошлой неделе в Тайбэе, корпорация Intel представила новые процессоры Broadwell для десктопов и ноутбуков, а также чипы Xeon для серверов. Как теперь сообщается, вместе с пополнением продуктового ассортимента Intel решила снять с производства ряд нынешних изделий. …
Beleaguered smartphone manufacturer Blackberry could go Android with its next device, abandoning development of its own platform in the interest of getting a more robust ecosystem of apps into the hands of its few remaining users, according to a report from Reuters. Citing anonymous sources, the news agency said that …
Just two weeks ago, the Disney ABC Television Group told a team of approximately 30 to 35 application developers that they were being laid off. Their jobs were being moved to an IT contractor with large offshore operations. Some were told their last day would be at the end of …
A software update to the Apple Watch’s OS gave third-party developers access to the device’s sensors this week, fulfilling a request they’ve had since Apple unveiled the wearable. With watchOS 2, which Apple showed on Monday at its annual developer’s conference, developers can create more-capable apps that directly tap into …
A software update to the Apple Watch’s OS gave third-party developers access to the device’s sensors this week, fulfilling a request they’ve had since Apple unveiled the wearable. With watchOS 2, which Apple showed on Monday at its annual developer’s conference, developers can create more-capable apps that directly tap into …
Браузером по умолчанию в Windows 10, как известно, будет Edge, ранее известный как Project Spartan. Он займёт место сменившего уже одиннадцать поколений обозревателя Internet Explorer, но, как выяснилось, не во всех версиях «десятки». …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is seeking public comment to help inform its review of the listing and trading of new, novel, or complex exchange-traded products (ETPs). The request for comment addresses key issues that arise when exemptions are sought by a market participant to trade …
Ранее в Интернет уже попали скриншоты нового ролевого экшена Dark Souls 3, а также сведения о том, что игру покажут на предстоящей выставке E3, которая стартует на следующей неделе. …
A bill aimed at making it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to file unfair patent-infringement lawsuits has passed in a U.S. House of Representatives committee. The House Judiciary Committee’s approval of theInnovation Act late Thursday adds momentum to a congressional push to limit the ability of patent-licensing firms to …
Last week, the IRS released an updated damage estimate of the hack of the tax transcript request website — cyberthieves used the transcripts to file fraudulent returns in order to get their hands on as much as $39 million in tax refunds. What is more disconcerting, though, is that the …
На сегодняшний день обновлённая версия прошивки Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 доступна лишь на некоторых смартфонах. …
The slow and ugly death of SourceForge SourceForge has been in the news a lot lately, and not for any positive reasons. The site seems to stumble from one bad situation to the next, and some think that SourceForge is making a long, slow and ugly exit. Christine Hall at …