Microsoft pushed out an update to its Skype messaging and video chat applications across platforms Wednesday morning to fix a bug that locked users out of their accounts if they received a particular text string. All of the Skype apps affected by the bug have been updated to prevent them …
Flipping the switch Apple introduced HomeKit, a framework that puts iOS in your connected home accessories, at last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. We’ve seen sneak peeks of HomeKit-compatible devices over the last six months, but buyers couldn’t get their hands on these products until Apple gave manufacturers the go-ahead. To …
Apple today issued a global recall of its Beats Pill XL, citing a potential fire hazard in the small wireless speaker. Amazon “In rare cases, the battery in the Beats Pill XL Speaker may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. If you have a Beats Pill XL Speaker, please …
SourceForge seizes the Nmap account SourceForge recently got into a lot of hot water over the old GIMP account on the SourceForge site. Now it looks like the Nmap account is getting the same treatment. Fyodor posted on Seclists.org: You may have already read the recent news about Sourceforge.net hijacking …
Компания Bethesda анонсировала игру Fallout 4, открыв официальный сайт проекта. Запуск портала состоялся примерно на час раньше срока, указанного на странице-тизере, которая появилась в сети 2 июня. …
People looking to control their HomeKit-compatible devices when they’re away from home will need an Apple TV to complete those tasks, Apple revealed in a support page for its smart home platform. Via a third-generation or later Apple TV running at least software version 7.0, iOS devices can be used …
Toyota announced today that it may adopt the SmartDeviceLink (SDL) protocol, which is the open-source version of Ford’s smartphone-linking technology, called Ford AppLink. Toyota would integrate SDL into its infotainment system, allowing drivers to command and control smartphone apps through dashboard buttons, display screens and voice recognition. SDL competes with …
Хорошие новости для всех фанатов. Apple будет транслировать онлайн июньскую презентацию, главной темой которой должны стать новые операционные системы iOS 9 и OS X 10.11. …
Datameer is giving its native Hadoop environment new data governance capabilities in an effort to help organizations tackle data quality, security and compliance problems stemming from the growing use of analytics tools by business users. Datameer’s analytics application is designed specifically to make “big data simple for everyone,” in the …
Google Maps may soon be your best friend when it comes to catching the train. The app now shows real-time transit updates in San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle, with a promise of more cities to come. The new feature is also live across the pond, debuting in the UK, Netherlands, …
European governments will be able to review the source code of Microsoft products to confirm they don’t contain security backdoors, at a transparency center the company opened in Brussels on Wednesday. The center will give governments the chance to review and assess the source code of Microsoft enterprise products and …
After years of thorny negotiations, top EU and U.S. officials say they are close to agreement on two privacy accords that would regulate the transfer of personal data of European citizens to the U.S. At stake is the ability of U.S. and European companies and governments to share data about …
Chipsets that power equipment capable of smoothly moving 4K video streams inside homes over wireless and wired networks were on display at the Computex trade show. As more devices become connected in homes, home networks have to keep up, and that’s where the new products shown in Taipei this week …
Android M уже будоражит умы пользователей Android-смартфонов и им не терпится испытать преимущества новой версии ПО от Google. …
Hewlett-Packard is developing new capabilities for its OneView systems management software that it says will allow for automated provisioning of applications across pools of servers and storage. The premise is that businesses want to deploy applications more quickly to take advantage of opportunities in areas like mobile and big data …
Skype today updated the Android, iOS, OS X and Windows versions of its Skype chat client to quash a bug that crashed the apps when a few characters were received. The bug, which surfaced Tuesday, crashed Skype clients when they received an instant message composed of http://, the opening characters …
Intel has already done an impressive job packing a Windows PC into a pocket-sized HDMI stick, but it sounds like the next Compute Stick is the one to wait for. Liliputing got its hands on a leaked Intel Compute Stick product roadmap , and it shows a new product based …
A number of high-profile source-code repositories hosted on GitHub could have been modified using weak SSH authentication keys, a security researcher has warned. The potentially vulnerable repositories include those of music streaming service Spotify, the Russian Internet company Yandex, the U.K. government and the Django Web application framework. Earlier this …
The average price that computer manufacturers pay for a 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) dropped to $50 in the second quarter, while the average price of a 256GB SSD plunged to almost $90, according to research from DRAMeXchange. Those prices are significant drops when compared to pricing in the first quarter …
С каждым годом и с каждым релизом новой версии Android компания Google проделывала немалую работу, чтобы эта мобильная платформа стала такой, какой мы её видим сегодня. Но корпорация не собирается останавливаться на достигнутом, и, возможно, именно для улучшения возможностей собственной операционной системы и приложений, разработанных для неё, компания приобрела израильский …
Betting that demand for hybrid clouds will grow strongly, IBM has acquired Blue Box, which specializes in offering OpenStack open source cloud hosting services. IBM will use Blue Box’s technology and infrastructure to help its customers adopt hybrid cloud computing, so that their workloads can be easily moved between a …
The average price that computer manufacturers pay for a 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) dropped to $50 in the second quarter, while the average price of a 256GB SSD plunged to almost $90, according to research from DRAMeXchange. Those prices are significant drops when compared to pricing in the first quarter …
HP has entered into an arrangement with Arista Networks to market Arista’s data center switches along with HP converged IT infrastructure products. In accounts where Arista is the preferred networking supplier, HP will offer the switches along with its Converged Architecture portfolio, which includes HP servers and storage, including HP …
Журналисты ресурса Irish Examiner побывали в ирландском офисе Apple, расположенном в городе Корк. В кампусе трудятся около 4000 сотрудников компании. Отсюда производитель iPhone и iPad курирует свою деятельность во всем регионе ЕБВА (Европа, Ближний Восток и Африка). …
For all of the awesome features of the new Google Photos — and believe you me, there are plenty of ’em — Google’s shiny new image service has some glaring omissions. Some of them are things that were present in the old Google+ Photos app and have mysteriously disappeared as …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today warned investors to thoroughly check the claimed credentials of people soliciting their investments to ensure they are not falsifying, exaggerating, or hiding facts about their backgrounds. The agency has brought several recent enforcement cases along these lines, including two actions announced today. An investor …