The end is near for Google+ Photos, the photo sharing service that’s part of the company’s social network. Google will begin closing down the service on Aug. 1 on Android, with the Web and iOS devices to follow soon after. For a time, Google touted the service as a key …
More than 250 companies have signed on with Airbnbs Business Travel program since its launch a year ago, but on Monday the home-sharing service launched a new product suite in the hopes of growing that customer segment further. Airbnb’s new software is designed to make the service easier to use …
IBM has reported another quarter of declining revenue and profit, though sales of its new mainframe gave it a lift. Revenue for its second quarter was $20.8 billion, down from $24 billion a year earlier, IBM announced Monday. The big drop is partly from IBM selling its x86 server business …
It’s not Patch Tuesday, but Windows users should take note of an off-schedule patcdh that fixes a serious security vulnerability. The patch fixes a font driver vulnerability that could let a hacker remotely execute code on a compromised Windows machine. Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Windows RT and RT …
Microsoft today issued one of its sporadic emergency, or “out-of-band,” security updates to patch a vulnerability in Windows — including the yet-to-be-released Windows 10 — that was uncovered by researchers sifting through the massive cache of emails leaked after a breach of Italian surveillance vendor Hacking Team. The Milan-based vendor …
A proposed set of software export controls, including controls on selling hacking software outside the U.S., are “dangerously broad and vague,” Google said Monday. Google, commenting on rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), said the proposed export controls would hurt the security research community. A DOC Bureau …
Space X is giving its Dragon spacecraft a software upgrade so it might be able to save itself in the event of a rocket explosion. The decision, announced on Monday by company founder Elon Musk, is one of the results of an investigation being carried out into the explosion last …
Microsoft is said to be paying $320 million to acquire Adallom, a cloud security provider whose services might help Microsoft in its new push toward becoming a “cloud-first” company. Adallom provides back-end security tools that gather usage data and detect suspicious activity. Its services are used by Netflix, SAP and …
A South Korean intelligence officer who used a controversial surveillance system from Italy’s Hacking Team was found dead over the weekend in an apparent suicide as controversy swirls in the country over use of the software. The officer, identified by local media only as Lim, was a 20-year cyber-security veteran …
Oracle on Monday enhanced its cloud-based human resources offering with a suite of “work-life” applications. Aiming to help organizations embrace what the company calls “modern HR,” Oracle’s updated Human Capital Management Cloud includes an array of tools designed to help human resources departments better recognize and support the intersection of …
Rather than looking for signatures of known malware as traditional anti-virus software does, next-generation endpoint protection platforms analyze processes, changes and connections in order to spot activity that indicates foul play and while that approach is better at catching zero-day exploits, issues remain. For instance, intelligence about what devices are …
In April, Microsoft introduced the Game bar to Windows 10 as a means for recording gameplay sessions on PCs. But that’s not all it’s good for, as it turns out: you can also use the new Game bar recording function as a quick and dirty screen video recorder for other …
Esri is set to announce an open-source software bridge that makes it faster and easier to move mapping data between ArcGIS and R. The aim is to help R users tap into an organization’s GIS data housed within ArcGIS, a popular platform for high-powered geo-analysis, without the need to generate …
Once devoted chiefly to developing desktop and server Windows applications, the Microsoft Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) is increasingly resembling a Swiss Army Knife, able to support myriad computing platforms, languages and runtime environments. Visual Studio 2015, released Monday, provides a way for a developer to write a single …
В интернет опубликовали фотографии смартфона Siswoo R9 Darkmoon с двумя дисплеями, один из которых на основе жидких чернил E-Ink. Стоит заметить, что hi-end смартфон Siswoo R9 Darkmoon построен на базе 64-битного процессора с 8 ядрами и функционирует под управлением мобильной операционной системы Android. Основной дисплей устройства получил размер по диагонали 5.0 …
If you were hoping to join the Windows Insider program, you’ll now have to wait until after Windows 10 launches. As WinBeta points out, Microsoft has deactivated all Windows 10 Insider Preview product keys for builds prior to 10240. That build only works as an upgrade from previous Preview releases, …
Ранее на техноблоге IT Новости уже светилась информация о том, что Samsung готовит планшетный компьютер Galaxy Tab S2, а теперь южнокорейский гигант засветил в пресс-релизе еще немного данных о новом планшете. Планшет будет выпускаться в двух размерах: 8-дюймовый и 9.7-дюймовая модель. Обе модели получили одинаковые характеристики. Обе модели модели Galaxy Tab …
The leaked files from surveillance software maker Hacking Team have proven to be a great resource for cyberespionage groups, which have used at least two Flash Player exploits from the company’s arsenal. Last Tuesday, security researchers from security firm FireEye detected targeted attacks against organizations in Japan, with the attackers …
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2 is thinnest and lightest yet Samsung said Monday that its new Android tablets go on sale next month and the lighter, trimmed down products will offer consumers an alternative to Apple’s iPad Air 2. There are 9.7-inch and 8-inch models with a 2048 by 1536 pixel …
Should there be a $99 Chromebook? Chromebooks have been big sellers on Amazon for a long time now, with prices running from $150 on up. But one Chrome OS redditor recently wondered if it was time for there to be a $99 Chromebook. He got some interesting answers from his …
This column is a little cheerful, slightly analytical, both confident and tentative and just a tiny bit angry. But mostly, it’s open, agreeable and conscientious. At least that’s what IBM’s Watson thinks. Last week, IBM revealed that its Jeopardy-winning supercomputer has a new capability. It’s called Watson Tone Analyzer. You …
Операционная система Windows 10 будет постоянно развиваться – это мы уже слышали. Некоторые функции, однако, которые мы уже видели и успели опробовать в предварительных версиях для инсайдеров, не будут частью официального релиза. …
IT employee at this local hospital needs some flash memory cards for her camera while she’s on vacation — and decides to “borrow” the ones that are most conveniently available, reports a pilot fish on the scene. “She took the flash cards out of all of the Cisco switches,” fish …
Customers are more empowered with choices, more vocal about their desires, and more tech-savvy in their communication than ever before. Satisfying customer expectations each and every time determines whether today’s businesses rise or fall. To rise, enterprises not only need to maximize the customer experience, but also shift their focus …
Через несколько дней после того, как Apple явила миру iPod touch 6G, в Сети появились результаты тестирования мультимедийного плеера в бенчмарке Geekbench. Проведенный ресурсом Arstechnica тест оценивает производительность процессора и системной памяти нового девайса. …
В соответствии со списком Forbes, бренд занимает 8-ое место в числе наиболее уважаемых бизнес-структур планеты. Даже стажеры в Apple получают на 54% больше, чем в среднем по США, но у тех, кто успел проработать здесь подольше, несколько иное мнение о компании. …