Fancy a Mac or Windows 10 PC with Intel’s new processors code-named Skylake? That will soon be possible: Intel will launch its first chips based on the new architecture in the first week of August. The first Skylake chips will be high-end gaming processors that can be overclocked, and will …
TracFone, a major provider of prepaid mobile phone service, must keep its promise to let customers unlock their devices and transfer service to competing carriers, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said. TracFone must transition to unlockable phones in a settlement announced by the FCC Wednesday. In addition to the TracFone …
Microsoft quietly updated its Office 2016 Preview apps for early adopters over the past two weeks with a slew of new features the company announced in a round-up Wednesday. The new features let people who have installed the public beta of Microsoft’s forthcoming productivity suite update try out real-time collaboration …
The stockpile of unused IPv4 addresses in North America has fallen so low that there’s now a waiting list. On Wednesday, for the first time, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) had to tell an applicant for new Internet addresses to wait. ARIN simply didn’t have any blocks of …
Apple Music is here! Image by Apple Are you ready to rock? Apple Music is. After its unveiling at WWDC in early June, Apple Music went live Tuesday, along with iOS 8.4. While you’re updating, you can check out our full FAQ, and we’re working on a hands-on as well. …
The city of Chicago is enforcing a new and unprecedented tax on cloud services, possibly raising the cost of Netflix, Spotify, and other forms of streaming entertainment for residents. As The Verge reports, the so-called “cloud tax” went into effect on July 1, and levies a 9 percent tax on …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish a concept release seeking public comment on current audit committee disclosure requirements, focusing on the committee’s oversight of independent auditors. The Commission is interested in receiving information about the audit committee and auditor relationship and whether improvements can be made to …
Workloads moved to the cloud must be managed properly, so Microsoft has released new tools to help system administrators bridge their in-house data centers with Azure services. The company has released an add-on for managing cloud workloads within the company’s System Center systems management suite. It has also expanded the …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited. Deloitte agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle the …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules directing national securities exchanges and associations to establish listing standards requiring companies to adopt policies that require executive officers to pay back incentive-based compensation that they were awarded erroneously. With this proposal, the Commission has completed proposals on all executive compensation rules …
Sencha’s Ext JS 6 Javascript framework is now generally available, and with it comes the ability to build Web apps for desktops, tablets and smartphones. But getting the user interface right isn’t always easy. There is pressure on IT departments to quickly build applications for different types of devices and …
A hacker group known as Team GhostShell is publishing snippets of sensitive data allegedly stolen from the databases of hundreds of compromised websites. The group, which previously targeted government organizations, law enforcement agencies and companies from various industries in 2012, announced in March 2013 that it was halting its activities. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former stockbroker in Pennsylvania with conducting a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor money to purchase a condominium in Florida and afford his own vacations and other luxuries. The SEC alleges that Malcolm Segal fraudulently sold so-called certificates of deposits (CDs) to his …
Salesforce has long targeted SMBs with its Desk.com application for customer support, but on Wednesday the cloud powerhouse launched a new version of the software designed specifically for rapidly growing firms. Dubbed Desk.com Business Plus, the new edition focuses on helping small and medium-size businesses scale their operations while also …
60 FPS YouTube video on Android Google is going to make a lot of Android users happy with its recent update to the YouTube app. Now Android users can enjoy 60 FPS video on YouTube. Andrew Tarantola reports for Engadget: Google’s been systematically rolling out high frame rate (HFR) video …
Online retailers in key African markets are stepping up efforts to prevent fraud and gain the trust of consumers in order to encourage online payments in a region where, because of the vast numbers of mobile users, the potential for e-commerce is enormous. “Security is still one of the biggest …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment advisory firm and its two owners with fraudulently inflating the prices of securities in hedge fund portfolios they managed. An SEC investigation found that AlphaBridge Capital Management told investors and its auditor that it obtained independent price quotes from …
Apple released patches for several exploits that could allow maliciously crafted applications to destroy apps that already exist on devices, access their data or hijack their traffic, but a large number of iOS devices are still vulnerable. The vulnerabilities allow for so-called Masque attacks because they involve the impersonation of …
An Austrian court has dismissed a class action suit concerning Facebook’s privacy policy, saying it has no jurisdiction over the case. The decision is a blow to Europe-v-Facebook, the privacy campaign group whose front-man, Max Schrems, filed the suit, and to the 25,000 Facebook users who had assigned their claims …
California lawmakers have taken steps to attack the use of foreign labor to replace U.S. workers. One effort seeks to use the state’s regulatory powers to prohibit utilities from shifting jobs overseas. Another legislative attack calls on federal agencies to investigate the H-1B program. Both measures were approved this month …
Office 365 is a rich solution, offering a bevy of built-in communication, collaboration, and productivity features. But the idea that Office 365 offers everything you might need, leaving nothing for third-party partners to add, is far from the truth. As with every other Microsoft product, a supportive ecosystem surrounds Office …
New system is being installed at this office, and it needs to be connected to a dedicated network, says a pilot fish on the team. “The office had a raised floor, so we decided to have a look,” fish says. “We unlocked the access panel — and it started to …
Apple has opened the door to a world of music and music discovery with a service that combines the best of streaming with the depth of existing music collections owned by the biggest digital music purchasers on the planet, iTunes users. Real music fans You can’t ignore the significance of …
У Тернопільській області активізувалися телефонні шахраї. Представляючись працівниками банку, телефонують до людей і різними способами виманюють у них персональні дані карткових рахунків. За допомогою таких махінацій зловмисникам вдається зняти гроші з чужих карток. …
29 июня 2015 года суд в Минске признал беларусского интернет-маркетолога Алексея Комка виновным в сокрытии доходов и организации преступной группы. Согласно вердикту суда, обвиняемый получил 6 лет колонии усиленного режима и должен будет возместить ущерб на сумму 12,6 млрд беларусских рублей. Алексей Комок намерен обжаловать приговор. …
What good is big data if you don’t have the proper tools to make sense of it? A startup, Kyvos Insights, can transform terabytes of information stored on Hadoop clusters into easy-to-parse data cubes, the format business analysts prefer. “We focus on making big data interactive and usable to the …