Many commercial software companies and enterprise in-house developers are churning out applications that are insecure by design due to the rapid and often uncontrolled use of open-source components. Even worse, these software makers wouldn’t be able to tell which of their applications are affected by a known component flaw even …
Fairphone, the Dutch company that aims to sell socially responsible smartphones, is working on a second model that be repaired with little hassle and won’t easily break. The company is also sticking with its goal of using conflict-free or fair trade minerals. One of the company’s key aims with the …
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics is joining the rush to offer a hardware development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). Its Synergy Platform consists of microcontroller units and software that can link them to devices such as smartphones. Enormous growth has been predicted for the IoT industry. Market research company …
In a new security and privacy audit of top consumer-oriented websites, news and Internet of Things websites scored the worst, according to a report released today by the Online Trust Alliance. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story) …
Deploying applications on IaaS clouds such as Amazon can be accomplished much more quickly than buying and configuring physical servers and networking equipment, but it’s still a lot of work. Many products help ease cloud deployment and operations, including platforms as a service such as Bluemix, container systems such as …
A deeper look into the latest version of malware known as Duqu shows it used digital certificates from prominent contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group to help mask its activity. Kaspersky Lab, which published a report on Duqu 2.0 last week, wrote in a blog post Monday that a 64-bit driver …
The FBI is looking into a series of deliberate cuts of fiber optic cables in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the past year, there were 10 instances on four separate nights when telecom cables were intentionally cut in Fremont, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Berkeley and San Jose, the agency said …
Google launched an updated version of its Sheets Web app for spreadsheet editing on Monday, adding new capabilities that the company hopes will lure people away from Microsoft Excel. The updates include a feature that lets users preview the results of formulas as they type, so they can troubleshoot problems …
Not long ago, the prospect of outsourcing mission-critical applications to a cloud service provider made IT managers cringe. Despite promises of agility, scalability, and the elimination of infrastructure management headaches, there were serious concerns about security and regulatory compliance. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, …
Of all of the digitization projects in the industry, the most significant might be the one being tackled by the U.S. Postal Service. As an entity, the USPS is getting hit from all sides, with new technologies and competitors impinging on all the things we used to rely on the …
Google last week retreated after Chrome users revolted against a change in the browser, saying that it’s given up on a radical redesign of the bookmarks manager. Retreated, yes, but Google has not surrendered. “Our team is committed to improving Chrome’s bookmarks experience, but for the time being, we’ve decided …
Second-level IT support tech on this pilot fish’s team needs to have a failed video card replaced, so he does the logical thing: He calls the IT service desk. “He asks them to open a problem ticket and call the vendor,” says fish. “Service desk guy tells him he can …
Крупнейший сервис видеохостиг YoutTube запустит игровое направление – YouTube Gaming, пишет техноблог IT Новости. С помощью этого нового сервиса Youtube планирует заработать на популярности игровых видео. Основной функцией станет трансляция онлайн-потоков игрового процесса. «Лайв-стримы объединяют игровое сообщество, так что мы поставим их в центр платформы YouTube Gaming», — сообщил менеджер платформы по играм Алан …
Прошло всего 10 дней с момента, как интернет-версия сервис видеоконференций Skype стала доступна для пользователей из Англии и США, как разработчики решили открыть доступ для всех стран мира. Среди языков поддерживающих интерфейсом, присутствует украинский и русский. Стоит напомнить, что это пока лишь общедоступная бета-версия веб-приложения сервиса для видео-общения, но здесь уже можно совершать звонки …
С 15 на 16 июня оператор мобильной связи «Киевстар» провел коммерческое включение 3G в районах и пригородах Киева. Кроме столицы оператор запускает сеть в аэропорту «Борисполь» и 23 населенных пунктах. В конце мая «Киевстар» объявил тарифы, которые будут действовать на 3G связь. В рамках при-пейд тарифных планов «Смартфон», «Смартфон +» …
27 смартфонів марки «Apple», які приховано ввозились в Україну, виявлено на українсько-польському кордоні у пункті пропуску «Рава – Руська», що на Львівщині, повідомили Дивись Інфо у прес-службі ДПСУ. …
Windows 10 is looking pretty good. No, really! I still don’t think it will be ready for prime time. But it will be decent — for a late beta. Regardless of my thoughts, it’s a safe bet that Microsoft will be releasing Windows 10 in late July. So should you …
Более широкому сообществу участников программы Windows Insider, входящему в так называемый Slow ring, компания Microsoft предоставила доступ к самой свежей публичной сборке своей будущей операционной системы, официальный потребительский релиз которой назначен на 29 июля. …
LastPass, the cloud-based password manager, has been hacked. If you use LastPass, it’s probably time for a precautionary master-password change. It might also be a good idea to check out the other options for securing your account. Password managers: Necessary evil or horribly insecure single point of failure? Discuss. In …
Несмотря на многочисленные предупреждения, наши соотечественники продолжают попадаться на удочки аферистов. Одной из последних уловок выманить у доверчивых граждан деньги стало представление себя работниками банков. Так, в минувшие выходные по такой схеме мошенники нажились на 11 тысяч гривен. …
Почему пользователи Android и iOS настолько отличаются? Одни ратуют за большие диагонали дисплеев, в то время, как другие еще не так давно убеждали, что 4-дюймов хватает за глаза. Вряд ли на мнение людей влияют лишь фанбойские предпочтения. Сравнение интерфейсов iOS 9 и Android M наглядно аргументирует тягу любителей Зеленого робота …
Sometimes the best tool for the job is the oldest one in the toolshed. For its new Moments photo-sharing application, Facebook eschewed the crop of currently fashionable mobile development platforms in favor of coding in the venerable C++ programming language. As a result, the company is able to maintain a …
LastPass users will be prompted to change their master passwords after the online password locker company reported that its network was breached on Friday. The company revealed the breach in a blog post Monday after investigating “suspicious activity” discovered by its security team. According to LastPass, the investigation did not …
Microsoft used the E3 conference to show off the gaming capabilities of HoloLens, demonstrating how the augmented reality headset can be used to play a version of Minecraft designed for the device. The HoloLens version of Minecraft will allow a person to play the game on nearly any surface, Microsoft …
Разработчики Cisco опубликовали 16 патчей, устраняющих различные уязвимости в программных продуктах компании. Большинство этих брешей позволяют потенциальным злоумышленникам вызвать отказ в обслуживании, либо скомпрометировать атакуемую систему. …
As if the all the controversy over LTE networks crowding out Wi-Fi isn’t enough, a new technology in the works at Qualcomm Research might allow a lot more people to set them up. LTE was designed to run on frequencies licensed by mobile operators for their exclusive use. But an …