Server vendors recorded the strongest shipment growth in over four years for the first quarter, mainly driven by continued investments in the hyperscale server infrastructures that power public and private clouds. It was a great start to the year, with the largest shipment growth since the third quarter of 2010, …
Smartphones and smartwatches won’t just display content, but will also be able to beam it on to tabletops, walls and even to the eye, according to Lenovo. More remarkably, users will be able to interact with the projected images. On Thursday, Lenovo unveiled a concept smartphone called “Smart Cast” that’s …
In the past, Google has tried — and failed — multiple times to replace Amazon as choice destination for online shopping. Yesterday, the day before Google I/O, an executive — burdened with secrets — confirmed Search-Engine-The-Merciless’ latest scheme designed to usurp Amazon from its throne perched atop the pinnacle of …
The intense rivalry in the wearables market has spilled over into court with Jawbone accusing rival Fitbit of “systematically plundering” its employees, trade secrets and intellectual property. In a suit filed in San Francisco against Fitbit and five employees, Jawbone said that beginning this year, Fitbit recruiters contacted about 30 …
Lenovo’s concept smartphone lets you interact with projected images A Lenovo concept smartphone that’s fitted with a laser projector module can display content on a hard surface, like a table or wall, where users will be able to interact with the projected images. On Thursday, Lenovo showed off “Smart Cast,” …
German telecom and Internet operators could once again be forced to store customer traffic and location metadata for police investigation purposes, five years after a previous data retention law was declared unconstitutional. The draft data retention law unveiled on Wednesday would oblige providers to store call and Internet traffic metadata …
В сети появились слухи о том, что Xiaomi работает над новым смартфоном – Mi 5. Как утверждают исследователи в данной отрасли, новый Xiaomi Mi 5, это мечта каждого поклонника Android. Уточняется, что мобильник будет обладать чипсетом нового поколения Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, который был представлен на выставке MWC-2015. Также будет применена поддержка Sense ID, 3-мерная технология сканирования …
Many Android applications collect information on Wi-Fi access points, which researchers contend can be used to figure out where a person is more than 90 percent of the time. The privacy implications of Wi-Fi access point scanning is often overlooked but presents a risk if the information is abused, according …
Lenovo will be one of the first to offer a Windows 10 tablet, with a new ThinkPad device that’s slated to arrive in August. The next-generation ThinkPad 10 will be loaded with Microsoft’s upcoming OS and is aimed at business users. It will have a starting price at $499. The …
Expanding into the field of agile software development, CA Technologies is acquiring programming tools and services company Rally Software for $480 million. CA will add Rally’s technologies to its own roster of tools and services for project management. Rally’s software and cloud services help teams manage complex software projects and …
When Sony Pictures disclosed last November that hackers had plundered its networks and accessed virtually all of its data assets, loss estimates for the company ran from the tens of millions of dollars to the hundreds of millions. Similar data breaches at TJX and Heartland had cost each company well …
Get ready, gang: It’s time for Google I/O to begin. Google’s annual developers’ conference kicks off at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) today. The event opens with a two-hour keynote that promises to be jam-packed with juicy Google news. We’re expecting to get some sort of sneak peek at …
Google is expected to reveal details about Android Pay at its annual I/O conference this week, even as Samsung readies its own separate mobile payment service. It isn’t clear how different the two payment approaches may be from one another. Samsung uses the Android operating system in most of its …
High-level manager for this public library system submits a trouble ticket for a problem with her keyboard, reports a pilot fish in the loop. “It seems that random things were happening when she pushed keys,” fish says. “It’s a relatively new laptop connected to a docking station. “Tech went upstairs …
С запуском Windows 8, Microsoft представила магазин приложений, который должен был наполняться качественными приложениями. Однако все пошло не так как ожидалось. В планах корпорации, до финального релиза Windows 10, ужесточит правила для своего магазина приложений. В новом посте блога Windows Бернардо Замора описал о том, как ремондцы намерены решить проблему с «мусорными» …
Sony’s push to get enterprise users to store data on optical discs has received added momentum with its acquisition of a Facebook-linked startup focused on optical storage. Led by former Facebook executive Frank Frankovsky, Optical Archive in California will develop new optical disc library systems for corporate clients’ “cold storage,” …
The intense rivalry in the wearables market has spilled over into court with Jawbone accusing rival Fitbit of “systematically plundering” its employees, trade secrets and intellectual property. In a suit filed in San Francisco against Fitbit and five employees, Jawbone has said that beginning this year, Fitbit recruiters contacted about …
В Индии анонсировали смартфон Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual, который является модификацией Xperia M4 Aqua с поддержкой двух SIM карт. Аппарат имеет 5-дюймовый дисплей с разрешением 1280 на 720 точек и поддержку 4G LTE в обоих слотах для sim карт. Среди прочих характеристик заявлено наличие 8-ядерного процессора Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, графического …
На фото был замечен новый смартфон, который работает на платформе Tizen – собственной разработки компании Samsung. Как пишет Geeky-Gadgets, новинка пополнит ряды устройств начального уровня, а название он получит Samsung Z LTE. Также сообщается, что это аппарат Samsung Z1, дополненный поддержкой связи стандарта LTE. Авторы техноблога Tizen Experts описывают устройство как …
The administration of President Barack Obama sided with Oracle in a dispute with Google on whether APIs, the specifications that let programs communicate with each other, are copyrightable. Nothing about the API (application programming interface) code at issue in the case materially distinguishes it from other computer code, which is …
Золотые Apple Watch Edition, несомненно, выглядят вызывающе, но не каждый может себе позволить этот премиальный девайс стоимостью более чем в $10 000. …
Flashback a couple decades to the days when one company is handling IT support for four hospitals, four regional health departments and a collection of smaller healthcare facilities, all spread over a wide area — and this pilot fish is in his first week on the job there. “I was …
You may be chomping at the bit to model, visualize or report on a data set — but usually, you’ll need to to do some work to get your data into a form where it’s ready for your analysis. These tasks can be anything from simple sorting to more complex …
The RAPID 3D Conference showcased the latest in 3D printing technology Everything from robotic hands, fashion ware, bioprinting and sports gear could be seen on the exhibition floor. 3D prosthetics lead the way A multitude of 3D-printing companies highlighted their machines’ability to quickly create prosthetics, ranging from dentures, legs and …
Роботические игрушки могут стать настоящим кошмаром — доказано всеми, кто знаком с франшизой Five Nights at Freddy’s. Но одно дело, когда механические медведи собираются убить вас на экране iPad, и совсем другое, если кто-то хочет воплотить идею в жизнь. Особенно при наличии всех возможностей для реализации своих планов. …
Результаты стандартного поиска в Интернете это лишь верхушка того айсберга информации, большая часть которого скрыта в неиндексированных глубинах Веба. Исследованию этого неизведанного онлайнового мира посвящена программа Memex агентства Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), реализуемая при участии 17 команд, в том числе лаборатории JPL аэрокосмического агентства NASA в Пасадене (штат …