A heavyweight battle between Windows 10 laptops and Chromebooks is expected to break out later this year, and Acer will play on both sides with low-priced laptops and laptop tablet hybrids it announced on Thursday. The most interesting product announced was the new Chromebook 15 CB3-531 laptop, which has a …
Xiaomi is hoping the well-equipped Mi 4i will help the company grab a larger smartphone market share, but it’s still holding off entering the U.S. and Europe. Launching the smartphone at an event in India is a departure for the company, which thus far has launched its smartphones in China. …
Europe is still lacking real tech giants like Google, Facebook or Amazon, but it looks like things are slowly changing. However, if European companies want to start competing with Silicon Valley, they have to start thinking internationally from the beginning, says BlaBlaCar COO Nicolas Brusson. BlaBlaCar is a French ride-sharing …
Microsoft on Wednesday released its seventh version of Windows 10’s technical preview. Build 10061 was the first update in April and followed its predecessor by about three weeks. Last month, Microsoft vowed to pick up the pace of Windows 10 preview updates, and since then has delivered three, including Wednesday’s. …
Корпорация Google сообщила о запуске проекта под названием Google Fi. Это виртуальный мобильный оператор, предоставляющий услуги голосовой связи, сообщений и доступа в Интернет в более чем 120 странах. Пользователи будут платить ежемесячно $20 абонплаты и за это получат безлимитные звонки и SMS внутри страны, а также без лимит SMS за границу. Звонки в …
Xiaomi is hoping the well-equipped Mi 4i will help the company grab a larger smartphone market share, but it’s still holding off entering the U.S, and Europe. Launching the smartphone at an event in India is a departure for the company, which thus far has launched its smartphones in China. …
A serious flaw in a component that’s used to authenticate clients on Wi-Fi networks could expose Android, Linux, BSD, and possibly Windows and Mac OS X systems to attacks. The vulnerability is in wpa_supplicant, an open-source software implementation of the IEEE 802.11i specifications for wireless clients. The component is cross-platform …
Facebook’s mobile shift shows through in financial results It doesn’t seem so long ago that analysts were fretting over Facebook’s mobile playbook, but now the social media giant is monetizing a user base that is increasingly on smartphones and tablets. In reporting its financial results Wednesday, it said that a …
Согласно ожиданиям, стандарт LTE охватит сначала столицу Белоруссии, а затем покроет своими сетями остальные регионы государства, об этом сообщил представитель одного из ведущих операторов мобильной связи Velcom Гельмут Дуз. Для осуществления столь грандиозных планов компания должна получить соответствующую лицензию. Сеть 4G позволит жителям Белоруссии пользоваться высокоскоростным интернетом и качественными услугами мобильной связи. Сотовый оператор …
Casio Computer has developed an iOS app that lets users search for words in voice recordings. The English (US) Keyword Search Voice Recorder is aimed at businesspeople, journalists, students and anyone who makes recordings of presentations, interviews or meetings. It can reduce the time required to find a key part …
Если Вы помните, Россия не попала в список стран первой волны ожидаемых часов Apple Watch. Стоит отметить, что продажи умных часов производства Apple на территории РФ уже 24 апреля, то есть в эту пятницу. Надежные источники отмечают, что реализация устройства начнется уже 8 мая текущего года. Если верить источникам, то Россия была включена в список …
If I asked you to name the programming language skill for which demand has increased the most recently and told you that the language name began with a “P,” odds are you’d probably guess Python, right? Well, if you did, while that would be a good guess, it would also …
Stick PCs — computers contained in a device no larger than a USB key and which, when mated with a monitor, become full desktop PCs — have been around for a while. However, they have recently started to gain more visibility, primarily because of their ultra-portability, minimal power/space needs and …
It’s circa 2001, and this pilot fish is at a site installing workstations in a control room — workstations that are intentionally isolated from the Internet. “I realized I was missing a hardware driver for one of the I/O boards, so I asked my customer contact if I could use …
You’ve gotta love it when Google decides to jump into a new industry and shake things up. The Big G’s latest venture, if you haven’t heard, is in the realm of wireless phone service: the rather awkwardly named Project Fi, announced Wednesday afternoon, which will offer contract-free phone plans with …
Much like penicillin, vulcanized rubber, and the corn flake, a new iOS 8 security flaw has been discovered almost entirely by accident. Researchers from security firm Skycure — speaking at this week’s RSA conference — told an audience of stunned bloggers how things “just so happened.” In IT Blogwatch, bloggers …
Компания Pioneer выпустила свой последний портативный Blu-Ray привод для систем Windows/Mac, получившее индекс BDR-XS06JL. Новинка облачена в магниевый корпус и обладает технологией сохранения энергии. Подключение портативного устройства происходит через интерфейс USB 3.0 и имеет 4 Мб на встроенном буфере и поддержку BDXL. Наличие технологий PURE READ2 и (оригинальное воспроизведение звука) дают возможность воспроизводить …
If you’re tired of using your fingertip or a PIN to unlock your smartphone, Yahoo suggests using your ear instead. In a project presented at the 2015 Computer-Human Interaction Conference (CHI) in Seoul this week, Yahoo showed that other body parts can unlock phones in a fast, secure manner. This …
New info from Changewave confirms Apple Pay as top choice among US consumers, though some concerns remain — security and availability lead these. iWallet Andy Golub, Survey Research Director for 451 Research: “Our latest survey shows planned use of Apple Pay has been on an upward trajectory since it became …
Недавно в интернет “слили” данные, в которых указано, что Microsoft работает над четырьмя новыми смартфонами на Windows. Согласно последним слухам, диагональ экрана в флагмане Microsoft Lumia 940 составит 5.2 дюйма. Как сообщают источники, Microsoft также работает над увеличенной версией аппарата, который получит 5.7-дюймовый дисплей и название – Lumia 940 XL. Обе модели, скорее всего, получат камеру PureView с …
Past political trouble in the U.S. isn’t stopping Huawei Technologies from selling its enterprise services in the country. The Chinese company, which was labeled a U.S. national security threat in 2012, has been effectively blocked from selling telecommunication gear to U.S. carriers. Government officials there are concerned about Huawei’s alleged …
Past political trouble in the U.S. isn’t stopping Huawei Technologies from selling its enterprise services in the country. The Chinese company, which was labeled a U.S. national security threat in 2012, has been effectively blocked from selling telecommunication gear to U.S. carriers. Government officials there are concerned about Huawei’s alleged …
Qualcomm’s second-quarter profit dropped 46 percent, mainly because of a large fine the company had to pay in China for settling antitrust issues. The chip company also cut its revenue outlook for 2015, citing loss of business for its Snapdragon processor from key customer Samsung Electronics and a concentration of …
Besides connecting with friends, Facebook is fast becoming the place to watch videos. Billions of videos. Facebook is now serving up more than 4 billion videos to its users daily, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. The figure is striking in part because it’s increasing so fast: In January, Facebook was …
Besides connecting with friends, Facebook is fast becoming the place to watch videos. Billions of videos. Facebook is now serving up more than 4 billion videos to its users daily, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. The figure is striking in part because it’s increasing so fast: In January, Facebook was …
Google made its case Wednesday for Chrome use in the enterprise, and a big part of its pitch is that companies can integrate products they’re already using with its Chrome devices and software. Outlined in detail during a two-hour webcast, Google’s Chrome for Work strategy includes an expanding number of …