Microsoft is making more accommodations for developers in both the JavaScript and Visual Studio realms, including promoting the development of “universal experiences.” With a preview of WinJS 4.0 (Windows Library for JavaScript 4.0), Microsoft wants to enable universal experiences, which can run on a range of form factors, including phones, …
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. government to impose sanctions on people, organizations and governments that partake in “malicious cyber-enabled activities” that harm the country. “The same technologies that help keep our military strong are used by hackers in China and Russia to target …
Palo Alto Networks is introducing a service that tips customers off when it discovers unique or particularly dangerous attacks against their networks, giving them a heads up that perhaps they are the targets of particularly resourceful, dedicated adversaries. Called AutoFocus, the service is an add-on to the company’s existing cloud-based …
Amazon Web Services has made its WorkSpaces virtual desktops less annoying to use with a feature that resumes the previous session after it detects an interruption. Today, if users close a laptop lid or lose the network connection, their session will be interrupted and they may be disconnected and have …
Команда BioWare рассказала о платформах, на которых появится игра Mass Effect 4. В отсутствии официального анонса обладатели PC беспокоились о гуляющих по сети слухах о том, что разработчики отказались от разработки игры на персональных компьютерах. Разработчики поспешили рассказать правду и развеять слухи. …
‘Data-driven transformation’ is a hot topic these days, particularly in marketing, which in most organizations is keenly feeling the pressure of data overload. “The reason the emphasis now is on data-driven is because organizations are struggling with absolutely being overwhelmed by data,” says Dale Renner, CEO and founder of data …
Изначально компания Motorola запустила продажи Moto X второго поколения сразу в нескольких цветовых решениях. …
Uber Technologies needs to operate within existing laws, the European Commission said on Wednesday giving an update about complaints filed by the U.S. taxi hailing company against EU governments. Uber has gotten into trouble in the EU with UberPop, a ride-hailing service in the Uber app that connects passengers with …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its first enforcement action against a company for using improperly restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to stifle the whistleblowing process. The SEC charged Houston-based global technology and engineering firm KBR Inc. with violating whistleblower protection Rule 21F-17 enacted under the …
На своем официальном YouTube-канале «мелкософты» опубликовали два сюжетных трейлера к научно-фантастическому шутеру Halo 5: Guardians, а также назвали точную дату релиза игры. …
In early March I reviewed the AWS Mobile SDK, Google Firebase and Microsoft Azure Mobile Services, the mobile back-end service offerings of the three major public clouds. The Microsoft option was a pleasant surprise. I was struck by Microsoft’s thoughtful implementation of mobile services and the respect with which the …
Недавно в сети появилась информация о том, что новая операционная система Windows 10 будет поддерживать стабилизацию видео. Эта функция может оказаться весьма полезной, особенно учитывая тот факт, что сейчас лишь несколько топовых моделей на Windows Phone имеют систему оптической стабилизации изображения. …
For the next version of its Visual Studio, Microsoft has consolidated the enterprise versions of the integrated development environment (IDE) software into a single product so it can be more easily managed by large organizations. “What we’ve been hearing from our customers is that they want to standardize on one …
Сегодня во всём мире празднуется День смеха, и все вокруг подшучивают друг над другом. IT-компании не являются исключением, поэтому в этот день нужно с подозрением и юмором относиться ко всем анонсам и заявлениям. …
В интернете, на ресурсе GFXBench, засветились результаты тестирования смартфона с модельным номером E6533 и похоже, что это Sony Xperia Z4. Ожидалось, что Sony Xperia Z4 получит дисплей с разрешением Quad HD, но в результатах теста, устройство имеет разрешение дисплея в 1920 на 1080 точек. Среди прочих характеристик Sony Xperia Z4 засветился 1.9-Гигагерцовый процессор с …
One hundred years ago this month, Congress established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), launching the nation into a time of advancing aeronautics and eventually space exploration. A century after the creation of NAC, which later expanded to become NASA, that initial effort has brought advances in not only …
Полностью переработанный пользовательский интерфейс TouchWiz и возможность выбора тем стали важными нововведениями в Galaxy S6 и Galaxy S6 Edge. …
Monitoring or capturing Wi-Fi traffic on Android smartphones and tablets is possible. I’m not just talking about Wi-Fi stumblers or traffic usage apps, but full network sniffers that can capture and display the raw 802.11 network packets from the airwaves. Instead of having to run captures on your bulky laptop, …
Firefox 37 released The Mozilla developers have been rocketing right along with the development of Firefox. Firefox 37 is the latest version and it offers native HTML5 playback on YouTube, a new user rating system called Heartbeat and secure Bing searches. Marius Nestor reports for Softpedia: For end-users, Mozilla Firefox …
Apple откроет предварительные заказы на Apple Watch в пятницу, 10 апреля. Продажи «умных» часов начнутся Австралии, Великобритании, США, Германии, Канаде, Китае, Гонконге, Франции и Японии с 24 апреля, однако приобрести устройства первое время смогут только те, кто успел оставить предзаказ на новинку. …
Google has identified and disabled 192 Chrome browser extensions that injected rogue ads into Web pages opened by users without being upfront about it. The company will scan for similar policy violations in future. The action followed a study that the company conducted together with researchers from University of California …
Китайский производитель мобильных устройств Blackview, выявил желание выпустить смартфон, стоимость которого будет ниже 100 американских доллара. И выпустил! Новинка получила название Blackview Breeze, а внешний вид очень напоминает уже известный аппарат – mini OPPO. Китайские смартфоны за последние годы показали отличные результаты в качестве сборки и выпускаемых комплектующих, что составляет конкуренцию известным популярным брендам …
If you were forced to wear a GPS ankle monitor at all times so your location would be known, that would be a Fourth Amendment search according to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled on Torrey Dale Grady v. North Carolina (pdf). A GPS ankle monitor was installed on twice-convicted …
I can’t believe Apple is doing this. It seems incredible the company is achieving all of this right under the noses of watchful competitors. Digital transformation I’m talking about Apple and IBM’s continued march into delivering best-in-class, approachable, useful solutions that use the power of big buzz technologies like big …
Amazon wants to try putting physical “buy now” buttons all over your house Because Jeff Bezos hasn’t yet figured how to wire your brain directly to Amazon’s warehouses, the company is experimenting with cluttering your home with special-purpose buttons in the name of e-commerce. Its new Dash Buttons can be …
SmartThings, the home automation company Samsung Electronics acquired last August, has delayed the launch of its new home hub and sensors to the third quarter, as it works to improve performance and stability. Even though the products have been built and are currently being tested, SmartThings felt it necessary to …