Apple is looking to eliminate the long lines that form outside its retail stores on product launch days. “The days of waiting in line and crossing fingers for a product are over for our customers,” according to a memo from Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and online …
Консалтинговая фирма Chipworks, специализирующаяся на разборке и анализе особенностей мобильных устройств, сообщила о результатах «вскрытия» нового флагманского смартфона Samsung Galaxy S6. …
In Vietnam, crossing the road can feel like a life or death experience. Busy urban thoroughfares are choked with scooters and other vehicles, which rarely stop for pedestrians, as seen in many YouTube videos. A group of university students has deployed a humanoid robot to help people get from one …
Тайваньский производитель электроники Asustek за последнее время значительно расширил линейку устройств на базе Chrome OS. …
Уже прошло более полугода с тех пор, как 1 октября 2014 г. компания Microsoft выпустила первую открытую тестовую сборку следующей версии ПО Windows Server, и она до сих пор остается единственной. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a former professional football player and others, alleging they operated a Ponzi scheme that raised more than $31 million from investors who were promised profits from loans to professional athletes. The SEC’s complaint was unsealed late yesterday. It was filed …
In the latest blow to Internet of Things (IoT) security, an analysis of smart home devices has found flaws that could give attackers access to sensitive data or allow them to control door locks and sensors. The research was performed by a team from application security firm Veracode for six …
A new smart countertop from Orange Chef wants to lend a hand to people who can’t figure out what to eat—or how to make it. The Countertop, as it’s simply called, consists of an iOS app and a connected kitchen scale that doubles as a food preparation surface. When you’re …
A “significant change in mindset” is promised as new Apple retail leader, Angela Ahrendts, tries to change the way retail works. We recently learned Apple Watch customers will be limited in how easily they can buy one in-store. Today, we learn most about what she is saying, according to Business …
В Турции разблокирован доступ к социальным сетям Twitter и Facebook. …
The U.S. government has announced plans to help train 75,000 people to enter the solar workforce by 2020, including a number of veterans. President Obama announced the expansion to a previous solar industry training plan during a visit to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base on Friday. The new initiative is a …
Компания LG Display подтвердила предстоящий анонс нового поколения моноблоков iMac c разрешением дисплея 8K. В частности, информация об этом содержится в статье «Следующее поколение высокого разрешения 8K», опубликованной на официальном сайте компании. …
Пользователь YouTube-канала Myithz выложил свежую аэровидеосъемку строящегося кампуса Apple. Видео снималось в разрешении 4K с помощью модели DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus и камеры GoPro. Примерная высота съёмки — 120 м. …
Согласно новому исследованию Африканского института развития и управления (African Governance and Development Institute, AGDI), пиратство улучшает грамотность и развивает знания. Специалисты из AGDI предупреждают, что строгие антипиратские законы в некоторых случаях неприемлемы. …
Government and educational institutions can now buy applications via Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace and deploy them on the company’s cloud platform. The store is also opening to businesses that bought Azure services through Microsoft partners, rather than directly. The expansion broadens access to the cloud app store, through which Microsoft sells …
iTunes and Linux It will probably be a cold day in you-know-where before we ever see a native version of iTunes for Linux. Apple just isn’t interested in supporting Linux. But you actually can run iTunes in Linux via WINE, and if that doesn’t float your boat then there are …
Tech giants including Salesforce, Apple and Yelp have been out front in their criticism of the new law in Indiana that allows businesses to discriminate against gay customers. That criticism is a good thing. Businesses have a role in not just selling things to people, but in doing good and …
Child advocates slam YouTube Kids in complaint to FTC The new YouTube Kids video app definitely isn’t TV: If it were, its heavy advertising content and cheerful blending of commerce and entertainment would probably be illegal, because commercial television aimed at children is governed by strict regulations. Now a coalition …
We all know that software is an important part of everyone’s lives today given all of the things it now powers, from computers to thermostats. But can the programming logic and code behind software be admired not just for its functionality, but also for its aesthetic qualities? Based on the …
Компания Cube решила выделиться среди потока планшетов на Android и Windows и выпустила гаджет под управлением Ubuntu. Cube i7-СМ – планшет на базе чипа Intel Core М и управляется фриварной платформой построенной на базе Linux – Canonical. Он появится на рынки Китая на этой неделе, купить его сможет любой желающий на китайской бирже AliExpress или в …
The amount of IT outsourcing business up for grabs, coupled with an eruption of emerging technologies and delivery models, has made 2015 a buyers’ market for IT services. As a result, IT service providers are engaged in a price war the likes of which hasn’t been seen for nearly 15 …
This IT support pilot fish has been an employee at this company for a few years — and so has a friend of his, who came on board to join the regular staff after a stint as a contract employee. “I just received a note that my coworker’s contractor access …
Steven Lefkowitz owes his job as an IT project manager at Partners HealthCare to his 75-pound golden retriever. In 2013 he struck up a conversation with the woman who was going to care for the dog while Lefkowitz and his wife were on vacation. “She knew I was in job …
A handful of hours ago, Twitter rolled out its new “revamped quote” functionality. Predictably, bloggers immediately began using the new feature, while at the same time sharing their pointed critiques with followers. So, given this vast pool of bloggy commentary, we’ve selected only the choicest tweets for inclusion in today’s …
Asus пополнила серию Asus Padfone новой моделью – Asus Padfone S Plus. Официальное анонсирование пока не состоялось, но завтра, 8 апреля Asus Padfone S Plus уже поступает в продажу в Малайзии по ориентировочной цене порядка 300 американских доллара. Естественно, за эту цену предлагается только сам смартфон, а дополнительная док-станция преобразующая его в планшет предлагается отдельно, в качестве …
Uber Technologies has asked a California court to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought against it by a woman who alleges she was raped by an Uber driver while taking a trip in Delhi. In part, Uber contests that it never had a relationship with the driver in question and that …