Last month, Robert Hannigan, the director of GCHQ, a British intelligence agency, wrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times castigating tech companies for being “in denial” about abuses of their platforms by criminals and terrorists and calling on them to develop better arrangements for facilitating lawful government investigations. While …
Британский Центр правительственной связи (GCHQ) выпустил свое первое открытое приложение, пишет The Times. Разработанная спецслужбой программа получила название Cryptoy. …
Пользователи сети Интернет вынуждены защищать свои учетные записи, электронные кошельки, банкинг и др. приложения с помощью паролей. …
Если планируете заменить свой старый Android-смартфон новым, обратите внимание на новый аппарат – Intex Aqua Xtreme. Смартфон, толщина которого всего 6.99 мм, оснащен 5-дюймовым дисплеем IPS с разрешением 1280 на 720 точек с защитой от царапин Dragon Trail Glass. “Сердцем” устройства выбран 1.7-Гигагерцовый процессор с 8-ю ядрами MediaTek MT6592. Объем оперативной памяти составляет 2 …
The world’s largest online community of 3D printer owners has rated what looks to be the majority of machines for sale today, offering consumers a detailed buyer’s guide that uses a simple “1-10” rating system. Some 2,279 “verified” user reviews were collected for the buyer’s guide, as some owners had …
Генеральный директор компании Apple Тим Кук назван самым влиятельным человеком 2014 года в бизнесе британским деловым изданием The Financial Times. …
Future users of Oculus VR’s Rift headset could use their hands to control virtual reality games, or visit a 3D model of the Roman Colosseum, thanks to two acquisitions the company made this week. Facebook-owned Oculus VR has bought Nimble VR and 13th Lab, which specialize in hand tracking and …
NASA is showing off a robot that brings a yogi’s flexibility to the delicate task of working in crippled nuclear power plants such as Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi, knocked out by a massive tsunami and earthquake in 2011. Nicknamed Surge (it’s officially known as Surrogate), the robot was designed by the …
Just-right tech gifts Remember the children’s tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? The first bowl of porridge was too hot, the second was too cold, and the third was just right. Well, in Part 2 of our holiday gift guide, we hope to help you find that same perfect …
Mark Zuckerberg, currently worth $34 billion, continues to brush off user suggestions and complaints. On recurring topics such as a ‘Dislike’ button, ever-morphing privacy shenanigans, and user-hostile ‘experiments,’ Zuck waxed dismissive. The best he could say was that Facebook takes these things ‘seriously.’ Bite me. It’s increasingly clear that Facebook …
Смартфон HTC Desire 620, функционирующий под управлением Android 4.4 KitKat готов покорить Европу. Аппарат получил 5-дюймовый жидкокристаллический сенсорный дисплей с разрешением 1280 на 720 точек и построен на базе 1.2-Гигагерцового процессора с четырьмя вычислительными ядрами Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, укомплектованный графическим чипом Adreno 306. Также стоит отметить наличие 1 Гигабайта оперативной …
Pilot fish working for this state agency handles IT issues from one of the field offices, but it’s a side responsibility — his main job is as one of the agency’s inspectors. “Over the last year, the agency has been doing a field rollout with tablet computers to go paperless …
There’s blood in the water and it comes from Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone maker that risks becoming a target for patent holders that want the company to pay up. Various patent battles have hit smartphone vendors across the world, and now Xiaomi is no exception. On Thursday, the Chinese company …
A Canadian competition authority is probing allegations that Apple tried to stifle competition by including certain clauses in its iPhone contracts with wireless carriers, according to media reports. The Canadian Competition Bureau has sought a court order demanding Apple Canada hand over documents relating to the probe, Canadian Press said. …
For all those times on Facebook when a “like” just doesn’t cut it, the company is thinking about adding more options, though probably not “dislike.” “A lot of times, people share things that are sad, or tough cultural or social things,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Giving users a tool …
Ford’s in-car infotainment system is getting an overhaul with SYNC 3, which will add a capacitive touch screen, better integration with smartphone apps and, eventually, support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. SYNC 3 will initially launch in a small lineup of vehicles rolling off assembly lines in 2015. Ford …
If you need to know when holiday shoppers are about to hit the checkout stands or when store shelves need to be stocked, Cisco Systems says a router can tell you. The company that commercialized routers 30 years ago is now using them to bring big-data analysis to the edges …
About a dozen protesters calling on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pass net neutrality rules disrupted the commission’s meeting for a short time Thursday. Protesters shouting and carrying signs interrupted the beginning of the FCC’s meeting as commissioners were hearing from staff members, teachers and administrators about proposed changes …
Microsoft has scheduled more Windows 10 revelations for Jan. 21, 2015, sending invitations today to journalists, reviewers and bloggers. The day-long event will take place at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash. campus, and will provide “more details on the Windows 10 consumer experience,” according to the invitation. Previously, Microsoft had promised that …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will require broadband providers getting new federal subsidies to build networks in rural areas to deliver download speeds of at least 10Mbps. The FCC on Thursday voted to update its rules for the Connect America Fund, the broadband subsidy program funded through fees on telephone …
Microsoft has ported some of its consumer apps to run on iOS, Android and Amazon devices, following through on its recent pledge to make select apps available on competing mobile platforms. MSN News, Food and Drink, Weather, Sports, Health and Fitness, and Money can be downloaded for free from Google …
A vintage Apple-1 personal computer that was sold 38 years ago to a buyer out of Steve Jobs’ garage went for $365,000 today at Christie’s in New York City, thousands under the auction house’s lowest estimate. The gavel price was just 40% that paid in October by The Henry Ford, …
There’s been a number of cases in the press recently related to intended crimes and un-intended abuses of, or issues surrounding, digital business models and processes. These cases range from illegal business models such as underground marketplaces and content-sharing sites, to those competing with and creating controversies with their physical …
Adding to its toolset for cross-platform mobile applications, Microsoft has acquired a small German software company called HockeyApp that has developed a service for crash analysis and beta testing of mobile applications. Microsoft plans to fold the functionality into its own Visual Studio Online, a hosted service for managing the …
The best part about picking out a new Android phone is the huge level of choice and diversity the platform provides: With so many different manufacturers creating devices, there’s something available for practically every purpose and preference imaginable. But you know what? That can also be the worst part about …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the December 17 meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. The meeting will focus on the definition of “accredited investor.” Under the federal securities laws, certain securities offerings are exempt from registration only if the securities are …