Новости за 28.01.2016

Verizon announced Thursday that small business customers can now take advantage of monthly payment plans for new smartphones and other devices, avoiding a big cash outlay upfront.

Apple yesterday took a trip back in time when it offered an update for OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, an edition it last patched in September 2013.

Both Apple and Samsung this week predicted slow growth for smartphone and mobile phone sales in early 2016, making investors queasy.

An increasing number of iOS application developers use a technique that allows them to remotely modify the code in their apps without going through Apple's normal review process, potentially opening the door to abuse and security risks for users.

BREAKING NEWS, gang! The abominable Android malware monster has been spotted roaming the wild, wild Web once again -- lurking in dark corners and jumping out to shout "BOO!" at anyone who looks his way.

Smartphones will get 4K video playback and unprecedented wireless speeds with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 820, and users who want these high-end features should get ready for flagship handsets with that chip to be announced soon.

The Internet of Things is here, and expanding at a staggering rate. Many devices, existing and new, are being fitted with sensors that provide information used in their operation, increasing accuracy, efficiency and overall usefulness. We Get It. IoT Everywhere. But what about where all of this data goes? 

If you’re the sort of person who likes to get news coverage from multiple sources and not just be dictated to by Fox News, Apple TV is becoming an essential tool, one app at a time.

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that.

Smartphone shipment growth was at its lowest ever in the fourth quarter of 2015 on account of the maturity of major markets like China and consumer concerns about the global economy, according to a research firm.

If one thing was clear from the National Retail Federation's Big Show this year, it's this: Retailers are rushing to figure out how to use technology to keep their doors open.

Mobile use is growing so fast that cells added for a big event like the Super Bowl are now worth keeping just for daily life.

One indicator of healthy mobile device or PC sales is the amount of money a company spends on chips that go into those devices.

Everyone knows the secret to success – personal and business alike – is good communication. But in what form? If you're trying to communicate with a group in real time, you're no doubt familiar with the old standby: conference calls. You know: those mind-numbing phone meetings in which talkers overlap, voice quality is terrible, half the people aren't paying attention and somebody's dog barks intermittently throughout the call.

Sysadmin pilot fish at this bank gets a call from a veteran loan officer, who complains that he can't get signed on to the core banking system.

Weak demand for mobile phones and display panels pushed down Samsung's profits last quarter, and the company doesn't expect much improvement this year.

Facebook is considering a dedicated service or page where users will be able watch videos and not be bothered by other content.

Android phones may soon get a whole lot smarter thanks to a new partnership between Google and chip maker Movidius that promises to bring machine intelligence directly into mobile devices.

Thumb-size PCs like Intel's Compute Stick are still a novelty, but adoption will slowly grow as TVs and displays increasingly become the center of entertainment and computing.