Новости за 08.02.2016

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the layoff and replacement of IT workers at a state energy utility.

Microsoft last week announced that a public preview of the enterprise-specific synchronization of settings, apps and passwords between devices running Windows 10, first touted nine months ago, is now available.

Nearly three years after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden first leaked details about massive domestic spying, his revelations have prompted a broader discourse, especially among legal scholars, over the potentially invasive nature of big data cybersurveillance tools.

As consumers, we are now used to having an app for everything. Apps are easy to develop, easy to deploy, and easy to change. Apps are modular and lightweight. High school kids develop apps, as do 83-year old former defense secretaries!

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The times when stealthy, persistent and advanced malware was associated only with cyberespionage are gone. Criminals are now using similar threats and techniques to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions.

On most computers, the default download folder quickly becomes a repository of old and unorganized files that were opened once and then forgotten about. A recently fixed flaw in the Java installer highlights why keeping this folder clean is important.

Imagination Technologies, the U.K. company that makes graphics chips for Apple's iPhones and iPads, is ditching its CEO and its strategy as it heads for its second consecutive year of losses.

The definition of "last minute shopping" has changed. Thanks to services like Amazon Prime, you can order a gift with as little as 2 days notice with no financial or marital consequence whatsoever. (wink wink: 30-day Prime trial located here)

While some people were enjoying Super Bowl 50, hackers brought the pain to the Department of Home Security by dumping a directory of over 9,000 DHS employee names, email addresses, locations, telephone numbers and titles such as “DHS PRISM Support.” The same Twitter account announced plans to leak data of 20,000 FBI employees – including those who work outside of the US.

It’s unfair and customers weren’t made aware of it when they purchased their iPhones. What am I talking about? Apple’s sudden move to brick people’s iPhones if they get them fixed by unofficial repair shops.

In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft — yes, sleepy old Microsoft — has been on a tear the last few years. Windows 10 was released last year to nearly universal praise, Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headset has been called groundbreaking, and the company jumped to No. 3 on the BrandZ list of most valuable global brands in 2015 after languishing at No. 7 as recently as 2013. More important, between early September 2015 and Feb. 1 of this year, the company’s stock price surged more than 25%... Читать дальше...

Mozilla last week said it was changing Firefox's rigid every-six-week release cadence for a looser schedule that resembles what Google has used for Chrome since 2008.

The most stressful tech jobs

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Everyone experiences stress at work, but some jobs involve more overall stress than others. That's especially true for the tech industry, where high demand meets a lack of talent, which results in understaffed IT departments and a lack of support in up and coming areas like big data, security, mobile developers and more.

For some people, a stressful job is no issue, but for others it can be draining and even become a health issue. And... Читать дальше...

AirWatch 8.1 is a sophisticated control plane for mobile devices that meets the needs of large enterprises. It stacks up well against other MDM apps we’ve tested, and features container demarcation plus elements of data loss prevention.

NAND flash memory has surpassed hard disk drive (HDD) technology in areal density for the first time, according to a new report from a market research firm.

Dataviz cloud service Plotly wants to put its dashboard capabilities front and center -- and start competing in the business intelligence (BI) space.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees streamed into Europe in 2015 from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. Some estimates put the number at nearly a million.

Google is readying a new VR headset, say rumor-mongers. The inevitable “people familiar with its plans” have scurried out the woodwork to spill these fascinating legumes.

Opening physical bookstores is the best idea Amazon has had since the creation of Amazon Prime.

This company's graphics designer retires after 30 years, and on the new graphics/web designer's first day on the job, he's faced with thousands of old Mac graphics files, according to a pilot fish on the scene.

Retailers have overwhelmingly avoided any attempts to dabble with voice recognition — and even mobile music integration is just being addressed slightly — but that is a huge error.

Logitech is today taking a stab at some big videoconferencing equipment manufacturers and reminding us that, despite the world being fixated on the "software-ization" of everything, hardware still has a place. The company is introducing Logitech Group, a new videoconferencing solution for midsize to large conference rooms. It's a very lucrative space predominantly serviced by large vendors' products. And products with huge price tags, to boot.