Новости за 16.03.2016

Here, the Euro-centric map-making company founded by Nokia, yesterday said it is withdrawing from the Windows 10 ecosystem in two weeks and would limit changes to its Windows 8 apps to critical bug fixes.

Amazon filed a patent application for a technology that would enable users to pay for purchases using a selfie.

Virtual private networks have many uses. Typically, businesses deploy VPNs so employees can securely access the corporate network from outside the office. However, we’ve seen a rise in third-party VPN services that use the same underlying technology, the encrypted tunnel, to simply provide a secure Internet connection.

Attackers are exploiting a weakness in Apple's digital rights management technology to install malicious apps on supposedly protected, non-jailbroken iOS devices.

Today's Senate subcommittee hearing on immigration began with a warning from chairman Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) about current rates of immigration.

Mophie Powerstation XL lists for $129.95 but is currently discounted 42%, meaning you can pick this up for just $75 (See on Amazon). This ultra portable battery packs enough juice for up to 8 charges on most portable devices. It's special high-output battery can charge up to two devices simultaneously, and is capable of switching between 500mAh, 1A, and 2.1A charge.

Interesting news last week from two of the Big Four global audit and accounting firms and a glimpse into the future of professional services.

One of the obstacles that has kept quantum computers on the distant horizon is the fact that quantum bits -- the building blocks with which they're made -- are prone to magnetic disturbances. Such "noise" can interfere with the work qubits do, but on Wednesday, scientists announced a new discovery that could help solve the problem.

An increasing number of cyberespionage groups are using stolen code-signing certificates to make their hacking tools and malware look like legitimate applications.

Western Digital Corp. (WD) has announced that its shareholders voted to approve its  $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk Corp.

In a lengthy legal rebuttal to the U.S. government, Apple yesterday deployed an unusual defense -- that its devices are susceptible to attack -- to counter arguments that it should help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) crack a terrorist's iPhone.

New York City is replacing pay phones with new high-tech wireless hubs that will dish out free, high-speed Wi-Fi service, charge mobile devices and provide access to city services.

Your users are undoubtedly bringing their own devices to work, whether or not you have a BYOD policy in place. If you don’t, you need to settle on one now.

NASA intends to start a “large-scale fire” in space, but unless something goes horrifically wrong it’s not like you will look up and see a fireball overhead.

Google's Inbox by Gmail gets the Smart Reply feature on the Web version, finally. But that's not enough to get your humble blogwatcher to want to use this badly-thought-out excuse for a science experiment.

At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, virtual reality is all the rage. After attendees overflowed, the discussions on VR were actually moved to larger conference rooms in an effort to help everyone see the talks they wanted to — and even then they filled up to capacity. 

Apple has worked in its usual way with Apple News, offering the new service in partnership with larger partners before mass introduction. Today any (approved) publisher can join the channel, meaning bloggers can publish into the same stream as mainstream titles. Here’s what you need to know.

Oracle reported its fourth consecutive quarter of declining revenue on Tuesday, as rapid growth in its cloud business failed to offset the tepid demand for more traditional products.

AT&T has revealed details of a software platform that makes it easier for customers to order new services, and the company may release the code as open source for other service providers to use.

You used to see it anywhere business workers congregated: the BlackBerry. Some of them are still out there -- secure messaging devices that can be centrally managed; the heart of the business mobile fleet. But the day of the BlackBerry is over and something new is needed -- a mobile operating system that is built for work as well as personal use.

Major websites including the BBC, Newsweek, The New York Times and MSN ran malicious online advertisements on Sunday that attacked users' computers, a campaign that one expert said was the largest seen in two years.

Communication is the most important aspect of working on a team -- without it, there is no team. Slack is all about making that invaluable communication more efficient. Slack allows for public channels, private groups, and direct messaging, giving team members the options to communicate in the mode appropriate to the topic. Plus, the ability to join multiple teams makes it easy to switch between work, recreational and topic-specific chats.

Sony's long-awaited virtual reality headset for the PlayStation games console will go on sale around the world in October, the company said Tuesday.

It's the 1980s, and this office building's elderly security guard has just retired. But the building's owners decide to replace the human being with an all-electronic system, according to a pilot fish on the scene.

Just a couple of weeks ago EMC announced the release of DSSD and an all-flash VMAX (VMAX AF). In that same announcement, they also stated they would be “re-architecting” XtremIO to accommodate 3D NAND, 3.8TB SSD: