Новости за 23.03.2016

Web users face an even greater threat to their privacy as large ISPs align themselves more closely with data brokers to track their customers, an advocacy group said.

Samsung is developing a new operating system for the Internet of Things, hoping to make a bigger role for itself in the millions of smart home appliances, wearables and industrial equipment that are coming online.

Google is aiming to help companies manage applications across public and private clouds with a new product and a set of partnerships announced at its cloud user conference Wednesday.

The man who helped build Google from a search engine into one of the biggest and most influential companies in the world predicted the emergence of a new computing architecture based on crowd-sourced data and machine learning.

AT&T engineered an unusual low-power antenna system inside a radio quiet zone at a snow resort in rural West Virginia, giving thousands of daily smartphone users network access for the first time.

Data centers are typically high-security locations and operators don't like you snooping around, but Google is giving users a look at one of its latest and most advanced data centers using virtual reality.

Reading about Android security flaws is enough to give anyone an ulcer.

Google Cloud Platform is kicking business butt, says Google. SVP Diane Greene is pleased to announce new marquee customers and new cloud features.

Google today said it would retire its Chrome App Launcher on Windows, OS X and Linux in July, citing user indifference.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced two Powerwall lithium-ion batteries last year: one was a 7kWh (6.4kWh in actuality) version for $3,000; the other a 10kWh version for $3,500. (Prices do not include an AC-to-DC power inverter and system installation.) But the 10kWh version is no longer going to be sold.

Much of the talk about the Internet of Things (IoT) focuses on the “things” themselves – wearables, sensors, iBeacons, and other network-connected machines. However, the greatest value for organizations comes from combining the data generated by these devices with other customer or operational data to uncover insights and establish predictive models. This is the incredible promise of IoT, but without the ability to link data from the smart, networked “things” with other business data, its value is limited. Читать дальше...

Google says autonomous cars will be available "relatively soon" and people will accept them in their lives faster than some observers have expected.

Attention all 18- to 24-year-olds in the U.S.: Tay is online now, and she wants to chat with you.

Enterprise system administrators can now block attackers from using a favorite malware infection method: Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros.

An outside contractor with established ties to the FBI has most likely shown investigators how to circumvent the iPhone's security measures by copying the contents of the device's flash storage, a forensics expert said today.

On-demand car service Uber is offering from $3,000 to $10,000 to hackers who can find flaws in its computer and communications systems.

If your ISP or cable provider supplied you with a cable modem, you're probably renting it from them and paying fees of up to $10 per month. In most cases there's nothing preventing you from just buying your own. With this 31% off deal, you may run the numbers and decide that today's the day you exercise this freedom.

Slowing down the speed of light may sound exciting if you're a sci-fi author, but if you're an optical engineer, it might just make your workdays longer.

Who is helping the FBI crack the San Bernardino shooter’s phone? It’s Israel’s Cellebrite, according to Reuters, which cited a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.

CTL's new J5 Rugged Convertible Chromebook offers versatility: It can be used as a laptop or a tablet, and pricing starts at just $249.

Systems administrators should get ready to fix a critical vulnerability on April 12 that affects the Windows and Samba implementations of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.

As Dropbox moves to a new licensing systems, which sees them centralize licensing through larger regional and national distributors, Dropbox partners have been receiving very unwelcome emails over the last few weeks. In the past, Dropbox has partnered with small IT shops that then become resellers, a logical move since those same small resellers can provide added services and help onboard Dropbox small and mid-sized business customers.

Your data is at risk. You know this. From the FBI to advertisers, hacking criminals to phishing scammers, a growing horde of snoopers want access to your digital life. While some say they want to protect you, others don’t, so you should protect yourself by fully exploiting existing security and privacy settings.

A malware researcher has found a few tricks to stop one of the latest types of ransomware, called Locky, from infecting a computer without using any security programs.

Android has horrible new security hole, says Google. Not only that, but Google admits the bug's been known about since April 2014, and is being exploited -- SKY FALLING; FILM AT 11.