Новости за 31.05.2016

Privacy Shield has a new detractor, and that spells bad news for businesses built on the transatlantic transfer of personal data.

Samsung today announced it is mass producing the world's smallest 512GB PCIe SSD that comes in a single ball grid array package and weighs less than a dime.

The Finder from FlashForge is a 3D printer designed for the beginner. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews) and it's $699 list price has been reduced by 29% to just $499. Perfect for home or a school, being both wallet friendly as well as user friendly makes this a good model for anyone who has ever wanted to get hand-on with this cutting edge technology. The unit features a slide-in build plate, assisted bed-leveling, and an intuitive color touchscreen. All heated components are encased... Читать дальше...

Marketing-software maker Marketo has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $1.79 billion, the company announced Tuesday.

Intel's upcoming 7th-Generation Core processor family, code-named Kaby Lake, is off to a quick start.

The IT layoffs at MassMutual Financial Group will happen over a period of many months, and it's going to be painful for employees.

Quick pop quiz question: When was the last time a data storage company successfully went public, and is still an independent public company today?

It's not your average company that can trace its origins back to a 19th-century Russian czar, but then, Sberbank is no average financial institution.

The European Union has told social platforms such as Facebook to do something about hate speech. And, yes, this is indeed something -- something they're already doing.

One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone 6 and 6S' entry-level models is that they're  well behind the RAM and ROM curve with just 1GB of memory and 16GB of NAND flash. Many rival smartphones offer twice as much or more.

If you travel internationally, or know someone who does, this may be one to consider. LOOP Electronics travel adapter is an all-in-one travel plug that not only keeps you powered in over 150 countries, but also includes dual USB charging ports and a battery backup (power bank) for when you need power or charging but can't locate a plug. The adapter has a built-in fuse, is made of fire-resistant materials, and comes with an 18-month warranty. It currently averages 4 out of 5 stars from 99 customers (read reviews). Читать дальше...

The best way to get people to upgrade to Windows 10 is to bug them constantly, right?

If you are not happy with the quality of streaming video, it's perhaps because your provider's server doesn't have a good graphics processor.

After laying dormant for quite some time, Microsoft has announced that it is getting back into directly investing in startups. Microsoft Ventures has been overhauled, though it’s not clear why Microsoft has decided to get back into investing -- or if the company is in it for the long haul.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is asking a jury to award the company $3 billion from Oracle after the database giant stopped supporting HPE's Itanium-based hardware, even though it allegedly signed a contract to do so.

Contrary to scattered reports, Microsoft has not backpedaled from its latest aggressive tactic to boost Windows 10 adoption.

You can think of him as The Developer Who Lived.

Matteo Villa built a Twitter client beloved by Android enthusiasts -- the polished and powerful Fenix for Twitter.

Then, as happens far too frequently these days, Villa ran into the dreaded Twitter token limit -- the controversial cap Twitter now puts on third-party apps to limit the number of users they can support. After two years in the Google Play Store, his app couldn't accept any more new users, and so he closed up shop and took the app down. Читать дальше...

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have agreed to hide illegal online hate speech from European Union users of their platforms within 24 hours of receiving official notification of it.

A few weeks ago, Tumblr notified users of a data breach that resulted in the theft of user email addresses and hashed passwords. The company did not say how many accounts were affected, but recently someone put the data up for sale and the number is: 65 million records.

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Here’s one more really odd thing that you might consider doing when you’re finished setting up your 100+ new servers and troubleshooting problems that have stumped all the techies in the nearby vicinity – displaying text messages upside down. And if sheer entertainment is not enough of a reason, consider that the exercise might motivate you to think more deeply about the mysterious nature of character encoding systems. Yes, we’re going to turn phrases upside down -- not by flipping our monitors... Читать дальше...

In the 1979 film When a Stranger Calls, the horror is provided when police tell a young babysitter that the harassing phone calls she has been receiving are coming from inside the house. It was terrifying for viewers because the intruder had already gotten inside, and was presumably free to wreak whatever havoc he wanted, unimpeded by locked doors or other perimeter defenses. In 2016, that same level of fear is being rightfully felt towards a similar danger in cybersecurity: The insider threat.

Apple’s image management and editing application, Photos, is an essential component of any Mac and iPhone owner’s digital life, but some of the things it can do are both hard to find and essential. I’m collecting Photos tips and queries at present, but here are five useful tips you may need.

In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of supposed mega hacks garner big media attention. And why not? We’re talking about more than 1 billion people at risk — if these breaches had been real and current. But that’s not the case.

Far too often, retailers use technology to slightly accelerate current operations, rather than to leverage technology's power to radically rethink how business can be done. Fast casual chain Chili's is trying to do the latter.