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It's still unclear who pulled off Friday's massive internet disruption, but the malware largely responsible for the cyber attack has since assaulted new targets -- possibly including video gamers.

Apple today reworked its notebook line, boosting the touch-ability of the MacBook Pro line, not by letting users smudge the screen but with an adaptable bar above the top row of keys.

Microsoft was quiet about several planned features in the Creators Update

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The recent DDoS attacks launched from IoT devices demonstrate that the internet of things spans all parts of IT and that most companies deploying it still need a lot of help.

PowerIQ and VoltageBoost technology combine to provide the fastest possible charge of up to 2.4 amps per port on this charging station from Anker. A total of ten ports pump out 60 watts of power, enabling simultaneous multi-device charging, from smartphones to tablets and everything in between. Built-in safety features protect you and your devices. This powerful 10-port charging station currently averages 5 out of 5 stars from 900 people on Amazon (read reviews). Its typical list price has been... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has passed rules requiring broadband providers to receive opt-in customer permission to share sensitive personal information, including web-browsing history, geolocation, and financial details with third parties.

A security researcher has devised a method of hijacking a wide variety of radio- controlled airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats and other devices that use a popular wireless transmission technology.

Microprocessor maker Qualcomm is spending its way out of a stagnating mobile phone industry, offering to buy NXP Semiconductors, a company with a strong position in automotive chips, for more than $37 billion.

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Privacy Shield, the legal agreement allowing businesses to export Europeans' personal information to the U.S., is under fire.

Microsoft yesterday said that it had added a malware-in-macros blocker to Office 2013 after customers demanded that it expand the feature beyond the latest version, Office 2016.

It was shocking to learn that the recent distributed denial-of-service attack of the nation’s internet infrastructure via DNS provider Dyn was aided and abetted by a hijacked army of products from the internet of things. It is thought to be the first DoS attack to rely overwhelmingly on a lot of “dumb” appliances that have little processing power of their own but are connected to the internet. That’s right, the internet was crippled because our coffee makers, washing machines and refrigerators were recruited to bring it down. Читать дальше...

When it comes to security, protection will fail. USB drives will be lost. Users will click on and respond to phishing messages. Malicious insiders will abuse their privileges to steal information and cause damage. Well-meaning insiders will accidentally delete data. Russia, China, organized crime and other traditional advanced persistent threats will compromise even the most sophisticated protection mechanisms. And all of that is OK.

Samsung Electronics continued on top of the smartphone market in the third quarter but was battered by the impact of the Galaxy Note7 recall and increased competition in India, China and the U.S., according to Strategy Analytics.

LAS VEGAS -- In the next five years, every important decision, whether it's business or personal, will be made with the assistance of IBM Watson. That's the vision of IBM president and CEO Ginni Rometty, in a keynote speech at IBM's World of Watson conference Wednesday.

The optimism and demand for innovation has never been higher. We are on the verge of a massive change in the day-to-day experiences of employees and customers as applications become more cognitive, but there is significant work to be done.

Who has some extra dough to spend on a super fancy computer?

Microsoft is hoping that you do, and that you will use it to buy their new all-in-one desktop, the Surface Studio. The tech giant's new PC has some special features, though, to sweeten the deal. 

In IT Blogwatch, we learn all about the all-in-one.

So what exactly is the Surface Studio? Blair Hanley Frank has the details:

The PDF format has long been the standard for legal papers, forms and other documents -- as a result, iOS and Android phones and tablets tend to come with basic PDF readers. However, many users need to do more than just read PDFs -- they need to create and edit PDFs on the move. In this roundup, I look at what I consider the most useful PDF editors for mobile devices.

Oracle is appealing a federal court judge's decision striking down its bid for a retrial in a $9 billion copyright infringement suit against Google over the use of Java code in the Android operating system.

What will Apple announce at today's event, which begins at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET? It seems likely that a new MacBook Pro is on the docket, but could there be more?

Businesses are increasing their spending on technology, with cloud services as the big beneficiary.

It's back in the days before Google, when this IT shop is running an Oracle database on a Digital Equipment Corp. VAX minicomputer under VMS -- and running into a problem, says a pilot fish on the scene.

Samsung's smartphone division struggled to breakeven between July and September as sales plunged due to the recall of its high-end Note7.

Friday's massive internet disruption came from hackers using an estimated 100,000 devices, many of which have been infected with a notorious malware that can take over cameras and DVRs, said DNS provider Dyn.

Renewable energy represented more than half the new power capacity in the world in 2015, reaching a record 153 gigawatts (GW) -- 15% more than the previous year, according to a new report.