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Microsoft on Monday reminded customers running Windows 7 that they have just three years of support remaining, told them that the aged OS was "long outdated" and urged them to upgrade to Windows 10.

If there’s a flaw in your IT security — and there probably is — you can’t assume that someone in your organization will be the first to find it. But if you’re lucky, instead of ending up with ransomware or a data breach, you might hear about it from a security researcher or even a smart customer who’s spotted the problem and wants to warn you. Are you ready to listen?

Many developers still embed sensitive access tokens and API keys into their mobile applications, putting data and other assets stored on various third-party services at risk.

Microsoft will ship its first PC-attached mixed reality headsets for Windows 10 PCs to developers starting in March at the Game Developers Conference.

Artificial intelligence should enhance human workers, not replace them, at least according to the CEOs of IBM and Microsoft.

In my recent blog listing the highest paying tech certifications reported in our firm’s long-running benchmark index of cash premiums for certified and noncertified skills, I explained the rationale for companies paying workers extra cash for tech certifications on top of their base salary. In a nutshell, HR departments trying to survive in today’s volatile labor marketplace with inflexible pay practices and aging HR systems will use skills premiums to compete with peer organizations that already... Читать дальше...

Terrorist groups are embracing a huge number of digital tools to recruit members and plan attacks, putting them a step ahead of governments trying to combat them, a group of counterterrorism experts said.

In this still young century, the IT industry has become obsessed with transformation and disruption. These two terms are little more than new labels for a centuries-old phenomenon that normal humans refer to as “revolution.” IT is all about revolution. It may seem paradoxical, but moving forward, organizations need to add revolutionary thinking and revolutionary behavior to standard operating procedure. In the future, to be sustainably successful, IT executives will have to become revolutionaries — at least part of the time. Читать дальше...

TP-Link has discounted its 50W smart bulb 43% to just $19.99. Use the Kasa app to turn on/off or dim from anywhere in the world. Set up a schedule, set the mood, and even control with your voice via an Alexa-enabled device such as Echo or Dot. Reviewers rate 4 out of 5 stars (see reviews) on Amazon, where you can get yourself one (or more) for just $20, a good deal considering it typically lists north of $20 and sometimes $30 with various online retailers. See the discounted TP-Link smart LED bulb on Amazon. Читать дальше...

The company that provides GPUs to Apple's iPhones now wants to shake up the Android landscape by bringing high-quality VR experiences to low-end phones.

We’ve been waiting a long, long time for new Apple pro desktops, but it’s beginning to look very like Apple’s completely focusing on the MacBook Pro at the high end, with iMac as a consumer desktop and MacBook at the low end.

A group that sees enterprises and even consumers setting up their own LTE-like networks now has a formula to work from.

Chinese search giant Baidu has named former Microsoft business group head Qi Lu as its COO and group president.

Microsoft Teams is nearing its official debut. Designed as a hub for teamwork, the cloud-based Teams gives employees access to content, tools, people and conversations within the Office 365 environment. Groups and subgroups can communicate and collaborate using text-based chat, file sharing, and video and voice chats.

Finally, we know what caused the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to explode.

Except the reason isn't a surprise. In fact, it is basically the same as the original reason that Samsung gave for the fiasco. So why a big report to confirm what we already knew?

In IT Blogwatch, we have the scoop.

So what has happened? Marc Lagace has the background:

Intel wants to level the playing field between online retailers and brick and mortar shops by introducing IoT technologies into physical stores. Currently, online retailers have access to information on what sorts of merchandise consumers look at, what they purchase, and what they don't. Intel argues physical stores should have the same information. 

A privacy lawsuit against WhatsApp in India over its new data sharing policy has got momentum, with the country’s top court seeking responses from Facebook, WhatsApp, and the federal government.

Even though more and more people are shopping online, executives at Crate and Barrel say they're not ready to give up on brick-and-mortar stores.

Many analysts and business leaders believe there is a severe need for qualified cybersecurity professionals in the U.S., something that has caught the eye of at least one key congressman.

It's Christmas holiday time back in the day, and like everyone else in his department, this IT pilot fish carries a text pager for on-call after-hours support.

China is requiring that all app stores operating in the country register with its Cyberspace Administration in an effort to battle malware but also to tighten control over uncensored content.