Новости за 23.01.2017

Members of the public who want to leave a comment for President Donald Trump won't be doing it by voicemail.

China is going after unauthorized internet connections, including tools known as virtual private networks, which can bypass China’s efforts to control the web.

IBM Security plans to buy San Francisco-based Agile 3 Solutions, which makes software for visualizing data risk for analysis by senior executives.

The news that sprawling networking company Avaya has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is being greeted with nonchalance by at least some of its customers, for whom the saga of the firm’s financial troubles has been a reality for some time.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has designated 10 new locations around the country to act as proving grounds for self-driving vehicle technology.

IPS panel technology for ultra wide viewing, from almost any angle. 1920 x 1080 resolution for a sharp, detailed view. Bezel-less design maximizes your viewing area and makes for seamless multi-monitor set-ups. And LED backlighting enables high screen performance. Ultra slim and Energy-Star compliant design. The HP 23er 23-inch IPS LED backlit monitor is currently super-affordable ($119.99) with a 33% off deal happening now on Amazon, where it's averaging 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 270 reviewers. Читать дальше...

It's a sad fact of life in IT nowadays that some form of preparation for dealing with malware is part and parcel of what systems and network administrators must do. This goes above and beyond normal due diligence in warding off malware. It includes a proper appreciation of the work and risks involved in handling malware infections, and acquiring a toolkit of repair and cleanup tools to complement protective measures involved in exercising due diligence. It should also include at least two forms of insurance ... Читать дальше...

Hugo Barra is returning to Silicon Valley, just over three years after he left Google to help turn Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi into a global company.

One couldn’t escape the impression that automobiles "owned" this year’s CES.

After President Trump backpedaled on multiple election promises to release his tax returns, WikiLeaks urged people to get hold of them and anonymously send them to WikiLeaks, so the tax returns could be leaked online.

Alexa is everywhere. In your car. In your home. Even your baby monitor. Amazon’s smart assistant already owns around 25 percent of the HiFi speakers market, and its home help hold is growing.

The enterprise is changing.

The models our parents and grandparents knew (stability, a job for life, static models) are giving way to change at ever-increasing rates. Agility in terms of organizational products and services is the new default. And for individuals, career changes are almost constant. And mirroring this dynamism is an increasing complexity and variety in terms of the tools that we all use to get our job done. While in generations past office workers had a small choice of tools (an adding machine... Читать дальше...

Samsung Electronics on Monday blamed batteries supplied by two manufacturers for the overheating and even explosions of some Galaxy Note7 phones, as it tried to provide a long due explanation for the issues surrounding the smartphone.

Mmm...Nougat. What better way to start a new year than with a fresh flavor for your favorite Android phone?

Few things can feel as frustrating as when your device falls offline.

Well, Google is aiming to do away with that frustration, by making it easier than ever to get back online when your Android device loses its connection. But how does it plan to do that?

In IT Blogwatch, we stay connected. 

So what is going on? Aaron Mamiit has the background:

After an electoral cycle full of hate and intolerance, who knew that an unpretentious 30-second Amazon ad could do so much good? You’ve probably seen it: a simple story of a Christian pastor and a Muslim imam having tea, laughing and complaining about their creaky knees. Later, each independently comes up with the ideal gift for the other: kneepads. The final few seconds show the two men putting on their pads and kneeling to pray. The ad is quite effective. Even after repeated viewing, it still brings a tear to my eye. Читать дальше...

Although retailers know only too well how incredibly massive a rival Amazon has become — it's annualized revenue last year hit $131 billion, which is almost pure online dollars — it's scope is sometimes difficult to internalize. Holiday stats from Slice Intelligence, for example, gave Amazon an amazing 46% of all U.S. e-commerce dollars, which is three percentage points more than the prior year.

Refueling stations that would support a burgeoning hydrogen fuel-cell industry are on the rise and should reach nearly 5,000 by 2032, according to a new report.

New technology such as low-cost video motion sensors and low-power, wide-area wireless networks are now driving smart-city pilot projects to reduce energy used by buildings and to cut traffic delays.

It's around 1980, and this software developer pilot fish is working in a large campus environment where the standard desktop equipment is a dumb terminal with a modem.

The developer behind Lavabit, an email service that noted leaker Edward Snowden used, is releasing source code for an open-source, end-to-end encrypted email standard that promises surveillance-proof messaging.