Новости за 01.11.2017

Microsoft's Edge last month sank to its lowest-ever user share, with less than 16% of Windows 10 users running the browser during October.

Apple’s decision to put a cellular connection inside the Apple Watch Series 3 has confirmed my prediction that doing so would massively boost people’s interest in the device, which I now think will become the most popular “iPhone X-out-of-stock” consolation prize this season (other than an iPhone 8).

The scary thing about technology is that every day can be Halloween when it comes to what worries us in thids hyperpast digital age.

The Internet Runs on Linux

The operating system Linus Torvalds created has become so popular that it has more peculiar offshoots than the Star Trek universe has fan fiction novels. You’ve heard of the big ones – Ubuntu, Red Hat and Fedora, to name a few – but there are strange, lesser-known versions worth pondering, even if only to shake your head in astonishment.

This pilot fish's main job isn't IT, but he serves as the local tech guy at a satellite office of his state's environmental agency.

With just a glance, Face ID can unlock Apple's new iPhone X, giving owners a new authentication paradigm for the first time since the arrival of Touch ID with the iPhone 5. Face ID – that's Apple's name for the technology – uses a complex front-facing camera system and accompanying software to unlock the iPhone and authenticate purchases and payments with a mere glance.

With just a glance, Face ID can unlock Apple's new iPhone X, giving owners a new authentication paradigm for the first time since the arrival of Touch ID with the iPhone 5. Face ID – that's Apple's name for the technology – uses a complex front-facing camera system and accompanying software to unlock the iPhone and authenticate purchases and payments with a mere glance.

Apple on Tuesday patched both macOS and iOS against serious vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol used to secure wireless networks.

Everyone knows the secret to success — personal and business alike — is good communication. But in what form? If you're trying to communicate with a group in real time, you're no doubt familiar with the old standby: conference calls. You know: those mind-numbing phone meetings in which talkers overlap, voice quality is terrible, half the people aren't paying attention and somebody's dog barks intermittently throughout the call.