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For the third time in less than six months security issues have forced Lenovo to update one of the tools preloaded on its PCs.

Microsoft has restored access to Windows 10's November upgrade from its download center, saying that it pulled the upgrade because of a bug.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants to reform the H-1B program, in part, by "substantially" raising prevailing wages.

With prices hovering around $150, a low-end laptop could be a tempting buy this holiday season, if all you want to do is surf the Web, view streaming video and draft documents. But be aware that PC makers have stripped down the features to make these devices affordable. Here are some things to keep in mind when shopping.

Many organizations are struggling to provide productivity enhancing mobile applications to their internal workforce. I’m not talking about consumer facing apps (like bank or airline apps) that have to be perfect and represent your “brand” to the outside world. Rather I am talking about productivity enhancing apps for sales force, services, delivery operations, manufacturing, etc. These are apps used by your workforce to make their jobs easier and/or provide better customer service. As more and... Читать дальше...

Companies that host or operate websites should be held criminally liable if they fail to remove content that incites terrorism, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted Wednesday. But they also want these companies to voluntarily cooperate with governments to promote "anti-radicalization messages."

Police believe they may have found the person who tried to blackmail the CEO of TalkTalk, the U.K. telecommunications company that was the target of a data breach.

For years, the U.S. has expressed concerns about potentially tainted supply chains. Some of the tech contained ‘trapdoors’ for espionage. Yet according to Fidelis Cybersecurity CSO Justin Harvey, Chinese state-sponsored attackers, in recent times have been “leaving behind something much more sinister: logic-bombs. The theory is that these logic-bombs are being left behind so that in the event of a military strike, China would have the capability to render its foes incapacitated.”

Microsoft is sorry for yanking the Windows 10 November update a few days ago. But now the version 1511 download is back via the Media Creation Tool (MCT).

Windows at 30: Microsoft’s biggest OS goofs

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There are temples in India where you can pray for an H-1B visa, specifically. Knowing this may offer up some context to "The Goddess of Visas," one of the works in the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center's digital exhibit, "H-1B."

It's the early 1990s, and this IT pilot fish and his boss are working on a project to replace the aging administrative systems for a state university system.

Apple has told us it intends making Swift 2.0 open source “later this year”, a move some developers are calling “monumental”, a “huge milestone in the evolution of the programming industry.”

A lawsuit against Microsoft that charged it with entering into restrictive hiring agreements with other companies has been dismissed by a court in California, with the judge declaring that the employees had waited too long to file the suit.

People who updated to the latest Windows 10 update may want to double-check their settings. Microsoft revealed Tuesday that it took the previous update (which was released on November 12) down from the Internet the day before because of a problem that reset some users' privacy settings when installed. 

For Intel, the temporary inability to keep pace with Moore's Law -- the foundation of its business -- was a bit of an embarrassment, but the company is trying hard to catch up.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has partnered with Microsoft to offer its Azure cloud services to customers, filling a gap when HPE closes its own public cloud early next year.

Hilton Worldwide says it has identified and removed malware that targeted card payment systems at some of its hotels over a 17-week period from late 2014 to mid-2015.

It was an inglorious ending but not a surprising one. The former Hewlett-Packard Co. logged a 9 percent drop in sales for its last quarter before breaking in two, perhaps a sign that it really is better off in two pieces.

Technology that’s easy at home can become a burden on the road—whether it’s too big, too heavy, or helpless when you’re away from a speedy Internet connection. The travel-friendly tech in this gift guide can save your favorite frequent flier some stress on their next trip. Whether it’s a clip-on camera accessory or a great organizer, it’s all worth taking with you. 

Online community 3D Hubs has published its second annual 3D Printer Guide for 2016, based on reviews from 5,350 verified 3D printer owners of 441 different 3D printer models.

Having kids around makes the holidays more magical, and to be honest, the toys they have nowadays makes our basic Lincoln Logs and Lego blocks look a little old fashioned. True, Lincoln Logs and Legos will always be awesome, but these toys are decidedly more high-tech. Like the classic toys of our own youth, they’re still designed to stimulate the imagination, help kids master new concepts, and provide hours and hours of entertainment. Now they just require charging a little more often.