Новости за 30.11.2015

Windows 10 usage in the U.S. is about 24% higher than worldwide, U.S. government statistics show.

Chip maker Imagination Technologies is readying a new development board to help hardware designers connect smart devices to the Internet.

President Barack Obama today announced that the U.S. is joining 19 other countries and 28 leading technology innovators to double funding and other resources for clean energy research and development.

Work is growing increasingly mobile thanks to smartphones, but companies can have a hard time coping with demand for apps that let their workers take corporate data on the go. Mobile developers are expensive, and getting new applications tested and then pushed out to users can be a time-consuming process. 

Mac users who want to stay safe online, or ensure their data is as well protected as it can be in the event a Mac is lost or stolen should review these tips:

Companies that want almost all of the new features Microsoft is cramming into its Office 365 productivity service can now get them via a new subscription the company will launch on Tuesday.

Hong Kong-based VTech, a company best known for making electronic educational toys, experienced a massive breach which affected user accounts worldwide. The company has “temporarily suspended” its Learning Lodge store, which offers apps, music, e-books, and games for children, after its database was compromised.

Swatch is linking its Bellamy watch with Visa to enable contactless payments in the U.S., but too late for you to go Christmas shopping with -- or for -- one.

BlackBerry has decided not to operate in Pakistan after Dec. 30, rather than let the local government intercept communications on its enterprise services.

Amazon.com teased a new drone design that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter but flies like an airplane.

Windows 10 isn't just a new operating system; it's also a new way of delivering an operating system. In theory, Windows as a Service (as Microsoft calls it) promises a continuous stream of new features alongside the familiar security updates, instead of saving up new features for three years and then trying to persuade users those features are worth the cost of an upgrade. (And no, Windows as a Service is not a paid subscription service, unless you're a business paying for upgrade rights with... Читать дальше...

With the iPhone 7, Apple is planning to strong-arm you into paying more for headphones. According to the latest rumors, Cupertino will remove the standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, forcing you to connect your cans via Lightning.

The language of technology is a moving target. As the technology changes, so do the usage models, business models and behaviors associated with it. So do the words.

Windows 10's uptake pace has lost its lead over the adoption rate of Windows 7 six years ago, even though the former has been offered free of charge to hundreds of millions of customers, according to data from a Web analytics firm.

IT pilot fish and his family return from a vacation trip and, as usual, they're happy to be home -- but for different reasons.