Новости за 24.02.2016

Hong Kong-based hardware and software maker Unisplendour announced it will terminate a plan to buy a 15% stake in U.S. data storage company Western Digital (WD).

Microsoft last week said that the support rules for the Windows Server software would not change, even though the Redmond, Wash. company has said it will curtail support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 after mid-2017.

Congress should allow an expert commission to recommend ways to resolve the contentious debate over police access to encrypted communications before passing "knee-jerk" legislation, one lawmaker said.

“As a merchandiser, I care about the revenue and the margin of my products. Which are the right products and how do I sell more products, more quickly?”

Last year, Google introduced a Voice Typing feature for the desktop Web version of Google Docs that allowed users to dictate their documents. It's now getting upgraded to let people control formatting with voice commands as well. 

The group of hackers that crippled the computer infrastructure of Sony Pictures Entertainment in late 2014 has been responsible for a large number of attacks against organizations from South Korea, the U.S. and other countries over the past seven years.

Google Fiber announced Wednesday it will use existing fiber optic cables in San Francisco to bring its gigabit Internet service to some apartments, condos and affordable housing properties instead of building the fiber from scratch.

Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone flagship launches at MWC 2016, as Android fans outside China look on longingly. There’s no clarity on a release date beyond Xiaomi’s home market: The best we can come up with is, “Soon…”

Samsung has started shipping its first Artik developer board, hoping it will find a place in  robots, drones, wearables and a whole range of connected devices in the Internet of Things.

Two security researchers have demonstrated security vulnerabilities in the Nissan Leaf electric car by using mobile management APIs supplied by the car manufacturer.

The Internet is becoming harder to browse for users of Tor, the anonymity network that provides greater privacy, according to a new study.

With more people using email on their phones, Google has finally added two key editing and calendar features to its Gmail app for Android.

If you haven't been paying attention to virtual reality, now might be a good time to start. In a series of announcements at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, some of the biggest names in smartphones, consumer electronics and social media have given the technology a major boost.

True 5G mobile networks and devices won't be here until 2020. That may seem like a long time to you or me, but for the carriers and network equipment makers at Mobile World Congress, it's time to get cracking.

Today, you can do more than "like" your friend's Facebook post.

Thanks to a list of new reactions that have already gone live, you can love someone's funny post or video. You also can give it a haha, wow, sad or angry reaction.

The days of a one-reaction option are over.

"Every day, people come to Facebook to discover what's happening in their world and around the world, and to share all kinds of things, whether that's updates that are happy, sad, funny or thought-provoking," wrote Sammi Krug... Читать дальше...

With $15 of equipment and 15 lines of code, hackers could remotely hijack wireless mice and keyboards from a distance up to 328 feet away. Dubbed MouseJack, researchers warn there is no way to detect the attack which could ultimately lead to full PC and network compromise.

BARCELONA -- BlackBerry on Wednesday announced a new 60-person cybersecurity consulting service, which will include staff from its recent acquisition of UK-based Encription Limited.

Facebook has started rolling out the new ‘Reactions’ buttons to users today, a move that is a bit surprising even though we knew it was coming back in October.

Startup news today as Captain401, an automated provider of 401(k) accounts for startups and small businesses, raises some money to grow. First to the funding news: The company has closed a $3.5 million seed round. Investors include SoftTech VC, SV Angel, Y Combinator, CrunchFund, Dave Morin's Slow Ventures, Susa Ventures, FundersClub, Paul Buchheit (creator of Gmail), Justin Kan (co-founder of Twitch), Michael Seibel (co-founder of Twitch), Jared Friedman (co-founder of Scribd), Jacob Gibson (co-founder of NerdWallet)... Читать дальше...

China's top smartphone maker is thinking about launching its phones in the U.S., the head of its international business said Wednesday.

Hackers can easily disable the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a free tool used by companies to strengthen their Windows computers and applications against software exploits.

Microsoft is expected to testify that outdated U.S. laws and agreements between countries on cross-border data transfer must be amended as tech companies are increasingly ‘whipsawed’ in legal conflicts in which local authorities seek warrants over data stored in the cloud.

The first new flagship smartphone in over a year from China's Xiaomi packs technology to match the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S7, but at around half the price.

Workers at the Shanghai operation of Apple supplier Pegatron work more than the maximum 60 hours a week stipulated by the iPhone maker, simply because their pay scale requires them to work more to make ends meet, a labor group said in a report.

Two web browsers developed by Chinese search giant Baidu have been insecurely transmitting sensitive data across the Internet, putting users' privacy at risk, according to a new study.