Новости за 19.01.2016

Sigfox, operator of a low-power, wide-area radio network for the Internet of Things, expects to be connecting objects on every continent by year-end, and has just checked off the most challenging of those: Antarctica.

Who among us doesn't connect to public WiFi in the airport or at a coffee shop. One of the conveniences of the modern world is being able to connect wherever you are. But using secure HTTP is especially important when using wireless in a public place. 

I was somewhere near Everest Base Camp the day the news came out that NetApp was buying Solidfire for close to $1 billion, so it took a few days before I caught up on the fact. On the one hand, I was kind of stoked -- I first met Solidfire's founder Dave Wright back in the very early days of his company and recorded a video interview with him (see below). Since then I have followed the company closely, been to their analyst summits a few times and run countless miles in the socks they give away as conference swag. Читать дальше...

Microsoft today sold out its Build developers conference in about a minute, the company said.

Verizon announced a sponsored data service on Tuesday called FreeBee Data, which offers mobile users toll-free data either via gigabytes or on a per-click basis.

These are 25 of the “worst” passwords, at least, in the opinion of a password-manager vendor. As you might expect, they're all stupid. 

Increasing its previous commitment to lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles and homes, Panasonic Corp. said it will spend up to $1.6 billion on Tesla Motor's Gigafactory.

Business users alarmed by Microsoft's recent announcement that new chips will not run on Windows 7 PCs need not fret. More than 100 business PCs coming with Intel's new "Skylake" Core vPro processors will run Windows 7, though the chips are tuned for Windows 10.

HP is updating its innovative Sprout PC, which attempts to blend the real and digital worlds.

High-end department store Neiman Marcus wants to improve more than its customer online buying experience. The company is working to use technology to merge its online and brick-and-mortar efforts.

Since starting the "How I use Android" series last year, I've had the privilege of profiling some of the best and brightest people connected to Android -- developers, designers, and managers both within Google and without who work tirelessly to give us exceptional user experiences.

While standing in line at a burger joint recently, we spotted a sign in the manager's office that proclaimed, "Happy employees are productive." That pretty much sums up the Windows 10 experience from the user perspective. It's fast, feature-filled, easy to use and works across many types of devices. Although a unified experience across multiple devices (and using one account) was introduced in Windows 8, it remains a key factor in Windows OS usability. But because the mouse and keyboard still rule the desktop... Читать дальше...

Bipartisan congressional legislation will be introduced to create a national commission on security and technology that addresses the growing concern over encryption technology used by terrorists.

For almost three years, a serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel could have allowed attackers to take full control over Linux-based PCs, servers, Android phones and other embedded devices.

I recently wrote about how the Angler malware threat had affected my company. Adversaries have been buying space on legitimate advertising banner services, embedding malware in their fake ads, and using the unsuspecting ad agencies to serve their malware through legitimate websites to users, who might be innocently browsing major news and financial websites. It continues to be a problem for me.

Europe's top antitrust authority is on the lookout for companies using big data to stifle competition, although it hasn't spotted any problems yet, according to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.

Internet-connected industrial devices could be accessible to anyone, with no password, due to a coding error by a gateway manufacturer.

Kevin Kalahiki moved up fast after landing his first IT job during the boom days of the dot-com era.

Remember when Apple introduced the world to Wi-Fi back in 1999 with the iBook and first-generation AirPort standard? It appears the company’s making plans to lend its muscle to Li-Fi, a super-fast wireless transmission tech that uses light to send data, with implications for IoT, retail transformation and smart home deployments,.

Amnesty International has identified key electronics brands such as Apple and Samsung as not doing the necessary checks to prevent cobalt mined by children from getting into lithium-ion batteries used in their products.

A federal court in California has banned the sale in the U.S. of Samsung smartphones that have features that infringe three patents owned by Apple.

The company where this pilot fish works uses kiosks to enter customer information at remote sites -- and in this case, that doesn't mean a booth, just a device hanging on the wall.

Qualcomm is setting up a server chipset design and sales unit with a provincial government in China, a move that could help boost the company's bid to diversify from mobile chips into the server chips market.

Twitter was down, but it’s gradually recovering—if you’re still not seeing it, please stop mashing the reload button; maybe go outside for a minute? Or there’s this other thing, called Google Plus. Who knows, you might like it.

Twitter is down: I feel for you. If you’re in an affected part of the world, please stop mashing the reload button—maybe go outside for a few minutes?