Новости за 23.12.2015

As CEO of NetSuite, Zach Nelson knows a thing or two about cloud computing. After all, his company was born in the cloud way back in 1998 -- before it became fashionable -- and it's been all-cloud ever since, offering ERP and other business software as a service by subscription.

We all like to talk about security, but sometimes words can't tell the whole the story. That's especially true in the case of cyber-threats, identify theft and fraud. It's a numbers game. And as you'll see, users weren't the winners in 2015.

A district court in New Zealand has ruled that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three colleagues may be extradited to the U.S. to face copyright infringement and other charges.

Apple will launch the iPhone 6c early next year, and the release date is in April, says China Mobile. Hold on a moment, are you serious?

As a reviews editor, I need to be aware of the vagaries of the major operating systems in use today. So I have a 13-in. Mac Pro with Retina (which is what I also use for my daily work), a two-year-old Samsung Chromebook (which at some point I plan to replace with a more up-to-date model) and a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for Windows.

Looking back at 2015, there were a few gadgets that became quite useful in my daily routine. A few were helpful at tech conferences and on a plane, some helped me stay productive in my own office. Here are my top picks of the year.

Results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey reveal IT workers' top concerns, career expectations and what would entice them to switch jobs. Download our Knowledge Pack for highlights.

If one company among all companies is synonymous with cloud-centered computing, it would be Google. From the very beginning, Google built a business located somewhere in the murky depths of the Internet, and its search engine continues to be one of the most formidable engineering marvels of the modern world. When was the last time there was an outage?

The much-anticipated 5G mobile standard won't be finished until 2020, but the people who will make it happen were busy throughout 2015 trying to define it.

The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily suspended the registration of small drones, citing reports of site performance issues it received from a few users.

Google is testing a new authentication method. In a bid to get rid of the password, la GOOG will instead pop up a prompt on your phone, asking you if it’s OK to log you in.

It's a couple decades back, and this pilot fish is the lucky winner of a half-day training class at a local computer education center.

Windows 10 is now on more than 148 million PCs, according to data from analytics vendor Net Applications. But the rate at which users are moving to the new operating system seems to be slowing.

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Every year I confront the insanity that is CES. You may think of it as the ultimate geek toy exhibition. I see it as acres and acres of cement floors overflowing with grumpy crowds and cranky salespeople. Oh, the things I do for my readers to keep them informed about smart washing machines, more fitness trackers than you can shake your fist at and self-driving cars!

The Paris climate talks just concluded, with at least one mainstream media source hailing the resulting agreement as “the world’s greatest diplomatic success.” Back home, aside from those married to the issue, we hardly noticed, especially those of us in the technology industry. Life continued as normal, we drove to work and back home in our SUVs, spent the evening engaged in some form of electronic entertainment and then went to bed in our climate-controlled homes, while miles away our companies' data centers hummed through the night... Читать дальше...

Google is working on a new messaging app that will employ artificial intelligence to bring some of the company's data smarts to a chat bot service in the software, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Counting down to the holidays Unix-style

Counting down the days until Christmas or the beginning of Kwanzaa? Your Unix system can help with that. Let's look at the commands that you would use to get a talking cow reminding you about an upcoming holiday or an important event. You could be getting some help from this adorable little cow.

With major product announcements and a number of big bets on the future, 2015 is in the running to be one of Microsoft's most important years on record.

NASA on Tuesday said it has canceled the March 2016 launch of a space probe that was designed to give scientists a deeper look inside Mars.