Новости за 05.04.2016

As you would expect of someone who writes a Defensive Computing blog, I am a frequent VPN user. I both pay for a full-fledged VPN service and also dabble with a couple VPNs that offer limited monthly bandwidth for free.

With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey under pressure to improve the social network's user base and financial coffers, analysts are split on the company's deal with the National Football League.

Windows 10 will have grabbed between 19% and 21% of the personal computer operating system market by its one-year anniversary, putting Microsoft a third of the way toward its goal of 1 billion devices, according to an analysis of the upgrade's uptake rate so far.

Windows 10 will have grabbed between 19% and 21% of the personal computer operating system market by its one-year anniversary, putting Microsoft a third of the way toward its goal of 1 billion devices, according to an analysis of the upgrade's uptake rate so far.

Your electric bills could soar if you kept Nvidia's monster DGX-1 computer running continuously for one month.

Nvidia's varied range of GPU developer tools have been spread out into specialized kits, but that's not the case anymore.

My, oh my -- how far we've come.

Six short years ago, I started an experimental little column about an up-and-coming operating system called Android. At the time, Android was but a niche player in the smartphone game, with a mere 12% of the U.S. mobile market. Apple had 25%, for comparison, while BlackBerry -- then still known as RIM -- held the top spot with 41% of the pie.

Speaking of pie, Froyo was the cool new Android release of the moment. Google had just announced the software... Читать дальше...

Laptops and tablet hybrids with AMD's new 7th generation chips, code-named Bristol Ridge, will soon become available. The chip is being positioned as a worthy Intel Skylake alternative.

Hyundai is working on a new connected car it calls a "high-performing computer on wheels" that will tap big data and analytics for proactive service and constant connection.

Internet of Things technologies can be complex and fragmented, but increasing numbers of pilot projects are emerging within smart cities, farms and at a wide range of businesses and industries.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) today announced a new Cybersecurity Assurance Program (CAP) that uses a new set of standards to test network-connected products for software vulnerabilities.

Errors happen. It’s an unavoidable component of modeling complex systems and decisions. I had the opportunity to ponder this while taking cover in a bus shelter during a sudden Austin deluge. While weather forecasts driven by advanced modeling systems are quite useful, a part of me knows to always hedge against their inherent unreliability.

A data breach at Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca is being touted as the largest ever, at least in terms of the sheer volume of information leaked.

Those knee-deep in tech understand how infrequently something truly innovative comes along, so you sit up and take notice when there is a brand new experience.

Intel has its eyes on making self-driving cars, robots and industrial equipment safer with a new acquisition.

Google has released one of the largest Android monthly security updates, fixing a total of 39 vulnerabilities — 15 rated critical, including four that can lead to a complete device compromise.

You don’t buy a Mac, you buy a connected creative lifestyle. You don’t use an iPhone, you use an advanced 21st century communications device. Your iPad isn’t just a computer you can fondle, but the future of computing itself; Apple TV is a revolution while Apple Watch is an essential part of who you are.

Facebook now helps users with a visual impairment, by describing the content of images. Called Automatic Alternative Text (AAT), Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence for the blind builds alt text that can be read aloud by screen readers -- accessibility FTW.

Increasingly, individuals and companies have critical data on their devices and look to their device and service vendors to keep that data safe. High-profile breaches of celebrity email and social media accounts have cast a spotlight on user authentication. While many of these breaches have been caused by phishing attacks, there is still a concern around the unauthorized access of data through device hacking.

News this morning that Persado has closed a $30 million Series C funding round. Usually I'm not overly interested in funding news, but when the communication that announces the round is so jam-packed with buzzwords, and the very raison d'etre of the business is to bring an end to something that separates us from the apes, my interest gets piqued and I have to comment.

Nobody likes to be embarrassed. That goes for company executives. This fact of human nature helps explain why the breach-disclosure laws that have been adopted by many states can be leveraged by data thieves for even more profit than they could realize before.

With images an ever-growing proportion of what we share on social networks, Facebook fears that users with visual impairments may be missing out.

How do you know your network is safe from attacks and failures? Veriflow, a startup with backing from the U.S. Defense Department, says it can make sure.

AMD hopes to provide stiffer competition to Intel's Skylake with its new "7th Generation" processor for laptops and desktops.

Samsung wants to cram faster and more power-efficient DDR4 DRAM in laptops and hybrids with new memory chips it introduced on Monday.