Twitter user hacks 50,000 printers to tell people to subscribe to PewDiePie

Hacker lends a helping hand to YouTube star losing his crown.

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Inside the latest Martian robot

Lucy Condachian of SSL gives us the scoop on how her team designed the robotic arm that is about to dig into Mars.

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DevOps should be about good decisions, not faster cycle times

Amazon Web Services enterprise strategist urges more autonomy for IT teams to keep up with what's happening on the ground.

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Marriott breach: Starwood's hacker tier rewards millions of customer records

Sure, this breach happened to Starwood, not Marriott. But the biggest brand always gets bloodied in a breach. Forrester's Jeff Pollard and Enza Iannopollo discuss the impacts on GDPR, brand image, and more.

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Huawei warns bans will increase prices and put US behind in 5G race

Huawei's Eric Xu told CNBC that blocking the company's 5G networking products will increase prices and make it harder for the US to become No. 1 in 5G. However, it has been a huge benefit to the two Scandinavian suppliers: Ericsson and Nokia.

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Moscow's new cable car system infected with ransomware two days after launch

Cable car system is now back up and running after a two-day downtime.

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​Marriott faces massive data breach expenses even with cybersecurity insurance

Marriott's total tab for a data breach affecting as many as 500 million consumers is going to cost billions of dollars over the next few years, based on the average cost of megabreaches.

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These are the worst hacks, cyberattacks, and data breaches of 2018

Millions of records were lost, services were disrupted, and credit card data was stolen as hackers ran amok over the year.

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Your therapy bot will see you now

Researchers are hard at work applying artificial intelligence to analyzing emotions and personalities. Future job interviews may see your personality and qualifications assessed by AI bots. What could possibly go wrong?

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Tech worker power: The ghost in Google's boardroom

Google dropped "Don't Be Evil" earlier this year but its workers picked up the ethical and moral responsibilities discarded by its leadership and now they want a seat at the table-- but Google doesn't share.

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Media disruption continues as Mic lays off staff and is sold to Bustle for $5m

It's been a fast fall in the fortunes of Mic which was valued at more than $100 million dollars a year ago.

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Middle East youth and tech: What's happened since the Arab Spring?

The Arab Spring showed the potential of young people in the Middle East armed with technology. But the picture since then has been patchy.

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This is how Docker containers can be exploited to mine for cryptocurrency

Containers are becoming a target for cryptojacking in rising numbers.

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Marriott announces data breach affecting 500 million hotel guests

Hackers have had access to the Starwood guest reservation database since 2014.

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AWS re:Invent 2018 recap: Everything the tech sector does, AWS wants to do better

We recap everything that happened at AWS re:Invent this week with the help of song. Services for AI, blockchain, tools and a lot of hatred for Oracle were revealed.

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Samba Trojan becomes the bread and butter of fresh attack campaign

The malware's veteran operators go low and slow to compromise Linux machines without detection.

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Using the cloud to turn governance into a business advantage

New regulations, such as the recently enacted GDPR, create significant concerns for managers but these rules cannot be ignored. By making a shift to the cloud, your business can develop a much tighter awareness of the information it holds and the location of that data.

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Yamaha Motor Co. bets on a wearable robot just for skiers

Consumer robotics companies are starting to specialize as the sector begins to find its footing.

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Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled settle SEC charges over illegal endorsement of cryptocurrency ICOs

"You can call me Floyd Crypto Mayweather from now on."

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China tech giants to fight for $53B SEA e-commerce market

Estimated to be worth US$53 billion by 2023, the Southeast Asian online retail market is the emerging battleground for Chinese tech giants--Alibaba, Baidu, Didi, JD.com, and Tencent--which have been investing aggressively in the region.

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Alibaba inks deal with Spanish retail giant that covers cloud, e-commerce initiatives

Chinese e-commerce player will jointly work with El Corte Inglés across multiple areas including cloud computing, digital payments, e-commerce, and logistics.

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Trump's H-1B endgame looks to redefine visa in January 2019

Even if this latest effort passes legislative muster next year, it may be a case of using a sledgehammer where a scalpel would have sufficed.

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US Senate computers will use disk encryption

New security measure is meant to protect sensitive Senate data on stolen Senate laptops and computers.

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Dell Q3 revenue surges as servers, networking show strength

The company delivered solid third quarter results as both its PC and infrastructure units grew.

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VMware Q3 tops estimates as revenue hits $2.2 billion

The company said its net income includes a loss of $161 million from its investment in Pivotal Software.

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Palo Alto Networks to launch next-gen firewall for 5G networks

5G networks will bring more speed, less latency and probably more security headaches. Enter Palo Alto Networks, which will court carriers who will be on the hook for securing 5G.

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Ericsson, Volvo form five-year connected cars deal

Ericsson said the contract with Volvo is its largest to date for its Connected Vehicles Cloud.

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HP shows strong Q4 sales with in line earnings

HP delivered a solid fourth quarter and generated $4.2 billion in free cash flow for fiscal 2018.

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Workday Q3 strong, subscription revenue totals $624 million

Workday said it's raising fiscal 2019 outlook and now expects subscription revenue of $2.375 to $2.377 billion.

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After Microsoft complaints, Indian police arrest tech support scammers at 26 call centers

Indian police raid 26 call centers, make 63 arrests.

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Predictions 2019: The Internet Of Things

In 2019, we'll see more targeted ransomware attacks against smart-city implementations, forcing cities to invest in cybersecurity defenses.

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Microsoft gets new Office icons: Meh at best

New Office icons allegedly pay homage to the Office heritage and usher in the future.

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Amazon's move from Oracle: Werner Vogels does a show-and-tell

At re:Invent, the Amazon CTO dismisses databases built on "90's" technology, arguing that cloud native database services form a foundation for innovation.

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Sky Brasil exposes data of 32 million subscribers

The cause of the data leak was an Internet-accessible ElasticSearch server that was left without a password.

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What might be next for Microsoft's Surface line: A new book provides a look ahead (and back)

Microsoft has been on a winding road with its Surface hardware business for the past decade. What happened (and why) and what might be next for Surface?

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The future of Amazon Echo and Google Home looks bleak

Just how intrusive will smart speakers become? A haunting new video tries to imagine their role in our future lives. It isn't pretty.

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2018: The year Apple finally remembered its extreme pro users

After a nearly four-year drought, in the last 12 months, Apple has finally produced products that allow extreme pros to get their work done. In this article, we discuss why that's important for all users, not just those living on the bleeding edge.

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Hackers can exploit this bug in surveillance cameras to tamper with footage

Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability which can be used to completely compromise surveillance cameras and feeds.

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One month with the OnePlus 6T: Affordable Android is a flagship killer

A lot of Android phones have launched in 2018, but the OnePlus 6T offers the best value for the price and has come to be even more appealing that most flagships.

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AriseBank CEO faces 120 years behind bars over alleged cryptocurrency scam

Millions of dollars in investor funds were allegedly spent by the suspect on a luxury lifestyle.

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KingMiner malware hijacks the full power of Windows Server CPUs

Attack rates are rising and detection rates are falling.

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Qualcomm's new $100m investment fund set for on-device AI projects

Startups with interesting on-device AI concepts will be first in the queue.

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TCS acquires US management consulting firm BridgePoint

India's Tata Consultancy Services has acquired BridgePoint Group in a move it says will boost its financial services and insurance domain knowledge.

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Go-Jek releases beta ride-sharing app to kick off Singapore launch

Indonesian ride-sharing platform launches beta version of its mobile app, marking the start of of its anticipated entry into the Singapore market, where it looks to challenge incumbent Grab.

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Dunkin' Donuts accounts may have been hacked in credential stuffing attack

Hackers were after user accounts in the company's rewards points program.

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How brands can get the best out of influencers this holiday season

How can brands best engage with influencers this winter holiday season? New surveys show marketers the way to go.

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Dell announces security breach

Company says it detected an intrusion at the start of the month, but financial data was not exposed.

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Silicon Valley keeps getting richer but its workers don't

Tech companies blamed for 20 years of falling wages in Silicon Valley.

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Box Q3 tops estimates as cloud company nears profitability

Box CFO Dylan Smith said the company expects to deliver its first quarter of non-GAAP profitability in its fiscal Q4.

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Amazon re:Invent: Data partner news summary

AWS re:Invent is taking place in Las Vegas this week. Here's a summary of news from Amazon's data, analytics and AI ecosystem partners.

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The ebb and flow of VC dough

VC investment in martech and adtech will drop by 75 percent in 2019, meaning the flow of capital and equity will recalibrate and signal innovation across several key industries.

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Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers so they can infect PCs with NSA malware

Akamai says that over 45,000 routers have been compromised already.

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Amazon Personalize, Forecast bring Amazon.com's AI techniques to AWS customers

At re:Invent, AWS CEO Andy Jassy introduced personalization and forecasting services for cloud customers that rely on Amazon.com technology but require no machine learning expertise

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Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build adds UI tweaks, fixes

Microsoft is continuing to polish and tweak the settings of Windows 10 19H1 with another new Fast Ring test build, No. 18290.

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AWS advances machine learning with new chip, elastic inference

To address the high cost of inference, AWS at re:Invent introduced Amazon Elastic Inference and a new processor called AWS Inferentia.

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AWS says so long developers and hello 'builders'

Does a developer really want to be called a builder? AWS sure wants to use builder especially as it pitches itself as a master tool provider for enterprises.

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AWS unveils Lake Formation for easy data lake building

Lake Formation takes the process down from several months to days, AWS CEO Andy Jassy announced at re:Invent.

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NASCAR looks for fresh recipes to attract digital engagement

Sophisticated production facilities and data capture are key ingredients to attract audiences, but digital-era motor racing fans have short attention spans and different triggers.

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Amazon rolls out FSx for Windows File Server

At the annual re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services also announced FSx for Lustre.

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How secure is serverless computing?

Building security into a serverless environment

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​Google's Project Fi 4G is now available on most Android devices and iPhone

Google is also changing its 4G data and telephony service name from Project Fi to Google Fi.

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New industrial espionage campaign leverages AutoCAD-based malware

Researchers warn about industrial espionage group targeting companies in the energy sector with AutoCAD-based malware.

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ElasticSearch server exposed the personal data of over 57 million US citizens

Leaky database taken offline, but not after leaking user details for nearly two weeks.

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Hardhat required: A full-body, industrial robot that's nearly ready for the job site

How can this hulking robot operate eight hours on a single charge? If my power consumption hunch is correct, this could be the industrial exoskeleton that changes how we build stuff.

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C3 updates platform to support more DevOps, clouds, data lakes

C3's platform release, version 7.8, is generally available and the company said performance and scalability is improved anywhere from 10x to 100x.

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The most popular PC is in your pocket

While you weren't looking, the PC has morphed into even more personal devices. Industry analysts are ignoring this because, frankly, they need to reassure clients that their current and obsolete business models are viable. Which they aren't.

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IBM aims to meld AI with human resources with Watson suite

According to IBM, its suite of AI tools can help HR become a growth engine to enable digital transformation.

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HP launches new ProBooks for smaller enterprises

The PC vendor rolled out a few workhorse laptops designed for small businesses and mobile pros looking for values.

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Singapore State Courts' digital files accessed illegally due to system loophole

A loophole in its criminal case filing system has resulted in 223 State Courts electronic documents to be accessed without authorisation, enabling accused persons to view court documents in other case files.

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Atrium Health data breach exposed 2.65 million patient records

The security incident also exposed an estimated 700,000 Social Security numbers.

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Second time lucky: Cisco pushes fix for failed Webex vulnerability patch

New attack techniques have rendered the original patch useless.

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IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson boosted with MITRE framework

The machine learning system is being given a crash course in cybercriminal techniques.

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Brazil's Generation Z aims for technology careers

About 85 percent of Brazilians born between 1995 and 2002 want to work in the sector, says study.

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Pegasus gov't spyware used to target colleague of slain drug cartel journalist

Just days after the death of a reporter investigating drug cartels, the spyware appeared on the radar.

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FBI dismantles gigantic ad fraud scheme operating across over one million IPs

DOJ also charged eight suspects. Three suspects have already been arrested.

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Microsoft warns about two apps that installed root certificates then leaked the private keys

It's a Superfish and eDellRoot déjà vu!

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Microsoft patches several versions of Windows 10

Microsoft has provided a number of fixes and updates to several older variants of Windows 10. The October 2018 Update/1809 did not get a new generally-available update today, however.

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Nutanix Q1 tops estimates on strong subscription revenue growth

Nutanix said subscription revenue was up 104 percent year-over-year to $127 million.

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​Salesforce delivers strong Q3, sees fiscal 2020 revenue of $16 billion

Salesforce sees strong growth ahead, but its fourth quarter outlook was mixed.

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​Acer Chromebook 13: The pro's Chromebook

While it's no Google Pixelbook, at half the price, the latest Acer Chromebook 13 gives more bang for the buck.

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Seven GDPR complaints filed against Google over user location tracking

GDPR complaints have been filed today against Google in the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Greece, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.

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Business insights are a many-splendored thing: Data is meant for more

In 2019, Forrester predicts a shift in mindset from data and analytics untethered to outcomes, to action-oriented analytics that help enterprises win.

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Google Pixel Slate reviewed (MobileTechRoundup show #452)

Kevin and Matthew have each been using the Google Pixel Slate, Slate Keyboard, and Pixelbook Pen for the past week and recorded this extra podcast to cover the new Google tablet in detail

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​Red Hat buys hybrid-cloud, data-storage company NooBaa

In the aftermath of being purchased by IBM, Red Hat keeps making hybrid-cloud moves.

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Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework

Samza is now at near-parity with other Apache open-source streaming frameworks such as Flink and Spark. The key features in Samza 1.0 are SQL and a higher level API, adopting Apache Beam. What does this mean for this space, and how do you choose?

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Android adware has plagued the Google Play Store in the past two months

Security researchers unearth several adware campaigns distributed via apps available through the official Google Play Store.

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Samsung 860 QVO: Cheap, high-capacity SSDs aimed at everyday use

Low-cost, high-capacity SSDs will be the extinction of the HDD. The new Samsung 860 QVO brings us one step closer to that extinction.

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Microsoft's multi-factor authentication service goes down for second week in a row

Another Microsoft's Azure Active Directory multi-factor authentication service outage is causing problems for a number of Office 365 users.

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Lazada to establish intellectual property protection framework for South Korea

Southeast Asian e-commerce player inks agreement with Korean Intellectual Property Protection Agency to establish a framework that aims to protect Korean brands and stem the trading of illegal goods on its platform.

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HPE buys big data specialist BlueData

BlueData has a software platform called EPIC that allows enterprises to create Hadoop and Spark clusters in virtual environments.

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DIY-IT gift guide 2018: Practical, strange, and wonderful gifts your favorite geek will actually use

In this selection of interesting and odd devices, you're bound to find something to give (or buy for yourself).

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Forrester Research acquires SiriusDecisions for $245 million

The purchase will enable Forrester Research to expand more into operations and reach more CMOs.

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At re:Invent, AWS launches Private Marketplace for the enterprise

Amazon also built up the container offerings in its popular cloud software catalog, and it rolled out new AWS Partner Network designations.

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6 digital transformation lessons from Black Friday, Cyber Monday

The holiday shopping season revealed a lot about the state of retail and its ongoing digital transformation efforts amid the Amazon onslaught.

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This worm spreads a fileless version of the Trojan Bladabindi

The malware is capable of keylogging, spying, and far more.

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IoT to drive growth in connected devices through 2022: Cisco

According to Cisco's annual Visual Networking Index, M2M connections will account for more than half of the world's 28.5 billion connected devices by 2022.

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Satya Nadella: Microsoft's first futurist CEO

Is it time for the tech industry to grow up and realise just how much it affects the world?

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Uber fined £900,000 by UK, Dutch privacy regulators over 2016 data breach

The hacker responsible was paid off to keep quiet.

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Relative unknown pulls biggest-ever funding for AI-enabled logistics robots

A Chinese firm still relatively unknown outside Asia has set the stage to dominate automation logistics.

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By 2025, nearly 30 percent of data generated will be real-time, IDC says

Both consumer preferences and enterprise needs will drive the creation of real-time data, according to a new white paper from IDC.

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AI may help deliver the UX we've been waiting for

Artificial intelligence promises to enrich user experience. UX designers are enthused.

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Orkus launches scalable cloud data security

Legacy tools cannot manage identities and data access in the cloud, says stealthy startup.

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US iOS users targeted by massive malvertising campaign

A malvertising campaign deployed via a high-profile ad platform targeted iOS users across the US. Crooks hijacked over 300 million web sessions.

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Expect a pragmatic vision of AI

In 2019, firms will recognize the reality of AI -- what is and isn't, what it can and cannot do -- and focus on its pragmatic side.

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Hacker backdoors popular JavaScript library to steal Bitcoin funds

Users of BitPay's Copay desktop and mobile wallet apps are affected. An update has been released earlier today that doesn't contain the malicious code.

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​Beyond Kubernetes: Istio network service mesh

Kubernetes makes managing containers on the cloud easier, and Istio makes it even stronger by adding a network services mesh to it.

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Nokia reinvented: Decline, resurrection, and how CEOs get trapped

The Chairman of Nokia explains how the iPhone and Android disrupted this iconic mobile phone company and what they did to survive. He also shares the inside story of negotiating with Steve Ballmer to sell the company to Microsoft. It's a crucial tale for anyone interested in transformation.

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Microsoft releases first Windows Server 19H1 test build

The first new test build for the next version of Windows Server 1903 is available for download by Insider testers.

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Apple wants you to think different for the holidays

In its new holiday ad, Cupertino is encouraging its customers not only to create, but to share. It almost sounds like Facebook.

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Cyber Monday is on track to smash online sales records

By the end of the day, Adobe estimates that shoppers will have spent $7.8 billion in online purchases, making today the biggest online shopping day in US history.

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Microsoft details the causes of its recent multi-factor authentication meltdown

Microsoft has posted a root cause analysis of the multifactor authentication issue which hit a number of its customers worldwide last week. Here's what happened.

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UK cops won't go after researcher who reported security issue to York city officials

York city officials face backlash after reporting security researcher who found a bug in one of their mobile apps to law enforcement.

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HPE launches Composable Cloud as it wades deeper into the hybrid cloud fray

HPE Composable Cloud is a platform that integrates with various efforts at HPE to meld private and public cloud infrastructure.

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Two out of three millennials plan to use tech to spend more this holiday season

As we move into the holiday season, a new report shows that millennials plan to spend, spend, spend.

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AWS launches RoboMaker dev service for building intelligent robotics apps

Amazon said RoboMaker extends the Robot Operating System with connectivity to AWS services for machine learning, monitoring, and analytics.

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IBM Latin America develops digital transformation re-skilling plan

The company is partnering with organizations as an attempt to address skills shortages in the region.

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In this country, your cryptocurrency must go through your bank

If you think your cryptocurrency is not being watched over by a central authority, think again.

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Best Buy, the worst buy: Lessons from the field and online

Best Buy, a company that I've shopped at and admired for years, showed me signs of systemic issues and some truly bad decision making. What the problems are and how to fix the company to make this a "Best Buy" once again. Read on.

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One month with the Apple iPhone XR: Long battery life, solid camera, and fun colors

After a month of use with the least expensive new iPhone, it is clear to me that it's likely the best new iPhone for most people, including me. It has grown on me over the month and I've been buying accessories to support its use over the long term.

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Amazon re:Invent Preview: RockSet and Yottascale take their bows

A couple vendors making their debuts at re:Invent this week show how the cloud is changing the design and functionality of databases and systems management.

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Should Apple have control over the apps you install on your iPhone?

Should you be able to legitimately buy and download iOS apps for your iPhone and iPad from third-party app stores? Should developers have a valid alternative to Apple's rules (and 30 percent cut of all sales)?

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Why an open approach to the cloud suits your business best

Serverless computing can involve a bewildering array of technical solutions from a range of vendors - but it doesn't have to be like that. By taking an open approach to the cloud, your business can flex and change its approach as business requirements alter.

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Meet Lulu and Nana, claimed to be the world's first gene-edited children

A Chinese scientist claims the twins have been born healthy after coming into the world with edited DNA.

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Cleaning machine: SoftBank brings AI to a dirty job

SoftBank sees robotics opportunity in Japan's labor shortage, and an American AI firm is steering the way.

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UK gov't seizes documents Facebook wanted to keep private in Cambridge Analytica battle

It appears that the UK parliament will not stand for being ignored by Mark Zuckerberg any longer.

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Anker UK: Awesome Cyber Monday deals in iPhone and Android accessories

I get a lot of feedback from those in the UK that I don't often post UK-specific deals on quality iPhone and Android accessories. Well, here you go. The best deals on some of the best accessories that I've used in 2018!

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Germany proposes router security guidelines

German government would like to regulate what kind of routers are sold and installed across the country.

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How government haste is ruining its own anti-encryption law

Australia's proposed encryption-busting legislation is one of the most significant changes to surveillance laws in a generation, but the government is skimping on the review processes.

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Thunder Purple, Night Sight, Chromebook, and Black Friday (MobileTechRoundup show #451)

Google's Night Sight got Matt to buy the Pixel 3 again, plus he has a new Thunder Purple One Plus 6T. Kevin didn't get his Pixel Slate yet but did get some good Black Friday deals.

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​Logitech and Plantronics merger all about scale as smart office market heats up

A pairing of Logitech and Plantronics is necessary as much larger technology vendors enter the smart office and collaboration space.

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Caudabe Apple iPhone XR case roundup: Minimalist perfection

With iPhones being the most expensive phones available today, a case to help you hold onto it is a smart purchase. Caudabe makes some great options that add minimal weight and size to your iPhone.

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I went to buy a MacBook Air and Apple tried to sell me a MacBook Pro

Why would an Apple store salesman try to persuade me not to buy Apple's latest laptop?

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InvisibleShield Glass+ VisionGuard for Apple iPhone XR and Google Pixel 3 XL: Protect your display and your eyes

Tempered glass screen protectors offer display protection for your expensive phone while also giving you the same feel as the display itself. InvisibleShield offers a product that also works to filter harmful light.

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Best Cyber Monday 2018 laptop deals: Apple, Dell, HP, and more

Didn't want to shop for a new notebook on Black Friday? Online retailers have more opportunities for you to buy with these Cyber Monday sales.

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Before automating decisions, understand what you're deciding

Before you write that check for new data analytics technology, 'start with the decision and work backwards.'

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Best Cyber Monday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

Don't get caught up in the hype. When it comes to online shopping, there isn't much of a difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Nevertheless, we plan to round up the best Cyber Monday 2018 deals we can find here. Keep checking back for the latest!

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Brazil's largest professional association suffers massive data leak

Industrial group FIESP is dealing with the exposure of millions of personal data records.

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New Linux crypto-miner steals your root password and disables your antivirus

Trojan also installs a rootkit and another strain of malware that can execute DDoS attacks.

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Best Black Friday 2018 iPhone deals: $400 iPhone X gift card, BOGO iPhone XR, and more

Believe it or not, you can get a new iPhone at a reduced price! Here are the best deals we've found.

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Best Windows laptops Black Friday deals: Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more

Here are a half-dozen great buys, whether your laptop budget is $100 or $1,000.

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Best Chromebook Black Friday 2018 deals: Dell, Google, HP, and more

From $99 budget systems to the pricey PixelBook, these Chrome-running laptops will all be on sale.

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Best tablet Black Friday deals: Apple iPad, Amazon Fire, and more

There are plenty of deals to be found in this year's Black Friday sales, even if tablets are no longer the must-have holiday gifts they were a few years ago.

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Best Black Friday 2018 smartphone deals: OnePlus 6T, LG G7, and more

It's the most wonderful time of the year -- to get a new phone, on the cheap!

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Singapore ISPs ordered to block access to TV boxes preloaded with content apps

Country's High Court has dished out orders for local internet service providers to cut off access to illicit streaming devices, many of which are Android TV boxes preloaded with applications that let users watch pirated content.

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday means more fraud; Machine learning to the rescue?

On Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and other retail peak points purchases see new heights every year, and attempted fraud follows suit. How can data and domain knowledge be leveraged to safegueard consumers and retailers?

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Nomad Rugged Case for Apple AirPods hands-on: Spiff up your case while adding protection

There are a ton of accessories for Apple products with many of them designed to make things look better. The new Nomad Rugged Case for the AirPods uses leather to improve the look and feel of your carrying case.

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"Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel"

Tonya Hall sits down with Bob Batchelor, historian, writer, and author of "Stan Lee - The Man Behind Marvel" and talks about the legacy Stan Lee left behind.

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São Paulo city to resume public Wi-Fi expansion

A new tender aims to double the number of connectivity spots by 2020 and reduce cost to the taxpayer.

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Nodus Access Case III for the Apple iPhone XR: An Italian leather folio that props up for media watching

Commuters spend a lot of time watching movies and TV shows on their phones. The Nodus Access Case III props up your phone for media, while also providing an integrated compartment for your transit pass, cash, and ID.

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Ukrainian police arrest hacker who infected over 2,000 users with DarkComet RAT

Suspect was most likely hosting the RAT's command and control server on his home computer.

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Apple is no longer worth a trillion after tech stocks take a beating

Apple was widely applauded for becoming the first American company to break the trillion dollar barrier. However, its value has slumped to $839bn for a variety of reasons, though other technology stocks have also suffered in a stock market reversal.

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Best Walmart Black Friday 2018 deals: $99 Chromebook, $89 Windows 2-in-1, and more

The mega-retailer has a few PC deals for shoppers, even including one on an HP Pavilion gaming laptop.

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Best Sam's Club Black Friday 2018 deals: Buy a 75-inch 4K TV and get a free Xbox One S

Sam's Club has one of the best TV and console bundle deals we've seen this holiday shopping season, though it has plenty of other sales on things like smartwatches, robot vacuums, and cameras.

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Best Target Black Friday 2018 deals: $250 iPad mini 4, $120 Chromebook, and more

Target stores also have Amazon Fire 7 tablets for $30 and the 9.7-inch iPad for $250.

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Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

If you're going to get the most out of this shopping extravaganza, you might as well do it right.

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Snapdragon 636 battle: Motorola Z3 Play and Nokia 7.1

Both ends of the mobile mid-tier duke it out -- one armed with modularity, the other with a stripped-down version of Android and a killer screen.

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The real future of healthcare is cultural change, not just AI and other technology

Governments need to create digital health policies that focus on the cultural changes that the new technologies initiate, says medical futurist Dr Bertalan Mesko.

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Will Flipkart and Amazon kill India's retail industry?

Brick-and-mortar retailers in India want special protection from deep discounting e-commerce behemoths Amazon and Flipkart, but the flip-flopping government may not come to their aid this time around.

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Rowhammer attacks can now bypass ECC memory protections

Attack works against ECC memory included with DDR3 memory, but researchers believe DDR4 is also vulnerable.

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New data reveals the secret to holiday retail success

if you want to keep your customers happy over the holidays - your customer service teams, and social media teams need to be prepared for the increase in traffic.

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SIM-swapping 21-year-old scores $1 million by hijacking a phone

The man reportedly targeted well-known business leaders, making off with one victim's life savings.

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What Apple customers really hate about their products

What example of Apple's nickel and diming has annoyed you the most? These are some of the answers given by customers.

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How Dropbox's red team discovered an Apple zero-day exploit chain by accident

The zero-day vulnerabilities were accidentally uncovered while researchers were looking for ways to break into Dropbox.

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APAC firms will need more soft skills as AI emerges in workforce

Philosophers and psychologists may be needed in future corporate workspaces as businesses will need skills that machines and artificial intelligence cannot easily replace.

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Facebook appeals £500,000 penalty over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The fine, imposed by the ICO, was the maximum permitted under old data protection laws.

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Emotet malware runs on a dual infrastructure to avoid downtime and takedowns

Researchers spot unique design in the server infrastructure propping up the Emotet malware.

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City of Valdez, Alaska admits to paying off ransomware infection

City IT network was infected by Hermes ransomware, a strain that researchers previously tied to other North Korean malware and hacking tools.

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Black Friday deal alert: Save 25% on Adobe Creative Cloud for a year

The holiday promotion drops the monthly subscription price to $39.99, down from $52.99.

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Cloud computing comes of age as the foundation for enterprise digital transformation

Cloud computing will firmly establish itself as the foundation of tomorrow's enterprise application platforms in 2019.

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Amazon adds new features to SageMaker

The fully-managed machine learning service is getting new algorithms and framework support, as well as new features for managing machine learning pipelines.

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Amazon brings predictive scaling to EC2 instances

The update to Auto Scaling should help customers avoid over provisioning and reduce EC2 costs.

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Facebook entices researchers with $40,000 reward for account takeover vulnerabilities

It's not surprising considering Facebook's recent run-ins with account security problems.

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German eID card system vulnerable to online identity spoofing

Vulnerability in web library lets attackers spoof electronic ID card identities.

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From big data to AI: Where are we now, and what is the road forward?

It took AI just a couple of years to go from undercurrent to mainstream. But despite rapid progress on many fronts, AI still is something few understand and fewer yet can master. Here are some pointers on how to make it work for you, regardless of where you are in your AI journey.

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Amazon leaks users' email addresses due to 'technical error'

Company has notified today all impacted customers.

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RHA TrueConnect earbuds review: High quality, stylish wireless earbuds for your commute or workout

Apple may have kicked off the completely wireless revolution with the AirPods, but others have stepped up with more compelling products since then. RHA is known for high quality audio products and its newest TrueConnect earbuds are its first fully wireless solution.

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Are Facebook's CEO and COO bad news for the social network?

Opinion: A devastating New York Times investigation reveals a Facebook in which its two top officials behave in troubling ways. Read more: https://zd.net/2Ps0di2

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Employees do not mentally start their work year until Valentines Day

Even the most highly motivated employees report they are disengaged at work according to a new report

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Foxconn plans $2.9 billion cost cutting exercise, iPhone unit impacted

The iPhone manufacturer may include layoffs in next year's restructuring efforts.

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L0rdix becomes the new Swiss Army knife of Windows hacking

The new tool combines data theft and cryptocurrency mining as a go-to product for attacking Windows machines.

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Top 10 gifts: Multitools

We don't always have access to a fully-equipped toolbox, but with the right multitool in your pocket or on your belt you can always have access to a basic set of hand tools.

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Brazil's ERP giant Totvs sees results of SaaS shift

The company reacts financially following the introduction of a cloud delivery model three years ago.

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Samsung Galaxy S10: Six cameras, and bigger than the Note 9

Think the Samsung Note 9 is a powerhouse? According to a report, the Galaxy S10 could feature six cameras, 5G support, and a display that dwarfs the Note 9.

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This iPhone XS case transforms into a wireless charging USB powerbank

This ingenious iPhone XS/iPhone X cover comes complete with a wireless charging powerbank that you can use to either double the life of your iPhone or top up other devices.

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Entrepreneurs' Guide: Tips, tricks, and mistakes when bringing new tech to market

What's the hardest tech to commercialize? What's the number one mistake entrepreneurs make? Every would-be entrepreneur should study this conversation with CMU's tech transfer dynamic duo.

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Using the cloud to cut costs and keep them low

By investing in a serverless approach, your business can slash capital expenditure and create a tighter grip on operational costs. The result is an agile approach to infrastructure that is fit for the digital age.

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APAC consumers want IoT benefits, but fear data leaks

Majority of consumers in Asia-Pacific already own at least one Internet of Things (ioT) device and plan to buy more, but 81 percent fear their personal data is being leaked and 71 percent worry about being monitored without their consent.

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Autodesk to acquire construction software firm PlanGrid

The acquisition should help Autodesk expand its presence in the construction industry, which represents a ​$12 trillion market opportunity.

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Magecart group hilariously sabotages competitor

...but it's still stealing your card data.

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Amazon expands machine learning services ahead of re:Invent

After rolling out a slew of new services at last year's re:Invent conference, AWS is polishing them up before this year's big event.

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​Dell XPS 13: The best Linux laptop of 2018

Do you want the best of the best Linux laptop this holiday season and price is no object? If that's you, then you want the Ubuntu Linux-powered Dell's XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop.

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Cyber-security firm doxxes hacker who sold MySpace and Dropbox databases in 2016

Recorded Future claims Tessa88's identity is a 29-year-old Russian named Maksim Vladimirovich Donakov.

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Digital leaders reboot to hedge against a downturn

In 2019, digital leaders must weather winter while investing in the future, focusing on digitizing experiences, creating short-term gains, and drive operational change.

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Best gifts: Top iPhone XS or XS Max accessories

Here are the very best accessories to help you get the most from your new iPhone.

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Best accessories for your iPhone

Here are the very best accessories to help you get the most from your new iPhone.

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Brazilian government boosts satellite infrastructure

A new control center was launched in Rio to enhance operations of the equipment, intended to boost the country's broadband coverage.

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On-site, cloud, or what? Where data should reside in hybrid environments

Advice on where data goes as the enterprise cloudifies.

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Apple just can't stop insisting iPad Pro is a computer

A new ad from Cupertino offers five reasons why Apple's latest iPad is a computer. But are they good reasons?

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YubiKey 5: The ultimate security gift

Make the holidays a time of giving weak passwords the boot and replacing them with strong hardware-based authentication.

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Second WordPress hacking campaign underway, this one targeting AMP for WP plugin

After targeting WP GDPR Compliance plugin, hackers are now going after sites using the AMP for WP plugin.

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​Google to open a €600m data center in Denmark

The new facility is expected to come online in 2021 and to employ between 150 and 250 people.

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Cook a perfect turkey with the help of the Meater wireless thermometer and your smartphone

While some people are good at focusing on the cooking process, many of us multi-task and need some help getting things right. The Meater wireless thermometer is designed to work in conjuction with your smartphone to cook things properly and I've had great success through the summer season with it.

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IRS failed to apply consumer protections for 11,406 taxpayers

IRS operators failed to record data of US taxpayers inside an IRS fraud detection system.

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Best Buy delivers solid Q3 ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday push

Best Buy's third quarter was better than expected as the company continues to hone its omnichannel game. The big test for fiscal 2019 is just days away as holiday shopping kicks off.

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Fake Google Android driving apps claim half a million victims

The illegitimate apps include luxury car and motocross simulations.

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Best Windows laptops Black Friday deals: Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more

Here are a half-dozen great buys, whether your laptop budget is $100 or $1,000.

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Kraken warns of extremely high risk when investing in Bitcoin Cash SV

The cryptocurrency exchange has urged traders to hold fire when it comes to the new Bitcoin Cash SV protocol.

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Bringing Alexa to seniors: What can it teach us about tech?

As CEO of K4Connect, Scott Moody brings new technology to senior living communities. Those deployments, he says, reveal how "technology is a euphemism for poor design."

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Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

If you're going to get the most out of this shopping extravaganza, you might as well do it right.

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Tumblr booted from Apple App Store over child pornography uploads

Child exploitation imagery managed to circumvent protective filters, leading to the app being pulled.

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Apple vehicles abandoned as employees go on foot to boost Maps data

On-foot data collection is underway to improve the real-life accuracy of mobile map services.

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For Apple users without latest security updates, the letter 'd' is not always the letter 'd'

Apple users advised to install the company's July security updates if they don't want to fall victims to IDN homograph phishing attacks.

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Black Friday prices are not necessarily the lowest in the UK, Which? reports

Which? tracked the prices of 94 selected tech products at four major UK retailers for six months before and six months after last year's Black Friday, and found that most were available cheaper at other times of the year. There certainly are Black Friday bargains for careful buyers, but you might get a better deal in the January sales.

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Nuance spins off automotive segment into new publicly traded company

Nuance said the move will help the company become more focused on its healthcare and enterprise verticals.

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Intuit Q1 solid with 3.6 million QuickBooks Online subscribers

Intuit's QuickBooks Self-Employed product also saw subscriber growth on the up, ending the quarter with 745,000 users.

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Best Cyber Monday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

Don't get caught up in the hype. When it comes to online shopping, there isn't much of a difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Nevertheless, we plan to round up the best Cyber Monday 2018 deals we can find here. Keep checking back for the latest!

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Pure Storage launches cloud data management suite for AWS in hybrid play

Pure Storage is launching its software on AWS to run natively and bridge on-premises deployments. Think hybrid infrastructure to hybrid applications on multiple cloud.

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Hackers use Drupalgeddon 2 and Dirty COW exploits to take over web servers

Hacks could be easily avoided if people would patch their Drupal CMSs and Linux web servers.

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Microsoft acquires FSLogix in name of improving Office 365 virtualization

Microsoft is buying its former partner FSLogix and plans to use its technology to improve the virtualization of Office 365 applications.

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Russia wants DNC hack lawsuit thrown out, citing international conventions

Russian Federation says it benefits from the same legal protections as the US does when carrying out military cyberattacks.

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Lean impact: How to apply lean startup principles to non-profits for social good

An author and practitioner explains how to apply minimum viable products and iterative development to social impact. Every modern non-profit must learn to adapt these techniques to be efficient, save money, and ensure that every dollar spent creates the greatest impact possible.

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Microsoft Azure, Office 365 users hit by multi-factor authentication issue

Unable to sign into your Microsoft Office 365, Azure Active Directory and other services? A global Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) issue may be the reason.

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Check out our Thanksgiving tech support survival guide (2018 edition)

What do you have planned for this Thanksgiving? Chilling out? Some turkey? Relax watching the game? Fixing other people's broken PCs and devices?

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A bug in EA Origin client exposes gamers' data

Auto-login URL feature was not IP-bound and allowed anyone access to accounts' settings panels.

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Turning shadow IT into a business advantage

CIOs in large firms are being circumnavigated by line-of-business decision makers who are buying their own apps, often without input from the IT department. In a smaller business, that siloed way of working won't fly. In fact, the close interactions of a smaller team make Agile and DevOps the perfect solution for end user-focused development.

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Best Amazon Black Friday 2018 deals: See early sales on Echo, Fire HD, and more

Amazon has announced a bunch of deep discounts on its devices headed into Black Friday.

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SAP purchases intelligent robotic automation firm Contextor

The deal is focused on improving SAP's Leonardo machine learning portfolio and overall business process automation.

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Bendgate Pro? Apple's new iPad is easily bent out of shape

A famous bend-tester finds that Apple's new tablet can be easily snapped in two. Should buyers be worried?

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Fitbit news: Charge 3 software update, Black Friday deals save you $30 to $70 on a tracker

The holiday season is a great time to save on tech products and as we gather to eat and share with family and friends it is also a good time to evaluate our health and wellness. Fitbit offers significant savings on devices that promote improving your lifestyle.

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Vision Direct reveals customer credit card leak, fake Google script may be to blame

The personal and financial data of customers has been stolen.

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2018 DIY-IT gift guide: Practical, strange, and wonderful gifts your favorite geek will actually use

In this selection of interesting and odd devices, you're bound to find something to give (or buy for yourself).

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Demand for new iPhones weaker than Apple expected, claims report

It seems that Apple is having a hard time forecasting what the demand for new iPhones will be, and is being forced to slash production orders as a result.

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Russian hacker arrested in Bulgaria for ad fraud of over $7 million

Alexander Zhukov, a supposed hacker who went online by the name of "Nastra," is currently fighting extradition to the US.

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IBM bets on a multi-cloud future

While IBM is building out its public cloud, the primary focus for its cloud strategy is helping enterprises rationalize cloud sprawl.

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Texas hospital becomes victim of Dharma ransomware

The spread of malware through Altus Baytown Hospital systems highlights the ongoing threat ransomware poses to our healthcare.

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Hands-on with the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ and new Raspbian Linux release

Finally, the little brother to the Pi 3 Model B+ is available. I've got one, and I've been trying it out along with the latest release of the Raspbian Linux operating system.

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SEA internet economy to hit 'inflection' value of $72M in 2018

Southeast Asian internet economy will be worth US$72 million by year-end, fuelled by increasing number of mobile users, high-growth markets such as e-commerce and ride-hailing, reveals annual Google-Temasek study.

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As Kurian takes over at Google Cloud Platform, here are the big questions

Thomas Kurian brings strategy and sales knowhow to Google Cloud Platform. Here's a look at the moving parts and open questions to address.

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Website geoblocking is not that widespread, study finds

Iran, Sudan, Syria, and Cuba are the most geoblocked countries.

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APAC firms look to edge for faster response but worry over data security

Edge computing is being sought out for faster response and cost savings, but there are concerns about security and latency when large volumes of data are processed on such platforms.

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Cruising with Mate 20s and Pixel 3 XL, Moment lenses, OnePlus 6T (MobileTechRoundup show #450)

I've been gone for a couple of weeks and took five phones on a recent cruise, but two stood out as the best cameras. Kevin ordered a Moment lens so stay tuned for his thoughts on that accessory.

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Best tablet Black Friday deals: Apple iPad, Amazon Fire, and more

There are plenty of sales to be found in this year's Black Friday ads, even if tablets are no longer the must-have holiday gifts they were a few years ago.

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Speck GrabTab hands-on: Better than a PopSocket in a couple ways

PopSockets are popular for helping you hold onto your phone and propping it up. Speck's new GrabTab accessory does this with very little bulk while also still supporting wireless charging.

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Singapore to collaborate with Canada, US on cybersecurity

Singapore government has inked partnership agreements with both countries that encompass data sharing as well as joint technical certification programmes and capacity building initiatives.

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Singapore to spend $10M on new urban technology

Singapore government has earmarked S$14 million (US$10.19 million) over three years to fund the development of smart estates and modern technology, such as energy efficient applications.

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Best Chromebook Black Friday 2018 deals: Dell, Google, HP, and more

From $99 budget systems to the pricey PixelBook, these Chrome-running laptops will all be on sale next week.

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Popular Dark Web hosting provider got hacked, 6,500 sites down

Hosting provider is still looking for the hacker's point of entry.

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Best HP Black Friday 2018 deals: Pavilion laptops, desktops, and more

Whether you're in the market for a business laptop, gaming desktop, or just a basic PC, HP's Black Friday sale has you covered.

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Digital transformation requires paying off that technical debt, studies show

'IT leaders want to enjoy all the benefits of new information technologies while keeping their legacy systems humming.' Gee, isn't there a way of dealing with that?

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Bradesco agrees blockchain deal with Japan's largest bank

The Brazilian bank will work with MUFG on Ripple-based international money transfers.

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Apple iPhone XR Silk case roundup: Great options for less than $25

There are a ton of case and accessory options for the new Apple iPhones. Silk released some great case options priced from $12 to $25.

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Tech loyalty threatens productivity in the workplace

There is disconnect between the tech that workers want and what leadership is providing - and employees are not backing down.

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Consumers four times more likely to dump brands after a bad experience

A positive customer experience keeps consumers coming back - but a new report reveals a big disconnect between retailers and consumers.

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iPhone XS and iPhone XR cheat sheets

Since Apple didn't give you a manual listing the gesture changes you have to get used to when you switch to the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR, use these cheat sheets to familiarise yourself with what you need to know.

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Russian APT comes back to life with new US spear-phishing campaign

Cozy Bear (APT29) makes a comeback after last year's Dutch and Norwegian hacking campaigns.

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This T-Mobile Black Friday deal gets you a free Note 9 or Galaxy S9

Is there a catch? Of course. But this is still a pretty great Black Friday deal.

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Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

The US now has an official federal cybersecurity agency.

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Best Black Friday 2018 iPhone deals: $400 iPhone X gift card, BOGO iPhone XR, and more

Believe it or not, you can get a new iPhone at a reduced price! Here are the best deals we've found.

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Microsoft investigated adding banner advertisements to the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps

Microsoft is continuing to look to banner advertising as a way to monetize Windows. But it seems Windows 10's built-in Mail and Calendar apps are unlikely to be the next place these ads show up.

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Google Play Protect analyzes every Android app that it can find on the internet

Play Protect, a security service included in the Play Store app, lives up to all the hype that Google created last year.

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Best Black Friday 2018 smartphone deals: OnePlus 6T, LG G7, and more

It's the most wonderful time of the year -- to get a new phone, on the cheap!

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Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene steps down, to be replaced by former Oracle exec

Greene will be succeeded by Thomas Kurian, a longtime Oracle executive who recently left after reported disagreements with Larry Ellison.

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Automating the warehouse: These self-driving robots aim to modernize materials handling

Talking with Pittsburgh-based Seegrid, we explore why robotics in materials handling is maturing at a rapid pace.

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AWS rolls out new security feature to prevent accidental S3 data leaks

New settings will prevent accidental S3 bucket leaks --if customers take the time to apply them.

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American Link flight simulators win Britain's top computer conservation award

Virtual Reality began in Binghamton with Link flight simulators, and the local TechWorks museum has won the Computer Conservation Society's Tony Sale Award for restoring three very different simulators from a bellows-mounted WWII Link to an all-digital Super GAT trainer from the 1980s.

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IBM adds more automation to Cloud Migration Factory, partners with ServiceNow

IBM's services unit said it is aiming to speed up multi-cloud deployment processes by using its algorithms in its Cloud Migration Factory.

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The 10 best smartphones of 2018

All significant smartphone launches have now passed and as we approach the end of the year, the ten best shake out after more extended usage of each. All ten phones are excellent and certain aspects make each a possible contender for the top spot.

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Russian banks hit by major phishing attacks from two hacker groups

The Silence and MoneyTaker hacking crews have been targeting Russian financial institutions.

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Most antivirus programs fail to detect this cryptocurrency-stealing malware

Traditional antivirus software has a tough time detecting malware used in the campaign.

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Marketing efficiencies top of mind for CXOs in 2019

Today's consumers have shorter attention spans across a variety of media, so how do brands cope with these changing habits to keep their customers?

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Marijuana means business: Everything you need to know about the cannabis industry

With the legal status of medical and recreational marijuana in constant flux, and varying wildly from state to state, the opportunities and risks of this market are mind-alteringly complex. Here are the basics.

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Winter Olympic Games hackers are back with an updated arsenal

The group behind Olympic Destroyer are back with an evolved toolkit and malware droppers.

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Malicious code hidden in advert images cost ad networks $1.13bn this year

So-called steganography is rapidly becoming a favored tool of fraudsters.

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Infographic: AI, Machine Learning and the Cloud

With this infographic we illustrate how much AI and Machine Learning initiatives have grown and continue to grow.

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Apple products you shouldn't buy (November 2018 edition)

While Apple carried out a big refresh of its hardware lineup in September and October, refreshing the iPhones, iPad Pro, and some of the Macs, there are plenty of other Apple products you should avoid buying in the run up to the holidays.

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Most ATMs can be hacked in under 20 minutes

Experts tested ATMs from NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, and GRGBanking.

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Best Lenovo Black Friday 2018 deals: ThinkPad laptops and more

The manufacturer's online store will be offering hourly doorbuster sales, including a $99 IdeaPad notebook.

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Oracle to acquire Talari Networks

Talari's technology is expected to help Oracle's cloud business by providing customers with secure and reliable enterprise networking services.

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Google to pay JavaScript frameworks to implement performance-first code

Google to create $200,000 fund to sponsor the addition of "on by default" performance-related updates in popular JavaScript frameworks.

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Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

If you're going to get the most out of this shopping extravaganza, you might as well do it right.

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Best Google Store Black Friday 2018 deals: Home Hub, Pixel 3, and Pixelbook all on sale

Pixelbook is $300 off. Google Clips is half off. Nest's thermostat is $80 off. There's Google deals galore!

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Nvidia shares drop on Q3 revenue miss, weak guidance

The graphics chipmaker said results reflect excess channel inventory from the crypto-currency boom.

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Amazon tops smart speaker market in Q3

The battle between Amazon and Google drove smart speaker sales higher in the US and several other key markets, according to research firm Canalys.

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Red Hat releases Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 beta

The next major RHEL update is on its way with more container friendliness than ever.

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Amazon Seven Days of Black Friday Deals: All-time lows on smart office and smart home devices

From Nov. 16 to Nov. 23, you can snag great bargains on thousands of items across nearly every category on Amazon. You can even get early access to all-time lows if you voice shop with Alexa!

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Making sense of Microsoft's approach to AI

Microsoft has a master plan for trying to get more customers to jump into the AI waters. Here's an attempt to explain how containers, accelerators and APIs all figure in.

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DOD disables file sharing service due to 'security risks'

AMRDEC SAFE portal had been to handle the transfer of classified and non-classified materials.

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Make your old Mac faster

Is your old Mac feeling its age? Have boot times spiraled from seconds to minutes? Are you starting to think that it might be time to buy a new Mac? Not so fast! Here's how you can give your old Mac a new lease of life.

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10 years of Black Friday tech deals: Best, worst, and weirdest

A look back at a decade of the year's biggest shopping event.

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Add 14 ports to your Mac or PC with the OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock

Like the look of Apple's new MacBook Air, but don't think that you could survive with only two Thunderbolt ports and a headphone jack? Fear not, because OWC has a dock that will allow you to have all the ports you could ever need.

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Zuckerberg or Sandberg: Who should Facebook unfollow first?

Opinion: A devastating New York Times investigation reveals a Facebook in which its two top officials behave in troubling ways.

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​Mark Shuttleworth reveals Ubuntu 18.04 will get a 10-year support lifespan

Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth talks about Ubuntu, OpenStack, competition with Red Hat, and Canonical's forthcoming IPO.

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First look: Niwa One Indoor Smart Garden. Think of it as desktop fabrication for plants

David Gewirtz is a man of many skills. Gardening is not one of them. He's killed cherished family plants and even unkillable cacti. Now, with the help of an app-enabled high-tech garden, he's actually growing real veggies.

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Truly, the robots are taking our jobs: An automatic transcription software comparison

ZDNet has compared a number of auto transcription services with bemusing results.

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Docker partners with MuleSoft to help businesses leverage legacy applications

The partnership targets enterprises that want to move towards a modern microservices architecture without sacrificing the value in legacy applications.

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HPE brings InfoSight's predictive analytics to HPE servers

InfoSight, which gathers operational intelligence from infrastructure to offer predictions and suggestions, was previously only available on storage.

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Brazilian SaaS firm RD takes on CRM vendors with free SME offering

The platform is aimed at boosting global attractiveness of the firm's marketing automation tools.

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Best Sam's Club Black Friday 2018 deals: Buy a 75-inch 4K TV and get a free Xbox One S

Sam's Club has one of the best TV and console bundle deals we've seen this holiday shopping season, though it has plenty of other sales on things like smartwatches, robot vacuums, and cameras.

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Japanese cybersecurity minister finds computers a mystery

The man in charge of cybersecurity not only said he does not use a PC but seemed stumped when asked about risks associated with USB drives.

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Wearable robot brace is approved for adolescents

Healthcare robots have been on the cusp of mainstream reality for a few years, but most applications target adults. One company is trying a different demo.

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Best Office Depot Black Friday 2018 deals: $300 off Lenovo Flex, $129 HP Chromebook, and more

If you need new stuff for your office, look no further than Office Depot and OfficeMax. They're offering great Black Friday deals on several laptops, desktops, office chairs, printers, monitors, and more.

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​Walmart moves past Apple as No. 3 U.S. e-tailer, but Amazon still dominates

Walmart is still small relative to Amazon in e-commerce, but the company is making its move, according to eMarketer.

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Google closes bipedal robot unit Schaft, staff dispersed

The breakdown of an acquisition deal between SoftBank and Google may be partially to blame.

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One in five Magecart-infected stores get reinfected within days

A large number of reinfections take place within a day or week. Average reinfection time is 10.5 days.

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My Health Record remains opt-out as Senate passes privacy amendments

The Australian government's version of improved health data privacy controls will be implemented after only minimal Senate debate.

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Dutch government report says Microsoft Office telemetry collection breaks GDPR

Microsoft pledges to address issues; has already released a "zero exhaust" Office telemetry setting.

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NetApp Q2 strong, raises outlook

NetApp's all-flash array product line is now on an annual revenue run rate of $2.2 billion.

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​Apple talks big about India, but its revenues are tanking

Apple's revenues may fall by as much as a third, but profits have trebled. What on Earth is going on in India?

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Automation will become central to business strategy and operations

Ten percent of jobs will be lost to automation in 2019, but 3 percent will be created. Here are Forrester's 2019 Automation Predictions.

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Cisco beats Q1 targets with broad-based growth

The networking company saw revenue grow across all product categories and geographies.

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One of Google Assistant's most popular features is getting more useful

Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Google is rolling out a series of updates to its voice-activated assistant.

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US rejects Oracle's complaint against Pentagon's single-vendor cloud contract

The contract for the JEDI Cloud could be worth more than $10 billion over 10 years. The GAO rejected Oracle's arguments that it should go to multiple vendors.

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Many free mobile VPN apps are based in China or have Chinese ownership

Chinese affiliation raises a sign of alarm in light of China's recent clampdown of "unauthorized" VPN services.

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How Momentum helps retailers create the ultimate shopping experience

Use the blockchain infrastructure to create holistic offers for your customers and optimise their experience -- even out of the store.

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Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new light theme, more updating and printing options

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test build, No. 18282, adds a new fully light theme, more updating, printing and snipping options and more tweaks.

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New iPhone sales may be showing some signs of weakening, but that might not be a bad thing for Apple

Is interest in the new iPhone XS and iPhone XR smartphones weaker than for previous releases? The data we have suggests that there may be some signs of weakening, but that this might not be a bad thing. In fact, it might be good news for Apple.

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Which industry defies millennial turnover rates? (Hint: It's not tech)

Once labelled the "job-hopping generation," with low professional engagement, millennials in one industry significantly differ from their working world counterparts.

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Elastic tackles containers and APM in the new 6.5 release

In its latest release, the company now called Elastic is now aiming higher up the stack, treading on the turf of application performance management vendors (APM), and tackling the realities of container-based deployment.

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Workday customers starting to run on AWS

Workday said the early batch of customers running its finance and HR software on AWS represents a milestone.

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Singapore moots creation of template sandboxes to ease fintech approval process

Monetary Authority of Singapore has provided a consultation paper detailing pre-defined sandboxes that it says will complement existing fintech regulatory sandboxes and enable businesses to more quickly embark on experiments.

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Singapore, China to collaborate on fintech initiatives

Central banks from both countries have inked an agreement to jointly work on fintech innovation projects, research, and regulations, whilst two companies from both countries will collaborate on cross-border services.

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Guilty of your roots: Why Kaspersky believes tech nationalism is on our doorstep

The answer lies in why Kaspersky has now moved core systems from Russia to Switzerland.

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Order amongst chaos: automation best practice in a serverless world

Without straying too far into any notion of 'cookie cutter' computing, how intelligently can we apply custom-built pre-templated automation controls into serverless environments based upon defined (and agreed) best practices for information management and application deployment?

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Researchers discover seven new Meltdown and Spectre attacks

Experiments showed that processors from AMD, ARM, and Intel are affected.

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​OpenStack: Beyond the cloud

OpenStack has made it clear it will be doing more than IaaS cloud. Let's look at what the foundation is doing in containers, edge-computing, and CI/CD.

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Microsoft acquires AI and bot development house XOXCO

Microsfot is acquiring XOXCO, a conversational-AI development firm known for its Howdy.ai bot tools for Slack.

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Power BI delivers AI power

Microsoft's self-service BI tool will soon let business analysts build and use machine learning models, with minimal expertise, and no code. Access to Azure Cognitive Services and models hosted in Azure Machine Learning, as well as a new feature that explains KPI outcomes, are also included.

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Mark Shuttleworth is not selling Canonical or Ubuntu -- yet

Mark Shuttleworth might consider selling Canonical and its Ubuntu Linux operating system, if he were still in charge of it afterwards.

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CIOs, don't put the cart before the horse

CIOs will shift away from AI, blockchain, and tech-of-the-day moonshots in 2019 to focus on more methodical approaches to innovation, according to Forrester.

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Best Jet Black Friday 2018 deals: $195 Roomba, $70 off Nest Cam Indoor, and more

Walmart-owned Jet has released a preview of its Black Friday ad. Here are the deals that stand out.

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Best Newegg Black Friday 2018 deals: $50 off Moto G6, $70 off Nest thermostat, and more

There are far too many discounts to go over here. This is just scratching the surface on the Newegg Black Friday 2018 sale. Just know that some of the deals are live already, and that you can save money on everything from unlocked Android phones to smart office products.

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The Internet, Warts and All, book review: How to regulate a messy system

Paul Bernal explores today's unruly, heterogeneous internet, debunks a number of myths and offers guidelines on how to resolve its problems.

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Best eBay Black Friday 2018 deals: See early sales on Galaxy Watch, Chromecast, and more

eBay is kicking things off early with a "Better than Black Friday" sale that consists of one-day deals. Quantities are expected to be limited, so it's best to grab something as soon as you see it and want it.

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Nautilus launches AI platform to coach, train Bowflex customers

Max Intelligence is a cloud-based subscription service delivered through Samsung's Knox platform and tablets to move users toward health and fitness goals.

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Intel rolls out Neural Compute Stick 2

The NCS 2 is powered by the Movidius Myriad X VPU, providing a performance improvement of up to 8X over the first NCS.

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Hunt finally submits to My Health Record arm-twists as opt-out window extended

Health minister Greg Hunt has confirmed the opt-out period now ends January 31. The government has also proposed a Data Governance Board to oversee the secondary use of health data.

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Card skimming malware removed from Infowars online store

Infowars online store hit by brief Magecart incident that lasted around 24 hours. Less than 1,600 users may have been affected.

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How to target millennial holiday shoppers

Although the news seems to suggest the death of the high street, shoppers are not abandoning brick-and-mortar to shop online exclusively.

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Microsoft patches Windows zero-day used by multiple cyber-espionage groups

Kaspersky: Windows zero-day exploited by multiple cyber-espionage groups.

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Waymo to launch self-driving car service within two months

Some of Waymo's biggest customers are expected to be other businesses, including Walmart and Avis, that want to provide rides for their own customers.

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Autodesk, NASA rethink interplanetary lander design

NASA teamed up with Autodesk to consider what it would take get a lander all the way to the moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

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Microsoft re-releases Windows Server 2019

Microsoft is starting up again its rollout of its Windows 10 1809/Windows Server 2019 feature releases on November 13. Here's what is -- and isn't -- happening starting today.

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Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 10 version 1809, promises quality changes

After a delay of more than five weeks, Microsoft has resumed the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The company also promised sweeping changes in the way it approaches quality issues, including better communication with customers.

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​Red Hat blends Kubernetes into Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14

OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud meets Kubernetes cloud container orchestration.

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Moment announces Tele 58mm lens for smartphones: Six element glass provides 2x or 4x optical zoom

Moment continues to help smartphone manufacturers push the limits of mobile photography with new lens options. The newest member of the family builds upon the most requested function; optical zoom.

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Intel extends depth-sensing capabilities of RealSense cameras

The new D435i RealSense camera includes a new inertial measurement unit (IMU), providing another data point for measuring depth.

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Zendesk launches new CRM platform built on AWS

Called Sunshine, the platform lets businesses connect data from across systems and gives developers access to open source tools on AWS.

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Facebook patches another bug that could have allowed mass-harvesting of user data

Imperva security researcher publicly discloses bug today, but Facebook patched the issue back in May.

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Cloudtenna's DirectSearch for local and cloud file search

Cloud storage has solved a lot of problems. But it's created a huge new one: how to find files that can be scattered across several clouds as well as on-premise file servers. It's a hot area that promises to get hotter. Here's one company's approach.

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Digital transformation spending to approach $2 trillion by 2022

Funds are pouring into digital transformation efforts as business leaders see the category as a long-term investment.

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Sex in driverless cars will be the next big thing, say scientists

UK researchers claim that the coming of driverless cars will be a fine location for carnal pleasures. What is the world coming to?

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HP takes on the iPad in the classroom with new Education Edition PCs and services

HP aims to transform the classroom - and perhaps slow down Apple's efforts to expand iPad usage in schools - with a range of new Education Edition PCs and an updated cloud-based education suite.

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​OpenStack expands focus beyond the IaaS cloud

Almost from day one OpenStack has been more than an Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud. Moving forward it wants to address the whole gamut of open infrastructure.

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Why Amazon's move to split HQ2 between New York City and Northern Virginia makes sense

Amazon bake-off for new locations for its new headquarters has concluded with a decision to go with two cities. Here's how the move plays into Amazon's business.

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You can build a Hackintosh for cheaper than a Mac mini, but it's so not the same

After pricing out Hackintosh components, we found you can get partially to a Mac mini, but you'll be missing out on a lot.

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Cisco combines BroadCloud Calling with Webex Teams

In addition to the new cloud calling offering, Cisco on Tuesday announced a new communications tool for "huddle spaces."

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Cisco updates SD-WAN portfolio with new security features

Among the key updates, Cisco said it's integrating application-aware enterprise firewall, intrusion prevention, and URL filtering into Cisco SD-WAN devices.

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Microsoft Store Black Friday ad showcases Surface, Windows laptop deals

There are sales on the newly refreshed Surface Go, Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2, as well as nine other Windows 10 laptop specials.

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Google traffic hijacked via tiny Nigerian ISP

A large chunk of the hijacked traffic passed through the network of a controversial Chinese state-owned telecom provider that was previously accused of intentionally misdirecting internet traffic.

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Ultimaker and partners enable new 3D printing materials

Through Ultimaker's Material Alliance Program, companies like Clariant, DSM, and DuPont are offering a range of materials to fit on Ultimaker 3D printers.

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How Magecart groups are stealing your card details from online stores

New report sheds light on Magecart groups and their respective tactics.

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How Duolingo uses AI to disrupt the language learning market

Duolingo has grown into the largest language learning platform and one of most downloaded education apps worldwide since its launch in 2011.

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The radical politics of robot faces

Furhat Robotics is seeking to revolutionize social robotics by moving away from a one-face-fits-all approach.

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How to make use of serverless

Some apps are more suited to serverless environments than others - how to know which?

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Best Walmart Black Friday 2018 deals: $99 Chromebook, $89 Windows 2-in-1, and more

The mega-retailer has a few PC deals for shoppers, even including one on an HP Pavilion gaming laptop.

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Best Dell Black Friday 2018 deals: $120 Inspiron laptop, $500 gaming desktop, and more

The PC manufacturer offers its usual range of deals on laptops and desktops, though many are of the limited-time "doorbuster" variety.

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Best BJ's Black Friday 2018 deals: Laptop, desktop, and tablet sales galore

Among its doorbuster sales, the warehouse chain will have a 9.7-inch Apple iPad with 128GB of storage for $349.99.

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Universal Robots hires marooned Rethink Robotics employees

It's a happy ending for several members of an iconic robotics firm that fell on hard times.

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Best Target Black Friday deals: $250 iPad mini 4, $120 Chromebook, and more deals

Target stores will also have Amazon Fire 7 tablets for $30 and the 9.7-inch iPad for $250.

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Best Costco Black Friday 2018 deals: $250 iPad, $200 laptops, and more

Specials on Apple's tablet, the Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1, and 14-inch HP Chromebook are only available online on Thanksgiving, but the warehouse chain will also have several other laptop and desktop PCs on sale as well.

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Google launches VisBug, a Chrome extension for point-and-click web design

Google's new VisBug extension lets you make small tweaks to website's text and images.

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US, Russia, China don't sign Macron's cyber pact

New cyber peace pact signed by 51 other countries, 224 companies, and 92 non-profits and advocacy groups.

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​The real reason Palmer Luckey was fired from Facebook

Opinion: It had nothing to with politics and a lot to do with losing a $500 million lawsuit for stealing intellectual property.

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Internet Explorer scripting engine becomes North Korean APT's favorite target in 2018

North Korean hacking group focuses attacks on aging and soon-to-be-deprecated technology.

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US now claims world's top two fastest supercomputers

According to the Top500 List, IBM-built supercomputers Summit and Sierra have dethroned China's Sunway TaihuLight in terms of performance power.

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Microsoft is working on a Google G Suite to Office 365 migration toolset

Microsoft is readying tools to help customers migrate from G Suite to Office 365 which could be available by the second quarter of 2019.

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Nuance sells document imaging business for $400 million

Intelligent automation software maker Kofax is snapping up the product line.

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HTTP-over-QUIC to be renamed HTTP/3

IETF agrees to base the next major iteration of HTTP on Google's QUIC protocol

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Brazilian Central Bank reaches out to fintechs

New legislation around areas such as instant payments and foreign investments provide opportunities to ventures and investors.

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Microsoft to start shipping Surface Go tablets with built-in LTE on November 20

Microsoft soon will be selling both consumer and commercial models of the LTE versions of its smallest Surface devices, the Surface Go.

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Best tech gadgets of 2018

Time to take a tour of what I consider to be the best tech gadgets of 2018. There are some that you'll no doubt expect to find in this list, and others that will probably come as a surprise. All have been personally tested for quality, performance, and durability.

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Oracle announces new bare metal instances for HPC workloads

The Intel Xeon-powered instances are part of Oracle's "clustered network" offering, which provides access to a low-latency, high-bandwidth RDMA network.

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Western Digital jumps into in-memory computing segment

By combining software with SSDs, Western Digital is offering a way to get the most out of servers without making a pricey investment in more DRAM.

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IoT security and Linux: Why IncludeOS thinks it has the edge

By giving the Internet of Things a more suitable operating system, Norwegian software outfit IncludeOS aims to secure the billions of IoT devices coming online.

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ADHA privacy boss reportedly quits as My Health Record faces first big test

There's a 'pattern of not listening' to privacy and security experts, reports claim as the first batch of My Health Record legislative amendments hits the Senate on Tuesday.

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SAP buys Qualtrics for $8 billion, aims to combine experience, operations data

Qualtrics was planning to go public, but $8 billion in cash from SAP changed the company's mind. Here's how SAP is hoping Qualtrics gives it an edge.

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Cloudflare launches Android and iOS apps for its 1.1.1.1 service

Company makes it easy for mobile users to hide their DNS traffic from nosy ISPs.

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These are the things Apple customers hate the most (there's a lot)

A Reddit thread asks a simple question: What example of Apple's nickel and diming has annoyed you the most? And goodness are Apple customers annoyed.

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5 amazing things about Google I learned from one of its top executives

When a Google executive speaks, you have to listen intently and parse the words. I tried for at least 20 minutes.

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DevOps may finally help deliver the software automation we've been waiting for

It takes a push from the outside: 'Once maverick comes into your space, and leverages software to beat you, that's a wake-up call for DevOps'

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The best PC deals from Staples Black Friday ad include $150 Chromebook

We break down the office superstore's wide range of laptop and desktop specials from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more.

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​Amazon's consumer business moves from Oracle to AWS, but Larry Ellison won't stop talking

AWS CEO Andy Jassy tweets that Amazon's consumer business has mostly ditched Oracle. Rest assured that won't stop Oracle CTO Larry Ellison from obsessing a smidge about AWS.

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Deserialization issues also affect Ruby, not just Java, PHP, and .NET

Java, .NET, PHP, and now Ruby. Python, are you next?

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Use this one simple trick to speed up your old iPhone or iPad

Is your old iPhone or iPad starting to feel a little sluggish? Here's a tried and tested way to speed up an iPhone or iPad that's simple to do and is only going to cost you a little time.

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Got a problem with your iPhone X or MacBook Pro? Apple may fix it for you, for free

Apple has announced two new service programs to fix defective components in the iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops. So if you own one of these devices, and you're having problems, you might be able to score a free fix.

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Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

If you're going to get the most out of this shopping extravaganza, you might as well do it right.

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Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited in the wild to take over sites

Attacks started around three weeks ago and are still going on. Users should update the WP GDPR Compliance plugin to version 1.4.3 to protect their sites.

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Former Tesla employee charged over $9.3m embezzlement scheme

Prosecutors allege that millions were siphoned away from Elon Musk's company over the course of 2017.

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Linux cryptocurrency miners are installing rootkits to hide themselves

Rootkit component hides the crypto-mining process that causes high CPU usage from local, built-in Linux process monitoring utilities.

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As Microsoft moves more blogs off its MSDN and TechNet sites, here's how to stay current

Finding Microsoft-authored product and strategy information is becoming increasingly challenging. Here are a few resources that might help.

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Windows-as-a-service fail: Microsoft keeps customers in the dark

If Microsoft wants to treat Windows 10 as a service, it has a responsibility to its customers to provide accurate information about problems with that service. Over the last month, the company has failed miserably in that regard.

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Gap picks Microsoft Azure as preferred cloud vendor: Here's a look at the digital transformation plan

Gap is moving inventory and commerce systems to Microsoft Azure, but the bigger play will revolve around leveraging data for AI.

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Hyperscaling enterprise datacenters through logical aggregation

Enterprise data centers can't compete with hyperscale clouds, mostly due to labor costs, which are as much as 70 percent of EDC expense. But what if enterprises could logically scale far beyond Amazon and Google? That's what Maxta - among others - is working to do.

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Threat Stack acquires Bluefyre in cloud infrastructure security push

The company will use Bluefyre's portfolio to assist developers in building secure cloud-native applications.

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ForeScout Technologies snaps up SecurityMatters in $113 million deal

The deal is designed to strengthen ForeScout's enterprise and industrial security offerings.

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Talend buys Stitch to extend its portfolio with self-service

Talend's new acquisition will help it establish a self-service tier that could lower the entry barriers for getting data into the cloud

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South Korea will make young cryptojackers stand trial for infecting PCs

It is believed this is the first time the country has had to deal with the emerging problem of cryptojacking.

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Xiaomi unveils flagship Mi 8 Pro, gears up to challenge smartphone giants

The Chinese smartphone and consumer IoT company heralds its arrival in the UK with a new flagship handset and a store in London.

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Listen up: Why Microsoft's Surface Headphones are a big deal

I got to try out the first pair of Surface Headphones to reach the UK. I'm impressed.

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Telepresence set to surge (but not in traditional offices)

The market drivers are coming from unexpected quarters, signaling diversity in the robot revolution.

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What are likely to be the key barriers to embracing serverless computing?

Moving to the cloud can create big business benefits, but the shift to on-demand IT must be managed in a meticulous manner.

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iPhone quick tip: Quickly find apps that want your attention

Most of the time iOS apps are very good at letting you know they want your attention, but if you use folders to organize your app, things can get a little bit confusing.

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Adobe ColdFusion servers under attack from APT group

A cyber-espionage group appears to have reverse engineer an Adobe security patch and is currently going after unpatched ColdFusion servers.

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Singapore Airlines employees urged to innovate, fail without fear

Through its digital innovation lab, airline carrier hopes to encourage the development--and even failure--of new ideas to improve service levels, without any concerns of how it will impact employees' career postures.

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Windows 10 users seeing their erroneous product-activation issues resolved

Microsoft's back-end activation issues which caused a number of Windows users to get false product-activation-error messages seems to be nearly fixed.

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Chrome 71 will warn users about websites with shady phone subscription forms

Google plans to show full-page warning for sites that fail to list all mobile subscription information in a proper and clearly visible manner.

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Rimini Street says Q3 revenue up 17 percent

The company filled key executive roles in the third quarter and closed more than 7,500 support tickets.

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Google: Newer Android versions are less affected by malware

Android devices that only download apps from Google Play are 9 times less likely to get malware than devices that download apps from other sources.

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Dropbox beats Q3 expectations, grows paying customers

The collaboration company's paying customer base continues to grow, as does the average revenue per paying user.

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HTC Vive aims to woo more businesses to VR via Vive Focus, Wave, Sync

HTC sees the enterprise as a key growth avenue for virtual reality. Enter a new headset, software developer kit and collaboration platform.

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Docker is getting in on Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 migration push

Docker is helping bang the drum for customers still on older versions of Windows Server who want/need to migrate to maintain support.

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BYOD deal: How to get a free year of unlimited service with Sprint

Yes, it really is as good as it sounds. Here's what you need to know about Sprint's BYOD deal.

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Steam bug could have gave you access to all the CD keys of any game

Bug affected a Steam API and was patched in August. Downgrading your Steam client won't help you get free games.

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Google ends forced arbitration for sexual misconduct cases

After thousands of employees around the globe staged a walkout to protest the handling of sexual harassment cases, Google is reforming its policies.

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What's inside Apple's new MacBook Air?

Apple has given repairability some though. Just a little.

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Dropbox integrates with Google Cloud Identity for advanced security features

The company announced series of partnerships and cross-platform security integrations that aim to bring more advanced security features to Dropbox Business customers.

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How Autodesk plans to bring 3D printing robots to construction sites

Autodesk has come up with an additive manufacturing "toolbox" for the construction industry, with robots and 3D printing systems coming together in a portable shipping container.

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Great gifts: 5 best TV streaming devices of 2018

Yes, you can buy a TV with streaming, but internet TV streaming devices are still a great deal. Here are this year's best to consider for your viewing pleasure.

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Amazon makes Alexa for PC app available for Windows 10

Amazon's Alexa for PC app, which adds Alexa support to compatible Windows 10 devices, is available from the Microsoft Store for free.

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Google Cloud rolls out new tools to make AI more accessible

The new AI Hub and Kubeflow Pipelines are designed to take a data scientist's work and maximize its impact across a business

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CommScope buys ARRIS for $7.4 billion

Combined, CommScope and ARRIS are hoping to capture market share in the burgeoning 5G, fiber and Internet of things markets.

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DerpTrolling game server DoS attacker pleads guilty

The man has pleaded guilty to attacks against companies including Sony.

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Samsung's foldable phone is here (Wait, why do I want one?)

A tantalizing glimpse was all Samsung gave. It was still enough to make one ponder.

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Smart machines, pervasive intelligence key for Industry 4.0 and beyond

Manufacturing facilities of the future are expected to take full advantage of what artificial intelligence has to offer.

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Yes, it's possible to upgrade a 2018 Mac mini's RAM. No, it's not easy

David Gewirtz cracked open his brand-new 2018 Mac mini within minutes of its arrival. Here's what he found out.

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Lenovo Q2 2018: Revenues surge, Motorola breaks even

Lenovo's results are strong, buoyed by the break-even of Motorola worldwide.

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Walmart Black Friday ad features $99 Chromebook, $89 Windows 2-in-1 laptop

The mega-retailer has a few PC deals for shoppers, even including one on an HP Pavilion gaming laptop.

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IBM partners with Seagate to put hard drives on the blockchain

The companies are aiming to build a system that addresses counterfeit hard drives and helps ensure hard drive compliance and security.

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Drones, data analytics, smart seeds: How to reforest x1,000 faster after wildfires

A Spanish startup says it's developed a cheap method of rapidly rebuilding damaged ecosystems using Iseeds. ​

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Canada Post leaked personal data, orders of thousands of cannabis smokers

The rollout of legal weed in Ontario is now beset by potential privacy issues.

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A sonar-guided smart robot vac? It's just Phase I of the invasion plan.

Home robots are shifting from standalone platforms to integrated smart home systems.

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IT spending in EMEA region to reach $973 billion in 2019: Gartner

Spending is going up, but demand for consumer devices is expected to slide.

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Cambodia's ISPs hit by some of the biggest DDoS attacks in the country's history

EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi confirmed to have been affected.

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US Cyber Command starts uploading foreign APT malware to VirusTotal

USCYBERCOM said it plans to regularly upload "unclassified malware samples" to VirusTotal.

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Cornerstone OnDemand buys Grovo, reports solid Q3

Grovo will add to Cornerstone's training content and improve its production economics.

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Qualcomm tops Q4 earnings targets, eyes 5G growth

Qualcomm said it did not record any revenues in fiscal 2018 for royalties it says it's due on sales of Apple's products.

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Cisco removed its seventh backdoor account this year, and that's a good thing

Seventh backdoor account discovered in Cisco Small Business Switches firmware.

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Samsung partners with VSCO to help enhance the creativity of your Galaxy photos

Samsung Galaxy phones have some of the best cameras available today and a new partnership with VSCO will improve the performance with new software features.

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Samsung to start mass production of foldable Infinity Flex display in the coming months

At the Samsung Developer Conference, the company revealed its new foldable display, teasing what its new foldable device will look like.

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Google says Android will natively support foldable devices

Android device makers, led by Samsung, are expected to start releasing foldable phones next year. Google aims to support the new form factors in Android.

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Samsung to open Bixby up to developers

As Samsung's "singular commitment to AI," Bixby will transform "from a simple mobile voice assistant to a scalable AI platform," Samsung's Eui-Suk Chung said at the Samsung Developer Conference.

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New Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new security, high DPI settings

Microsoft is continuing to tweak settings and add incremental new features to the next feature release of Windows 10, 19H1, with test build 18277.

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Dutch police snoop on criminal chats by intercepting encryption server

Law enforcement says they were able to read over 250,000 messages.

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IoT botnet infects 100,000 routers to send Hotmail, Outlook, and Yahoo spam

Botnet infects routers and uses them to relay connections to webmail services.

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Data of nearly 700,000 Amex India customers exposed via unsecured MongoDB server

Over 2.3 million user records were encrypted, but data for 700,000 customers was not.

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OpenText brings its EIM suite to Google Cloud Platform

With customers increasingly interested in cloud deployments, OpenText is bringing its tools and managed services to Google Cloud.

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Syncsort survey shows cloud adoption still tactical

A survey conducted by data integration provider Syncsort provides a window on the readiness and expectations of customers for moving to the cloud. Most consider the expected benefits worth the trouble, but are not far enough along to have any coherent strategy.

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Western Union partners with Safaricom to facilitate global money transfers

The partnership will enable 28 million M-PESA mobile wallet holders to send cross-border money transfers.

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University shuts down network to thwart Bitcoin cryptojacking scheme

The network and the university's power were used covertly to mine for cryptocurrency.

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Nokia unveils framework to guide customers through digital transformation

The framework is part of Nokia's larger effort to zero in on select enterprise and industry customers that need telco-grade networks.

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WordPress, WooCommerce flaws combine to allow website hijacking

A problem in how WordPress handles privileges can be exploited to take control of domains.

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AMD EPYC 'Rome' to feature up to 64 Zen 2 cores

AMD made huge waves in the server market with EPYC. Now the company has officially lifted the lid on the next-generation of EPYC processors featuring the Zen 2 microarchitecture. And they're processing monsters.

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This is how artificial intelligence will become weaponized in future cyberattacks

Real-time, autonomous decisions are only some of the techniques AI can bring to the table.

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Qualcomm must license chip patents to rival companies, court rules

Essential patents for modem chips have to be made available in the interest of competition.

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Microsoft, Google apps feature in the top 20 vulnerabilities in enterprise environments

The most severe web browser bugs have the potential to disrupt up a third of enterprise environments.

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VirtualBox zero-day published by disgruntled researcher

Russian researcher publishes detailed write-up for VirtualBox zero-day on GitHub after Oracle took 15 months to fix a previous similar issue.

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Cybersecurity, AI skills to dominate IT staff hires in 2019

While a third of the enterprise is looking to hire more IT staff next year, close to the same figure are looking to switch roles.

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Rushed My Health Record changes still missing the point

The Australian government seems obsessed with pushing everyone into its centralised digital health records system before they've even finished working out the rules. Why is that?

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Google's automated fuzz bot has found over 9,000 bugs in the past two years

Google improves OSS-Fuzz service, plans to invite new open source projects to join.

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Tableau reports strong subscription adoption in Q3

Q3 results were mixed, but subscription licensing accounted for 81 percent of overall license bookings.

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Twilio, New Relic report solid quarters, GoDaddy results mixed

Twilio led the tech earnings parade on Tuesday, publishing third second quarter financial results that satisfied targets for both earnings and revenue.

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Micron's bet: Quad-level cell NAND SSDs will finally replace HDDs

The company's Micron 5210 ION enterprise SATA SSD is now generally available and aimed at artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and other intensive workloads.

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Opera for Android adds support for blocking EU cookie popups

Feature added to Opera's built-in ad blocker, but only available for Android users --for now.

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AMD unveils Radeon Instinct MI60 and MI50 accelerators for AI and HPC

The new accelerators are the world's first 7nm data center GPUs, AMD says.

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Dropbox debuts Extensions for easier third party integrations

The series of platform integrations will enable Dropbox users to launch key workflows directly from Dropbox.

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Hidden iOS 12.1 iPhone shortcuts and tricks you need to know

Here are a selection of the most useful iOS 12.1 shortcuts and tricks. Many use the 3D Touch feature, and this is present for all iPhones from the iPhone 6S to the latest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, but is not available on the iPhone XR.

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AWS intros new EC2 instances with AMD EPYC processors

The cloud giant said the new M5, T3 and R5 instances are 10 percent less expensive than other AWS instances.

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5G network infrastructure spending to surge through 2022, says IDC

The 5G build out is just starting and will deliver a compound annual growth rate of 118 percent between 2018 and 2022, says IDC.

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Microsoft's Cortana boss Javier Soltero is leaving the company

Microsoft's head of Cortana is going to depart the company before the year is over, as Microsoft brings more of its research projects into its Experiences and Devices group.

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Hackers breach StatCounter to hijack Bitcoin transactions on Gate.io exchange

StatCounter is still compromised but Gate.io has removed the script form its site.

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Microsoft is ramping out its rollout of its Kaizala group-communications app

Microsoft's WhatsApp-like Kaizala application is rolling out worldwide to Office 365 commercial customers for no additional fee.

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MemSQL 6.7 brings free tier and performance enhancement: Transactions for nothing, and faster queries for free

MemSQL is not the first database to offer a free tier. But this one comes with full functionality to support real-world use cases, while also improving performance for typical data warehousing queries by a factor of 100.

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NCR buys StopLift to bolster POS security

StopLift's artificial intelligence technology detects unusual and possibly fraudulent behavior in self-checkout systems.

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Russia: Now everyone who uses a messaging app must be identifiable

New decree means messaging services will have to check users' registration data with their mobile operator.

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HSBC discloses security incident

Bank appears to have fallen victim to credential stuffing attack.

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Apple cancels iPhone XR production boost, claims report

A report claims that Apple has canceled plans to boost production of the 'budget' iPhone XR. What does this mean for sales of Apple's newest smartphone?

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Ahead of US midterms, Facebook removes 30 accounts and 85 Instagram profiles

Facebook says it acted after a tip it received on Sunday from US law enforcement.

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The Evolved Executive, book review: Banishing fear from the workplace

This useful book summarises a lot of theory and practice about management and company processes that could help you start some discussions and make some changes.

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ScyllaDB achieves Cassandra feature parity, adds HTAP, cloud, and Kubernetes support

ScyllaDB, the open-source drop-in replacement for Apache Cassandra, is growing up. Version 3.0 closes the gap in terms of features, and has a few extras to add on top of superior performance over Cassandra.

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VMWare acquires Heptio in enterprise Kubernetes adoption push

VMWare hopes the acquisition will speed up the integration of cloud solutions in the enterprise.

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BGP attacks hijack Telegram traffic in Iran

With so many users in Iran, it's unsurprising that potentially state-sponsored groups would want an access point into the banned app.

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16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves

From standing desks to telepresence robots, we dug deep, to find interesting tech buys for your office.

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Oracle launches government digital transformation hub in Brasília

The facility is using emerging technologies for projects around security, transport and health.

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Rethink is dead. But is the market rethinking collaborative robotics?

Figuring out where collaborative automation stands now that the standards bearer is gone.

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Evernote for Windows patch resolves stored XSS vulnerability

The severe flaw permitted attackers to create a persistent XSS issue.

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