Accenture buys Workday practice from Sierra-Cedar

The company said the purchase will broaden its integration services for small and medium-sized education and government organizations.

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Roku may pull Fox channels just ahead of the Super Bowl

As Roku and Fox fight over Fox channel distribution rights, standalone Fox channels are scheduled to disappear from Roku devices and TVs just ahead of the big game. Fortunately, there are still ways to watch the game with or without Roku.

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Ransomware hits TV & radio news monitoring service TVEyes

Newsrooms, political campaigns, and PR agencies panic as they lose access to one of their crucial media monitoring tools.

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Amarey A980 robot vacuum hands-on: Quiet and powerful, but only optimized for US

The Amarey A980 performs well, operates to a cleaning schedule in the app, and can be controlled by voice. All you will need to remember is to empty the dustbin from time to time.

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Hands on with resin 3D printers: We put the Elegoo Mars, Mars Pro, and Zortrax Inspire to the test

We test three resin printers, including one that's almost 10 times the price of the other two.

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Microsoft to shutter its Ad Monetization platform for Universal Windows Platform apps

Microsoft is continuing to try to clear up its muddled UWP messaging and strategy.

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Amazon's insufferably smug Super Bowl ad is truly annoying

For the Big Game, Amazon wants you to consider how great Alexa is. But once you start considering it, perhaps she isn't so great.

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BDO survey: US tech firms fear trade war and Chinese innovation

Tech company chief financial officers are bullish about their company's short-term futures but are distracted by numerous regulatory and data privacy issues.

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Three suspects arrested in Maltese bank cyber-heist

Suspects used stolen funds to buy Rolex watches, along with a Jaguar and an Audi A5.

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Coronavirus consequences: Will China still have a role in the next iPhone supply chain?

If employees can't show up to work, then you can't build smartphones. How do we deal with the threat of global supply chain disruption by highly infectious pandemics?

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Lightmeter will soon help you tune up your email server

Lightmeter promises to significantly improve private email server performance.

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Did Jony Ive jump or was he pushed?

Jony Ive is a brilliant designer. He helped bring Apple back from a near death experience with the original iMac and iBooks and, later, MacBooks. But he also accounted for a number of costly flops, that, while Apple would never admit it, would have sunk even more accomplished executives.

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2020 predictions: 5 telling trends in 3D printing

Hype or new hope? Is 2020 the year 3D printing actually disrupts high-volume manufacturing?

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Japanese company NEC confirms 2016 security breach

NEC needed seven months to discover the hack, did not disclose it publicly.

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ServiceNow aims to court CEOs, expand use cases beyond IT

CEO Bill McDermott said he has all he needs to expand ServiceNow into a company producing $10 billion in revenue a year.

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FBI launches investigation into Pegasus spyware vendor over US citizen hacks

NSO Group denies any knowledge of a probe taking place.

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Hacker snoops on art sale and walks away with $3.1m, victims fight each other in court

Each impacted party is claiming the other is responsible for not detecting the scam. The ownership of a valuable painting is at stake.

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Western Digital Q2 better than expected, CEO says flash market improving

Shares of Western Digital were up over 5% in late trading.

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AWS brings in nearly $10b in sales for Amazon in Q4, hits $40b annual run rate

Amazon saw the growth rate of its giant cloud business decelerate slightly in Q4, but AWS continued to rake in the bulk of Amazon's operating income.

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World Health Organization CIO on healthcare data, privacy, trust, and ethics (CxOTalk interview)

The CIO of WHO talks about the risks and opportunities of big data when it comes to health care. Large technology companies are important partners in building trust and advancing efforts around digital health. But determining how to partner is not always simple or easy.

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Here's how Office 365 users can get a custom email address -- without corporate headaches

Want the credibility that comes with a custom email domain instead of a generic gmail.com or outlook.com address? Microsoft has quietly rolled out that option for its Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers, but there are a few catches.

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Microsoft launches Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of up to $20,000

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) to start accepting vulnerabilities in Xbox gaming platform.

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Microsoft to show off HoloLens, edge computing services at Mobile World Congress 2020

Microsoft took the wraps off HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019. This year, HoloLens, AI, edge computing and autonomous computing all look to be on the MWC 2020 agenda.

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Iranian hackers target US government workers in new campaign

New spear-phishing campaign targets government workers disguised as a well-known government survey service.

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Apple wants to standardize the format of SMS OTPs (one-time passcodes)

WebKit team proposal aims to improve the security of one-time passcodes sent to users via SMS.

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Knowledge graph evolution: Platforms that speak your language, RDF stars, GraphQL is a plus

Knowledge graphs are among the most important technologies for the 2020s. Here is how they are evolving, with vendors and standard bodies listening, and platforms becoming fluent in many query languages

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Singapore, Malaysia clamp down on online falsehoods about coronavirus

Singapore evokes online falsehoods law while Malaysia makes arrests in their attempts to stem the spread of inaccurate reports concerning the coronavirus.

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Garmin Approach S62 announced: Bigger display and virtual caddie help improve your golf game

While it is almost time to build an ark here in the Pacific Northwest, some areas of the world are nice enough to support golf outings. Garmin announced a new GPS watch focused on helping you perform better on the links.

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Dear Microsoft: It's time to disclose some real sales figures for Azure

Microsoft delivered stellar fiscal second quarter results and has cloud momentum, but we know about as much about Azure sales as we did yesterday. In other words, we know nothing.

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The coolest thing you DIDN'T see at CES 2020

A stunning 8k, 3D display. And no glasses, thankfully, unlike the failed 3D TVs. Why didn't you see it? It wasn't on the show floor. But I did, high up in the Venetian, and I'm wondering why Apple doesn't buy these guys. Here's some, sorry, not 8K video of the display.

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StreamSets grants ecosystem validation to Microsoft SQL Server 2019

StreamSets announces integration with, and support for, SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters (BDC), Microsoft's new database-data lake solution. StreamSets' third-party platform imbues SQL 2019 BDC with robust DataOps capabilities...and valuable ecosystem validation.

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How to watch Super Bowl 2020 free and without cable as it streams in 4K for first time

The best way to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV is by streaming. And the only way to watch the game in 4K HDR is through streaming. There are numerous other ways to watch the big game by streaming, too.

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Apple, Broadcom face $1.1 billion damages bill to resolve Caltech patent battle

The school said that Broadcom chips used in Apple devices infringed upon its patents.

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Verizon shows solid Q4 net adds for business, consumer wireless

The company's 5G rollout and associated marketing seems to be helping Verizon's wireless subscriber tally.

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Phishing: You're not as good at spotting scams as you think you are

Phishing is becoming more sophisticated and potential victims are way too confident. Only 5% can spot all scams, a survey finds.

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Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to end facial recognition tech lawsuit

The company says it is in the best interest of users and shareholders to pay up.

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Drones, autonomous driving and more: UPS's new modernization initiatives

UPS on Wednesday announced a series of new initiatives and partnerships, all aimed at upgrading its global logistics network

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Avast winds down Jumpshot, cites user data sale privacy concerns

Avast’s CEO said the move is “absolutely the right thing to do.”

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Stronger than expected Windows sales contribute to Microsoft's solid Q2 FY20

While all eyes are on Microsoft's cloud performance, Windows' contribution to Microsoft's second fiscal quarter was stronger than expected.

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DOD contractor suffers ransomware infection

Virginia-based EWA has had systems infected with the Ryuk ransomware.

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Rich countries should invest in LatAm to create AI talent

A new report on AI skills readiness suggests the region offers a number of opportunities, despite its many hurdles.

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PayPal reports solid Q4, claims 305 million active users

The company also announced that Venmo's active user based sits at 52 million. But executives cited trepidation in the economy.

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Facebook posts solid Q4 results, but shares fall in after hours

The social media giant reported earnings and revenue in line with expectations and steady growth in its number of active users.

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ServiceNow beats Q4 expectations

The company has wrapped up its first quarter under new chief executive Bill McDermott.

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Microsoft's Q2 surges, commercial cloud hits $50 billion annual run rate, Azure revenue up 62%

The company reported second quarter earnings of $11.6 billion, or $1.51 a share, on revenue of $36.9 billion, up 14% from a year ago.

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Google looks ahead to the next decade of AI research

From audio generation to interactive textiles, Google showcases the research behind its "AI first" approach to business.

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Trust in tech companies falls globally

The tech sector has suffered the largest loss of trust according to a large global survey: The Edelman Trust Barometer 2020.

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New web service can notify companies when their employees get phished

Abuse.ch launches new "I Got Phished" web portal.

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Evolving digital transformation: McKinsey presents its ‘business building’ strategy (CxOTalk interview)

A Senior Partner from McKinsey explains how the firm guides its clients to drive significant business change.

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Microsoft takes the wraps off $40 million, five-year 'AI for Health' initiative

Microsoft has earmarked $40 million for its newly launched 'AI for Health' philanthropic project, which will build on various healthcare-focused AI work happening inside the company and with customers and partners.

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DevOps is more rapid and secure in some industries than others

Puppet's most recent survey of 3,000 developers finds not all DevOps efforts are created equal.

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Apple: Wearables is now the size of a Fortune 150 company, and Tim Cook dodges a question about the future

While it's easy to focus on hardware, Apple makes billions from selling services.

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How to protect your privacy from Facebook

At long last, Facebook is letting us see the data it and other companies are collecting from you -- some of which has nothing directly to do with what you're doing on Facebook.

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Google's lovely Super Bowl ad shows how sad the future will be

During the Super Bowl, Google expects you to cry, as well as marveling what its AI can do. I'm experiencing another emotion.

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Mozilla moves to monetize Thunderbird, transfers project to new subsidiary

Development of Thunderbird email client to be moved to a new Mozilla subsidiary named MZLA Technologies Corporation.

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Honeywell, Verizon partner on integrating LTE, smart meters, lay groundwork for 5G

The Verizon and Honeywell partnership brings managed LTE connectivity to smart meters in a bid to speed up deployments. The two companies will also explore 5G in industrial settings.

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AT&T says 5G network nationwide by mid-year as Q4 earnings solid

Wireless service revenue was up 1.8% for the fourth quarter and AT&T had almost 1 million total phone net adds for 2019.

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Burger flipping robot now stands on its head

The days of the line cook are numbered thanks to this robotic chef.

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Mapping Twitter users and topics with NodeXL

Visualising Twitter networks can help you understand what kind of conversation is going on.

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RCE in OpenSMTPD library impacts BSD and Linux distros

Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7247, can be exploited remotely over the internet.

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Home Affairs report reveals deeper problems with Australia's encryption laws

The first seven months of Australia's controversial encryption laws didn't see an explosion of decryptions. Worry instead about the cops bypassing judges to get their interception warrants approved.

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Apple Q1 surges as iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro sales deliver

The company's outlook is strong amid iPhone 11 demand. The company's device installed base is now 1.5 billion.

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eBay beats Q4 expectations, GMV down 5%

eBay said gross merchandise volume was down 5% year over year to $23.3 billion.

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AMD closes out Q4, 2019 strong, but Q1 outlook mixed

AMD's fourth quarter earnings come a few days after Intel delivered strong fourth quarter earnings due to its data center unit.

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All major antivirus vendors will continue to support Windows 7 post EOL

Most antivirus programs will receive Windows 7 support for at least two more years.

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Children’s data privacy: What’s a parent to do?

Cybercriminals can sell children’s data on the dark web, where buyers use it for tax fraud or creating fake identities for identity theft.

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Apple releases iOS 13.3.1 update for iPhone, with lots of bug fixes

This is the first iOS and iPadOS update of 2020.

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Charge anywhere safely with the SyncStop USB Condom

If you charge up your smartphone or tablet using public charging stations, this is a must.

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IBM embeds new AI features into its TRIRIGA facilities management software

The new AI capabilities are meant to help real estate and facility managers optimize office space and improve the workplace experience.

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2019 saw more cryptocurrency hacks than any other year

Hackers launched more attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019, but stole fewer funds.

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One in three millennials say social media worsens their lives

Everybody and their grandparents are on social media these days -- for better or worse.

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CES 2020 Trend: Onboarding AI

CES didn't have an overarching tech, like 3D or huge flat screens, of past years. As I've reflected on what I saw at the show, what emerged is a new trend: a tech inflection point that will define much of the coming decade's challenges and opportunities. That trend is onboarding Artificial Intelligence.

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Lifesize updates its admin console with analytics, video conferencing metrics

Lifesize Admin Console that offer real-time reporting, live meeting statistics, network performance monitoring, usage and call quality data.

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New dog in town? A K9 robot for construction and more

Roving agile sensor platforms are becoming more sophisticated, capable.

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LoRaWAN networks are spreading but security researchers say beware

IOActive security researchers say LoRaWAN networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks despite boastful claims about the protocol's security features.

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Office Depot reveals habits of US tech device users

Apple, Samsung and all the rest do keep consumers busy with new and desirable tech devices, but how often do Americans really get around to upgrading their devices?

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Ring app for Android full to the brim with third-party trackers: report

The EFF claims that the app is sending out vast amounts of customer PII.

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Practice Fusion to pay $145m for accepting pharma kickbacks in opioid prescription scam

Software was used to boost opioid prescriptions on behalf of pharmaceutical companies in a scheme deemed "abhorrent."

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New Cisco, AppDynamics integration bridges IT and DevOps for app management

The integration represents the next step in AppDynamics' vision for building a "Central Nervous System of IT"

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Cisco brings new AI functionality to Webex

Webex Assistant can improve your meetings with language translation, closed captioning and transcriptions.

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The average ransom demand for a REvil ransomware infection is a whopping $260,000

Security researchers sinkhole the REvil ransomware servers and gain an insight into the operation of today's biggest ransomware gang.

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SAP Q4 2019: SAP hits €8 billion revenue mark as cloud bookings surge

Cash flow across the full year has suffered, however, due to share payouts and restructuring expenses.

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AI and disinformation join nukes in the race for armageddon

Huawei's Ren Zhengfei downplays China's supposed lead in AI, but others talk up fears of a disinformation war -- including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and their Doomsday Clock.

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DEF CON China conference put on hold due to coronavirus outbreak

DEF CON team is hoping that the 2019-nCoV outbreak will improve and they can go on as planned, or reschedule.

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Amazon Echo Buds go on sale: Save $40 on the wireless earbuds

Need a new pair of wireless earbuds for your daily commute or morning workouts? Then grab this limited-time deal on the Echo Buds.

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ServiceNow under McDermott plans to go vertical starting with banks and telcos

Bill McDermott is taking a few pages from the SAP playbook as it expands ServiceNow's partnerships with integrators and aims to launch industry specific tools .

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Following NGINX acquisition, F5 unveils NGINX Controller 3.0

F5 Networks also reported its latest quarterly financial results, as did Juniper Networks.

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Hackers hijack Twitter accounts for Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers

OurMine hacking crew returns after two years of inactivity.

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How to track the coronavirus: Dashboard delivers real-time view of the deadly virus

The live dashboard​ pulls data from the World Health Organization shows all confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus, along with recovered patients and deaths.

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Microsoft outlines its next wave of Dynamics 365, Power Platform features

Microsoft is disclosing the first set of new Dynamics 365 and Power Platform features that it is planning to roll out between April and September 2020.

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Apple's $200M acquisition of Xnor.ai: A snapshot into our AI-on-the-edge future via your iPhone

Apple buys edge-based AI startup Xnor.ai for a reported $200 million.

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The best cheap phones you can buy in 2020: Flagship features for any budget

Are you balking at the prices of the latest Apple and Samsung flagships? Consider one of these affordable alternatives. From $400 right down to free, our picks even include a phone with a stylus and one with triple rear cameras. Sorry, no 5G.

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iPad Pro vs Surface Pro: Can a tablet-laptop hybrid really replace your PC?

Apple and Microsoft have followed different paths, but their latest laptop replacements are strikingly similar. Can either one succeed as your next mobile productivity device?

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Scam, spam and phishing texts: How to spot SMS fraud and stay safe

Scammy, spammy texts have come to your phone. Here's how to avoid getting ripped off by scam artists who've added social engineering to their toolbox.

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Why 'Can iPads replace PCs?' is the wrong question

On the 10th anniversary of the iPad, and after years of doubting how it would play out, I now wholeheartedly recommend iPads for most users instead of PCs. It's the tool you'll use, not curse. Here's why.

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Voice and video 4G provision improves in Brazil

There have been significant advances in the experience local consumers get in mobile networks, a new Opensignal report has found.

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Fortinet removes SSH and database backdoors from its SIEM product

Patches have been released for CVE-2019-17659 and CVE-2019-16153.

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Cybersecurity: A guide for parents to keep kids safe online

Cybersecurity, cyberbullying, and mobile devices can be a minefield -- so here is a guide to take the stress out of cyberspace for parents.

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Mosquitoes spread disease, but this is how AI is biting back

Machine learning and satellite comms are helping identify mosquitoes and their infection potential.

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Apple must pay $85 million in damages to WiLan over iPhone patent dispute

It is a hefty bill but far reduced from $145 million originally awarded.

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The US Army uses facial recognition to train AI. Now, it needs to protect it

As facial recognition use ramps up despite its controversy, the technology is being applied in the military realm.

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Magecart gang arrested in Indonesia

First-ever arrest of a Magecart hacker gang.

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iPadOS productivity secrets (these also work on the iPhone)

If you do a lot of typing or editing on your iPad, then these tips and tricks will boost your efficiency and help you get more done in less time. They also work on the iPhone -- but they can be harder to use because the screen is smaller. (Updated for iPadOS 13.3.)

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Four lessons from PwC's digital transformation, workforce upskilling efforts

PwC is automating manual tasks, utilizing AI and looking to free up time so humans can carry out high value auditing and consulting tasks.

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That's a wrap folks (MobileTechRoundup show #500)

We touched on a couple of new purchases and then spent the rest of the show talking about the past 14 years talking about mobile technology. Thank you all for your support.

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Is Google better than Bing? I asked Google and Bing (and got surprising results)

Microsoft is about to force Bing onto Office 365 Plus users. But does even Bing think it's better than Google? I asked each search engine five relevant questions to find out which is better. The results were fascinating.

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The new Microsoft Edge: 10 rules to take control of your browser

The default settings for Microsoft's new browser could stand a little tweaking. Here's how to get rid of annoying notification prompts, block trackers, customize the new tab page, and more.

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The Chrome Web Store is currently facing a wave of fraudulent transactions

Google temporarily suspends publishing and updating of paid Chrome extensions following a spike in fraudulent transactions.

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So long, Sonos: Meet the open-source audio system that will never die

Imagine an open-source, modular audio system with interchangeable cloud services. It's the audio system that consumers -- and our environment -- deserve.

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Mozilla has banned nearly 200 malicious Firefox add-ons over the last two weeks

Mozilla's security staff is cracking down on malicious Firefox add-ons.

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Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Hackers exploited a Trend Micro OfficeScan zero-day to plant malicious files on Mitsubishi Electric servers.

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Obsolete tech: Gone but not forgotten

Technology progresses so fast nowadays -- it leaves much -oved items behind. Here are some of my favorite items that sadly no longer exist in their original forms.

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CircleCI automates Continuous Delivery to multiple clouds

Today's companies use CI/CD to speedily deploy software updates, but that last step, from your pipeline to a cloud service, can be tricky. CircleCI has an answer.

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Just how much do design and data science collaborate?

Findings from our recent survey show that there's room for improvement.

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Class-action lawsuit filed against controversial Clearview AI startup

Plaintiffs claim New York startup broke Illinois privacy laws regarding the use of residents' biometrics data.

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Teens are doing something awful with Apple's AirPods. Will business follow?

This behavior is truly disturbing, but it was inspired by Apple itself. And it may come to business meetings.

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How to watch Super Bowl 2020: Stream Chiefs vs. 49ers for free without cable

The best way to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV is by streaming. And the only way to watch the game in 4K HDR is through streaming. There are numerous other ways to watch the big game by streaming, too.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr make little sense for business

The foldable phone market is making a 90-degree turn as the first two devices of 2020 have a portrait clamshell design. The appeal of having a phone/tablet in one is not provided with this design and it makes little sense for business.

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Hackers target unpatched Citrix servers to deploy ransomware

REvil ransomware gang has been spotted abusing Citrix bug to infect victims.

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Privacy worries cited as possible reason for DNA test firm 23andMe's sales downturn

It may be no surprise considering US law enforcement was recently granted permission to plunder DNA databases.

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Cloud arms race buys Intel time, massive profits, but indigestion likely

Cloud service providers are ramping data center capacity and that means Intel is printing enough money to paper over looming challenges.

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Citrix releases new patches to plug critical server vulnerability

Additional versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway can now be protected against the severe security issue.

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Owner of stolen data marketplace Cardplanet pleads guilty

The trading post was a hotbed of stolen US credit card information.

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Singapore orders Malaysia site blocked under online falsehoods law

Operated by Lawyers for Liberty, the website appears to have been blocked in Singapore following an order issued after the human rights group failed to comply with a previous correction directive. The group has sued the Singapore government over the order.

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Artificial intelligence works its way into supply chains

AI 'takes over the heavy lifting traditionally done by humans. It delivers deep analysis down to the SKU level, not practical with a manual approach.'

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Broadcom signs two new multi-year deals to supply Apple components

Broadcom's two new deals with Apple, combined with their 2019 contract, are expected to generate $15 billion in future revenue for Broadcom.

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Atlassian tops Q2 expectations on strong subscription revenue growth

Atlassian's subscription revenue climbed 50% to $228.6 million.

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New York state wants to ban government agencies from paying ransomware demands

Another NY Senate bill would create a cyber security enhancement fund and restricting the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms

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Intel delivers a strong Q4 in spite of challenges

The semiconductor giant continues to face production challenges and renewed competition, but it fared better than expected in 2019 and foresees a strong first quarter.

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How IoT betrays us: Today, Sonos speakers. Tomorrow, Alexa and electric cars?

Sonos’ abandonment of its legacy customers is precisely what's wrong with IoT.

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MDhex vulnerabilities impact GE patient vital signs monitoring devices

GE Healthcare plans to release patches in Q2 2020.

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Someone is uninstalling the Phorpiex malware from infected PCs and telling users to install an antivirus

Malware analysts believe someone has hijacked the Phorpiex botnet from its creator and is sabotaging its operations by alerting users they've been infected.

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Brazilian unicorn iFood announces acqui-hire to boost AI talent base

The investment in Hekima is intended to help the company tackle the local scarcity of tech skills

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Xerox will attempt hostile takeover of HP's board of directors

Xerox said it plans to bring a full slate of new directors to HP's annual shareholder meeting in an attempt to overthrow HP's existing board via shareholder vote.

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Your manager, or 69% of what that person does, will be automated, says Gartner

Bots, intelligent assistants and automation are going to take over most of what your manager currently does.

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60% of you are disgusting: Go clean your phone right now. Here's how

The smartphone in our pockets has become our dirty secret.

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The almost-secret hidden iPhone switch that blocks spam text messages and notifications

You are 60 seconds away from removing one of your phone's most annoying annoyances.

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Report suggests Intel is preparing for a price war with AMD

AMD has had Intel on the back foot now across both the consumer and server market, but the chip giant could be ready to throw money at maintaining market dominance.

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Comcast offsets video losses with business, wireless and broadband

Comcast continues to add customers even as the traditional bundle shifts dramatically.

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Soft robotic hands may soon have a firm grip on the industry

Variability in packaging is the Achilles heel of industrial automation. These soft hands can help.

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Singapore inks digital trade partnership with global group, firms

Country signs agreement with International Chamber of Commerce and 17 multinational companies including Mastercard, Tokio Marine, and Standard Chartered Bank, to fuel the adoption of digital technologies in trade and commerce.

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The evolving role of the CIO and CMO in customer experience

The CIO and CMO must work more closely together and co-govern key resources today in new ways to address an often outdated and/or too inadequate approach to digital customer experience within most organizations.

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Citrix caps off FY 2019 with strong demand across Workspace, Networking

Citrix and Texas Instruments published their fourth quarter results, while PTC published its first quarter financial results.

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Canonical announces high-performance Android services on the cloud

Building on top of Ubuntu on the cloud, Canonical is making it possible to run demanding Android apps from the cloud with the Anbox Cloud.

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A timeline of events surrounding the Bezos phone hack

Bezos hack connected to Khashoggi murder and the Washington Post's subsequent media coverage.

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Apple says goodbye to Adobe Flash in Safari Technology Preview

Apple on Wednesday took the next step in pulling the plug on the once-prolific Adobe Flash.

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Microsoft starts rolling out developer tools for its dual-screen Surface Duo Android phone

Microsoft is starting to roll out developer kits and emulators for both Android and 10X developers who want to build for coming dual-screen devices, starting with its own.

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MongoDB GraphQL release points to broader revamp of serverless platform

With support of the GraphQL lightweight query language entering preview, MongoDB is taking the next step toward a broader evolution of its serverless application cloud platform with a nod to mobile and web apps.

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ServiceNow buys Loom Systems to extend AIOps capabilities

Loom Systems offers an AIOps-powered log analytics platform named Sophie that aims to predict and prevent problems in the digital business.

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VanTop Moment 6S action camera hands-on: Image stabilization delivers great videos

VanTop Moment 6S action camera is a nice camera with all the accessories and fixings for a variety of activities. It's a low-cost camera to suit your budget.

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Microsoft to launch its first cloud region in Israel in 2021

Microsoft now has 56 announced cloud regions, as of its latest addition, Israel, which is coming online next year.

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Microsoft to forcibly install Bing search extension in Chrome for Office 365 ProPlus users

Microsoft will change the default search engine in Chrome from Google to Bing for its Office 365 ProPlus customers starting mid-February.

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Coalition acquires IoT search engine BinaryEdge

US cyber-insurer Coalition buys BinaryEdge for undisclosed sum to boost its cyber insurance policy offering.

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Why is Sonos dropping support older speakers, and does the reason hold up?

Bad news for some Sonos users as the company announces it will drop support for some of its older speakers, pulling the plug on future updates and setting them on the road to obsolescence.

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Microsoft discloses security breach of customer support database

Five servers storing customer support analytics were accidentally exposed online in December 2019.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta arrives

This minor Red Hat Linux release includes some nice features for both programmers and system administrators.

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Microsoft attacks Slack by trying to be really, really boring

The NFL playoffs saw the release of a new ad for Microsoft Teams. I wonder how many people put this thing together.

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Data leak strikes US cannabis users, sensitive information exposed

A database backing point-of-sale systems used in medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries has been compromised.

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ProtonVPN apps handed to open source community in transparency push

The code backing ProtonVPN apps on all platforms can now be examined at leisure.

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AI in the court: Are robot judges next?

As in many other industries, AI carries great promise but significant risk for the legal industry. But when it comes to certain court cases, the stakes couldn't be higher.

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In enterprise attack wave, NetWire Trojan now buries itself in disk image files

Enterprise companies are being targeted by a business email scam harnessing the Trojan.

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German government to pay €800,000 in Windows 7 ESU fees this year

The sum represents ESU fees for over 33,000 government workstations that are still running Windows 7, allowing German government systems to receive security updates for one more year.

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Biometric ID a worry but still acceptable to Australians: AIC

Australians are concerned about the risks of biometric identification, but still find its use acceptable in a wide range of scenarios.

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HP debuts new Education Edition Chromebooks designed for classroom durability

HP's new Chromebooks for the education market are designed to be more powerful and durable for students and teachers.

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VMware to acquire Nyansa for AI-based network analytics

Nyansa's cloud-based AIOps platform will be combined with VMware's SD-WAN platform, VeloCloud.

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Amazon brings AWS Outposts to 7 new regions

AWS Outposts lets you run workloads on premise with the same AWS APIs, control plane, hardware and tools that allow you to connect with all your other AWS applications.

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IBM beats Q4 expectations with Red Hat bolstering software sales

IBM said its cloud and cognitive software revenue -- which includes Red Hat -- was up 8.7% to $7.2 billion.

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Journalist Glenn Greenwald charged with hacking by Brazil prosecutors

Without being investigated, the Pulitzer Prize winner is being accused of cybercrimes associated with breaking into government officials' phones

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Microsoft discovers new sLoad 2.0 (Starslord) malware

sLoad malware gangs makes a comeback after having operations exposed last month.

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Microsoft makes performance, speed optimizations to ONNX machine-learning runtime available to developers

Microsoft is making new additions to the open-sourced ONNX Runtime to provide developers with access to advances it has made to deep-learning models used for natural-language processing.

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Singapore, New Zealand, and Chile inch towards digital economy pact

Having wrapped up negotiations for the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, which encompasses various components including digital identities, artificial intelligence, and digital trade, the three nations will now work to formally sign the agreement into force.

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Google extends updates for Chromebooks, Chrome OS in education, ups prices

A Chromebook bought in 2020 will have support and updates extending into 2028. Google also updated its admin console and added creative apps.

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US Cyber Command was not prepared to handle the amount of data it hacked from ISIS

Operation Glowing Symphony was a success, but Cyber Command operators were not prepared for the amount of data they found in hacked ISIS accounts and servers.

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The future of contact center work: How to source new agent talent

As AI and automation move deeper into customer service, new areas will be impacted including staffing, processes, and culture.

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CRM and customer-centricity are code words for customer engagement and customer experience

Brian Solis explores the value of customer-centricity from both the lens of human beings and of data, as well as what Salesforce is doing about it with Customer 360 Truth.

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FTCODE ransomware is now armed with browser, email password stealing features

Encrypting your PC isn’t enough -- hackers want your email passwords, too.

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ThoughtSpot adds execs from Tableau, DataRobot, MongoDB and others

The independent BI player, known for its focus on search-driven analytics, adds a cast of executive characters from around the analytics and tech worlds. ZDNet spoke with three of them, along with ThoughtSpot's Founder, on where they find themselves and where they want ThoughtSpot to head.

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Did you really 'like' that? How Chameleon attacks spring in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Social networks impacted seem to disagree on the scope of the attack.

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Nextcloud Hub takes on Google Docs and Office 365

Best known as a do-it-yourself cloud storage service, Nextcloud challenges SaaS vendors with launch of Hub.

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Amazon Echo Buds: Are these Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds any good?

My search for the ultimate pair of earbuds continues. After trying out Sony's wireless earbuds, I'm giving Amazon's Echo Buds a turn to enter my ear canals.

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14% of Android app privacy policies contain contradictions about data collection

An analysis of 11,430 Play Store apps found that 14.2% used a privacy policy with contradicting statements about user data collection practices.

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UK's HMRC tax authority seeks tools to track down cryptocurrency criminals

The project bid could also indicate the desire to monitor the cryptocurrency assets of taxpayers.

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Scrappy company leapfrogs the pack with functioning robot taxis

The hectic streets of China demand a special kind of driving intelligence. Will this upstart company pass the bar in safety?

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Meet the next digital decade: Middle East experts' tech predictions for 2020

The tech that will shape the Middle East, from 5G and 4G adoption, upheaval in finance, to shifts in retail and AI.

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Antivirus vendors push fixes for EFS ransomware attack method

Signature-based software may not be enough to protect Microsoft’s Windows EFS against evolving ransomware families.

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Office workers would welcome automation of repetitive digital tasks, says survey

Data entry is the most hated of tasks and workers are wasting more than 40% of their day on manual data tasks.

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Ubisoft sues operators of four DDoS-for-hire services

Ubisoft delivers on threats it made in September 2019 and goes after website selling DDoS services that were used to launch attacks against Rainbow Six Siege servers.

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IBM increases patent registrations in Brazil

The company has achieved a 114% boost in the registration of new inventions in 2019.

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To prepare for Star Trek: Picard, here's what to watch ahead of Thursday's premiere

We share with your our collection of essential episodes and movies to watch before Star Trek: Picard premieres on Thursday. There's a lot here, so get ready to take a few days off to binge before the big event.

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Money laundering: This startup thinks its tech can prevent another banking scandal

An Estonian startup says it can stop a repeat of the multi-billion Scandinavian bank money-laundering scandal.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses security breach, China is main suspect

Mitsubishi Electric says hackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.

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Betting companies given access to UK gov't information on millions of children

Reports suggest a government database was misused for age verification purposes.

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Citrix rolls out patches for critical ADC vulnerability exploited in the wild

Citrix is racing to develop patches for software builds vulnerable to the severe bug.

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LastPass is in the midst of a major outage

LastPass issue appears to impact users with accounts dating back to 2014 and earlier.

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End-to-end encryption means Huawei bans are about availability, not interception

Former Prime Minister who brought in Australia's anti-encyption laws says the technology can prevent potential tapping by telco equipment manufacturers.

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Coros POD review: Advanced running metrics, including power analysis

Coros has a few solid GPS sports watches and its latest accessory is designed to enhance these watches with measurement of advanced metrics. The Coros POD captures details that are useful for improving your form and efficiency.

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I tried Microsoft's new browser on my MacBook and got a peculiar surprise

Could anyone possible be excited by, or even interested in, a new browser. I tried the new Microsoft Edge on my MacBook Air and examined my feelings.

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A serverless journey begins with several first steps, actually

AWS serverless expert explains what you need to know before launching a serverless pilot.

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Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices

The list was shared by the operator of a DDoS booter service.

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Microsoft warns about Internet Explorer zero-day, but no patch yet

IE zero-day connected to last week's Firefox zero-day.

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Visa's plan against Magecart attacks: Devalue and disrupt

Visa is actively going after Magecart groups, but also deploying new technologies to safeguard payment card data.

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Singapore public sector called out for recurring IT lapses

Country's government agencies must resolve repeated lapses and plug weaknesses in IT controls, especially given the speed at which new IT systems are implemented, says government committee responsible for assessing how public funds are used.

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Microsoft to add new Chief Strategy and Digital Officers to its executive roster

It's the start of 2020, so let the Microsoft executive shuffles and reorgs officially begin.

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Apple's latest iOS update is truly getting on my nerves

Software updates are supposed to make things better. Not always, it seems. Not this one, certainly. And it's affecting something very basic.

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Kubuntu Focus: A new top-of-the-line Linux laptop arrives

The KDE-empowered version of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, now has a high-powered laptop to call its own: The Kubuntu Focus.

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JhoneRAT exploits cloud services to attack Middle Eastern countries

Google Drive, Twitter, ImgBB and Google Forms are being abused in the name of data theft.

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WordPress plugin vulnerability can be exploited for total website takeover

The “easily exploitable” bug in WP Database Reset has serious consequences for webmasters.

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A hacker is patching Citrix servers to maintain exclusive access

FireEye believes this is a bad guy hoarding Citrix servers, rather than a good-guy vigilante looking out for organizations.

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EU considers banning facial recognition technology in public spaces

A potential ban could last for five years to allow lawmakers to catch up.

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Gap nixes plan to spin off Old Navy amid cost, complexity

How Gap's reversal impacts its digital transformation efforts remains to be seen.

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Why this city wants tech startups and developer jobs to heal its civil war wounds

Vukovar, a small city between Croatia and Serbia, is being transformed by the growth of the Balkan IT industry.

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FBI seizes WeLeakInfo, a website that sold access breached data

WeLeakInfo website sold access to more than 12 billion user records that leaked from breaches at other online services.

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Cornerstone acquires Clustree for its AI-powered skills engine

Cornerstone paid $18.5 million for Clustree on the premise that their AI can help organizations better understand and manage their employees' skills.

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FBI: Nation-state actors have breached two US municipalities

The SharePoint CVE-2019-0604 vulnerability has been one of the most targeted security flaw

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AI and human soft skills will drive leadership priorities in 2020s, LinkedIn survey finds

The survey found that a purpose driven and caring mindset was the number one quality leaders should strive for, followed by an ability to embrace technology.

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5 technology trends for the roaring 20s, part 2: AI, Knowledge Graphs, infinity and beyond

You don't have to be a fortune teller to identify AI as the key trend for the 2020s. But there is nuance regarding AI hardware and software that deserves to be highlighted.

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2gether unmasks 2020 cryptocurrency users: Who are they?

Companies are gearing up for the explosion in use of cryptocurrencies -- but who are the everyday crypto users?

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Using Google Authenticator? Here's why you should get rid of it

Google Authenticator is the granddaddy of two-factor authentication apps, but it's old and has some severe downsides.

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Doogee N100 hands-on: A low-cost, entry-level rugged phone with a long-lasting battery

The Doogee N100 is a superb, entry-level phone, which is tough enough to stand up to the knocks and bumps of everyday use. It also has a battery that will last and last.

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Microsoft touts new cell-connected, ARM-based Windows 10 PCs for the education market

Ahead of next week's Bett UK education conference, Microsoft is showcasing new and refreshed Windows 10 PCs..

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HP unveils new ProBook laptop for SMBs

The ProBook x360 435 G7 laptops are powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 series APUs and deliver features such as built-in security, increased durability

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How many computers do you use regularly?

Desktop and laptop? Work, home, laptop? More? We asked around and were surprised just how many machines folks are using on a daily basis.

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Facebook Disaster Maps data plays a part in tackling Australia’s bushfires

Facebook has opened up real-time map data and has also pledged to donate to those fighting the blaze.

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Salesforce launches a new Trailhead app for easier hands-on learning

The new app makes it easier to get started on Trailhead Playground, Salesforce's developer environment

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YouTube tackles trolls with Profile cards, comment history records

The testing period is over and Android users will soon be able to check commenter logs.

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Google launches Cloud Premium Support for enterprise customers

The service will support the “enterprise and mission-critical needs of Google Cloud customers.”

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Proof-of-concept exploits published for the Microsoft-NSA crypto bug

Two proof-of-concept exploits published for the CurveBall (CVE-2020-0601) vulnerability.

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Chinese man arrested after making $1.6 million from selling VPN services

Chinese authorities continue their crackdown against unauthorized VPN services with what appears to be their biggest catch so far.

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Mozilla lays off about 70 employees including senior staffers

Known best for its Firefox browser, Mozilla laid off approximately 6% of its staff in the face of diminishing revenue.

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Red Hat ups its OpenShift Kubernetes hybrid-cloud game

Red Hat is releasing a new version of its OpenShift Kubernetes platform, OpenShift 4.3, with better container storage support via Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.

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The 10 best smartphones of 2020: 5G powers the top contender

With last month's 5G network rollout we had to give a capable 5G smartphone the top spot. Stay tuned for many more 5G-capable phones during the year -- with a shakeup of this list coming in February.

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The new Microsoft Edge: What you need to know

Effective today, Microsoft will begin rolling out its new Edge browser to the general public. Its new features should be welcomed by consumers and enterprise customers, but how will Google respond?

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More than 600 million users installed Android 'fleeceware' apps from the Play Store

A new set of 25 Android apps caught illegally charging users at the end of a trial period.

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Microsoft kicks off staged rollout of Chromium-based Edge: What to expect

Microsoft is making its new Chromium-based Edge browser available for manual download starting January 15. Here's what happens next in its migration plan.

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TicPods 2 Pro wireless earbuds review: Mobvoi's latest brings improved means of interaction and advanced audio

With the loss of the 3.5mm audio jack in mobile devices today, wireless headphones are becoming the norm. Mobvoi launched the TicPods 2 Pro with Bluetooth 5.0, aptX audio, head gestures, and an integrated voice assistant.

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Going solar in the Sunshine State: Why the investment makes sense in 2020

We've lived in South Florida since 2012. Now we'll be the first solar home in our community of about 200 residences. Here's why we waited so long -- and what finally changed.

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Facebook to notify users of third-party app logins

Facebook rolls out improved security notifications for logins with Facebook accounts on third-party apps and websites.

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Semantics and virtualization, data integration and data governance on the way to the cloud

It's official - data analytics is swiftly moving to the cloud. AtScale is facilitating this, and CEO Chris Lynch shares his insights the hows and whys, in light of the unveiling of AtScale's Adaptive Analytics 2020.1

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Oracle launches internet routing 3D visualization tool

With its new, free tool, Oracle's Internet Intelligence group aims to create a more accurate way to assess routing leaks.

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Mobile apps see download, in-app purchase, user growth globally, says App Annie

App Annie's annual report on mobile metrics highlights how usage time (3.7 hours a day on average) and consumer and mobile ad spending of $380 billion globally have combined to create a booming app economy

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Wind River acquires Star Lab to improve its Linux security

The well-known embedded Linux company Wind River is beefing up its security as its devices face an increasingly networked world.

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Oracle updates Enterprise Manager with a focus on hybrid deployments

In addition to new management capabilities for hybrid IT environments, Enterprise Manager now offers automated database migration.

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Blue Prism integrates Thoughtonomy, launches trio of RPA-as-a-service offerings

Blue Prism's SaaS offering are part of the company's connected RPA strategy to build a complete portfolio and an ecosystem via its Digital Exchange with partners.

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Tough economy makes Brazilians buy smartphones in the grey market

Sales of devices entering the country through alternative means have increased by over 500% in Q3 2019, according to IDC

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P&N Bank discloses data breach, customer account information, balances exposed

The Australian bank says a cyberattack took place during a server upgrade.

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Middle East tech's biggest trends in 2019? Startups, 5G – and internet shutdowns

It was the year of unicorn sales, the launch of 5G, and enthusiasm for e-commerce, amid government crackdowns.

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You can now use an iPhone as a security key for Google accounts

All iPhones running iOS 10 or later can now be used as hardware security keys for Google accounts.

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Critical bugs in WordPress plugins InfiniteWP, WP Time Capsule expose 320,000 websites to attack

If you use these plugins you should update immediately as firewall protection will not work.

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Alibaba unveils B2B initiative for US SMBs, as more look for online trade

Some 72% of US small and midsize businesses expect their online B2B revenue to climb, while cross-border sales account for 17% of these companies' B2B volume, says Alibaba, which has introduced a weekly update to highlight new offerings for this sector.

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Adobe’s first 2020 security patch update fixes code execution vulnerabilities

This month’s security round is small but resolves some important bugs.

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Worldwide IT spending to reach $3.9 trillion in 2020

Gartner believes software will be the hotspot area for growth over this year.

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Microsoft January 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 49 security bugs

Today's patches also fix a major vulnerability in Windows' cryptographic library.

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Google acquires AppSheet, a no-code app development platform

Google expects to integrate AppSheet's ability to power workplace applications into Google Cloud's focus on key verticals.

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Securing Kubernetes: Bug bounty program announced

Want to help lock down Kubernetes and make some money while you're at it? The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has a new bug bounty program for you.

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Microsoft fixes Windows crypto bug reported by the NSA

Fixes were released today part of the Microsoft's January 2020 Patch Tuesday.

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IBM joins LOT Network to thwart patent trolls

IBM is adding more than 80,000 patents and patent applications to the LOT Network, a nonprofit business group that protects its members from patent trolling

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2020: The year of seeing clearly on AI and machine learning

The broad use of the term artificial intelligence misleads people and in nearly every case describes machine learning. Words matter.

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Google acquires Pointy to help SMBs list product inventory online

Pointy fits in to Google's small business services portfolio and supports its efforts to embed more e-commerce tools throughout its search portal.

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Google to phase out user-agent strings in Chrome

Chrome will move to a new technology called Client Hints, part of the newer Privacy Sandbox project.

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Adobe intros new Experience Cloud features, launches Experience Manager as cloud service

Updates include the new 2.3.4 release of Magento and an Adobe Stock integration with Magento Commerce.

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Americans trust Amazon and Google more than Oprah (and Trump)

A large new study asked Americans about which brands, institutions, ideas, and public figures they trust. The President should be worried. The US government should be petrified. Amazon and Google, on the other hand...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro review: Rugged, affordable tablet built for work in the field

While the Apple iPad leads the tablet market, enterprise customers often need something built to handle work outside the office. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro brings a larger display, improved specifications, and integrated Samsung DeX at a price of $599.

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DevOps and Observability in the 2020s

What do the data tell us on the direction modern software development is going? Cloud, open source, machine learning - it's all here, but blind spots remain

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iPhone owners are making use of iOS 13's location privacy features

In one survey of location data, 80 percent of users had stopped all background tracking across their devices within six weeks of installing iOS 13.

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MariaDB Platform X4 adds cloud-first, columnar storage

New MariaDB Platform X4 release supports hybrid operational/analytical "smart transactions," standardizes on cloud object storage to do it.

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Personalization is dead, long live personalization

In our pursuit of customers through personalization, we broke all kinds of social contracts -- which had the opposite of its intended effect. Welcome to the era of partnership-based personalization.

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Russia responsible for hacking gas firm tied to Trump impeachment: report

The cyberattack bears similar hallmarks to the 2016 DNC hack.

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49 million user records from US data broker LimeLeads put up for sale online

Data from an exposed LimeLeads Elasticsearch server ends up on a hacking forum.

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This Trojan hijacks your smartphone to send offensive text messages

The feature is certainly one way to advertise a malware infection.

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Sage to sell Brazilian operations

The subsidiary is considered to be outside the firm's strategic focus; the sale is expected to complete by September 2020

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Rob Bearden takes over as Cloudera CEO

Cloudera is turning to a familiar face for its next leader.

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PC shipments grew in 2019, ending 7-year slump

Demand for Windows 10 upgrades ended the longtime decline in PC shipments, Gartner and IDC noted, with the growth expected to continue.

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Visa acquires fintech player Plaid for $5.3 billion

Plaid is the technology layer that connects bank accounts to financial apps.

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Microsoft spots malicious npm package stealing data from UNIX systems

Malicious JavaScript package was only active on the npm repository for two weeks.

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As Windows 7 supports ends, these are your four options

If your business is still running on Windows 7, it's time to get serious about how you're going to handle the January 14, 2020 end of support. Here are your four options.

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Google's pitch to retailers: We'll help you, from search to supply chain

As retailers at NRF flesh out digital strategies to keep Amazon at bay, Google is introducing new tools to help across their transformation.

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Report: Chinese hacking group APT40 hides behind network of front companies

A group of anonymous security analysts have tracked down 13 front companies operating in the island of Hainan through which they say the Chinese state has been recruiting hackers.

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Domino's is tapping Nvidia GPUs to ramp up AI-powered pizza delivery

Nvidia is highlighting the use case at the National Retail Federation's annual conference in New York this week, demonstrating the power of AI in any kind of brick-and-mortar storefront.

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Samsung acquires TeleWorld Solutions to bolster 5G network support

TWS specializes in radio frequency and network design services, as well as installation, testing, and optimization services.

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Linux gaming made easy: The fastest way to get up and running

Did you know that there are many top-tier commercial games available for Linux? Here's the quickest way we know to get up and running.

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NRF 2020: Retailers ponder cloud choices, Zebra launches SmartSight robot, Micro-markets in focus

A Nutanix survey highlights the moving parts as retailers ponder hybrid cloud choices. Zebra launches SmartSight and Shekel Brainweigh is using Hitchi sensors for a micro-market called Capsule.

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Schirp calls for Wirecard audit on behalf of shareholders

The legal firm believes a special audit is necessary to investigate recent allegations of fraud.

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LG TONE Free HBS-FL7 hands-on: Fully wireless earbuds with UV LED bacteria deterrent and Google Assistant

LG has been making Tone series wireless headphones for years, primarily with a neckband form factor. It's latest LG TONE headset is a fully wireless Bluetooth headset, the LG TONE Free HBS-FL7, with Google Assistant integration and UV LED cleaning capability in the case.

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How I upgraded my USB-C power banks and chargers to make them easier and more convenient to use

It took me a while to realize that the magnetic breakaway adapters I've been using on my MacBook Pro would work really well on chargers and battery power banks.

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Informatica doubles down on the cloud data pipeline

Informatica’s reengineering of its IPaaS cloud service provides a good example of how cloud-native architecture can transform traditionally monolithic, silo’ed enterprise data and application integration services.

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Texas school district falls for email scam, hands over $2.3 million

There are “strong” leads but no real indication of who is responsible.

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‘Rosegold’ National Lottery hacker steals £5, lands prison sentence

The Sentry MBA brute-force account cracking tool was used to compromise user accounts.

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Brazil's state-owned firm Dataprev fires hundreds of staff ahead of privatization

The company responsible for the IT underpinning the social security system will close 20 offices across the country and hopes to cut operational spend by $22 million

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US troops deploying to the Middle East told to leave personal devices at home

US military officials fear operational security (OpSec) failures in handling personal devices might put soldiers in danger.

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CES 2020: Razer Tomahawk gaming desktop stays small, powerful thanks to Intel's NUC 9 Extreme

Inside the aluminum-and-glass mini-chassis resides a modular tray that includes up to an Intel Core i9 processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU. DIYers will eventually be able to purchase the case separately as the Tomahawk N1.

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APAC retailers struggling to unite data from online, offline realms

Challenged to see data from the two channels on a single pane, retailers won't be able to recognise their online customers when they walk into a physical store, notes a Microsoft executive who recommends the need for a common data platform.

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TCL SOCL 500TWS wireless earbuds hands-on: High end specifications and decent performance for $80

Wireless earbuds are becoming the standard for enjoying audio content from your smartphone, tablet, or smartwatch. TCL released an affordable option that may not have the sleekest design, yet performs well.

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CES 2020 wrap-up, Vantage V updates, mobile minimalism (MobileTechRoundup show #490)

Kevin is back from CES and had plenty to share related to health tech, Samsung and TCL phones, and plenty of Chromebook news.

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Samsung steps up B2B game, launches Galaxy XCover Pro with Microsoft Teams integration

Samsung is aiming to use its Galaxy XCover Pro to target fronline workers in multiple industries and bring Microsoft Teams along.

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An Apple store Genius shows how the iPad Pro can't replace a PC

Is this truly the post-PC era? The evidence of this man's Apple store visit suggests it hasn't quite arrived yet.

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Why are engineers so narrow-minded? New research has an idea

Analytical thinking can lock the mind in a box. New research from professors at Stanford and Santa Clara suggests engineers lack a basic ingredient. The academics' solution is, well, controversial.

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Windows 10 settings: When to fix and tweak, when to leave your PC alone

The longer you've used Windows the more likely you are to have built up a collection of tips and tricks for squeezing out extra performance. Here are five popular techniques that haven't stood the test of time and deserve to be retired.

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10 key performance indicators for capturing API business value

Having many hands in API creation can quickly send API programs off the rails. Here's a call for greater transparency to ensure the business is getting something for its money.

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The ultimate MacBook USB-C accessory just got better

I'm a huge fan of the 20-pin USB-C magnetic adapter that allows me to charge my MacBook Pro without the risk of damaging the port. Now these adapters have just got better.

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Academic research finds five US telcos vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks

Researchers find that 17 of 140 major online services are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks.

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Proof-of-concept code published for Citrix bug as attacks intensify

Two Citrix bug (CVE-2019-19781) exploits have been published on GitHub yesterday, making future attacks trivial for most hackers.

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How to use less data on your iPhone or iPad with a flick of a switch

iOS 13 has a hidden feature to help you use less data.

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Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to new Cable Haunt vulnerability

Cable modems using Broadcom chips are vulnerable to a new vulnerability named Cable Haunt, researchers say.

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RAVPower Portable SSD: The perfect drive for your PC, Mac, Android device, or iPad Pro

Break free of cloud storage with a small, portable SSD that will work across a whole range of platforms and devices.

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Wayfair expands Google Cloud deal for hybrid cloud strategy

Ahead of NRF, Google Cloud announced a win with Wayfair to expand its hybrid cloud efforts.

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Nielsen Global Connect buys loyalty analytics platform Precima

The deal is meant to accelerate Nielsen Global Connect's AI capabilities and strengthen existing products within its analytic suite.

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Male tech employees are having facelifts (because they're over 35)

Silicon Valley is all about looking young and vital, apparently. So men are increasingly finding it vital to look younger than they are.

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Doogee S95 Pro hands-on: A rugged phone with modular speaker and battery add-ons

The Doogee S95 Pro is a very useful rugged phone with superb add-on modules that will take rough handling in its stride.

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Microsoft is planning to phase out the Windows 10 Store for Business

Microsoft is going to deprecate the Windows Store for Business and Store for Education, my contacts say, as the company works to undo past Windows 10 app-distribution mistakes.

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Here's what will happen to your Windows 7 PC on January 15, 2020

Microsoft is ready to push a full-screen warning to Windows 7 users who are still running the OS after January 14. The nag-screen payload is part of the December 10 Patch Tuesday monthly rollup.

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TrickBot hackers create new stealthy backdoor for high-value targets

PowerTrick is reserved for the most lucrative targets on the gang’s hit list.

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Work better, do more in 2020: Get inspired for a more innovative year and beyond

Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the past five days, we've explored 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, we end our week-long series by getting inspired so you're fully prepared to take on the roaring 2020s.

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CES 2020: Is this robot concierge the future of service robots?

Misty II is a cute robot with big hospitality industry aspirations.

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Man jailed for using data breach info leaks to claim over $12 million in IRS tax refunds

Information leaked due to data breaches was used to file fraudulent tax returns.

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Cybersecurity acquisitions run rampant this week: Who has bought what?

As a new year unfolds, so do portfolio changes and acquisition deals in the cybersecurity sector.

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Google details its three-year fight against the Bread (Joker) malware operation

Google says it removed more than 1,700 Android apps infected with Bread (Joker) malware since 2017.

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Want to analyse your tweets? How to import Twitter JSON data exports into Excel

Twitter used to provide CSV exports of your data, now it's all in machine-readable JSON. How can you use it in Excel?

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50+ orgs ask Google to take a stance against Android bloatware

Privacy organizations ask Google to introduce new OEM rules for Android bloatware.

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You want to keep running Windows 7? Good luck with that, small businesses

The end of Windows 7 support is days away. Microsoft says small businesses can pay for extended security updates just like their enterprise cousins. My experience says it's challenging to find help, but it's out there if you know where to look.

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Resolving or revolving? Make 2020 the year for Zero Trust

It's a new decade. Time for a change. Are you ready to stop "revolving" and start "resolving"?

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4 habits of effective DevOps engineers

'Knowing and realizing the strengths and weaknesses of technologies is a massive superpower and can really help empower your DevOps career when you make decisions'

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Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartphone sold in the US

Malwarebytes said it found malware pre-installed on Unimax U673c handsets, sold by Assurance Wireless (Virgin Mobile) in the US.

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Hackers probe Citrix servers for weakness to remote code execution vulnerability

At least 80,000 organizations could be at risk.

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Microsoft to add new firstline-worker features, like 'Walkie Talkie' voice calls, to Teams

Microsoft is continuing its pursuit of deskless, 'firstline workers' with several new features coming to its Teams group-chat application in the coming months.

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Microsoft's new Dynamics 365 Commerce app to be available February 3

Microsoft is ready to replace its Dynamics 365 Retail offering with the Dynamics 365 Commerce app, starting February 3, and will be showing off that app at NRF next week.

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HP intros new cloud services as part of Engage portfolio

The new services aim to reduce manual IT work for retailers and hospitality operators.

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Why is your iPhone's battery draining so fast?

Is your iPhone's battery draining faster than expected? Here's how you can find out whether this is a hardware problem, or an app that is misbehaving, and become an iPhone battery wizard!

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How to keep hackers, snoopers, and thieves out of your iPhone

Want to keep the 'bad guys' out of your iPhone? Here are the settings and features you need to check, tweak, and turn on.

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Veeam Software acquired by Insight Partners for $5 billion in hybrid cloud market push

The equity firm says the deal will ensure Veeam’s billion-dollar business reaches the global stage.

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Work better, do more in 2020: Get healthy so you can fire on all cylinders

Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the next five days, we'll explore 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, Day 4, we look at how to stay healthy so you can be your productive best.

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Travelex customers left in cashless limbo, ICO not formally alerted to data theft claims

The ransomware attack has infuriated stranded customers and the ICO has still not seen an official data breach report.

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City of Las Vegas said it successfully avoided devastating cyber-attack

Security breach took place on January 8, but the city said it detected the intrusion in time to prevent any damage.

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Singapore online falsehoods law to face first court appeal

Paving the first time the country's online falsehoods law will be argued in court, the Singapore Democratic Party says it has filed an appeal after Manpower Minister Josephine Teo rejected the opposition party's application to retract correction directions issued against three of its online posts.

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New Iranian data wiper malware hits Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company

Saudi Arabia's cyber-security agency spots new Dustman data-wiping malware.

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CES 2020: Citing "mystery drones," US Transportation Secretary advocates new rules

The mysterious drones flying over Colorado and Nebraska offer a "timely illustration" of why drones should be equipped with remote IDs, the administration official said.

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Operation Goldfish Alpha reduces cryptojacking across Southeast Asia by 78%

Interpol and CERT teams from 10 Southeast Asian countries crack down on hacked MikroTik routers.

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Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day reported by Qihoo 360

Chinese security firm claims there's also an accompanying Internet Explorer zero-day.

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The Supreme Court will decide software development's future in Google v. Oracle

The final steps are being made in the Google v. Oracle copyright case, which will put the fate of programming in the hands of the Supreme Court.

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Samsung fingerprint-protected T7 Touch portable SSD

Many external SSDs feature password protection and AES 256-bit hardware encryption, but the Samsung T7 Touch goes one step further and adds a convenient fingerprint reader.

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New Windows 10 Fast Ring test build adds new Task Manager, Notification options

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 feature update test build, No. 19541, to Fast Ring Insiders. It includes a couple of minor option changes which may or may not make it into some future Windows 10 release.

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2020: The year of digital products

Looking to get ahead of competitors; invest in digital product development capabilities early in 2020.

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CES 2020: Cat S32 offers ruggedness at an affordable price

It may have an entry-level price point, but there's no skimping on the Cat S32's rugged features.

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The Maker Knife v1.1

Is it worth the money, or should I have bought a cheapo box cutter from Home Depot?

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Investment in cloud and AI to increase in Brazil

Both technologies and IoT rank high on priorities for local decision-makers in 2020, according to a new study.

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Apple touts strong App Store revenue finish to 2019 ahead of Q1 results, strong services, iPhone 11 demand

Apple said that App Store customers spent $1.42 billion between Christmas Even and New Year's Eve. The results indicate a strong finish for Apple's services business, which will have fiscal 2020 revenue north of $50 billion.

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Work better, do more in 2020: Blast-off with these best practices for better productivity

Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the next five days, we'll explore 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, Day 3, we'll look at some best practices that can take your output to the next level.

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Sony WF-1000XM3 noise-canceling earbuds -- Do they live up to the hype?

There's been a lot of hype surrounding Sony's WF-1000XM3 noise-canceling earbuds, and lots of comparisons being made to Apple's AirPods Pro. Do they live up to the hype?

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CES 2020: Mobvoi announces TicPods 2 Pro with AI-based motion and hands-free technologies

Wireless headsets are commonplace today thanks in large part to the Apple AirPods and removal of the standard 3.5mm audio jack. Mobvoi's latest offering brings improved means of interaction and advanced audio.

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Telegram opens lid on TON project amid SEC spat: ‘Grams won’t help you get rich’

No cryptocurrency wallet will be integrated with Telegram Messenger either -- at least, not yet.

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CES 2020: Intel launches NUC 9 Extreme, NUC 9 Pro Workstation mini-PC kits

Also known as Ghost Canyon NUC 9 Extreme, the high-performance mini-PC can support up to an unlocked Core i9 processor, while the 9 Pro is Intel's first Next Unit of Computing workstation.

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An autonomous, laser-guided mosquito eradication machine

Now for use indoors! Welcome to bug zapping in the 21st century.

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ATM skimmer sentenced for fleecing $400,000 out of US banks

ATM users had their cards read and bank accounts pillaged.

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Naive IoT botnet wastes its time mining cryptocurrency

Operators of LiquorBot botnet waste their time trying to mine Monero on hacked SOHO routers.

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Six super useful travel tools

After five weeks on the road, I was thankful I had these handy travel tools with me, and each earned their place in my luggage.

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Signal app will support 'view-once' images and videos

Support for ephemeral multimedia messages to arrive in Signal within weeks.

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Singapore must look beyond online falsehood laws as elections loom

Country's government is missing the point with its use of correction directives, when it should be looking more closely at how the legislation can be used to address bigger security threats as it prepares for its first elections since the emergence of technology such as deepfake, and increased online interference.

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StarHub, Nanyang Polytechnic launch 5G test facility

Singapore telco teams up with the local polytechnic to open a facility to test proof-of-concepts and applications running on 5G networks as well as develop the skillsets needed to support the industry.

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Adobe taps former Informatica CEO Chakravarthy to lead its digital experience business

The move highlights how Adobe sees data management and integration critical to its expansion efforts.

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How many PCs will still be running Windows 7 in 2020?

A hundred million here, a half-billion there: Calculating the installed base of PCs, including those still running Windows 7, is a tricky task, filled with uncertainty. After clearing away the noise, I think I’ve got a reliable estimate.

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Want the best charging cable money can buy? Get an Anker PowerLine+ III cable

I don't usually get all excited about charging cables anymore, but Anker's PowerLine + III cables have changed that.

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Travelex faces ransom demands following NYE malware attack

The currency exchange has been issued a deadline to pay up by those responsible.

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Viofo A129 Pro Duo dash cam hands-on: Compact and simple to use with a great app

The Viofo A129 is a nice little dash cam with an excellent app and easy-to-use buttons that will give you the peace of mind you need when out on the road.

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UK man sentenced to prison for hacking and spying on victims through their webcams

UK police say suspect recorded victims during intimate moments using malware named Imminent Monitor RAT.

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CES 2020: Uber and Hyundai's new flying taxi? I give it one star

CES sees the unveiling of a joint effort from Hyundai and Uber to ferry people through the skies. It will take a leap of faith.

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YouTube rolls out changes for COPPA compliance, expects 'significant impact' for creators

Content creators may be in for a bumpy ride.

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CES 2020: New Dell Linux developer XPS 13 laptop is on its way

The next-generation of Dell's high-end Linux laptops will come with up to 32GB of RAM.

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CES 2020: Aukey debuts tiny chargers for all your USB-C devices

For everything from a MacBook Pro and Dell XPS 13, to a Nintendo Switch, Aukey's new Omnia Series chargers has you covered.

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Monitor Traeger pellet levels with your phone, control your grill with Amazon Alexa

After experiencing the joy of wood pellet grilling, it's fun to see a useful accessory and more smart home integration launch from the folks at Traeger Grills.

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Insight Partners acquires enterprise security firm Armis in $1.1 billion deal

Insight Partners says the deal addresses a global enterprise endpoint security need.

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CES 2020: BlackBerry integrates Cylance with QNX to create new security framework for OEMs

BlackBerry said the new AI-based service is meant to protect connected cars from cyber threats.

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Work better, do more in 2020: Optimize how you organize your work

Having trouble getting into the groove for 2020? Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the next five days, we'll explore 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, on Day 2, we dig into organization tips and techniques.

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Avnet launches IoT suite, platform as it looks to expand markets

Avet has been working in the IoT space for years, but more as a distributor. Now it plans to enable customer to scale IoT deployments quickly and ultimately tap new markets.

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CES 2020: ASUS expands business and gaming laptop lineup, explores AI IoT market

The PC maker is focusing on enterprise devices, gaming, and AIoT at this year’s show.

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Half of the websites using WebAssembly use it for malicious purposes

WebAssembly not that popular: Only 1,639 sites of the Top 1 Million use WebAssembly.

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Twitter bots and trolls promote conspiracy theories about Australian bushfires

Research from QUT shows that 'some kind of a disinformation campaign' is pushing the Twitter hashtag #ArsonEmergency. There is no arson emergency.

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Huawei allowed to participate in India's 5G trial phase, but will it be allowed to win?

Industry players believe Huawei's telecom equipment is both cheaper and of better quality which is why they love it. Huawei hopes that the Indian government takes note and follows suit.

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CES 2020: Samsung rolls out 'Ballie' the robot to demo its vision for human-centered tech

The small, rolling robot with on-device AI capabilities demonstrates Samsung's vision of robots as "life companions," Samsung President and CEO H.S. Kim said at CES

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CES 2020: NEC comes back to the U.S. with new LaVie laptops, all-in-one PC

While NEC Personal Computers, a joint venture between NEC and Lenovo, has been producing PCs in Japan since 2011, its systems haven't reached American shores for some time. The new LaVie lineup of two laptops and an all-in-one desktop will change that when they become available this March.

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Only 9.27% of all npm developers use 2FA

Two-factor authentication not widely adopted on npm, the de-facto JavaScript package manager, and the largest package repository on the internet.

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CES 2020: Comcast announces Xfinity Wi-Fi 6 certified gateway

The company also announced that its xFi Advanced Security cybersecurity feature will be available for free with xFi internet service.

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CES 2020: Samsung introduces enterprise-ready Galaxy Chromebook

If you want a top-of-the-line Chromebook for work, your first choice has been the Google's Pixelbook Go. Now, Samsung is releasing a challenger, the Galaxy Chromebook.

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CES 2020: Qualcomm Automotive unveils new autonomous driving platform

The chipmaker also introduced a new car-to-cloud services platform, as well as a new reference platform to advance Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology.

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Every gadget geek knows: There's always a better tool

There are plenty of gadgets and gizmos out there designed to make your life easier. From quirky LED pick-up tools to smart fridge cameras, there's something for everyone.

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Why and how to replace Windows 7 with Linux Mint

Windows 7 is down to its last days. If you don't care for Windows 10, it's time to consider running Linux Mint instead.

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Dynabook launches mid-tier laptops, rounds out its portfolio

The B2B laptop maker, formerly known as Toshiba, is rounding out its portfolio at CES as it aim for a broader footprint.

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Windows 7: What is your company's exit strategy?

If your business is still running on Windows 7, it's time to get serious about how you're going to handle the January 14, 2020 end of support. Here are your four options.

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Xerox gets $24 billion in financing commitments for HP buyout offer

Xerox's CEO said the financing commitment is meant to dispel concerns that Xerox couldn't raise the necessary capital to fund its buyout proposal.

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How to keep hackers, snoopers, and thieves out of your iPhone

Want to keep hackers, snoopers, thieves, and other assorted 'bad guys' out of your iPhone? Here are the settings and features you need to check, tweak, and turn on.

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One in three Americans can't set up a Wi-Fi router

Technology has pervaded our lives, but according to a recent survey, the average American seems to fail when it comes to digital literacy.

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Quantum Orchestration Platform: A virtual machine for quantum computing

Startup Quantum Machines unveils what could be a key to accelerating quantum computing adoption, already used in production

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Five days of fired-up productivity: Power up your productivity tools

Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the next five days, we'll explore 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, we begin with core productivity.

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Upgrade your office with these tools and gadgets

Give your office or workshop an upgrade for the new year with these new tools and gadgets.

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Microsoft: RDP brute-force attacks last 2-3 days on average

Microsoft publishes insights into RDP brute-force attacks from months-long 45,000 PC study.

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Weird robots kick off CES 2020

Food ferrying cats, TP carrying roll bots? Robots are the sideshow you didn't know CES needed.

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Brazilian firms to prioritize investment in new tech and skills in 2020

Local companies are optimistic about their business improvement plans for this year, according to a Deloitte study.

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UK government investigates possible cyberattack link to London Stock exchange outage

It was thought the incident was down to software issues. Now, officials are not so sure.

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Search engine for Japanese sex hotels announces security breach

The 2010s decade ends with a major security breach at a search engine for finding love hotels across Japan.

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DHS: Iran maintains a robust cyber program and can execute cyber-attacks against the US

US Department of Homeland Security issues terror alert about possible Iran-sponsored terrorist acts and cyber-attacks.

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CES 2020: First impressions of Jabra's Elite Active 75t, advanced software in coming months

Jabra followed up its Elite 75t fully wireless earbuds with the Active version for athletes. A few significant software updates will be coming in 2020 that make the Elite Active 75t one of the best wireless earbud options available today.

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CES 2020: HP adds built-in Tile support, 5G to the HP Elite Dragonfly laptop

The updated HP Elite Dragonfly is the first business convertible with 5G capability, HP said. The notebook is one of a series of new and updated products HP is unveiling at CES.

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Charmin at CES 2020: RollBot, SmellSense and V.I.Pee as innovation meets absurd

These products won't be available for purchase, but highlight how Charmin and Procter & Gamble think about the market possibilities behind going No. 2.

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Another consortium joins race for Singapore digital bank licence

Led by local lifestyle brand V3 Group and contactless card operator EZ-Link, the consortium plans to target small and midsize businesses as well as offer consumers "micro-coverage" insurance services.

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I flew 3,000 miles and tried T-Mobile's 5G. It didn't go well

The only way to make a decision about 5G is to test it yourself. My experience was troubling.

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School management software provider discloses severe security breach

Active Network discloses security incident that impacted school online stores built on the Blue Bear platform.

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CES 2020: Lenovo debuting Yoga Creator 7, IdeaPad Creator 5 laptops, IdeaCentre Creator 5 desktop

The new notebooks will feature the latest mobile graphics cards and optimized displays, though neither will be available in North America. The IdeaCentre PC is coming to America, but not until October and at an $1,100 starting price point.

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Up to half of developers work remotely; here's who's hiring them

Forty-five percent of developers work remotely at least part of the time - why not? Glassdoor and Remotive have compiled lists of employers actively hiring remote IT workers.

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How I fixed my busted Apple Watch, for free

My Apple Watch stopped working. Here's how I fixed it, with no tools, and for free.

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How to stop your iPhone and apps from tracking you 24/7

Imagine if you were asked to carry around a device that pinpointed your location 24/7, pretty much anywhere on the planet? Chances are you already do.

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DeathRansom evolves from joke to actual ransomware

A highly active ransomware strain once considered a joke is now capable of encrypting files using a solid encryption scheme.

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Two truths and seven lies retailers heard in the 2010s

As the 2010s end, let's reflect on what retail trends were rightfully chased and what retail claims were counterproductive distractions.

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SEC seeks to force Telegram to reveal how $1.7bn ICO funds were spent

SEC claims the ICO was an unregistered securities sale.

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CES 2020: Samsung plans to hit more price points with Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Samsung said it can bring more premium features down market with its Galaxy lineup.

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5 technology trends for the roaring 20s, part 1: Blockchain, cloud, open source

Data is changing the paradigm in everything from business to social interactions. Here is what will shape the data landscape for the years to come.

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Europe rejects patent applications signed with AI inventor

AI-generated ideas and concepts are at the center of a heated ownership debate.

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Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays

Company tells employees to seek new employment after suspending all operations right before Christmas.

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Data 2020 Outlook Part II: Explainable AI and Multi-model Databases

In Part II of our year-ahead outlook, we explore the sleeper issues that will drive data management and the mainstreaming of AI in analytics.

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CES 2020: BlackBerry lands QNX deals with Renovo, Damon Motorcycles

BlackBerry QNX is highlighting its momentum in IoT and automotive with two strategic wins.

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How edge computing may revamp, revitalize commercial real estate

Edge computing, as well as 5G, will acquire a more distributed network with various points of presence. These points are likely to be housed in existing real estate. Welcome to the mall revitalization effort.

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New Year’s Eve malware attack strikes Travelex, services still offline

Customers are being told “planned maintenance" -- as well as malware -- has restricted currency ordering across UK services.

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Chrome to show error codes, similar to Windows BSOD screens

Devs are working on adding error codes to the Chrome crash page to make debugging crashes easier.

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2020 quick tips: How to not lose your cables, chargers, and other gadgets when working out and about

If you're the sort of person who spends time working from a temporary "office" at a café or restaurant, then you'll probably know the pain of leaving some vital bit of kit behind. Here's how to reduce the chances of unwittingly "donating" a charger or cable, or other important bit of kit.

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New USB cable kills your Linux laptop if stolen in a public place

Building your own BusKill cable costs between $20 and $45.

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PayPal officially enters China: Challenges vs. opportunities

PayPal's entry into China will prove challenging, requiring high continual investments in local talents and strategy.

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Linux Mint 19.3 is here and better than ever

The easiest and best Linux desktop had a new long-term support release during the holidays. Here's what's new and neat in this latest version.

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Landry's restaurant chain disclose POS malware incident

POS malware found on the network of 63 Landry's bar and restaurant brands.

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China smartphone makers form alliance to offer P2P file transfer

Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi have formed a "Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance" to enable their mobile users to transfer files--including photos, videos, and music--without the need for third-party apps or network data.

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Razer bets on youth base in bid for Singapore digital bank licence

Games hardware maker has applied for a digital bank licence, leading a group that comprises partners from various verticals including supermarket chain Sheng Siong and automotive marketplace Carro, and will target the youth market.

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These US companies offered the highest pay for software engineers in 2019

Facebook will pay up to $950,000 for someone in a particular role.

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Dell launches new XPS, targets 'ultra-premium' market with Latitude 9510

Ahead of CES 2020, Dell is refreshing its XPS with a new design and rolling out a 15-inch laptop that aims to be ultra-premium and sport up to a 30 hour battery life.

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New Year's resolution: Close your Apple Watch activity rings for a healthy 2020

Movement and exercise are critical for a healthy life. Let's make a New Year's resolution together to make fitness a priority. In this article, David Gewirtz shows how the Apple Watch can help you do just that.

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FPGA cards can be abused for faster and more reliable Rowhammer attacks

Researchers expand Rowhammer attacks to FPGA-CPU hybrid platforms.

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Test tube DNA computer calculates the square root of 900

A few strands of DNA have managed a task that few humans can.

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Data 2020 Outlook Part I: The Hybrid Default Era begins

In Part I of our outlook for the year ahead, we go behind the headlines to discuss how end-of-life for core enterprise business systems are shaping the next stage of the cloud computing agenda.

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Segway tries to be sexy at CES, presents new electric motorcycle

Will this be the great victor at CES? Oh, please let that happen.

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Blue magnesium alloy laptops: Premium price, plastic feel, but lightweight

Magnesium alloy casing is being pitched as a core feature for premium laptops and it does cut weight. The big question is whether tech buyers will pay up for a plastic feel.

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Change your password: Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange reveals data leak

Password resets are being forced following a leak of account credentials.

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My favorite Apple gadget died, and it's bought the day I dump my iPhone much closer

I used to think that my iPhone was my favorite Apple gadget. Turns out it wasn't.

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From crypto currency to chocolate – where to spend your Bitcoin

So you have invested wisely and now have lots of BitcoinSV to spend. But where can you spend your hard earned cash? Here are some of the wide range of outlets that accept your crypto currency for real goods.

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Chrome extension caught stealing crypto-wallet private keys

A Google Chrome extension named Shitcoin Wallet is stealing passwords and wallet private keys, security researcher says.

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