News
SEE LATEST NEWS BY CATEGORY
News
Facebook’s killing photo sync and pushing users to dedicated Moments app
As Facebook focuses on Moments app, private photo sharing is getting its moment in the sun.News
Top 10 tech stories 2015: Transformation and transition
Cloud and mobile computing have created an imperative for the tech world: Change or fail. Here, are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 tech stories of 2015.News
FAA will require consumer drone registration starting next week
The U.S. government is to start requiring owners of consumer drones to register their aircraft. The move, which has been expected, comes shortly before thousands of drones are expected to be given as holiday gifts.News
Amazon yanks hoverboards from store over fire concerns
Hoverboards are a popular product this holiday season, but it appears safety concerns have prompted Amazon to pull many brands from its digital shelves.News
Twitter warns users targeted by state-sponsored hackers
Twitter has warned some of its users that they may have been targeted in an attack by state-sponsored hackers.
News
Tor hires former EFF chief as executive director
A former Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director will lead the Tor Project, the widely used anonymity tool that frequently comes up in debates over encryption and privacy.News
Microsoft’s biggest hits, misses and WTF moments of 2015
We review a very busy year for Microsoft: major software releases, major hardware upgrades, and some true surprises, good and bad.News
Elon Musk and Silicon Valley masterminds join forces to keep robots from killing us all
OpenAI is a new non-profit research company that wants ensure that artificial intelligence works for us, not against us.
Updated
Yes, you can overclock cheap Intel Skylake chips
Budget builders rejoice! Tech site Techspot confirms you can now overclock cheap Skylake chips with a BIOS update.News
‘Ex Machina,’ here we come: A new algorithm helps computers learn the way we do
Machine learning is all about getting computers to "understand" new concepts, but it's still a pretty inefficient process, often requiring hundreds of examples for training. That may soon change, however, thanks to new research published on Friday.News
Bitcoin miner KnC is planning another four-week datacenter build-out
Four weeks: That's how long Swedish bitcoin mining company KnCMiner takes to build a new datacenter, from breaking ground to beginning operations.News
Anonymous says it took down Trump Tower website
The online activist group Anonymous said it took down the Trump Tower website on Friday after it warned presidential candidate Donald Trump about his statements on banning Muslims from entering the U.S.News
Five things you need to know about Hadoop v. Apache Spark
Hadoop and Apache Spark are both big-data frameworks, but they don't really serve the same purposes.News
Microsoft will let you keep your free 15GB of OneDrive storage, if you claim it
Microsoft now says that you can opt in to the previous 15 GB OneDrive minimum storage limits, but doing so also opts you in to promotional email.News
Xbox One wireless controller adapter now supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
It's almost like the Windows 10 restriction was completely arbitrary from the get-go.News
Microsoft launches insider program for… Solitaire?!
Microsoft has adapted its crowdsourcing feedback model to its casual games business, letting users vote on new games and even offering them an early look at new features.News
Valve tries to curb Steam account hijacking with ‘trade holds,’ two-factor security
Valve's Steam hack crackdown: Users without two-factor authentication must wait three days for trades.News
Cyberspy group repurposes 12-year-old Bifrose backdoor
A group of hackers that primarily targets companies from key industries in Asia is using heavily modified versions of a backdoor program called Bifrose that dates back to 2004.News
Microsoft gives Windows 10 users 10 free, full music albums for the holidays
Microsoft wants you to get into the Windows 10 Groove app groove for the holidays with 10 full, free albums.News
This handheld Steam gaming PC Kickstarter is nifty, but packed with dubious promises
The Smach Z Steam-powered PC gaming handheld makes a lot of dubious promises.News
Chromecast Audio’s multi-room support has arrived, along with high-res audio
With multi-room audio support, Chromecast's low-budget assault on Sonos begins in earnest.News
T-Mobile tempts Verizon users to switch with a free one-year Hulu subscription
T-Mobile is going after Verizon customers in its latest deal with a free, one year subscription to Hulu for customers who switch to the "Un-carrier."
News
‘Get Windows 10’ prompt adopts malware-like tactics to lure you into upgrading
Microsoft's pushy new Windows 10 upgrade prompt gives users the option to upgrade now, or upgrade now.News
This Japanese security drone will chase down intruders
Security guards in Japan have a new tool to deter intruders: a flying security drone that will chase down and follow people without human intervention.News
The latest IoT network builds on a power-grid foundation
New networks being built with far less fanfare than mobile carriers' cell coverage will connect objects that in some cases have never been linked before, like street lights and traffic cameras. The latest, called Starfish, is now debuting in Silicon Valley.News
Facebook releases design for souped-up artificial intelligence server, ‘Big Sur’
Facebook is releasing the hardware design for a server it uses to train artificial intelligence software, allowing other companies exploring AI to build similar systems.News
Here’s a look at Walmart Pay in action
On Thursday Walmart announced a payment system of its own that uses barcodes and it doesn't look too clumsy.News
FLIR to develop infrared cameras for DJI drones
Thermal imaging camera maker FLIR Systems has started working with drone maker DJI Technology on infrared cameras that can be attached to DJI's drones.News
Atlassian president on IPO: ‘We’re overjoyed’
As Australian collaboration software maker Atlassian made its long-awaited initial public offering in the U.S. on Thursday, its soaring share price offered a strong testament to the company's distinctive sales strategy and long history of profitability.News
A “What’s New” Tile in this update to Microsoft Band implies better future support
Microsoft's wearable adds a few new welcome features that show that development is continuing.
TechBargains
Best Deal on Xbox One Elite with $100 Gift Card
News
Windows 10’s “Redstone” update promises a smarter, Office-savvy Cortana
The Verge reports that Cortana will get even smarter in Windows 10's upcoming, major "Redstone" update. Instea dof being stuck in the taskbar, she'll be able to dive into individual apps and provide more context.
News
Safe Harbor’s ending makes for a good start for Cloud28+
After two months of beta testing, European enterprise app and service store Cloud28+ is open for business, making it easier for businesses wanting to host their applications or data in Europe to find a home for them.
News
SAP’s big challenge: proving the business case for Hana
SAP customers are slowly migrating to the company's Hana in-memory computing platform, but the German software giant still has its work cut out when it comes to increasing adoption.News
Twitter’s new emoji support brings tacos, burritos, and racial diversity
Tacos, burritos, and other Unicode 8 emojis arrive on Twitter.com, but not on TweetDeck yet.News
Microsoft open-sources dead, but beloved Windows Live Writer as Open Live Writer
Live Writer will live on as Open Live Writer, an open source project that is already available for download.News
All Oculus Rift preorders will include exhilarating VR space combat game EVE: Valkyrie
CCP's thrilling EVE: Valkyrie will be bundled with all preordered Oculus Rift headsets.News
Verizon to test ‘toll-free’ sponsored data that doesn’t count against caps
Verizon joins AT&T in attacking net neutrality, with "toll-free data" for companies who pay.News
Microsoft website leak hints that Edge browser extensions are approaching release
Edge extensions may be ready for preview soon after Microsoft offered an accidental sneak peek at a developer site.News
SHA-1 cutoff could block millions of users from encrypted websites
Millions of Web users could be left unable to access websites over the HTTPS protocol if those websites only use digital certificates signed with the SHA-2 hashing algorithm.News
XCOM 2 hands-on preview: Earth is doomed if you leave me in command
Two and a half hours of XCOM 2 and we only watched five of our soldiers die. I think that means we're getting better, right?News
Walmart’s rolling out its own QR code-base mobile payment system in stores
Walmart is rolling out in its stores its own smartphone-based payment system that uses QR code technology rather than the NFC tech used by Apple and Google.rnrnNews
Toyota’s new Prius is one of first that talks to other cars
The new version of Toyota's best-selling Prius hybrid will come with technology that allows it to talk to other vehicles and things like traffic signals.News
Google’s biggest hits, misses, and WTF moments of 2015
Google may have spent most of 2015 in rebuilding mode, but its products and services still managed to shake things up—for better and worse.News
Baidu tests autonomous car, emerging as potential rival to Google and others
Baidu has indicated that it could be a serious competitor in the market for self-driving cars by testing a fully autonomous car on a route it said had mixed roads under a variety of environmental conditions.News
Companies scramble to fix lack of encryption on mobile apps
More than a dozen companies are failing to encrypt data payment card information transmitted from their mobile applications, putting users at a security risk.News
NASA’s not so keen to talk about quantum computer security
When NASA showed off its D-Wave 2X quantum computer on Tuesday, engineers were keen to talk about the computer's capabilities but less so about security measures that might be in place to stop hackers.News
Windows 10 Mobile’s first worldwide update put phones on a PC-like update path
Microsoft's phones and PCs are now running a common version as Microsoft has taken over control over how its mobile updates are deployed.News
Why this startup is looking forward to competing with Microsoft — its investor
Microsoft jumped into the enterprise app creation world with the beta launch of PowerApps last week. It also started competing with one of the companies it's invested in.
News