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Google Hangouts 11 update drops merged conversations, gains video messaging

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 10:48pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Google has its fingers in lots of messaging pies, and having added SMS support to Hangouts on Android, it wasn’t long before the merging of text and chat conversations was introduced. With the release of Hangouts 11, this changes. With the new release, merged conversations are now gone -- SMS and chats are kept separate, but you won't lose anything -- perhaps in a bid to push people to its Messenger app to take care of texts. The same release also sees the addition of a long-awaited feature: the ability to send videos in a message. In an updated Hangouts… [Continue Reading]
Many companies continue to rely on Windows Server 2003

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 10:04pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

It seems that the constant expert warnings that legacy software should be avoided aren’t really resonating with businesses across the world. According to a new report by Spiceworks, more than half (53 percent) of companies all over the world have at least one instance of Windows Server 2003. That wouldn’t be much of an issue if the operating system’s EOL (end of life) date wasn’t a year ago (July 14, 2015). After that date, Microsoft has officially ceased supporting the product, stopped releasing patches and new updates, which means that companies still using Windows Server 2003 are actually putting themselves at a lot… [Continue Reading]
Anonymous goes to war against police brutality in the US

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 7:14pm CEST par Wayne Williams

The hacktivist collective Anonymous has launched a new operation which is designed to fight back against police brutality in the United States. Inspired by recent events, which have seen innocent civilians murdered by police officers, and police officers murdered in retaliation, #OpBlackFlare is Anonymous’s intriguing -- and peaceful -- response to the situation. SEE ALSO: Woman live-streams the police shooting of her boyfriend on Facebook Anonymous isn’t calling for people to attack the police -- it stresses it in no way approves of events like the Dallas shooting and also recognizes that only a small percentage of police offices are… [Continue Reading]
ZTE Axon 7 affordable Android smartphone now available for pre-order in the USA

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 6:11pm CEST par Brian Fagioli

There is a semi-disturbing trend happening in the Android market nowadays -- very affordable smartphones. Before you call me nuts, it's true there is nothing inherently wrong with a consumer saving money, but a race to the bottom can hurt the platform overall. No-name manufacturers are leveraging decent specs and selling phones at insanely low prices, making profits tough for the big-name players. If Android becomes unprofitable, why will anyone bother? ZTE is a lesser-known company in the USA, but I wouldn't categorize them as being "no-name". Today, it announces that its Axon 7 smartphone is coming to America, and at a… [Continue Reading]
Seagate cuts 14 percent of its workforce due to declining HDD sales

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 6:04pm CEST par Anthony Spadafora

Dwindling demand for physical hard drives has already led Seagate to eliminate the jobs of 1,600 employees from its global workforce of 46,000 which spans across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Now, the company has announced that it is planning to cut another 6,500 jobs or 14 percent of its remaining staff. The employees who have lost their jobs will be let go over the next 12 months and Seagate will end up paying out $164 million as a result. The company blames a slowing desktop PC market for declining sales of its hard drives. Flash-based storage,… [Continue Reading]
How businesses are missing out on data analytics

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 5:15pm CEST par Ian Barker

Analytics is something that many enterprises are keen to make use of, but a new report finds that many businesses are approaching it in the wrong way. The report from decision science and big data specialist MuSigma identifies gaps and shortcomings in traditional approaches to analytics and problem solving but also highlights that a majority of senior leadership believes analytics is affecting company strategy and results in positive ways. "This report shows that many businesses are still misguidedly prioritizing data and technology needs over the need for better decision making," says Tom Pohlmann, head of values and strategy, Mu Sigma. "Changes… [Continue Reading]
Pokémon Go begins its European invasion

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 4:58pm CEST par Mihăiță Bamburic

Pokémon Go is undoubtedly the hottest mobile game at the moment. In the first week after its release it has skyrocketed to the top of the free and top grossing charts on both the App Store and Google Play in Australia, New Zealand and United States. Pokémon Go has already reached over 10 million installs on Google Play, which is very impressive when you consider that it is officially available only in the three aforementioned countries. However, this changes today as the makers of the game just added one more market to the list. Pokémon Go is now also available… [Continue Reading]
Skype returns to Linux!

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 4:50pm CEST par Brian Fagioli

For a long time I was very high on Skype. As a Windows, Linux, and iOS user, its cross-platform nature made it a dream. Unfortunately, Microsoft started neglecting the Linux desktop client, causing it to become outdated from a design perspective and not entirely functional. I assumed the Windows 10-maker simply no longer cared about Linux on the desktop. I assumed wrong. Shockingly, Microsoft announces a new Skype client for Linux -- currently in Alpha. In other words, Skype for Linux is back, figuratively speaking. The company is pledging its support for desktop operating systems based on the open source… [Continue Reading]
CEO fraud scams target more than 400 businesses every day

Publié: juillet 13, 2016, 4:49pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

More than 400 businesses get targeted by CEO fraud scams every day, a new report by security researchers Symantec says. CEO fraud is a type of scam in which cyber-criminals target financial staff, often posing as CEOs or other executives, and request large money transfers. Even though it sounds too simple to work, its success rate is actually quite high, and relies mostly on putting financial staff under a lot of pressure through a sense of urgency, not giving them enough time to think things through. From those 400 daily targets, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are the biggest target… [Continue Reading]