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Could your BYOD system be a threat to your business?

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 7:55pm CET par David Venable

Nowadays, practically everyone is connected to the Internet at home, in the office and on the move. This has introduced fantastic opportunities for businesses and employees to operate smarter. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD); the concept of allowing employees to work in the office or remotely using their own devices, rather than company owned, has been around for a while now and really makes the most of this 'personal device era'. It’s convenient for employees to use their own devices, reduces burden on IT admin and saves Capex costs for the business. But, could BYOD end up being the company’s… [Continue Reading]
Chuwi Hi13 hybrid takes on Microsoft Surface Book

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 7:29pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

If you can't afford a Microsoft Surface device, chances are there is a pretty interesting alternative out there that does not break the bank. For instance, Chuwi's Hi12 falls in the same category as the Surface Pro 4, but can be had at a fraction of the cost. Same goes for the new Hi13, which the company is pitching as a rival to the mighty Surface Book. Microsoft's hybrid device is very impressive, featuring high-performance internals, a premium build, and a price to match, so what does the Hi13 bring to the table? The Hi13 looks just like the Surface Book when… [Continue Reading]
LaCie refreshes 'd2' and 'Rugged' external drives with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 7:25pm CET par Brian Fagioli

LaCie's external drives are iconic -- especially in the Apple community. While the USB storage drives will work with Windows and Linux-based operating systems too, the designs are often more in line with Mac computers. Last year, Apple released new MacBook Pro laptops which only have USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports. Naturally, LaCie needed to refresh its products to accommodate these modern ports, and it has done so with two of its most popular -- the "d2" and "Rugged". As you can see in the image above, the smaller orange-rubber encased Rugged USB-C uses 2.5-inch drives. Consumers can choose between mechanical hard drives for higher… [Continue Reading]
Windows 10 to get a new look with Project NEON in Redstone 3

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 5:48pm CET par Mark Wilson

The look of Windows has evolved over the years -- some would say at a largely glacial pace -- and with an incremental update to follow Windows 10 Creators Update we're in line for the latest change. Known as Project NEON, this is not a major overhaul of the Metro or MDL2 (Microsoft Design Language 2) look, but it introduces some new ideas in the form of Acrylic. Some of the features of NEON can already be seen in the latest builds of apps such as Groove Music, and Connected Animations. Acrylic brings blurring effects to apps not only to… [Continue Reading]
Five common misconceptions about disaster recovery

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 3:53pm CET par Monica Brink

When disaster strikes, organizations need to be able to recover IT systems as quickly as possible. Not having a disaster recovery plan in place can put the business at risk of high financial costs, reputation loss and even greater risks for its clients, customers and employees. Despite this, each year business continuity gets cut from the budget and companies continue to fail to invest in DR. Here are five common objections that continue to dominate the disaster recovery budget discussion and why IT leaders need to refute them. 1. It's Going to Cost a Fortune. Business leaders often assume that… [Continue Reading]
Image to ZX Spec takes your pictures back in time

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 2:40pm CET par Mike Williams

Image to ZX Spec is a free Java-based application which shows you how your pictures and videos might have looked on the classic old ZX Spectrum home computer. Never heard the Spectrum? It was released almost 35 years ago so that’s no great surprise, but all you really need to know is its extremely basic graphics specs: a cramped 256×192 resolution, about a 20th of a megapixel, and a palette limited to 7 colors at two levels of brightness each, plus black. This isn’t as bad as it sounds. No, really. Developers used a host of dithering and error diffusion… [Continue Reading]
Insurance company replaces claim workers with AI

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 1:11pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

We keep hearing how artificial intelligence won't leave people jobless, but instead will leave them with more time to tackle more demanding issues. However, if a Japanese insurance company is any indicator, that story doesn't hold water. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company just announced that it will "replace 34 claim workers with IBM's Watson Explorer". So yeah, 34 white-collar employees got replaced by an AI. Watson, an artificial intelligence system that's been making plenty of headlines lately, will be tasked with reading medical documents, and then using that information to determine payouts. It will base its conclusions on the injury involved,… [Continue Reading]
Watch out for Amazon sellers with New Year phishing scams

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 12:29pm CET par Mark Wilson

This is one of the many times of year that retailers have sales, coinciding neatly with the time of year when many people are feeling the pinch after splashing out on food and presents. But if you're scouring Amazon for great deals, watch out for sellers who are actually using low prices to lure you into a phishing scam. One seller going by the name of (among others) Sc-Elegance uses "used, like new" tech products as bait, ultimately directing buyers to a fraudulent site to make payments. Security experts are warning shoppers to be on their guard. The warning comes… [Continue Reading]
Best Windows 10 apps this week

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 11:45am CET par Martin Brinkmann

Two-hundred-and-thirteen in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on Windows Store in the past seven days. As always, if I missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email instead. Discounts this week The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all deals. Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are… [Continue Reading]
US Federal Trade Commission sues D-Link for having terrible security

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 11:00am CET par Mark Wilson

D-Link is facing a lawsuit brought against it by the US Federal Trade Commission for the poor security of its routers and connected cameras. The FTC says the company failed to take reasonable steps to protect users from hackers. The FTC is seeking to improve the security of all IoT (internet of things) devices in the wake of compromised devices being used to launch high-profile DDoS attacks such as Marai and Leet Botnet. D-Link argues that the charges brought against it are "unwarranted and baseless" and plans to "vigorously defend itself". The Taiwanese company says that the FTC "fails to… [Continue Reading]
Vine is closing on 17 January -- download your Vines now!

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 10:27am CET par Mark Wilson

Back in October Twitter announced that it was shuttering Vine, with the promise that more details of the closure would follow. A subsequent announcement narrowed it down to the first month of 2017, and now it has been pinned down to 17 January. The move sees Twitter morphing the app into a new Vine Camera app, and killing off the Vine website as we know it. It will still exist, but only as an archive of Vines for you to browse. If you want to download your old Vines for posterity, you'll need to do so by the 17th. Twitter… [Continue Reading]
Windows 10 makes thirsty drinkers wait while it updates the fridge

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 10:11am CET par Wayne Williams

Last year we wrote about how Windows 10 ruined a live weather broadcast with an unwanted upgrade, and killed a live pro gaming stream with a badly timed update. A few days into 2017, and Jackie Stokes, Director of Incident Response at Intel Security, has brightened our day with this image of Windows 10 updating on a fridge, captioned "I just wanted some water…" She tweeted the picture yesterday, and it quickly went viral with 23,883 retweets and 40,445 likes at the time of writing. Of course, things aren’t entirely as they might seem because it isn’t a real Windows… [Continue Reading]
Tidal Masters go their own way

Publié: janvier 6, 2017, 8:49am CET par Joe Wilcox

During Consumer Electronics Show 2017 yesterday, in licensing partnership with MQA, music streamer Tidal announced the new audio-fidelity tier "Masters", which is available for free to existing HiFi subscribers. Early album selection is extremely limited as is access option: macOS or Windows application. Both will expand in time. But wow! I tested skeptically, wiring up my studio cans—Audio-Technica ATH-R70x—to 15.4-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to hear the difference. Hehe, if any. I deliberately started with Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" from album "Rumors", which released 40 years ago on February 4th. Tidal claims that Masters recordings deliver "an audio experience exactly… [Continue Reading]