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Wine 2.0 is here -- run Windows software on Linux and macOS

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 10:06pm CET par Brian Fagioli

One of the big hurdles for people looking to switch from Windows to Linux or macOS is a dependence of software that requires Microsoft's operating system. This is becoming less of an issue, however, as more and more programs become cross-platform. Not to mention, a lot of software solutions are web-based nowadays, meaning they can run on any operating system with compatible web browser. If you are someone that depends on software that only runs on Microsoft's operating system, you should probably stick with Windows. I mean, why deal with headaches? But OK, if for whatever reason you would rather… [Continue Reading]
Worried about your online privacy? Download Linux distro Tails 2.10

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 8:13pm CET par Brian Fagioli

Donald Trump is US president now, and maybe you are happy about that. More power to you. Some folks, however, are terrified of the man. True, he only just started the job, but he has already declared war on the truth by lying about both inaugural crowd size and voter fraud. He has even publicly attacked the press for doing its job. Heck, Trump's FCC appointee, Ajit Pai, is a known opponent of net neutrality. With all of that said, it can be hard to feel that your privacy will be safe with such a curious administration. If you are fearful that your… [Continue Reading]
Wearable adoption is low in US and Europe

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 7:05pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

Consumers in US and Europe haven't quite warmed up to wearables, according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Smartwatch adoption in both markets remains below the five percent mark, despite multiple models being available for a few years now. This isn't exactly a surprising finding, because smartwatch sales are pretty bad. Depending on who you choose to believe, they were between 2.7 and 6.1 million units in the third quarter of last year (we're still waiting on the numbers for 2016 from the likes of IDC and Canalys). Apple Watch rules this space, but it is hardly a major… [Continue Reading]
OnePlus 3T shipping right away, Open Beta releases paused temporarily

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 7:04pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

OnePlus has been busy lately, rolling out the Android Nougat update for its 3T flagship killer just hours before passing into 2017 and working hard to make the smartphone more readily available to ship to potential buyers in major markets. The OnePlus 3T is available to consumers without an invite, but not everyone has been able to get their hands on the smartphone. OnePlus did not always have it in stock, but that is about to change from now on. The latest batch of OnePlus 3T units in Gunmetal, and with 64GB of storage, is available to ship right away… [Continue Reading]
View Chrome, Firefox, Edge log-ons with SterJo Browser Passwords

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 6:55pm CET par Mike Williams

Freeware developer SterJo Software has released SterJo Browser Passwords, a simple tool which finds and displays passwords stored locally by Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Opera. There’s no configuration required. Simply launch the program and your logins are displayed with details including the browser, URL, user name and password. Right-clicking any single entry enables copying the URL, user name, password or everything to the clipboard. What you can’t do, unfortunately, is select and copy multiple logons. There’s also no general "Save as…" report option. We noticed a minor bug, too. The program requires COMCTL32.OCX, and if you try… [Continue Reading]
Mysterious Windows 10 update has users scratching their heads in confusion

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 6:07pm CET par Wayne Williams

Earlier today, Microsoft pushed out a new update for Windows 10. Since updates are mandatory in the new OS, it’s likely you already have it installed. So what does it do? Microsoft isn’t saying. There’s no detailed information on its purpose, and the vague descriptions that do exist are conflicting. You might be interested in knowing exactly what updates Microsoft is pushing on to your system -- but Microsoft doesn’t think you need to know. Because, Microsoft. Today’s mysterious update is KB3211320. Windows 10 describes it thusly: Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. Well, that’s helpful. If you’re… [Continue Reading]
4 big security threats facing your small business

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 5:22pm CET par Rick Delgado

You no longer have to be a large corporation to draw the attention of cybercriminals. In fact, your small business could be appealing to hackers, simply because you don’t have the same level of security that a big firm can bring to bear. Learning more about the most common risks can help you protect your organization and ensure you don’t fall victim to a scammer. Your Own Employees While an Edward Snowden style malicious insider is a rare threat to most organizations, even your most loyal team members could put your business at risk. From poor password choices to the… [Continue Reading]
Should geo-blocking be an option for DDoS prevention?

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 5:03pm CET par Peter Davidson

2016 should have reinforced what security experts have been telling us over the years. Cyberattacks are not a matter of "if" anymore but "when." Last year, there was no such thing as "too big to fail" as top tech firms like Yahoo!, Dropbox, and LinkedIn all reported data breaches. Internet services provider Dyn, which is used by Twitter and Spotify, was also hit with traffic-based attacks, affecting uptime of these popular sites. Banks and government institutions also fell victim to attacks that compromised information of millions of users -- a bank in Sri Lanka even lost billions of dollars to… [Continue Reading]
Bot traffic takes back the web

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 4:04pm CET par Ian Barker

Just over a year ago we reported that, for the first time in five years, human web traffic had overtaken bot traffic. It seems, however, that human dominance was short lived. The latest Imperva Incapsula Bot Traffic Report shows that in 2016 the bots were back on top with 51.8 percent of online activity, although it's an increase in good bot activity that has driven the trend. Good bots now account for 22.9 percent of all activity, up from 19.5 percent in the last report. Feed fetchers were the most active good bot in 2016, responsible for 12.2 percent of… [Continue Reading]
Customize and convert icons with Axialis IconGenerator

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 3:44pm CET par Mike Williams

Axialis Software has unveiled Axialis IconGenerator, a free tool for customizing and generating icons from a database of icon sets. The program is mainly aimed at professional developers and designers, who might use it to purchase one of Axialis’ commercial icon sets and adapt it to suit their needs. Anyone on a budget can also use IconGenerator with free icon sets, and there’s a 215-icon Google Material Design library included with the download. Each database is organized into icon categories, including Action, Alert, Device, File, Maps and more. Clicking a category displays the relevant icons, and you’re able to copy… [Continue Reading]
Mobile ad-blocking will get out of control in 2017

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 3:12pm CET par Ben Williams

It wasn’t just the news of Trump and Brexit that dominated headlines in 2016 -- adblocking also remained high on the news agenda after experiencing a roller-coaster year. Murmurs among the industry claimed that 2016 would represent a possible adblocking Armageddon, while the IAB’s CEO and president, Randall Rothenberg, spewed the words of Adblock Plus (ABP) as "extortionists, internet killers, an unethical, immoral, mendacious coven of techie wannabes." But that wasn’t all. In August, an epic back-and-forth battle between ABP and Facebook kicked-off as we successfully circumvented each new update made by the social media giant to uphold the users’ rights… [Continue Reading]
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Google celebrates the rooster for Lunar New Year

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 2:06pm CET par Brian Fagioli

Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year to encompass all of Asia), is literally a celebration of the beginning of a new year. One thing that makes the Lunar calendar more exciting than the Gregorian, is the use of representative animals. For instance, last year was the year of the monkey, while the upcoming year will represent the rooster. To celebrate the new year and the animal that says "cock-a-doodle-doo," Google will be hosting a special website with an interactive calendar. The site is designed to respect Lunar New Year traditions and customs, while also educating those that are unfamiliar with… [Continue Reading]
New platform brings enterprise-grade eCommerce to smaller businesses

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 1:27pm CET par Ian Barker

Doing business on the internet is deceptively simple, but for start-ups and smaller businesses, having the resources to do it well can prove elusive. UK-based website conversion and digital advertising company Ve Interactive is launching a new self-service platform aimed at giving smaller companies full control of their online marketing and generate more online sales. The platform will give users instant access to Ve's consumer-centric onsite engagement panel as well as its intelligent email marketing solution. Both of these aim to increase customer engagement, prevent needless abandonment and turn more online browsers into buyers. All of the technology is mobile-friendly, fully… [Continue Reading]
Apple to allow developers to respond to App Store reviews

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 12:42pm CET par Mark Wilson

For far too many years the process of providing feedback in the App Store has been a one-way dialog. At long last Apple is opening things up so developers will be able to respond to reviews that are left by customers. References to the new option is to be found in the documentation for iOS 10.3 beta, and Apple says that it will be available to developers when the final version of iOS 10.3 is released; it will also be available in the Mac App Store. Importantly, just as with Google Play, responses that are left will be visible to… [Continue Reading]
Lloyds bank hit by DDoS attack

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 12:03pm CET par Anthony Spadafora

The Lloyds Banking Group fell victim to a massive cyberattack this week, that was responsible for temporarily disrupting its services. The attack is being attributed to an international hacking group. It launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the company's online services that lasted for two days. During this time, customers were reportedly unable to make payments online or check their account balances. Although information regarding the attack has just been made public, the bank was actually targeted by hackers around two weeks ago. Lloyds was not the only high street lender targeted by the group, but it was… [Continue Reading]
WhatsApp beta shows message editing and recalling options

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 11:30am CET par Mark Wilson

Two features that are requested of messaging apps -- but found in very few -- are the ability to delete messages, and the ability to edit them. There could be good news on the horizon for WhatsApp users as the latest beta of the app includes references to precisely these two features. While controversial to some, many users would welcome the option to edit messages that include typos, or to recall messages that were fired off in haste. Although references to both options have been found in WhatsApp beta 2.17.25, neither are currently active. The features were spotted by WABetaInfo,… [Continue Reading]
Analyze active network connections with Process Network Monitor

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 11:28am CET par Mike Williams

Process Network Monitor is a free tool which highlights the network activity of the processes running on your PC. The program opens with a table telling you more about any running process which has a network connection open: process name, description and file details, PID, session ID, TCP count, UDP count and the total number of connections. Clicking any network connection lists active connections, including the local and remote hosts and port numbers, the remote host name and the connection status. You’re able to filter the process list by port number, for example searching for port 80 to look for… [Continue Reading]
No, America, you can't just demand customer data from anywhere in the world

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 10:38am CET par Mark Wilson

The US government has lost its bid to overturn a previous ruling which stated it could not force companies to hand over customer data that is stored on servers outside the US. The government's appeal steams from a ruling back in July when it lost a case in which it was trying to obtain customer data from Microsoft. It was seen as a win for privacy at the time, but the government thought the ruling could stand in the way of law enforcement. A vote by the second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan means that an appeal will… [Continue Reading]
Google Home gains Belkin WeMo support

Publié: janvier 25, 2017, 12:39am CET par Brian Fagioli

As the proud owner of an Amazon Echo (and Echo Dot), I often like to show it off. My favorite demonstration is using the internet-connected voice assistant to control a lamp in my home. Like a giddy kid, I tell guests to prepare to witness magic. Then, I say "Alexa, turn on the lamp." Guess what happens? The lamp turns on! This is thanks to Alexa's connection with my Belkin WeMo outlet device. Guests are seemingly never as impressed as I am, but I digress. If you also own Belkin WeMo devices, but opted instead for a Google Home rather than… [Continue Reading]