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  Now's the time to buy Xbox One S -- Microsoft Store offering two free games with purchase

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 11:38pm CET par Brian Fagioli

  The Xbox One S is probably the best media device on the market from a value perspective. Not only does it play top-quality video games and offer streaming video apps, but it comes with an integrated 4K Blu-ray player too. Quite franky, many standalone UHD disc players cost more than Microsoft's game console, making it a no-brainer. Today, Microsoft sweetens the deal even further, by bundling two free games when you buy from the company directly. These two games are in addition to the ones that may already be included. In other words, starting at $299, you can get the… [Continue Reading]
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  SAS: Open source software comes with hidden costs and problems

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 9:52pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Open source technologies are great for organizations, but they're far from perfect. As a matter of fact, many of the open source technologies in use today come with hidden costs and problems. This is according to a new report by SAS, which was created on a poll of 300 executives across the UK and Ireland. These costs and problems mostly revolve around training staff, as well as recruiting, or replacing employees with essential data science skills. That's why it's ideal -- at least according to SAS -- to keep the ratio between open source and proprietary technology 40 to 60… [Continue Reading]
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  Open source-focused Google Summer of Code 2017 student applications now being accepted

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 9:11pm CET par Brian Fagioli

  Today is the first official day of spring. With that said, Google wants us to look towards the following season -- summer. You see, starting today, application entries are being accepted for Google Summer of Code 2017. If you've never heard of this program, please know that the search giant pairs students with organizations to get real-world experience working on an open source project during summer break. Google even pays them some money -- it is not an unpaid affair. Pay, experience, and knowledge aside, participating will look excellent on a résumé. "For the 13th straight year GSoC will give… [Continue Reading]
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  The challenges and promise of the connected car

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 8:42pm CET par David Zimmerman

  The data from connected cars could reach a revenue potential of $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a study from McKinsey. This connectivity will have a transformative effect on both consumer and commercial vehicles, well beyond previous advancements such as on-board diagnostics or airbags. Employers such as cable companies and delivery firms are very eager to further implement connectivity to monitor drivers and improve safety. In the coming years connected cars will be a standard, acting as both hotspots and sending out information to other vehicles, toll booths, and various other sensors. Managing all of this data and the related… [Continue Reading]
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  Seven year-old Linux vulnerability now patched

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 8:33pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  An old vulnerability was just discovered in the Linux kernel, potentially allowing hackers to gain privilege escalation, or cause a denial of service. The vulnerability was quickly fixed and there have been no signs of it in the wild, although that does not necessarily mean it went unnoticed. According to Positive Technologies expert Alexander Popov, the CVE-2017-2636 vulnerability is seven years old and has affected the majority of popular Linux distributions, including RHEL 6/7, Fedora, SuSE, Debian, and Ubuntu. Alexander Popov found a "race condition in the n_hdlc driver that leads to double-freeing of kernel memory, which can be exploited… [Continue Reading]
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  Employees are a major security risk, say IT pros

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 8:00pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Almost a third of companies have suffered either data loss or a security breach because their employees use mobile technologies to work. This is according to a new report by Apricorn. The company polled 100 IT decision makers in the UK for the report. Almost half (44 percent) expect mobile workers to expose their company’s data to risks of breaches and theft. Nearly half of respondents also agree that employees are the biggest security threat to their company. As all of this is happening, companies are still confused, as most of them don’t know how to adequately enforce security policies.… [Continue Reading]
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  What are the most popular programming languages?

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 5:51pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

  The software space is incredibly diverse and this is reflected in the sheer number of programming languages that you can learn today. If you are just starting out choosing one can seem daunting -- this list of the most-popular programming languages should help narrow down your options. Each of the major programming languages has its fair share of fans, as you might have realized by now, but JavaScript, Java and Python have the most followers. RedMonk, which just posted its latest Programming Language Rankings, looked at both GitHub and Stack Overflow to give you an answer that reflects what developers… [Continue Reading]
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  eBay takes aim at Amazon with 'Guaranteed Delivery'

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 4:57pm CET par Brian Fagioli

  I shop at Amazon a lot. Is it because the prices are the lowest? No, actually. Quite often, I pay a bit more at Amazon compared to other online retailers. Why would I choose to spend more money? Shipping time. As a Prime member, I get guaranteed free two-day shipping. For a few extra bucks, I can get one-day shipping. In other words, the guaranteed delivery is worth the premium for me. Saving a few bucks but not knowing when my order will arrive is simply a bad deal -- for me at least (and I am guessing many others… [Continue Reading]
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  Organizations remain vulnerable to brute force attacks

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 4:54pm CET par Ian Barker

  Gaining access to accounts is often done the old-fashioned way, using brute force guesses, but a new report reveals that many devices and accounts still have default usernames and passwords. The study from visibility and testing company Ixia shows the top five username guesses as root, admin, ubnt, support, and user -- ubnt being the default username for AWS and other cloud services based on Ubuntu. Among other things the report reveals are the top five phishing targets as being Google, Paypal, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alibaba. Over the summer of 2016 ransomware attacks outpaced conventional phishing. Fake Adobe updates are… [Continue Reading]
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  Consumers know apps are insecure, but they do little to protect themselves

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 4:44pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Once again, an urban myth turns out to be true. People know mobile apps can be targeted by hackers, they fear the scenario, yet they’re doing very little to protect themselves from such potential attacks. The confirmation was released by F5 Networks, in a study into the UK’s app-centric society and consumer behaviors. Almost three in five fear the Facebook app is a target for hackers. A quarter (23 percent) would not purchase a voice activation system such as Alexa, and more than a third (39 percent) would not purchase smart locks over fears of hacking. Yet, this doesn’t stop… [Continue Reading]
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  Ahead of the Galaxy S8 launch, Samsung officially announces its virtual assistant, Bixby

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 4:25pm CET par Mark Wilson

  There have been so many leaks about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 that, come launch day, there will be nothing new to learn. One of the features that slipped out a little earlier than planned was news of Samsung's own virtual assistant called Bixby. Now Samsung has officially unveiled its take on Siri and Cortana. Drawing on artificial intelligence and deep learning, Samsung describes Bixby as "a new intelligent interface." But what makes Bixby any better, or different, than any other virtual assistant on the market? Samsung says that "completeness", "context awareness" and "cognitive tolerance" are the keys to its success.… [Continue Reading]
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  Archiving partnership aids financial services compliance

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 3:19pm CET par Ian Barker

  For the financial services industry, compliance is a major issue as there's a need to archive communication from many different sources. To provide a solution to the industry's unique demands, financial services software specialist IPC Systems has announced a collaboration with communications compliance and archiving company Actiance. This will use Actiance's Alcatraz solution to offer IPC's financial services customers a holistic archival solution across a range of digital communications, including voice. Alcatraz can archive over 80 different types of digital communications, ranging from email to enterprise social networks, financial networks, and public social media. Thanks to the collaboration, IPC will… [Continue Reading]
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  Microsoft's Mac to Surface Assistant makes it easier to switch to a Surface

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 2:07pm CET par Mark Wilson

  Moving from one operating system to another -- be it Windows to Linux, Mac to Windows or whatever -- can be fraught with tension. Microsoft wants to make life easier for anyone who has decided to ditch their Mac, by releasing the Mac to Surface Assistant to help migrate data to a new Surface Pro, Surface Book or Surface Studio. For some time, Microsoft has featured detailed instructions on the Surface support pages that explain how to backup and transfer different types of data from one computer to another. With the Mac to Surface Assistant, however, all of this is… [Continue Reading]
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  M-Kavach is an Android security app from India

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 1:27pm CET par Mike Williams

  M-Kavach is a versatile Android security app from the Center for Development of Advanced Computing, a research and development arm of the Indian government. The app offers several modules and security layers to protect you from a range of threats. M-Kavach can restricts app access to key resources, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camera and mobile data. An App Manager limits access to critical apps such as mobile wallets. A filter enables blocking unwanted calls and SMS. Anti-theft features include remote wiping of contacts, call logs or the entire device via SMS. You also get some protection against malicious JavaScript, apparently (we’re… [Continue Reading]
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  Microsoft Teams vs Slack -- how do they compare?

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 1:21pm CET par Ian Barker

  Last week Microsoft rolled out its Teams collaboration app to Office 365 users. Teams has been widely billed as a competitor for Slack, but how do the two big players in this space measure up against each other? Internet marketing company TechWyse has put together an infographic giving an easy-to-follow overview of how the features of Teams and Slack compare. Slack is the more expensive option for paid users, but it does offer a Freemium model which Teams lacks. The comparison is about more than cost though. The graphic looks at numbers of users, features like alerts and the availability… [Continue Reading]
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  Despite raising over $1 million in funding, iPhone E-ink case creator popSLATE closes down

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 12:40pm CET par Wayne Williams

  A year ago, I wrote about popSLATE 2, a crowdfunded case for iPhone that looked amazing. The proposed product put a second shatterproof E-Ink screen on the back of the phone, and doubled as a battery pack. I was so impressed with it, I immediately backed the campaign. There’s always a risk when funding products on the likes of Indiegogo (which this was) and Kickstarter, especially when it comes to technology devices, and sadly despite raising over $1.1 million (1371 percent of its funding goal), popSLATE has announced that the company has gone bust, meaning that backers won’t receive the… [Continue Reading]
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  WikiLeaks holds tech companies' feet to the fire before helping with zero days revealed in CIA leaks

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 12:26pm CET par Mark Wilson

  The CIA's hacking tools leaked in the WikiLeaks Vault 7 disclosure revealed vulnerabilities in a range of popular software titles. Julian Assange has said that his organization will share details of the zero days revealed in the documents with the respective technology companies, but it now transpires that there are certain conditions to meet first. It’s a situation that has more than a slight air of "ransom" to it. Microsoft has initially complained that after the initial leak there had been no contact from either WikiLeaks or the CIA, but it seems that contact has now been made with the… [Continue Reading]
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  Google attracts criticism for hiding LGBTQ videos in YouTube's Restricted Mode

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 10:14am CET par Mark Wilson

  LGBTQ+ videos are effectively being censored by Google, say a number of high-profile YouTubers. The accusations surround YouTube's Restricted Mode and the belief that this is hiding videos with LGBTQ+ content from view, leading some to suggest that active censorship is taking place. Google says that this limited mode exists to give people the option to avoid "videos that discuss more sensitive issues." The blocking is supposed to be triggered by "community flagging, age restrictions, and other signals," but YouTubers complain that even "innocent" videos that reference same-sex relationships, "queer perspectives" and other LGBTQ+ topics have been restricted. It is… [Continue Reading]
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  Qualcomm: Snapdragon is more than a processor, it's a platform

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 8:16am CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Qualcomm no longer refers to Snapdragons as processors, but rather as a platform. It says it is changing the terminology because "Snapdragon is more than a single component, a piece of silicon, or what many would misinterpret as the CPU." According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon is an anthology of technology, composed of hardware, software and services. Looking at it that way, the word "processor" is unsuitable, and therefore had to be nixed. The Snapdragon platform, the company claims, takes the offerings beyond a single chip. "While the single processor form factor is truly a system-on-a-chip (SoC), housing custom technology like an… [Continue Reading]
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  Kdenlive is a powerful video editor for… Windows?

  Publié: mars 20, 2017, 5:38am CET par Mike Williams

  Kdenlive has been a popular non-linear video editor in the Linux world for a very long time, but the developers have also recently released a first Windows port. The build doesn't skimp on functions: there's a full multi-track timeline and an array of effects and transitions to explore. Analysis tools on hand include histograms, audio meters, waveforms, vectorscopes and more, and a configurable interface enables rearranging all of this to suit your needs. We grabbed a copy. There's no installation required, just unzip and run Kdenlive.exe. Except, well, that didn't work. The program requires FFmpeg to import and export media,… [Continue Reading]