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U.S. IT salaries rose by 4.25 percent in 2014, the largest increase in six years, according to a survey from IEEE-USA.

Microsoft's new, more collaborative approach to the computing industry was on display at VMware's annual conference in San Francisco Tuesday, when executives from both companies shared the stage to talk about new device management features in Windows 10.

Details of the universe will come into sharper focus thanks to a powerful, new camera the U.S. government is funding.

Ten years ago, the Gulf Coast was completely devastated by Hurricane Katrina, leaving thousands of businesses in New Orleans and the surrounding area under water and without power for weeks.

Perhaps the only thing worse than falling victim to a business email compromise or “CEO fraud” that results in millions of dollars in wire fraud theft – is wondering whether your insurance will cover any of the loss.

I've been thinking a lot about the OnePlus 2 lately. 

And you know what? More than anything, I've been thinking about how strange it is that this phone is such a big deal.

I should qualify that: It's a big deal in the relatively little pond of Android enthusiasts in which most of us swim. The vast majority of "normal" people have never heard of it -- and that's an important fact to keep in mind as we dive deeper into this conversation.

First, a quick primer: OnePlus, if you happen... Читать дальше...

If your Wi-Fi network is using the popular Belkin N600 DB router, be warned: It may have several vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to take it over.

Ericsson is working on LTE with faster upload speeds, as well as using unlicensed spectrum to speed up downloads and customizing the technology for Internet of Things applications.

Seagate has broken through the 1TB per platter barrier for 2.5-in., 7mm thick (laptop) hard disk drives (HDD).

Windows 10 in August set a record for a one-month increase in user share for any operating system, an analytics firm said today.

Samsung has developed a big-screen OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen that's transparent, and plans to show it at this week's IFA consumer electronics expo in Berlin.

Malware that runs inside GPUs (graphics processing units) can be harder to detect, but is not completely invisible to security products.

Fundamental

Apple and Cisco have revealed a key partnership that promises to unleash forces enterprises seek as they engage in digital transformation: Use of the world’s most popular enterprise devices, optimized for key global networks and backed up with the kind of analytical chops you can expect through Apple’s other deal with IBM.

The reason this matters so much is couched in plain sight in the joint press release: “Apple and Cisco today announced a partnership to create a fast... Читать дальше...

Editors of the English version of Wikipedia have blocked 381 user accounts for editing articles on the online encyclopedia despite being secretly paid to do so by various interests.

A former Secret Service agent admitted Monday to stealing $820,000 worth of bitcoins from Silk Road vendors during the investigation of the online contraband market.

There’s no shortage of arguments that cybersecurity needs to be aligned with the needs of the business, or that security is now a “boardroom issue.” And it seems that a new report or study is issued every day that states that boards of directors are more involved with their organizations’ cybersecurity efforts than ever before.

A recurring theme in cybercrime protection is ROI. It usually refers to how much effort — in terms of time and money — a thief must throw at a potential victim compared with the likely value of what could be obtained. Simply put, a thief can justify spending a lot more effort breaking into Fort Knox than stealing a six-year-old’s sweater.

Don't jailbreak your iPhone or iPad. That's the stark warning given by some commentators after a huge hack came to light. Hundreds of thousands of Apple accounts got hijacked, thanks to the KeyRaider iOS malware from a Cydia repo in China.

The antitrust cases against Google in Europe could soon be multiplying: Lawyers for one of the complainants in the European Commission's antitrust action are setting up a platform to help companies file civil suits seeking damages from the search giant for anticompetitive behavior.

A new phone is supposed to be a clean slate. But alarmingly, that's not always the case.

Samsung has made its latest foray into the smartwatch market with the new Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic, expanding its ever-evolving lineup of wearables.

Enterprises will be able to give their most important iOS apps priority and route voice calls over their own networks through the partnership that Cisco Systems and Apple announced on Monday.

Microsoft released a new set of tools on Monday to help developers make slick-looking add-ins for Office apps, at a time when the company wants to boost the ecosystem of third-party applications and services that work with its productivity suite.

Enterprises tend to be highly focused on keeping attackers out of their systems, but most of the actual damage happens not when the bad guys first break in, but when they're able to successfully steal data -- and the techniques they're using to do this are getting steadily more sophisticated.

Drive, baby, Drive

Google Drive may seem like a simple storage service, but don't be fooled: With the right set of add-ons, it can serve as a powerful hub for cloud-based productivity.