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Microsoft's claim that Windows 10 made obsolete an important enterprise anti-exploit tool was inaccurate, said a security analyst at the center that coordinates with the United States' cyber-alert organization.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed industry guidelines that ask automakers to create a way to block applications on smartphones or tablets that can distract drivers.

Raspberry Pi 3 today has only Wi-Fi connectivity, but soon it will also be able to handle low-throughput cellular communications and let users control devices over long distances.

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Britons hoping that a quaint historical tradition might stop a Draconian internet surveillance law in its tracks were disappointed on Tuesday morning, when the Queen gave her approval to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

Unless Congress takes 11th-hour action, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies will gain new authority this week to hack into remote computers during criminal investigations.

Samsung, a company so massive it accounts for 20% of South Korea's gross domestic product, is in the midst of a struggle that could see it split into two companies and ditch its PC business.

For Hewlett Packard Enterprise, turn-about is fair play in the cloud.

HPE originally pitched its Synergy line of "composable" IT infrastructure as a way to bring the flexibility of cloud services to on-premises systems. Now it's turning that story around, putting those same Synergy components -- and some new ones -- into the public cloud with the goal of simplifying hybrid IT management.

The new components of Synergy made their debut in London on Tuesday, at HPE Discover, an event for the company's customers and partners. Читать дальше...

There is an epidemic of Apple Calendar spam (and some incidents of iCloud Photo Sharing spam) impacting iCloud users worldwide. Everybody is writing about it, and because so many people are affected I thought I should join in. This is what is happening and what you can do about it.

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A new project between General Electric and Gerdau, a large steel manufacturer in Brazil, had a simple objective: Improve productivity by reducing equipment failure and related problems. Early indications suggest that goal was achieved with flying colors.

I cut cable TV earlier this year and switched over to online streaming services. I've tried Dish's Sling TV and Sony's PlayStation Vue, but will switch to AT&T's new DirecTV Now service after it starts streaming on Nov. 30.

We all know that Apple is planning something big for next year's 10th anniversary iPhone 8 release, and details continue to trickle out about just what that means.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said late Monday that no data had been accessed from its servers in a ransomware attack on the Muni transit system and the agency has never considered paying the ransom asked by the attacker.

Landing that dream developer job is hard work, but it all starts with the resume. Your code may be tight and you may have a wide range of deep experience, but if you shortchange the time spent on your resume, you may not get recognized in the job marketplace for your true worth. You might even sabotage your chance of being invited for interviews.

If there's a silver lining to the overall decline of computer sales, it's the booming of the premium ultramobile segment. Based on a forecast from Gartner, sales of these slim but powerful flagship systems could rise by 11% this year and, by 2018, account for 27% of PC sales.

The company where this IT pilot fish works is rolling out a new security policy: All computer screens will lock automatically when not in use.

We all know that Apple is planning something big for next year's 10th anniversary iPhone 8 release, and details continue to trickle out about just what that means.

If you're looking to cut cable TV, a new video streaming service from AT&T will be available starting Wednesday.

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Today, security education may be part of an organization’s onboarding process, but while many people know not to open an email from an unidentified source, or even those from a friend or coworker that have uncharacteristic links or text, individuals inevitably still do.

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