2017-05-05 20:06
Java modular battle heats up as Oracle criticizes Red Hat, IBM
Amid a budding controversy surrounding the module system planned for Java, Oracle’s chief Java architect, Mark Reinhold, lashed out today at Red Hat and IBM’s opposition, saying the companies are simply guarding their own interests.
2017-05-05 19:55
Chromebook shipments surge by 38 percent, cutting into Windows 10 PCs
In a slowing PC market, Chromebooks siphoned market share away from Windows PCs in 2016 as their popularity grew outside the education market.
2017-05-05 18:47
Android device updates: T-Mobile sends out a fix for the Galaxy S8, S8+ red screen
The few Galaxy S8 and S8+ models that were seeing red shouldn’t do so for much longer. T-Mobile is the first to push out a fix for the strange tint that appeared on some users’ new phones.
2017-05-05 18:31
Motorola could be working on a killer new feature for a tablet that no one will want to buy
Unsurprisingly, the Android tablet market on the decline. You don’t have to be an analyst to see that usage is dramatically down, and a new report confirms that very fact. But that’s not stopping Motorola from trying to resuscitate it.
2017-05-05 18:28
PC makers will ship Windows 10 mixed reality headsets in Q4
Microsoft's hardware partners will flood the market with Windows Mixed Reality headsets by the holiday season this year, offering up a new way to enjoy Windows 10.
2017-05-05 17:38
UK seeks end to end-to-end encryption
It could put an end to end-to-end encryption in services such as WhatsApp: The U.K. government wants telecommunications providers to help it tap their customers' communications, removing any encryption the provider applied.
2017-05-05 16:55
Cyberspies tap free tools to make powerful malware framework
Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.
2017-05-05 14:47
Net neutrality defenders gear up for new fight
Advocates for strong net neutrality rules enforced by a powerful federal regulator may be on the ropes, but they are striking a defiant tone as they look to whip up grassroots opposition ahead of the effort to dismantle the FCC's open internet order.
2017-05-05 13:42
Microsoft plots changes to Windows 10's release lingo
Microsoft will change the nomenclature of its Windows 10 release model in September, dropping terms used since the operating system's debut and substituting names that sync with Office 365.
2017-05-05 13:00
Top tips for finding the right cybersecurity products
Having trouble finding the right security products for your business? You’re not the only one.