2017-04-07 19:09
US lawmakers demand to know how many residents are under surveillance
Two powerful U.S. lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump administration's to tell them how many of the country's residents are under surveillance by the National Security Agency.
2017-04-07 18:40
Surprise! Your first-gen Huawei Watch might get Android Pay after all
While many people who bought an original Huawei Watch are still counting the days until delivery of the Android Wear 2.0 upgrade, the long wait isn’t the only thing that’s bumming them out. One of the new OS’s best features, Android Pay, remains
2017-04-07 18:05
This year's H-1B cap is quickly reached -- and exceeded
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) said Friday that the H-1B cap for FY 2018 has been reached. The agency will now hold a computer-generated lottery to distribute the visas.
2017-04-07 16:50
Pairing Galaxy S8 with Microsoft apps seen as benefit to business customers
Samsung and Microsoft recently struck an unusual partnership: Buyers of new Samsung Galaxy S8 phones will soon be able to load Office and other productivity apps onto those Android 7 phones via Wi-Fi when inside Microsoft Stores.
2017-04-07 16:29
Samsung made an even better Galaxy S8+, but you can’t have it
In just a few weeks, Galaxy S8s will begin appearing in mailboxes, and people will be posting pictures and videos of their new phones to make all their Twitter followers and Facebook friends who don’t have one jealous. But even if you’re rocking th
2017-04-07 14:34
Why Google BigQuery excels at BI on big data concurrency
If you're trying to do business intelligence (BI) on big data and the capability to handle large number of concurrent queries is a key issue for you, Google BigQuery may well be the way to go, according to a new Business Intelligence Benchmark released
2017-04-07 12:00
Microsoft .Net Framework gets updated for Windows 10
Microsoft has launched .Net Framework 4.7 this week, offering enhancements for Windows Forms, cryptography, and touch.
2017-04-07 10:28
US FCC said to have a plan for rollback of net neutrality rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has disclosed preliminary plans to roll back some of the net neutrality provisions in the U.S., which could be put to vote as soon as May or June, according to news reports.
2017-04-07 04:21
Samsung's profit soars after recovery from Note7 debacle
The costly Galaxy Note7 debacle, which led to the recall of about 3 million smartphones because of overheating batteries, seems to be behind Samsung Electronics, with the company forecasting a 48 percent growth in operating profit in the first quarter.
2017-04-06 23:05
Twitter sues the US government for demanding it unmask an 'alt' account
Twitter is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and alleging the government is misusing an investigative tool as part of an internal witch-hunt to uncover who is behind a Twitter account critical of the immigration service.