2017-04-03 22:18
Android grabs most-popular OS prize from Windows
Android last month slipped ahead of Windows to become the world's most popular operating system, an Irish analytics company said Monday.
2017-04-03 21:42
Trump ‘actively’ considering new H-1B spouse work rule
President Donald Trump's administration has decided to "actively reconsider" an Obama-era rule allowing certain H-1B spouses to hold jobs, according to court documents filed Monday. It is asking the court to give it until September to consider changing
2017-04-03 20:24
Windows 7 is in no rush to leave
Microsoft Windows 7 may not go quietly into the night, according to data published Saturday.
2017-04-03 20:19
UEFI flaws can be exploited to install highly persistent ransomware
Over the past few years, the world has seen ransomware threats advance from living inside browsers to operating systems, to the bootloader, and now to the low-level firmware that powers a computer's hardware components.
2017-04-03 18:00
Office 365's deskless worker package expands with new features
Microsoft is adding new capabilities to one of its cheapest enterprise plans for Office 365, in a push to capture a group of users traditionally underserved by the productivity suite.
2017-04-03 16:19
More people are using Android to get online than any other operating system, even Windows
We all know that Android is far and away the leading mobile operating system, commanding more than 80 percent of the market, but it seems that it’s even bigger than we thought. A new report from StatCounter says Android is actually the most widely us
2017-04-03 14:01
Can the IoT transform loading operations?
Transporting freight operates at a massive scale in the U.S., most of it hauled by trucks that are the lifeblood of the American economy. But the trailers those trucks are hauling typically have a load efficiency of 70 to 75 percent, says Tom Bianculli
2017-04-03 13:06
Apple said to drop Imagination's IP in favor of own graphics chips
Apple will soon stop using intellectual property from Imagination Technologies Group for graphics processing units for its iPhone and other devices, as it is working on a separate, independent graphics design for its products, the chip technology compa
2017-04-03 12:00
Microsoft to shut CodePlex open source project site
This December, Microsoft will shut down its CodePlex open source project hosting site, deferring instead to code-sharing site GitHub. The site will go read-only in October.
2017-04-03 12:00
Email security appears grounded as attacks continue to take flight
Recently inboxes have been hit by the so-called “airline phishing attack.†It is a new take on an old phishing email. It uses multiple techniques to capture sensitive data and deploy an advanced persistent threat (APT).