2017-03-20 08:05
'Candy-bar' phones will get smartphone features with new Qualcomm chip
The Nokia 3310 phone, a replica of its iconic namesake, took Mobile World Congress by storm last month. It was a surprising show of enthusiasm for so-called candy-bar phones, which remain popular in developing countries because of their rock-bottom pri
2017-03-20 08:00
GelTouch adds a new dimension to touch-sensitive controls
The problem with a lot of touch-sensitive controls is that the communication is one-way: They can feel you, but you can't feel them.
2017-03-20 07:00
Cebit showcases security after Snowden
It's almost four years since Edward Snowden leaked U.S. National Security Agency documents revealing the extent of the organization's surveillance of global internet traffic, but he's still making the headlines in Germany.
2017-03-20 07:00
Japan looks beyond Industry 4.0 towards Society 5.0
Declining birth rate, aging population, natural disasters, pollution: Do these sound like issues the IT industry can deal with? Japanese businesses say yes, and a number of them are at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, to explain why.
2017-03-20 06:20
McDonald’s India asks users to update app after data leak report
McDonald’s India operation asked users to update their McDelivery app as a 'precautionary measure' after a security firm said it had found that it was leaking personal data of over 2.2 million users.
2017-03-19 18:58
BlackBerry readies a more secure version of the Samsung Galaxy S7
Secusmart, the BlackBerry subsidiary that secures the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's smartphone, will roll out a version of its SecuSuite security software compatible with Samsung Electronics' Knox platform later this year.
2017-03-19 17:00
Intel claims storage speed record with first large-capacity Optane SSD
Intel's first Optane storage modules came out in early January, but were only 32GB. Larger Optane drives with up to 1.5TB of storage capacity are on their way, and we now have a better understanding of how they're going to perform.
2017-03-17 23:14
Some HTTPS inspection tools might weaken security
Companies that use security products to inspect HTTPS traffic might inadvertently make their users' encrypted connections less secure and expose them to man-in-the-middle attacks, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns.
2017-03-17 21:35
San Diego installs massive flow battery that can power 1,000 homes
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has taken the wraps off a new battery energy storage project that will store up to 2 megawatts of electricity -- enough to power 1,000 homes for four hours.
2017-03-17 21:25
DARPA's latest idea could put today's Turing-era computers at risk
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has come up with some crazy ideas in the past, and its latest idea is to create computers that are always learning and adapting, much like humans.