2017-01-20 22:51
Microsoft will soon end Office 2013 distribution through Office 365
Get ready, Office 365 administrators: Microsoft is ending support for the Office 2013 client apps that it previously distributed through its cloud-based productivity service. Instead, administrators and users will be pushed to use Office 2016, the late
2017-01-20 22:46
Researchers propose a way to use your heartbeat as a password
Researchers at Binghamton State University in New York think your heart could be the key to your personal data. By measuring the electrical activity of the heart, researchers say they can encrypt patients' health records. Â
2017-01-20 22:30
Trump likely to see the birth of an exascale system
President Donald Trump's administration has outlined some of its agenda, and has said nothing as far as supercomputing is concerned. Will it participate in the global race to develop an exascale supercomputer? It's been silent on this.
2017-01-20 21:30
How does China respond to US chip threats? With a $30 billion factory
For China, actions speak louder than words, especially in the escalating chip battle with the U.S., which has been hurling out verbal threats in recent months.
2017-01-20 20:56
Microsoft to retire original Windows 10 on March 26
Microsoft has set March 26 as the end date for support of the original Windows 10 edition.
2017-01-20 20:03
Spanish police nab suspected hacker behind Neverquest banking malware
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer suspected of developing the Neverquest banking Trojan, a malware targeting financial institutions across the world.
2017-01-20 19:45
Android device updates: Unlocked Moto Z and Moto Z Play Nougat updates detailed
The Nougat train is starting to slowlyspeed up and chug down the tracks. We learned more this week about Motorola and Samsung’s plans for upgrades on their phones. And new Nvidia Shield owners got a minor software bump that should fix an annoying bug
2017-01-20 19:37
Kotlin 1.1 beta adds JavaScript compilation
Kotlin, JetBrains' statically typed language, is bolstering its JavaScript and Java standing with the 1.1 beta release this week, adding JavaScript compilation and coroutines on both the JVM and JavaScript.
2017-01-20 18:39
Google shutting older versions of Drive, G Suite apps
If you haven’t moved to the latest version of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides, you might want to consider doing so. On April 3, Google will be shuttering older versions of these four apps, so users who rely on them will need to upgrade to ensur
2017-01-20 17:02
Trump nominee suggests IRS cybersecurity and staffing boosts
Cybersecurity and staffing upgrades at the Internal Revenue Service appear to be in store, assuming Steven Mnuchin is confirmed as Treasury Secretary in the new Trump Administration.