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IT Security in 2015: Four Trends to Watch
In any given year, there are a number of IT trends driven by evolutionary factors with leading indicators that are present in the prior...
Innovative 3D Printing Applications Catching On in Many Industries
3D printing has been around for almost 30 years, used by a wide range of product manufacturers, aerospace companies and others to quickly design...
Daily Video: Samsung Announces Faster Galaxy Note 4 Smartphone
Samsung announced on Dec. 28 what it called its fastest-ever smartphone, the new Galaxy Note 4 phablet with built-in 4G LTE Advanced capabilities.The device...
Xbox Live Founder Leaves Microsoft
Boyd Multerer, director of development for Xbox, has made his exit from Microsoft."Goodbye Microsoft. It was a good run. Xbox was Great! Time to...
Google Partly to Blame for Gmail Disruption in China, Paper Says
State-run Chinese newspaper the Global Times Tuesday said that Google may be at least partly to blame for a Gmail service outage in the...
Security Community Debates Source of Sony Pictures Hack
Ten days after the U.S. government concluded that North Korea was behind the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the image of events that led...
Congressional Republicans Look to Block Net Neutrality: Report
Net neutrality, the idea that the Internet should be accessible to everyone equally without provisions for fast lanes for those willing to pay extra,...
Top 10 Security Incidents and Vulnerabilities of 2014
Top 10 Security Incidents and Vulnerabilities of 2014
by Sean Michael Kerner
No. 10: WireLurker Targets Mac OS X and iOS
WireLurker, first disclosed in November by...
Apple App Customers in Europe Now Have 14-Day Window for Refunds
European consumers now have a 14-day window to seek refunds from Apple for any digital app or content purchases that are downloaded and paid...
Despite a Tumultuous 2014, Bitcoin Still Has Value
On Jan. 6, 2014, one Bitcoin (BTC) was valued at approximately U.S.$951, according to Coindesk, and has not rebounded to that level. On Dec....