Monthly Archives: October 2014
Google Increases Bug Bounty Payouts
Finding bugs isn't an act of charity; it's a time-consuming process that researchers should be rewarded for. That's a fact that Google understands well...
Alcatel-Lucent Completes Sale of Enterprise Biz to Chinese Firm
Alcatel-Lucent has completed the sale of 85 percent of its enterprise networking and communications business to Chinese investment company China Huaxin, the latest move...
DOJ Busts Hackers Who Targeted Microsoft Xbox
U.S. law enforcement officials have nabbed four hackers that were accused of infiltrating the networks of Microsoft; video game makers Epic Games, Valve and...
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
By Tom JowittMicrosoft earlier this week revealed its new operating system, Windows 10, to the world.But Redmond's decision to avoid the Windows 9 name...
Microsoft’s Sway Generates Mobile-Optimized ‘Interactive Documents’
Microsoft seems determined to make static, slide-based presentations a thing of the past.The company today unveiled Office Sway, a new app that enables users...
Pebble Smartwatch Adds Health and Fitness Features, Drops to $99
The Pebble smartwatch is gaining new health and fitness tracking capabilities, while its price is dropping to $99 from its former $150 price tag.The...
Attorney General Holder Speaks Out Against Apple, Google Data Encryption
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has added his voice to a growing number of law enforcement officials who are publicly criticizing Apple and Google...
Data Direct Launches New Parallel-File Storage Appliance
Data Direct Networks on Oct. 1 launched a new, high-end storage appliance—one unlike anything else now available.Appliances generally are supposed to be purpose-driven machines...
Eight Key Open-Source Internet of Things Projects
Eight Key Open-Source Internet of Things Projects
by Darryl K. Taft
Node-RED: Visual Tool for IoT
Node-RED is a tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and...
AT&T Offers Big Discounts on Pair of Tablets With Smartphone Purchase
New and existing AT&T customers can now get an LG G Pad 7.0 LTE for 99 cents or a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0...