Monthly Archives: February 2015
Thread Group Kicks Off Program for IoT Startups
The Thread Group, an Internet of things standards consortium launched last year by such major tech players as Samsung, ARM, Freescale Semiconductor and Google's...
Google Study Shows Users Fail to Understand Security Warnings
Few users who encounter an alert through their browser actually read or understand the suggested advice but can be guided to take corrective action,...
Verizon Supercookie Opt-Out Offer Not Enough, Say 4 U.S. Senators
Concerns about Verizon's use of supercookies that automatically target ads to mobile customers are prompting four U.S. senators to ask the Federal Communications Commission...
Right to Be Forgotten on Web Applies Only Within EU, Panel Asserts
A Google-appointed group of advisors said the company has little reason to implement the European Union's right to be forgotten mandate on a global...
Microsoft Azure Gains Smarter Search, Hybrid Cloud Test Environments
Microsoft wants to help customers of its cloud-based "search-as-a-service" offering, dubbed simply Azure Search, deliver more relevant results to their users.Azure Search first launched...
Daily Video: Anthem Data Breach Exposed 80 Million Users to Risk
Health insurance provider Anthem disclosed on Feb. 4 that it was the victim of a data breach that exposed 80 million customer and employee...
4G Data Use Per Smartphone Will Hit 5.5GB a Month by 2018: Gartner
The growth of mobile data use around the world is soaring, with an expected 59 percent rise in 4G LTE data use in 2015...
Microsoft Image Composite Editor Fills in the Gaps
Adobe may be the go-to maker of image editing and processing software, but Microsoft has some pixelsmiths of its own.The company has released an...
Plantronics, Revolabs Want to Turn the Noise Down in UC
Plantronics and Revolabs are looking to address the issues of sound and noise in unified communications.The two companies separately are rolling out products designed...
Oracle Linux Now Available on Docker Hub
Oracle is expanding its embrace of Docker containers with a new official image for Oracle Linux on the Docker Hub registry.The Docker Hub registry...