Monthly Archives: May 2016
Apple Makes Security Improvements to iOS and OS X
Apple updated its mobile and desktop operating systems on May 16, with the release of iOS 9.3.2 and Mac OS X 10.11.5 with patches...
MetTel Unveils New SD-WAN Services
MetTel, which offers managed communications services, is making the move into the fast-growing software-defined WAN space with a solution aimed at enterprise and midmarket...
Mobile Devices Complicate Security for Businesses
From lax password security to rogue IT behavior, North American workers continue to be careless users in the cloud, according to a Softchoice survey...
Oracle v. Google Copyright Trial Heads Into Second Week
Oracle President Safra Catz and Android lead developer Dan Bornstein were the spotlight witnesses on the stand May 16 on Day 6 of the...
Samsung Eyeing a Smartwatch Display Beamed on the Back of Your Hand
Today's Samsung Gear S2 smartwatches display their information and alerts to users via a small display right on the face of the smartwatch, but...
Why VCs Have Invested More Than $200M in Container Tech
The evolving market for application containers isn't just about developer adoption anymore; it's now very much about investors, too.The week of May 9, in...
Google to Phase Out Flash Player Support in Chrome
Continuing a move it began last year, Google will phase out default support for the Adobe Flash multimedia player in its Chrome browser by...
Invincea Debuts New Invisible Endpoint Security Agent
Endpoint security software provider Invincea has released a new version of its product called, simply and curiously enough, X.Yes, X. There's no conventional name...
IBM Touts Blockchain to National Cyber Security Commission
An IBM official testified on May 16 before the President's Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security about the potential for blockchain to become the...
Google’s Project Tango to Grow Its 3D Indoor Mapping Goals: Report
Google's Project Tango initiative, which aims to help provide and broaden 3D mapping inside buildings to users via specially equipped smartphones, is expected to...