Monthly Archives: July 2016
Robocall Plague Won’t Be Easy to Solve Despite FCC Call for Action
I was sitting at my kitchen table having lunch with my wife, when I got the call on my cell phone. I looked at...
Wireless Keyboard Flaws Allow Attackers to Snoop on Users
Wireless keyboards from eight manufacturers do not encrypt their communications, allowing attackers to easily snoop passwords, credit-card numbers and other valuable information, according to...
Stagefright Poses Serious Risks 1 Year After It First Surfaced
On July 27, 2015, news broke about Stagefright, a vulnerability in Android. A year later, it's clear that Stagefright has had a major impact...
LinkedIn Buys PointDrive for Its Browser-Based Presentation App
PointDrive, a company that provides a presentation application to help sales professionals enhance their email pitches, has been acquired by LinkedIn. Financial terms of...
Microsoft Tackles Email Clutter With Mobile-Inspired Focused Inbox
The Outlook apps for iOS and Android, which are based on Microsoft's acquisition of Acompli in late 2014, have one feature that its desktop...
BlackBerry Unveils a $299 Ultra-Secure Android Smartphone
BlackBerry's latest smartphone, the DTEK50, an ultra-high security touch-screen Android handset that doesn't include the company's iconic physical QWERTY keyboard, has made its debut...
New Google Family Library Feature Lets Users Share Play Purchases
People who purchase a movie, TV show, book or mobile app via Google Play can now share it with up to six family members...
Microsoft Overhauls SharePoint Lists
SharePoint users will soon have a new way of managing their lists, which considering the tool's popularity, may affect how many organizations collaborate on...
SafeBreach Raises $15M to Help Firms Test Their Security Readiness
After seven months of general availability, security vendor SafeBreach on July 26 announced that it has raised $15 million in a Series A round...
Qualcomm to Pay $19.5 Million to Settle Gender Bias Claims
Qualcomm, the world's largest supplier of processors for smartphones and other mobile devices, reportedly will pay $19.5 million to settle a dispute with current...