Monthly Archives: January 2018
Prospects of Creative Work Boost Interest in IT Careers Among Teens
Prospects of Creative Work Boost Interest in IT Careers Among Teens
An increasing percentage of teenagers are considering a career in IT, according to a...
CES: 3D Printer Polaroid Goes Back to Future with OneStep 2
Polaroid is going back to the future at CES 2018 with a colorful exhibit called Polaroid Originals that showcases the glory that the company...
How to Fix Windows Registry Issues That Halt Microsoft Security Updates
When I wrote on Jan. 5 about ways to protect your computers from exploits related to two processor issues called Spectre and Meltdown, I...
Microsoft: AV Software Can Conflict with Windows Meltdown Patches
Windows users with AMD-based PCs aren't the only ones who are facing delays in receiving patches for the critical Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities.Microsoft...
CES: Enterprises Still Learning Valuable Lessons from Consumer Tech
As it has for a number of years, consumer technology innovation has been teaching enterprise IT some real lessons in moving the IT needle...
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Flagship Smartphone Preorders Start Feb. 4 in U.S.
Huawei will start selling its latest flagship smartphone, the $799 unlocked Mate 10 Pro, in the United States through select retailers in February, four...
Microsoft Responds to Alexa, Google Assistant Challenge to Cortana
Alexa and Google Assistant are making waves at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, but Microsoft is advising the industry not to count Cortana as...
FTC Fines IoT Toy Vendor VTech for Privacy Breach
There is a price to be paid for not properly securing technology that leads a privacy data breach. On Jan. 8, the U.S. Federal Trade...
Attackers Take Advantage of Cryptocurrency Security Issues
Today’s topics include the disclosure of a number of cryptocurrency mining operations; Microsoft investigating a flawed Meltdown patch on AMD PCs; Broadcom appealing to...
Opening Up iMac Pro: High-Grade Components That Are Hard to Replace
Opening Up iMac Pro: High-Grade Components That Are Hard to Replace
The iMac Pro might be Apple’s most powerful computer ever, but a recent teardown...