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Hewlett-Packard is releasing a new family of high-performance computing systems, HP Apollo, which will offer up to four times the performance of standard rack servers while boasting a smaller, more efficient energy package, according to John Gromala, senior director of hyperscale product management for HP Servers. The higher-end Apollo 8000 will feature an innovative water-cooled […]

Just four days after Apple’s introduction of iOS 8 and its Health and Healthkit applications, the Nikkei reported that the company will introduce a watch-like wearable device this fall capable of recording user’s biometric information. Apple will be partnering with Nike to create a device that will be able to collect health data such as […]

Amazon is sending out invitations for an event in Seattle on June 18, where it’s rumored that the company will unveil a smartphone with a 3D, or hologram, display. The company also released a teaser video with consumers reacting as they use the device, but the device and their hands aren’t visible. Many react with […]

The open-source OpenSSL Project has issued a series of updates, providing seven security fixes for new flaws. These are the largest updates since the project was at the center of the original Heartbleed security alert in early April when the group fixed only one vulnerability. The Internet Storm Center ranked two of the newly patched […]

Hewlett-Packard has introduced the HP Pro x2 612, a two-in-one laptop and tablet. HP media director Mike Hockey wanted to make it clear that the Pro x2 612 is a notebook first, and that no corners have been cut in the quality and feel of the computer experience. This new two-in-one runs Intel Core i3 […]

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote included the introduction to a platform called HomeKit, designed for controlling the home. The platform works with brands such as Philips, Honeywell, Kwikset and Neatamo, and allows users to lock or unlock their doors, adjust their lighting, control their thermostats and more. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software […]

At Apple’s 2014 Worldwide Developer Conference the company introduced Yosemite—the newest version of the OS X Macintosh operating and iOS 8, the newest version of its mobile operating system as well as new applications for managing users’ homes and health information and a host of other features and offerings. However, people who were hoping for […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is a dust- and waterproof smartphone that the company launched this past April. Now, AT&T is exclusively selling a new GS5 Active. What makes the GS5 Active different from the original Galaxy S5 is its reinforced case, which can be submerged for 30 minutes in 3 feet of water. It also conforms […]

For at least the past three years, Iran has been using social media to carry out a wide-ranging cyber-attack campaign against organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, according to a report published by iSight Partners, a global provider of cyber-threat intelligence. The company is calling the campaign “Newscaster,” and it involves […]

LG Electronics has introduced the G3 smartphone, along with two messages that the company hopes to convey. The first is that it believes the 5.5-inch Quad HD display is gorgeous, and the second is that this display is not as big as people may fear. The Quad HD display technology offers four times the pixels […]

Apple users throughout Australia have reported that their iPhones,iPads and other iOS devices are being remotely locked and held for ransom by hackers. The ransomware attack has been leveraging the Find My Phone app, which lets users locate a lost device and lock it against unauthorized users. In this case, hackers are getting control of […]

Vint Cerf, who with colleague Robert Kahn is credited with writing a paper that inspired the development of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, TCP/IP, the technological foundation of the Internet, recently spoke at the 12th annual FiRE 2014 conference in Laguna Beach, Calif. In his speech Cerf stressed his position on net neutrality, calling for as […]