eWEEK Staff

Cold War Group to Probe Russian Hacks of DNC, Voter Databases

Today’s topics include the White House’s order for a special investigation of suspected Russian hacks of U.S. voter databases, Lenovo’s latest laptop and tablet models, Microsoft’s sale of MSN China and Nvidia’s partnership with Baidu to build an AI platform for autonomous cars. The White House has ordered a little-known investigative group to carry out […]

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 to Feature Faster CPU, Graphics

Today’s topics include Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon mobile chip, Dropbox’s warning that users need to reset their password because of a 4-year-old data breach, Dell’s preparations to close its $63 billion acquisition of EMC and the European Union’s demand that Apple pay Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes. Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 821 mobile processor will offer […]

Apple Sued Over iPhone ‘Defect’ That Causes Touch Screens to Fail

Today’s topics include the lawsuit against Apple for defects that cause touch-screen failures on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the network breach that forced browser vendor Opera to reset user passwords, Hewlett Packard’s expansion of its machine learning capabilities for big data analytics and the hints that Microsoft is planning to release an updated Surface […]

Two Breaches Show State Election Database Vulnerability

Today’s topics include the breach of two state voter registration databases, Dell’s name change to Dell Technologies, VMware’s revised Cross-Cloud Architecture and the Obama administration’s proposed rules that would allow immigrant entrepreneurs to stay in the country longer. Press reports indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into intrusions of online voter registration […]

Rackspace Joins List of Tech Companies to Become Private

Today’s topics include Rackspace’s decision to take the cloud services company private, the U.S. Trade Representative’s backing of ITC’s import ban on Arista Networks productions, Microsoft’s update for Power BI, which provides better analytics options, and Apple’s plan to develop a content creation app for social media. Cloud-services provider Rackspace is the latest IT company […]

Microsoft’s Windows 2016 Offer Aimed at Luring Away VMware Customers

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s plan to win over VMware customers by offering them Windows Server 2016 for free, IBM’s plan to claim some of Intel’s server chip market share, Nvidia’s unveiling of its new processor meant for autonomous vehicles and Google’s goal to penalize sites that are running pop-up ads on mobile devices. Despite Microsoft’s […]

Touch-Screen Glitch Affecting Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus Handsets

Today’s topics include iFixit’s report of a widespread glitch affecting Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus touch-screens, the rivalry between Intel and Nvidia in the AI sector, a Microsoft-commissioned study that found that 60 percent of American teens have online accounts their parents do not know about and the deal that will allow Lenovo to […]

Google Packs Android 7.0 Nougat With New Features, Begins Its Rollout

Today’s topics include Google’s rollout of the new Android 7.0 Nougat OS, ARM’s push into the supercomputing space, Microsoft’s release of its Visual Studio 15 Preview 4 toolset and IBM’s expansion of its all-flash lineup. Google has begun rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat, the newest version of its mobile operating system. In keeping with the […]

Microsoft Acquires AI Startup Genee to Bolster Office 365 Scheduling

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s plan to acquire Genee AI for Office 365, Google’s withdrawal of support for Chrome apps on Windows, Linux and Mac, Intel’s expansion of its partnership with AT&T to make the Xeon chip available for network speed improvements and AT&T, Alphabet, Apple and more major tech companies’ joint effort to stop robocalling. […]

Next Apple Watch to Lack LTE Service Due to Battery Life Issues

Today’s topics include Apple’s decision not to include LTE as a feature in its next Apple Watch, Intel’s announcement that it has begun shipping the first of its photonics modules, Twitter’s plan to extend its protective features to prevent cyber-bullying and CNN launches its drone program after setting up an unmanned aircraft systems unit. Apple’s […]