eWEEK Staff

Google Rolls Out ‘Rich Cards’ Search Results Format

Today’s topics include Google’s new “rich cards” search results format, Dell’s introduction of new endpoint security technology, Apple’s plans to develop the new iOS Design and Development Accelerator in India and SAP’s latest announcements at the Sapphire Now conference. Google is giving Website owners a new way to stand out in search results. The company […]

Apple Updates iOS, OS X to Harden Security

Today’s topics include Apple’s security improvements to iOS and OS X, a new mobile application from SAP that provides real-time budget information, the Oracle v. Google Copyright trials enter the second week and Google plans to phase out Flash Player support in Chrome browsers. Apple updated its mobile and desktop operating systems on May 16, […]

Facebook CEO Meeting With Beck, Other Conservatives on Bias Claims

Today’s topics include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he will meet with leading conservatives to discuss reports of bias in the way news stories are posted on the social network, Mozilla’s legal challenge to the FBI to disclose flaws in the Firefox Web browser, Sony’s talks of consolidating its smartphone lines and Microsoft’s news […]

Facebook Reveals Trending News Guidelines After Reports of Bias

Today’s topics include Facebook’s defense of its trending algorithm, Microsoft’s improvement of Edge browser plug-ins for Windows 10, SAP’s new Internet of things functionality and Apple’s investment in China’s latest ride-sharing company. Facebook, in response to a report that editors manipulated its “trending” news sections by keeping out politically right-wing stories and inserting stories that […]

Majority of Mobile Customers Want to Switch Service Providers: Survey

Today’s topics include a Capgemini study that found customers are highly dissatisfied with their mobile carriers, the latest release of the FileMaker database system, Retired U.S. General Michael Hayden says the private sector has to step up to protect itself and the American public from cyber-threats, and President Obama signed a new law intended to […]

Study Finds High Failure Rates for Android, iOS Devices

Today’s topics include a Blancco Technology Group report that found that Android and iOS devices are susceptible to failure, the news that the FCC and FTC are reviewing the effectiveness of the mobile device update process, word that Lenovo plans to release two new Moto X smartphones soon and an ABI Research study that outlines […]

Viv Creators Aim to Take Digital Assistants to Higher Level

Today’s topics include the introduction of Viv, a next-level digital assistant, news that Apple’s CEO traveled to China to improve business relations, the rollout of a new vulnerability scanning tool from Docker and the launch of Microsoft’s Project Server 2016 project and portfolio management tool. Since Apple’s introduction of Siri on Oct. 4, 2011, a […]

Twitter Cuts Off Intelligence Agency Access to Dataminr Alerts

Today’s topics include news that Twitter has blocked government access to Dataminr alerts, Lenovo’s plan to build x86 servers in Europe, the appointment of Intel’s CEO to chair of the FAA Drone Advisory Council and a market report estimates PC shipments dropped to 101 million units worldwide. Twitter has decided to bar U.S. intelligence agencies […]

IT Managers Can’t Block Access to Windows Store on Windows 10 Pro

Today’s topics include an update to Windows 10 that prevents IT professionals from blocking the Windows Store, an Android vulnerability that left millions of devices in danger, a new partnership between Apple and SAP, and Microsoft’s outline of how it will use telemetry data gathered from Windows Server 2016. Administrators have one less weapon in […]

Apple Loses Exclusive Use of Term ‘iPhone’ in Chinese Court Ruling

Today’s topics include a Beijing Court’s ruling that a Chinese maker of leather goods can brand them under the “iPhone” name, a malware infection at the Lansing Board of Water & Light in Michigan, IBM’s announcement that it is making quantum computing technology available to the masses and Microsoft debuts its cloud-inspired SharePoint Server 2016. […]