eWEEK Staff

Microsoft Lets Users Control Adobe Flash in Edge Browser Update

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s push to put users in control of the Flash content on Web pages, the expansion of Google’s Safe Browsing Alerts for Network Administrators service to include a broader range of threats, Verizon’s increased interest in the acquisition of Yahoo and IBM’s desire to make its cognitive computing platform more humanlike. Microsoft […]

Dell, EMC Preparing to Sell Documentum to Reduce Debt: Report

Today’s topics include word that Dell and EMC officials are in talks to sell Documentum, Google and Rackspace are collaborating on the next generation OpenPower server, the improvements Fujitsu is making to its entire lineup of Primergy servers and how Microsoft is making its Bing Maps technology more developer-friendly. Dell, which already is selling its […]

Facebook AI Engine for iOS ‘Reads’ Photos for Vision-Impaired Users

Today’s topics include a new feature on Facebook for iOS that uses AI to allow visually impaired users to “see” photos, WhatsApp’s implementation of end-to-end data encryption to protect its users, IBM’s new z/OS Platform for Apache Spark provides real-time access to mainframe data for faster analysis and Nvidia’s Iray VR technology for creating virtual […]

Law Firm Document Breach Reveals Rich Clients Stash Cash Offshore

Today’s topics include how the theft of 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm reveals details about offshore financial accounts held by prominent politicians and wealthy private citizens, the news of a major executive leadership shakeup, Brocade Communications’ purchase of Ruckus Wireless and a federal appeals court ruling overturns a patent infringement verdict against […]

AT&T Adds Three More Samsung Models to Smartphone Lineup

Today’s topics include the addition of three Samsung models to AT&T’s smartphone lineup, Mitel and Dragon’s partnership to develop 5G wireless technology, Sprint customers can now use their data plans to access Amazon Prime entertainment and cloud services and an Accenture study indicated that smartphone users want mobile carriers to improve the privacy and security […]

Tech Giants Support Clean Power Sources to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Today’s topics include Google’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by supporting the Clean Power Plan, the Microsoft Office suite’s recent expansion to include holographic features, IBM’s launch of its Bluemix Garage Method cloud application development strategy, and Acer’s release of its new all-in-one Chromebase computer. Google has joined Microsoft, Apple and Amazon in voicing support […]

Apple Plans iPhone Revamp in 2017 With Wireless Charging: Reports

Today’s topics include an analyst report that Apple is slated to rework its entire iPhone lineup in 2017, Foxconn’s success in closing the Sharp takeover, Oracle’s claim that Google owes $9.3 billion for Java copyright violations and Citrix’s Secure Browser offerings enable business employees to safely access Cloud apps. Major changes to Apple’s iPhone lineup […]

FBI Uses Zero-Day iOS Flaw to Access Terrorists iPhone Data

Today’s topics include the FBI’s use of an iOS Zero-Day exploit to hack the iPhone used by the shooter in a California mass murder, Apple’s efforts to fix an iOS 9 flaw that’s crashing apps, Microsoft’s apology for the Tay chatbot’s offensive Twitter rants and the long-delayed delivery of the Surface Hub digital whiteboard computer. […]

LG to Release UX 5.0 User Interface Update With G5 Smartphone

Today’s topics include LG’s update of the UX 5.0 user interface for G5 smartphones, NTT Data’s bid to buy Dell Services for more than $3 billion, Acer’s reorganization into two major business groups and the reports that Google is working on a rival to the Amazon Echo voice-activated speaker. LG will release its latest UX […]

Samsung Making Changes to Become More Flexible

Today’s topics include reports that Samsung is looking to reshape itself into a more flexible company, Verizon acknowledges a breach of “basic” customer contact data, Microsoft’s announcement that it is willing to co-finance the purchase of Yahoo, and IBM enlists the World Community Grid to combat tuberculosis. Samsung wants to make itself nimble, while also […]