Today’s topics include the joint efforts by competing security firms to unmask the Sony Pictures hackers, Microsoft’s buyout of development tool company Xamarin, Dell’s proposed $67 billion acquisition of EMC clears a major regulatory hurdle, and Asus settles with the FTC over security of wireless routers. The cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment disclosed in November […]
Today’s topics include Cisco, Ericsson and Intel partnering on a 5G networking router, MasterCard will launch selfie and fingerprint ID options in the U.S. this summer, Cisco makes a service provider push at Mobile World Congress, and AMD expands embedded capabilities with new systems on a chip. Cisco Systems, Intel and Ericsson are working together […]
Today’s topics include hackers breaching Linux Mint’s security, Facebook’s partnership with Intel and Nokia to open Telco Networks, Intel’s new focus on accelerating the transition to 5G, and AT&T’s plan to work with Intel to test drones over LTE networks. On Feb. 20, hackers managed to infiltrate Linux’s popular Mint operating system, planting a backdoor […]
Today’s topics include HP’s Elite x3, a smartphone that could be your next PC, Apple’s apology and iOS fix for the “Error 53” iPhone issue, LG’s new G5 smartphone, and Skype’s new group calling for users of mobile devices. The new Elite x3 smartphone from HP bridges the gap between mobile and desktop. The phone […]
Today’s topics include Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s reaction to Apple’s refusal to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of one of the suspects in the San Bernadino, Calif. mass shooting, Toshiba’s new 1 terabyte solid-state drive for laptops, Intel’s latest Internet of things products, and Dell’s hyperscale-style infrastructure for online carriers. Tim Cook took a […]
Today’s topics include Apple CEO Tim Cook’s decision to resist a court order to create an iPhone backdoor, Dell’s announcement that financing for the EMC merger is on track, Microsoft’s implementation of SQL Server Express in the cloud, and Google’s statement that its balloon-powered Internet system is ready for carrier testing. Apple is publicly opposing […]
Today’s topics include reports that Apple’s iPhone 5se and iPad Air 3 will go on sale March 18, IBM’s new super-secure mainframe for hybrid cloud environments, claims that Vaio, Fujitsu and Toshiba plan to merge their PC units, and LG will introduce its X Series consumer smartphones in advance of the Mobile World Congress show […]
Today’s topics include the beginning of AT&T’s 5G wireless field trials this year, AMD reportedly readying the 32-core ‘Zen’ server chip, the U.S. intelligence chief’s presentation to the Senate stating that the Internet of things could be used by spies, and the news that Netflix is now running its movies exclusively on Amazon Web Services. […]
Today’s topics include how Qualcomm is extending the reach of its Snapdragon processor architecture, the return of the Pwn2Own hacking contest as part of a joint HPE-Trend Micro effort, the announcement that Internet providers will use private routers as public hotspots and the NHTSHA ruling that Google’s AI System is the “driver” in autonomous vehicles. […]
Today’s topics include the new budget from the White House on cyber-security, changes to Microsoft’s Office 365 client app, why Google favors the HTML5 standard for display ads and the HPE-SGI partnership in building an eight-socket server. On Feb. 9, President Barack Obama proposed spending more than $19 billion over the next year on cyber-security […]