eWEEK Staff

Today’s topics include Microsoft and Symantec revealing Google app security flaws; Cisco’s acquisition of new-gen application monitoring company Perspica; improved security in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update; and Microsoft’s release of Visio Online. Last week, both Symantec and Microsoft disclosed problems they discovered on Google’s products and services. Symantec found at least eight Minecraft […]

Today’s topics include HP’s ZBook x2 release; a new House bill enabling businesses to pursue cyber-criminals; Google’s progress in removing extremist YouTube videos; and Microsoft’s release of Azure Government Secret. On Oct. 18 at the Adobe MAX conference, HP introduced the ZBook x2, calling it “the world’s most powerful and first detachable PC workstation.” Designed […]

Today’s topics include the release of ZTE’s Axon M dual-screen foldable smartphone; Qualcomm announcing the Snapdragon 636 chip and successful 5G tests; Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 release; and two Chinese hacking groups targeting Japanese firms and resurrecting old malware. Beating other smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung to the punch, ZTE announced Oct. 17 its […]

Today’s topics include the release of three new artificial intelligence-integrated Huawei smartphones; the reveal of KRACK flaws in WPA WiFi security; Microsoft’s Ireland email privacy case going to the Supreme Court; and Chrome’s new tool for protecting users from unwanted software. Huawei unveiled on Oct. 16 three new smartphones that integrate artificial intelligence and will […]

Today’s topics include Qualcomm filing patent lawsuits against Apple seeking to ban iPhone sales in China; Intel’s advances into quantum computing with the release of a 17-qubit chip; Equifax being hit by a malicious third-party JavaScript code security risk; and Facebook’s new meal ordering feature. Qualcomm filed several patent lawsuits Sept. 29 in China against […]

Today’s topics include North Korea’s escalation of cyber-attacks; the Russian-linked “Don’t Shoot Us” campaign abusing social media during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; Taiwan fining Qualcomm $773 million for anti-competition practices; and Google and Udacity’s launch of a web and Android app development scholarship program. According to South Korean lawmaker Lee Cheol-hee, North Korea stole […]

Today’s topics include Israel breaching Kaspersky Lab to reveal Russian hackers; YouTube shutting down a channel over Russian-sponsored U.S. presidential election propaganda; Workday’s releases of Prism Analytics and its Workday Benchmarking data-as-a-service offering; and Microsoft Ventures’ new AI startup competition. After months of allegations and concerns about security firm Kaspersky Lab’s involvement in Russian government […]

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s integration of Cortana as a Skype contact; Dell’s creation of an internet of things division and investment of $1 billion into its IoT strategy; Arity’s launch of mobility intelligence tools for the shared ride industry; and Microsoft’s improvements to Outlook calendar management. Microsoft is rolling out a new Cortana in Skype […]

Today’s topics include Russia-backed presidential election ads identified on YouTube and Gmail; FCC’s approval of Google’s Project Loon to help hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico; Microsoft’s decision to pull the plug on Windows 10 Mobile; and Forrester Research disclosing a limited website data breach. Following in the footsteps of Facebook and Twitter, Google has acknowledged that Russian-connected […]

Today’s topics include Uber’s removal of screen-viewing access to iOS devices; ZTE’s reported launch of a folding smartphone; Apple updating macOS High Sierra with patches for two critical flaws; and Microsoft unveiling its TechSpark initiative to help tackle skills gaps and digital divide in rural areas. In an unprecedented move, Apple granted Uber the ability […]

Today’s topics include Google patching critical flaws in Dnsmasq software packages; Congress grilling former Equifax CEO Richard Smith about the company’s data breach; a new talent recruitment tool from LinkedIn; and Microsoft’s acquisition of social virtual reality startup AltspaceVR. Google security researchers have discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in the Dnsmasq software package that […]

Today’s topics include Google’s launch of its Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 smartphones; the launch of Oracle’s Blockchain Cloud Service; Google’s addition of a custom role feature to its Cloud Identity and Access Management data access controls; and the passing of former Intel CEO Paul Otellini. On Oct. 4, Google introduced a variety of […]