Wayne Rash

The news that Adobe had set an expiration date for the Flash Media Player was likely greeted in various ways at Web businesses around the world, depending on whether they had already migrated to more modern multimedia platforms. In some IT departments, the word that Adobe will stop supporting the media player at the end […]

When Microsoft first launched Windows back in 1985, things were different. In those days Windows wasn’t an operating system. Instead, Microsoft Windows 1.0 was an application that ran under MSDOS, which was a command line operating system designed for 16-bit Intel 8086-based computers. You invoked it by typing “Windows” on the command line. When Windows […]

At first glance, the announcement by Luc Vincent, the VP of engineering at Lyft, that the ride-hailing company was opening a new self-driving division looked like a late me-too effort to respond to Uber’s work on self-driving cars. But looking a little deeper into the effort, it’s clear that Lyft’s plans and the company’s motivations […]

The idea that a toy presents a real security threat first came to national attention back in 1998, when a small robot disguised as a fanciful animal was banned by the National Security Agency. This critter was known as a Furby. The Furby appeared to learn English by listening to words spoken around it and […]

At the risk of sounding repetitive like a broken record, I’ll say it again. Encryption is vital to protecting your data in the event of a data breach. I’ve been saying that encryption is vital in this column for years. But that message has been slow to convince most organizations to start encrypting their data. […]

There’s no question that an Apple iPhone is an expensive device. The cheapest iPhone 7 will set you back $649. A fully tricked-out iPhone 7 Plus costs $969, which is really expensive for any smartphone. But if mobile market blogger’s prediction becomes reality, the iPhone 8 prices will reach a record high when it’s introduced […]

Amazon officials jubilantly reported that Prime Day sales grew 60 percent sales growth over the same event in 2016 while Prime membership growth also set a record. Analysts have estimated that about 70 percent of U.S. households have Prime memberships. But the number of U.S. Prime households grew by more than any other single day […]

In a hangar somewhere in the U.S. sits a Boeing 767-300 air cargo plane with the words Prime Air emblazoned on the side and the Amazon smile on its tail. This aircraft is one of a fleet of some 40 cargo aircraft that Amazon has leased from Atlas Air and ATSG to help the Web […]

At first glance the Copycat malware doesn’t seem like a huge threat to end users. Its primary purpose is to make money by reporting the installation of apps for which it gets paid a commission. End users will see apps installed on their Android devices that they didn’t download, and in many cases those apps […]

Both of Apple’s iPad Pro tablets received significant upgrades in June. The upgrades included a faster CPU and GPU, more RAM and the option for more storage. Both iPad Pros now have much better cameras and improved screens which brought a wider color gamut. However, the smaller iPad Pro had its screen size stretched to […]