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17 Mar 2015
10 security startups to watch in 2015
10 security startups to watch in 2015 With IT spending on security on the increase, here are 10 security newcomers hoping to be worthy of corporate customers A wealth of young security companies is trying to capitalize on businesses moving toward security platforms that help them respond more quickly when they suffer successful cyber attacks
17 Mar 2015
Google courts Firefox users with new dump-Yahoo appeal
Google courts Firefox users with new dump-Yahoo appeal Google continues to implore Firefox users to drop Yahoo as the browser’s default search provider. Credit: Screenshot/Google Google ups the ante in the browser wars by embedding a switch plea in Mozilla browser’s search results Google has upped the ante in its appeal to Firefox users to
17 Mar 2015
Microsoft launches Office 2016 developer preview, with focus on business
Microsoft launches Office 2016 developer preview, with focus on business Microsoft emphasizes enterprise features in its first public look at Office 2016, available now to Office 365 Business subscribers Microsoft is going heavy on enterprise features in its first public peek at Office 2016, which is available now to Office 365 Business subscribers. Developers and
17 Mar 2015
Google Go fuels JVM alternative
Google Go fuels JVM alternative Credit: iStockphoto Though ‘far from complete,’ the jvm.go project is drawing praise as a potential alternative to Oracle’s JVM Go development is getting more ambitious with the advent of a Java Virtual Machine written in Google’s systems language. Found in GitHub, the JVM is called jvm.go and is attributed to
16 Mar 2015
Yahoo puts email encryption plug-in source code up for review
Yahoo puts email encryption plug-in source code up for review Yahoo released the source code for a plug-in that will enable end-to-end encryption of email messages, a planned data-security improvement prompted by disclosures of U.S. National Security Agency snooping. The company is asking security experts to look at its code,published on GitHub, and report vulnerabilities,
16 Mar 2015
IBM discloses vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK
IBM discloses vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK The flaw allegedly affects popular Android apps like Microsoft Office Mobile, but Dropbox maintains its scope is limited Security researchers at IBM have found a vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK, versions 1.5.4 through 1.6.1, which allows attackers to connect applications on mobile devices to the Dropbox accounts they
16 Mar 2015
Why is Apple avoiding wireless charging?
Why is Apple avoiding wireless charging? The Apple Watch uses a magneticly attached cord and tightly coupled magnetic induction to charge — not exactly wireless technology. Credit: Apple The list of smartphones that offer wireless charging is enormous, but Apple shunned the technology with iPhone 6 and Apple Watch First, the iPhone 6 arrived last
16 Mar 2015
Email security hits the gold standard — but not via Google or Yahoo
Email security hits the gold standard — but not via Google or Yahoo Credit: Shutterstock German e-government service gets OpenPGP-based plug-ins, but their impact is unlikely to be widespread Have German Web mail providers beaten Google and Yahoo to the punch when it comes to protecting emails with end-to-end encryption based on the PGP (Pretty
16 Mar 2015
Google’s new Chromebook Pixel features excellent battery life, USB Type-C ports
Google’s new Chromebook Pixel features excellent battery life, USB Type-C ports Credit: Google Google’s new Chromebook Pixel may look identical to the first generation, but a pair of USB-C connectors and a Broadwell processor inside take the Pixel into the modern era. Still, what do you do with it? Google’s original Chromebook Pixel strode boldly
16 Mar 2015
Microsoft warns: The Windows 10 beta pace is about to speed up
Microsoft warns: The Windows 10 beta pace is about to speed up Windows 10 beta testers woke up this morning to a new notice on Insider Hub. As Windows 10 spokesman Gabe Aul warned yesterday, this announcement suggests that those who aren’t up for an old-fashioned beta roller-coaster ride would be better off in the