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A security researcher found malicious ads on Forbes after following the site's policy that insists readers disable ad-blocking software.
Reported production cuts for the iPhone raise the question of whether consumers are still willing to pay a premium for the iPhone.
Vendors say will be key trends in 2016
PCs and other computing tech continue to decline, according to a new batch of numbers.
Move comes months after selling off GoToMeeting business
'Keep an eye on these three,' one analyst says
In an interview with IDGE, Josh Rogers and Lonne Jaffe of Syncsort explain how they plan to transform big iron and traditional data warehouse/analytics
The attackers manually intervened to open breakers that caused power outages
Apple scuttlebutt includes sneak peek at iPhone 7 component; throwback iPad
Says there’s nothing wrong with the current patch, but redoing it will make ScreenOS more robust
After $60M Angler block, Talos security arm snags Russian RIG spambot hosts
Google plans to ban only SHA-1-signed certificates that were issued after Jan. 1 by public certificate authorities
Coding, asynchronous computing, messaging all part of IARPA brain/computer research
Charge up your fitness tracker with every step you take
Last week's DDoS against the BBC may have been the largest in history
Chairs of FTC and FCC look ahead to a year that will see continued inquiries into tech firms' data collection practices and an ambitious effort to build out mobile broadband capacity.
The lawsuit could set a precedent in other social network cases
Boston University, Cornell and Princeton lead the way on these National Science Foundation funded efforts
Security researchers are worried that critical vulnerabilities in antivirus products are too easy to find and exploit
Have we reached peak paranoia over Windows 10?
Public IaaS cloud is the fastest growing sector
The gang installed the malware program through the CD-ROM unit present in ATMs made by NCR
Years of product R&D go behind that fitness band on your wrist
The smartphone is loaded with sensors and promises to be a window to a richer physical world
Amazon subsidiary Annapurna Labs is now selling ARM chips to system makers
At CES, experts warn that interoperability, networking, and cybersecurity issues could threaten the potential of the Internet of Things.
The company has reportedly purchased AI startup Emotient
Engineering group sees an opening for Department of Justice action over offshore outsourcing
Amazon’s cloud bests those of Microsoft and Google by this reliability test
The updates are done over unencrypted connections, so are potentially vulnerable to hijacking
Amazon’s Annapurna Labs’ chips are custom designed to support high performance networking
Apple's chief exec also gets a 50% raise in base salary for 2016, to $3M
'We need systems for auditing the proprietary algorithms,' an ACLU attorney says
Wireless networks using significantly higher-up-the-spectrum radio frequencies will allow media to be distributed faster than ever before. Equipment will be available soon.
Researchers showed authentication and impersonation attacks against protocols that still support MD5 in some of their components
Though commonly used for statistics, R 'looks like Cobol to sophisticated developers,' one analyst says
FTC chief says consumer opt-in agreements need to be clarified
German company Fliegl shows its beacons for trucks used in agriculture
The company said its work with a medical device maker will help diabetics
Secretary Jacob Lew vows to keep the ‘pedal to the metal’ in the waning days of the Obama administration as lawmakers envision a new push for legislation to promote innovation in the tech sector. Specifically, he describes efforts to tap into unconve
Uber will also secure and restrict employee access to customer geo-location data
The organization says revoking certificates isn't the answer to abuse
New software from Ericsson will include an emerging cellular standard for things that don't use much data
With deadlines approaching, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler expressed confidence in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction.
The smartphone is a reference device to find uses for the 3D camera in handsets
Crowdfunding campaigns not only fund R&D, they're a forum for new, consumer-based ideas
