This 2-in-1 cellphone and tablet mount from iKross is fairly unique in that it mounts into your car, truck or SUV's cupholder. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 1,300 customers (read reviews), and with the current 60% off deal its list price has been reduced from $60 to just $24. The iKross mount will simply "twist to fit" into most sized cupholders (up to 3.7" diameter), so installation is quick and requires no tools. Once installed, the mount stays secure, stable, and absorbs vibration while being fully adjustable for a wide range of viewing angles. To check compatibility, learn more, and explore buying options, see the discounted iKross cup holder mount's listing now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Microsoft is believed to be working on an all-in-one (AIO) PC under the Surface brand. If that’s true, it would put it squarely in competition with HP and Dell, which have their own AIO lines, as well as with the Apple iMac desktop.Both DigiTimes and Windows Central picked up on the story, each citing their own sources. DigiTimes, a Taiwan-based publication with connections to the PC industry over there (but also a very mixed record of accuracy) said the new devices would come in the third quarter of this year. Windows Central, which is a little better when it comes to rumors, said it did not have a solid release date.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
The game Tetris has gone through many configurations over its 30-plus years in existence (including on an MIT building in in a pumpkin), but perhaps none is more impressive than a Cambridge, England man's version running on a giant homemade computer.The BBC reports on James Newman, who has been building his 33-foot wide, 6-foot high Megaprocessor since 2012, and has shared a series of Youtube videos about the project, including a demo of the behemoth running Tetris.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Where do you store your most important CD's, DVD's, USB drives and documents? Are they protected from fire and water damage, if that "worst-case scenerio" actually happens? SentrySafe's HD4100CG storage box is UL classified with 1/2-hour fire protection and ETL verified 1/2 hour fire protection for CD's, DVD's, USB drivers and memory sticks up to 1550F. It’s also ETL verified waterproof. It measures roughly 11x8 with a 9-inch depth. It currently averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 300 customers (read reviews) and its list price of $85 has been reduced by 21% to $68. See the discounted SentrySafe HD4100CG Fire-Safe Waterproof File now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Security researchers have found a new backdoor program that allows attackers to hijack Mac systems and control them over the Tor network.The new malware has been dubbed Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor by researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender and is distributed as a file converter application through reputable websites that offer Mac software.The rogue application is called EasyDoc Converter. Once installed it displays a fake interface where users can supposedly drag and drop files for conversion, but which in reality doesn't do anything.In the background, the application executes a shell script that installs multiple malicious components in a folder called “/Users/$USER/Library/.dropbox." The Dropbox name is used to make the malware harder to spot and has nothing to do with the legitimate Dropbox file synchronization software.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, bring to enterprise training and professional development some of the same qualities that companies seek in their IT systems and infrastructure: agility, efficiency and cost effectiveness.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
An appeals court has ruled that a former employee of a company, whose computer access credentials were revoked, had acted “without authorization” in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, when he and other former employees used the login credentials of a current employee to gain access to data on the employer’s computers.The opinion of the court is likely to be controversial as it is expected to have implications on commonplace sharing of passwords by husbands, co-workers and friends even for innocuous purposes.One of the three judges, Stephen Reinhardt, for example, dissented from the majority opinion, stating that “people frequently share their passwords, notwithstanding the fact that websites and employers have policies prohibiting it.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Microsoft stepped up its battle with the armada of mobile messaging apps on Tuesday, announcing that Skype users can now send files to each other without the recipient needing to be online.That means a user could tweak a presentation and send it to a colleague over the weekend, and have it waiting for them when they log into Skype on Monday morning.It's a big improvement over the previous functionality, which required both parties to be online. The new approach also lets users access the file across multiple devices, which means they can read the same document on their phone, computer or tablet, without having to request it over and over again.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Ashley Madison encouraged its users to cheat on their partners. But did it also cheat its own customers?
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating the service, which suffered a devastating hack last year that exposed details of millions of customers who signed up in the hope of engaging in extramarital affairs.
Avid Life Media, which owns Ashley Madison, told the New York Times Tuesday it doesn't know the focus of the inquiry. But the company said it's been sharing information with the the FTC since last August when the breach took place.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Amazon is always on the lookout for new robotic technologies to improve efficiency in its warehouses, and this year deep learning appears to be leading the way.That's according to the results of the second annual Amazon Picking Challenge, which has been won by a joint team from the TU Delft Robotics Institute of the Netherlands and the company Delft Robotics.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
In 2015, I conducted some in-depth research around enterprise organizations’ consumption, use, and sharing of threat intelligence. Time and time again, I heard cybersecurity professionals proclaim that their organizations had to do a better job “operationalizing” threat intelligence. Hmm, sounds like a worthwhile security management goal if I’ve ever heard one but what exactly does this mean? Some ESG research may be helpful here (note: I am an ESG analyst). ESG surveyed 304 IT and cybersecurity professionals working at enterprise organizations (i.e. more than 1,000 employees) and asked them to identify their organization’s top threat intelligence challenges. The data reveals that:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn't have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising, that one major Linux distro is looking to end support for 32-bit processors.Ubuntu’s Dimitri John Ledkov put out a proposal on the Ubuntu mailing list recently that the company will be winding down support for 32-bit processors. He notes that by 2018, it will be two years since major software vendors and products—Google, ZFS and Docker, specifically—ended their support for 32-bit processors.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
The world's newest mobile telecoms network went into operation this week, but it's not for smartphones. The network, built by South Korea's SK Telecom, is dedicated to gadgets that connect to the so-called internet of things.Today, most of those devices communicate over Bluetooth or WiFi, which are low power but short range, or over conventional cellular, which has better coverage but is more expensive and consumes more power.The Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) network built in South Korea is deployed over the unlicensed 900MHz spectrum, and is based on specifications from the LoRa Alliance.SK Telecom has set up an IoT data plan much like smartphone contracts. The cheapest plan is priced at 350 Korean Won (US$0.30) for 100KB of data transfers, and it is targeted at metering and monitoring services. The most expensive plan is targeted at real-time monitoring, and is priced at 2,000 Korean Won (US$1.75) for 100MB of data. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Windows 10 growth slowed slightly last month but remained robust enough to push the nearly-one-year-old OS over the 21% share bar, according to new data from metrics vendor Net Applications.In June, Windows 10 powered 21.3% of all Windows PCs, a 1.9-point increase over May. Net Applications measures user share -- an estimate of the percentage of the global personal computer inventory that runs a particular operating system -- by tallying unique visitors to clients' websites.June's gain was less than May's impressive 2.2-point jump, but still the third-largest, one-month increase since August 2015.INSIDER Review: Enterprise guide to Windows 10
With less than a month left before the free Windows 10 upgrade offer expires, the OS is on pace to post a user share mark of 23% of all Windows PCs by the end of July. If so, Windows 10 will have bested Microsoft's 12-month uptake record holder: Windows 7 clawed its way to 20% in its inaugural year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Microsoft is giving small businesses a new way to hold meetings online with the launch of a free Skype Meetings product that's aimed at providing professional communication tools for free.Skype Meetings is free to use, and people can launch meetings for up to 10 people during their first 60 days of using it. After that, they're limited to only hosting meetings for three or fewer people. Those meetings can take advantage of a bunch of features, including the option to bring in participants using a hyperlink and present a PowerPoint slide deck live.The new service is something of a gateway drug to try and get people hooked on Skype for Business. That's why Microsoft imposed its user limit restrictions -- super-small businesses can use Skype Meetings without paying, and growing companies are encouraged to buy an Office 365 subscription to hold big meetings.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
I realize this meme features the advice mallard and not the confession bear, but here goes anyway: I am a lousy photographer, so I have no doubt that the following advice from a Redditor is spot-on. Reddit
I am even lousy at taking selfies, which is why I’m particularly proud of this one that shows my son Max and me being photobombed by Abe Lincoln.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
As part of Apple's longstanding commitment to improving user health, the company will reportedly encourage iOS users to become organ donors when it rolls out an update to its Health app once iOS 10 is released to the public later this year.Once available, user's will be able to seamlessly sign up via the Donate Life America's organ donation registry. That Apple would choose to include such an option isn't at all surprising given that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was himself saved by an organ donation late in life when he was the recipient of a liver transplant.+ Also on Network World: 20 reasons to get excited about iOS 10 +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
A man who told police he feared surveillance by Google has been arrested and charged with arson after one of the company's self-driving cars was destroyed in an attack in June.Raul Murillo Diaz of Oakland was stopped by police after Google security spotted him driving around the company's headquarters campus in Mountain View, California, just after midnight on June 30. They became suspicious because his car matched that spotted at the scene of several attacks on the company over the preceding six weeks.The first, on May 19, saw several Molotov cocktails thrown at a Google Street View vehicle that was parked in a company lot in Mountain View. The resulting fire didn't damage the car because the bottles bounced off it, but the ground nearby was burnt.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
In possibly the coolest news for aviation geeks who cover the technology sector – so, you know, basically just the author of this article – a former University of Cincinnati doctoral candidate has created a Raspberry Pi-powered AI that can fly simulated fighter aircraft.ALPHA, according to retired Col. Gene Lee, is “the most aggressive, responsive, dynamic and credible AI I’ve seen to date.” Lee, according to the University of Cincinnati magazine that originally publicized the research, has yet to defeat ALPHA in simulated aerial combat.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD:Ultimate guide to Raspberry Pi OSes +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
You’ve probably never used Facebook Paper, the social networking giant’s beautiful and innovative newsreader for iOS. And now you’ll never get the chance because Facebook has removed Paper from the App Store and will shutter it completely on July 29.That’s not surprising because even after debuting to well-deserved critical acclaim in 2014, Paper never got a big promotional push and never achieved widespread popularity. It didn’t help that Facebook’s Creative Labs, the team behind Paper, was shut down late last year. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here