Weekly IT industry bulletin - regular tech news review

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-06-07. Office of Personnel Management data breach serious.

Published: Sun, 07 Jun 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, startups, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week Millions of US government workers’ records exposed by data breach, Cisco and IBM acquisitions show pressure is on to make OpenStack easier to use, Apple's Tim Cook warns the FBI not to weaken encryption, Meet the Egyptian Repairman who outranked Google and doesn't even know!, Senate committee backs bill that targets patent trolls, Here Are The Features Microsoft Is Cutting From Windows 10, Apple may reduce its cut of app store revenue for some developers, Amazon leaning towards the lucrative gaming industry. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-05-31. Windows 10 launch, IRS hacked an more.

Published: Sun, 31 May 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, startups, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week Windows 10 to Launch on July 29, Russian hackers behind $50 million IRS scheme, report says, Everything Google announced at Google I/O 2015 in one handy list, NSA's Data Harvesting Policy Makes Foreign Governments Cautious Guarding Secrets, Home Routers Being Targeted in DNS Hijacking Attack, Trend Micro Says, Study: Average cost of data breach is $6.5M, Box nails big customer win with US Department of Justice, Amazon Prime launches free same-day delivery in 14 cities, Steve Wozniak: Edward Snowden is 'a hero' to me, Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Sentenced To Life In Prison. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-05-24. Apple verdict reversed, NSA malware plans and more.

Published: Mon, 25 May 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, startups, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week Appeals court reverses part of $930M verdict Apple won vs Samsung in 2012, New NSA documents reveal plans to deliver malware through the Google Play store, This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify - up to $42mil in advances, Efficiency record for black silicon solar cells jumps to 22.1%, The internet is running out of room - but we can save it, Logjam TLS vulnerability is academic, not catastrophic, Tech Coalition Urges Obama to Reject Encryption 'Backdoors', The Senate Fails to Reform NSA Spying, Votes Against USA Freedom Act and more ... Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-05-17. Verizon buys AOL.

Published: Mon, 18 May 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, IT security threats, startups, digital laws and legal, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. 10 promising tech news including: Using plants to generate energy: Chilean engineers to patent device, Bigger than Heartbleed, 'Venom' security vulnerability threatens most datacenters, Blocking pirate Sites is Ineffective against piracy,says European Union, Wolfram Language Artificial Intelligence: The Image Identification Project, The 'living concrete' that can heal itself, Russia now selling home-grown CPUs with Transmeta-like x86 emulation, The Next Big Thing Project, Affordable $9 Computer, Seeking Financial Funds In Kickstarter, Verizon Will Acquire AOL For $4.4 Billion To Boost Cross-Screen Connection For Consumers, 78% of companies say they run operations on open source and more ... Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending on 2015-05-10. 11 Technology news as it happened.

Published: Sun, 10 May 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, IT security threats, startups, digital laws and legal, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. 11 important items including: Google Backs Rival of Docker, the Cloud's Next Big Thing, The Real Reason Why Micro SD Card Slots Are Disappearing from Smartphones, Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions, Mumblehard Malware Mugs Linux Servers, Swatch says it's working on revolutionary battery for smartwatches and cars, Uber Bids For Nokia's HERE Mapping Service For $3 Billion, Samsung is spending $14 billion to build a Samsung Semiconductor Valley, Ad network compromised to redirect users to Nuclear EK, install Carberp, US court says NSA phone data program is illegal and more ... Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin 2015-05-03. Top 12 Technology news from previous week.

Published: Mon, 04 May 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, IT security threats, startups, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, corporate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. 12 exciting items including: AWS continues to dominate cloud infrastructure services market, Banking Malware Delivered via Macro in PDF Embedded Word Document, Microsoft facial recognition tool claims it can guess your age, but does it?, Computer cooling system could save U. S. $6. 3 billion in electricity a year, Startup launches subscription model for buying SSL certificates, Tesla jolts future of energy with new home battery, Spotify Raises $350M At $8B Valuation As Music Streaming Rival Grooveshark Shuts Down, FBI dumps 5,000 redacted pages on its cellphone-tracking device and more ... Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin 2015-04-26. Top 15 news in Tech from previous week.

Published: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, startups, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, croprorate, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week Company breaks open Apple Watch to discover what it says is 'planned obsolescence', Battle of the best browsers: IE vs. Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs. Opera vs. Project Spartan, PayPal Has Officially Overtaken eBay's Marketplace in Sales for the First Time, Google launches its own mobile network for Nexus 6 owners, Report reveals 1 in every 5 Android Apps is Malware, Defense Secretary Outlines New Cybersecurity Strategy, Facebook and Google help in finding Earthquake survivors in Nepal and India, NASA May Have Accidentally Created a Warp Field, AdBlocks - advert blocking browser plugin beats Microsoft, Google and advertisers and more ... Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-04-19.

Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week Banks hide cyber crime losses, says City of London Police, 18-year-old security flaw allows hackers to steal credentials from all versions of Windows, Portuguese startup tests large wi-fi drone to provide cheaper Internet access, US and Ukraine top list of cyber spy victims, Researchers believe a biological revolution enabling humans to experience everlasting youthfulness is coming, Hacked Sony emails reveal that Sony had pirated books about hacking, Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian data. Plus few events, conferences to note in your calendar for next 30 days. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-04-12. YouTube subscription and more.

Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week US can download your whole laptop on border crossing, US Government stops Xeon chips sales, YouTube plans subscription, White House sensitive data stolen by hackers, new Ubuntu phone finally on sale, cooling industry has exciting new material, CoreOS launches container management via Google's Kubernets, Intel Compute Stick1 sales for $110, 72% of Britons has data protection concerns. Plus few events, conferences to note in your calendar for next 30 days Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-04-05

Published: Sun, 05 Apr 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more.This week NASA develops bug repellent coating, Samsung wins Apple A9 chip order for next iPhone, Slack hacked, Troll Perfect 10 ordered to pay $5.6 million by judge, Uber will pay for taxi licenses in Germany, Pebble Time smartwatch raised $20.3 million, LIQUID METAL MACHINES have been developed by Chinese scientists, Facebook tracks all visitors, even if you're not a user and opted out, U.S. Internet users pay more and have fewer choices than Europeans and Programmable DNA nanomachines snap together like LEGO bricks to create various nanodevices. Plus few events, conferences to note in your calendar for next 30 days. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-03-29

Published: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more.This week Microsoft clears up who gets free Windows 10, A first look at the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Apple acquires NoSQL database maker FoundationDB, RadioShack is selling tens of millions of email and home addresses, How to setup your own private, secure, free VPN on the Amazon AWS Cloud in 10 minutes, Former Tesla Intern Releases $60 Full Open Source Car Hacking Kit For The Masses and more. Plus few events, conferences to note in your calendar for next 30 days. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-03-22

Published: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more. This week - iPhone Encryption Petrified NSA, 30% of adults try to shield cyber information from authorities, Google filed a patent for a wearable to zap cancer, US turns to rewards in hunt for overseas cyber criminals, 9 companies make Apple look like a pauper and mor reading, plus few events, conferences to note in your calendar for April. Read more ...

Weekly tech bulletin for week ending 2015-03-15

Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 by Rad

Weekly news in technology sector, security threats, law and legal related to IT, big tech companies, tech stocks, programming languages and more.This week Panda antivirus false alarm, Joint efforts by Microsoft and Lenovo to detect and clean Superfish, Apple watch pricing announced, Facebook Wedge network switch goes to production, Darpa wants to protect your online privacy, Tech groups in fight for email privacy for cloud and few events, conferences to note in your calendar for March. Read more ...