The Samsung Galaxy S6 is now the benchmark for high-end smartphones running Android, but there are lots of challengers, including …
Faster Internet access means more cyberattacks for Africa
The rapid development of Internet access throughout Africa has not been accompanied by an equivalent increase in awareness of security …
Google’s Project Loon nears widespread balloon launch
Google says its Project Loon is close to being able to produce and launch thousands of balloons to provide Internet access from the sky.
Dropbox to pay security researchers for bugs
Dropbox said Wednesday it will pay rewards to independent researchers who find software flaws in its applications, joining a growing …
Amazon offers network file storage in the cloud
Amazon Web Services continues to chip away at the enterprise storage market, with plans for a new service designed to be a nimbler alternative to network attached storage (NAS) appliances.
Chinese hacker group among first to target air-gapped networks
An otherwise unremarkable hacking group likely aligned with China appears to be one of the first to have targeted so-called air-gapped networks that are not directly connected to the Internet, according to FireEye.
The early word on Apple Watch: It’s not a must-have, but you’ll want one
Apple is wading into uncertain territory with its smartwatch, which is an entirely new product category for the company and …
Informatica goes private in $5.3B buyout
In 2010 there was a round of widespread speculation that Oracle was about to snap up Informatica, but – like so many such rumours – it never came to pass. Now, Informatica is being purchased by someone else.
’65 percent’ of malware campaign aimed at ME
Two new malware campaigns have been spotted in the Middle East, according to reports released this week, one targeting energy companies and the other going after political targets in Lebanon.
IBM to pump $3 billion into new IoT business unit
Hungry for a bigger piece of the Internet of things market, IBM will invest US$3 billion over four years to …
Mobile storage about to balloon with new 3D flash chips
Smartphones, tablets and PCs are about to get a whole lot more storage capacity thanks to new 3D flash chips from Intel and Micron that cram more bits into a smaller space.
Facebook Messenger opens for third-party developers
Facebook is throwing open its Messenger app to third-party developers, letting them add new functions that will make it much more than a tool for communicating with friends.
HP moves on from Apple’s Beats, partners with Bang & Olufsen on audio
Hewlett-Packard once relied on Beats for audio technology in its PCs and tablets, but that was before Apple acquired it. HP has now found a new audio partner in Bang & Olufsen.
China discloses cyberwarfare unit
It came as a shock to just about no one in the cybersecurity industry that China has a cyberwarfare unit, which was acknowledged by the government there this week.