Bill Braun said he never expected to be so involved with certain cutting-edge technology deployments Energy giant Chevron Corporation is among the many companies across industries that are feeling pressure to innovate rapidly. Chief Information Officer Bill Braun says that’s causing the nature of his job to change. In addition to overseeing information technology for the company’s nearly […]
Apple releases iOS 11.2.2 security update with Spectre mitigations for Safari
Apple has released iOS 11.2.2 for iPhone and iPad. The software update highlights security improvements and Apple “recommends for all users.” Apple hasn’t disclosed exactly what security issues are addressed by iOS 11.2.2, but we can expect to see details on Apple’s security page shortly. We’ll update when we learn more about the new version. For now, […]
BlackBerry phones are surprisingly, amazingly, still a thing
Budget phone maker TCL, which licenses the BlackBerry name, says it plans to release at least two new keyboard phones this year. BlackBerry phones are surprisingly, amazingly, still a thing. I miss the resiliency of old-school BlackBerry phones. My old BlackBerry 6220, complete with a track wheel and dorky holster, was built like a tank. I […]
The First 5G Specification Has Been Approved
The First 5G Specification Has Been Approved. The quest to make 5G a reality has just taken a very important step forward. Members of the 3GPP, the organization that makes cellular standards that carriers and equipment makers around the world need to follow, have ratified a new 5G specification at its meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. The […]
Windows 10 support could end early on some Intel systems
It all depends on what the “supported lifetime” of a system is. By: Peter Bright When Microsoft introduced Windows 10 and its “Windows as a Service” model, the company promised Windows users a steady stream of updates to their machines. The days of being stuck on an old version of Windows would be forgotten; once […]
Microsoft May Soon Replace Internet Explorer
Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system will debut with an entirely new web browser code-named Spartan, according to a report citing anonymous sources. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reports that this new browser is a departure from Internet Explorer, the Microsoft browser whose relevance has waned in recent years. According to Foley, it will be a “lightweight” […]
Apple Is Considering Storing Your Fingerprints In iCloud
Apple is considering storing customers’ biometric data in the cloud to enable next-generation payment methods, according to new patent application found by Apple Insider. The application relates to “finger biometric sensor data synchronisation via a cloud computing device and related methods,” with one potential implementation being to authorise a “financial transaction.” Simply put, this means […]
Cisco Unified Computing
Cisco launched a number of systems to carry its unified computing systems (UCS) series to IT service providers from small to very large. The company’s UCS M-Series Modular Server is built for cloud-scale applications and services, its UCS Mini for small-scale and enterprise-edge computing, speedier, beefed versions of its UCS Rack and Blade Servers to […]
T-Mobile CEO to hackers stealing hotspot data
T-Mobile CEO to hackers stealing hotspot data “It’s over.” Although T-Mobile offers unlimited data plans for phones, the carrier does restrict how much data can be used through a handset’s hotspot feature called “Smartphone Mobile HotSpot” to 7 GB per month. A very small percentage of customers — 1/100 of a percent — have found […]
Microsoft’s data case could unravel the US tech industry
Every company, everyone has their eyes on this case. The outcome either way will be monumental. Microsoft’s data case could unravel the US tech industry By: Zach Whittaker The case, if lost, could see a mass exodus of international customers from the US cloud. Saying “no” to the government is never a good idea. But […]