Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system no longer rules the roost. Web analytics company StatCounter reported on Monday that Google Inc.’s Android is now the most popular operating system used on the Internet. The data, which comes from StatCounter’s customers for the month of March, found that Android topped the worldwide OS Internet usage market share ...

In a move of either inspired branding or someone having taken too many drugs, the companies formerly known as Yahoo and AOL will cease to exist and will collectively be known instead as Oath following the completion of Verizon Communications Inc.’s acquisition of Yahoo. The name, first reported by Business Insider but since confirmed by ...

A new hack that targets smart televisions using over-the-air broadcasts has been discovered that allows hackers to take complete control of a targeted device. The proof-of-concept exploit uses a transmitter to embed malicious commands into a rogue TV signal. The signal, which is broadcast to nearby devices, exploits two known security flaws in the web browsers ...

Online used car marketplace Carvana Inc. is going public as the company Friday filed its initial public offering paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Self-described as the “Amazon of cars,” Carvana is an online platform that allows users to trade, finance, buy, and sell used cars. The company differs from other online car marketplaces by allowing ...

Windows Phone may be essentially dead, but that doesn’t mean that Microsoft Corp. is not interested in selling phones. The tech giant is returning to the market with its own version of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy 8. Unimaginatively dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition and Samsung Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition, the phones are ...

Hackers are targeting open-source programmers on the popular Git version control repository and Internet hosting service GitHub with a targeted malware campaign spread via fake emails. Discovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks Inc. in mid-January, the attacks consist of malicious emails that are specifically crafted to attract the attention of developers, such as requests ...

Google Inc. wants you to get fit this spring with a new service that allows you to book fitness classes. Called Reserve, the service is available via the Reserve with Google website, within Google Maps and Google Search. It allows users to search for fitness studios near them, use filters to pinpoint exactly what they’re looking for, get ...

Dropbox Inc. is opening a $600 million line of credit as the cloud storage service heads towards its initial public offering, according to a report published Thursday. Bloomberg, quoting the usual “people familiar with the plans,” said that the line of credit came from six banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co., intended to give Dropbox flexibility ...

Smart light bulbs look set to enter the mainstream as housewares maker Ikea prepares to enter the market in April with a range of Internet-connected devices. Ikea’s new TRÅDFRI lighting range includes bulbs, LED panels and cabinet doors that can be controlled using a remote or app. Sensors are offered as an optional extra to ...

A recently detailed zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Information Services 6.0 has been used to attack sites since last July, according to newly published reports. The zero-day, so named because it hadn’t been identified before, was discovered by two Chinese researchers from the School of Computer Science & Engineering, Information ...