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Qualcomm announces VR development kit, alliance with Leap Motion

By Kyt Dotson Feb 23, 2017

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today introduced a new virtual reality development kit for the company’s Snapdragon 385 mobile platform and a collaboration with hand-tracking technology company Leap Motion Inc. To prepare developers for…

Cloud

Microsoft adds service to help IT pros understand their cloud traffic

By Maria Deutscher Feb 23, 2017

When an issue emerges in a cloud environment, the first place where administrators start looking for the cause is often the network. Microsoft Corp. hopes to ease the task for users of its Azure…

Emerging Tech

Beyond the phones: IoT and 5G announcements to expect at Mobile World Congress

By Collen Kriel Feb 23, 2017

The world’s largest mobile industry event, Mobile World Congress, is set to kick off on Monday in Barcelona. With an expected attendance of more than 100,000 people, MWC will have a strong focus on…

Infra

New Patcher macOS ransomware offers no way to decrypt files

By Duncan Riley Feb 23, 2017

A newly discovered form of ransomware that targets macOS users encrypts files but because of poor coding provides no way for the files to be decrypted, according to a report published Wednesday. Called Patcher,…

Emerging Tech

Danish police nab drug buyers using bitcoin tracking toolkit

By Duncan Riley Feb 23, 2017

Police in Denmark are claiming to have achieved a world first, hunting down Internet drug traffickers by analyzing bitcoin transactions. According to local media, The Danish National Police Cyber Crime Center, or NC3, has…

Emerging Tech

Research finds that connected car apps are a security nightmare

By Duncan Riley Feb 23, 2017

The now famous proof-of-concept hack in 2015 where hackers were able to hijack a Jeep Cherokee while it was being driven shown a spotlight on potential security problems with connected cars. Since then, the…

Cloud

New OpenStack cloud platform ships with improvements for container workloads

By Mike Wheatley Feb 23, 2017

The OpenStack Foundation has taken the wraps of off the latest release of the OpenStack cloud platform, named Ocata. OpenStack Ocata is the 15th release of the open-source cloud infrastructure platform, and was completed…

Apps

Google’s Waze makes hay with carpool service as the rain pours on Uber

By James Farrell Feb 22, 2017

As Uber Technologies Inc. is beset by a worsening sexual harassment scandal, Google Inc.’s new carpool service, Waze, is making hay. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, Google is set to launch…

Apps

Microsoft announces updates for Windows 10 Mail, Calendar and OneNote apps

By Collen Kriel Feb 22, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has announced various updates for its Mail, Calendar and OneNote apps for Windows 10. New features include Focused Inbox, travel reservation support, password protection for OneNote sections and more. Mail app updates…

Infra

HP delivers strong earnings as personal computer revenues climb

By Mike Wheatley Feb 22, 2017

Personal computer and printer maker HP Inc. has gotten off to a strong start in 2017, reporting better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings. The company reported a profit of $600 million, or 36 cents per share, on…

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Qualcomm announces VR development kit, alliance with Leap Motion

Microsoft adds service to help IT pros understand their cloud traffic

New Patcher macOS ransomware offers no way to decrypt files

Danish police nab drug buyers using bitcoin tracking toolkit

Research finds that connected car apps are a security nightmare

Microsoft announces updates for Windows 10 Mail, Calendar and OneNote apps

HP delivers strong earnings as personal computer revenues climb

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