What’s coming at Google I/O: cloud, VR and a lot of Android
By Robert Hof
Android, virtual reality, 3-D sensing and cloud technology will be featured at this week's annual Google I/O developer conference.
By Robert Hof
Survey: 45% of households refrain from certain activities online due to security and privacy concerns
By Duncan Riley
The risks of security and privacy breaches are deterring Americans from using certain internet services, a new survey has found. According to the survey of 41,000 people undertaken by the National Telecommunications and Information…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway named as backer of bid to acquire Yahoo
By Duncan Riley
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is supporting a consortium that has bid to acquire the core assets of Yahoo, Inc., a report claimed at the weekend. According to sources quoted by The New York Times,…
Microsoft launches Azure Elastic Pools to boost SQL capabilities
Microsoft has added a new Azure SQL option called Elastic Pools which automatically scales cloud databases up or down as conditions dictate. Azure SQL Database elastic pools were first announced during last year’s Microsoft…
Venkata Renduchintala: Intel will rule the Internet of Things
Intel is going through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history, with declining PC sales negatively impacting its biggest business and forcing the company to layoff over 12,000 employees, but that hasn’t…
Microsoft shuts down ‘Project Spark’ sandbox game maker
By Eric David
Microsoft has released a surprise announcement that it is completely shutting down Project Spark, its free sandbox game creation game for Xbox One and Windows. The game has already been pulled from the Xbox Marketplace and…
The Marvel headset may be the first try at a VR desktop on your phone
By Kyt Dotson
An Indigogo campaign called “The Marvel by Finman” claims to be the first attempt to make a virtual reality (VR) operating system (OS). While there have been VR marketplaces and platforms for the current VR…
Blizzard tells players to watch out for Overwatch cheaters
By Eric David
Blizzard Entertainment recently revealed that over 9.7 million people participated in the open beta for its upcoming team shooter, Overwatch, and any game that reaches that sort of popularity also has to deal with a…
Tumblr account information leaked, but Yahoo denies hack
The social network Tumblr has begun a wave of password resets, following a data breach in which a third party obtained the login information for several accounts. However, Yahoo (which owns Tumblr) states that…
Hacker leaks data from darknet hitman website
There’s a saying about “honor among thieves” that suggests people who break the law will respect one another. However, that is not the case at all, particularly when it comes to cyber crime. A…