Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category

Microsoft unveils Xbox One

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

The company unveiled the Xbox One, a next-generation entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year.

Jive’s Producteev task management app now free for unlimited users

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Jive Software has eliminated the limit on the number of people who can use its social task management application Producteev for free within a company.

It also added new features to the application, including the capability of assigning tasks to everyone in the company, not just to narrower sets of employees involved in a specific project.

"Now you can scale Producteev across large companies and have your entire network [of employees] all taking Read More....

U.S. power companies under frequent cyberattack

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyberattacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 million people, according to a congressional report.

More than a dozen utilities said cyberattacks were daily or constant, according to the survey, commissioned by U.S. Democratic Representatives Edward J. Markey and Henry A. Waxman. The Read More....

Google+ rolls out a redesign for mobile Web similar to desktop

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Switching up its mobile interface to look more like its desktop design, the Web giant adds "cards," cover photos, and larger tap targets.

Teens: Facebook is just, like, too much drama

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
In a new Pew Report on teens and their social-networking habits, Twitter appears to be offering a resurgence, while Facebook may be losing impact. Because Facebook is just, well, too much.

Amazon proposes a colossal biosphere-like Seattle campus

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Forget the Space Needle, the e-commerce giant is planning to bring 3.3 million square feet of office space to Seattle in the form of mirrored towers and giant spherical domes filled with plant life.

Amazon proposes a colossal biospherelike Seattle campus

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Forget the Space Needle, the e-commerce giant is planning to bring 3.3 million square feet of office space to Seattle in the form of mirrored towers and giant spherical domes filled with plant life.

Three wireless security myths – busted! [VIDEO]

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Last year Sophos looked at Wi-Fi security in London and Sydney and the results weren't fantastic. So we thought it was time to make a short revision video, just in time for 2013 Cyber Security Awareness Week in New Zealand.Read More....

Comics Web site Comics Alliance to relaunch?

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The massively popular comics Web site was seemingly shut down by AOL late last month, yet a new post on the site hints at a return.

Chrome gets a touch faster

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Faster browsing and better offline support for some Web apps kick off the stable version of Chrome 27.