Senior exec says Alphabet remains ‘committed’ to Chrome OS
A story posted late Thursday by The Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources said that Alphabet plans to unveil a…
IoT and the data-driven enterprise: How to dive into the data flood
It’s an Internet of Things (IoT) world, with everything from heating systems to manufacturing control systems to RFID tags collecting…
Xen's highly critical virtual machine escape flaw gets a fix
The Xen Project fixed several vulnerabilities in its popular virtualization software, including one that could allow potential attackers to break…
Microsoft to get pushy about upgrading to Windows 10
Come the beginning of 2016, Microsoft will get much more assertive in distributing Windows 10 upgrades to consumers and small…
10 things you probably didn’t know about Apple’s latest iMacs
In customary defiance of industry trends, Apple set fresh Mac sales records by selling 20.6 million machines over the last fiscal…
Man whose iPhone passcode DOJ wanted Apple to bypass enters guilty plea
Jun Feng, a defendant in a criminal case, has entered a guilty plea, removing pressure from a New York court…
Facebook revs up a new money machine to tackle emerging markets
Facebook is on an aggressive push to gain users in emerging markets, and on Thursday it began tackling a new task:…
Cryptowall ransomware revenue may flow to one group
Just one cybercriminal group may be collecting the revenue from Cryptowall 3.0, a malicious program that infects computers, encrypts files…
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Ding-dong, Chrome OS is dead. Android to lead Google's shiny future
Looks like Google will kill off Chrome OS, folding it into Android. According to deep-throated sources, Chromebooks will get a…