New Android ransomware uses clickjacking to gain admin privileges
File-encrypting ransomware applications that target Android devices are becoming increasingly sophisticated. One new such program is using clickjacking techniques to…
Box, Dropbox users can now edit Office documents together in real time
Business users who rely on cloud storage providers like Dropbox and Box now have some improved tools in their collaboration…
Seeking new revenue, AT&T and Verizon eye the Internet of Things
AT&T and Verizon — the nation’s two biggest carriers — are seeing their traditional U.S. wireless businesses shrink, having suffered…
You'll soon be able to do more than just Like a Facebook post
You see a friend’s Facebook post about the death of a pet, the loss of a job or an annoying…
Forget cards and flowers; crowdfunding site helps pay medical bills
Cathy Kehler, a 50-something church worker who’d never had a serious illness, was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer last spring.…
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After lackluster Apple report, all eyes turn to Samsung
Just how bad are conditions in the smartphone market? We’ll get a better idea later Wednesday when Samsung announces its…
Linaro touts go-to Linux-based software stack for ARM servers
While ARM processors don’t lack for mobile software development support, it’s a different story when it comes to servers. Software…
IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft opens up co-authoring to third part file sharing vendors. Take that, Google Docs
I remember half a dozen years ago when I saw, for the first time, a document being authored by multiple…
IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft hits a home run with this brilliant iPhone app
I dissed the Cortana app for iOS. Yet, I use Outlook for iOS as my main email app on both…