Announcement Total 85 articles, created at 2016-04-09 06:01 1 Encryption bill would force companies to surrender user data A peek at draft legislation shows senators want no pushback from tech companies when (3.01/4) law enforcement needs technical assistance or decrypted data. 2016-04-09 02:13 2KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 2 Corsair stretches warranties for some PSUs to 10 years Corsair is extending the warranty period for some of its PSUs from 7 years to 10 years. 2016-04-08 19:05 1KB www.pcgamer.com (2.00/4) 3 Solar on all U. S. roofs would supply 39% of power A federal study of 128 U. S. cities revealed that if Americans installed solar panels on every roof, it would supply 1,432 terawatt-hours (trillion watts) of annual energy (2.00/4) generation -- 39% of the total power used by the U. S. 2016-04-08 13:01 4KB www.itnews.com 4 CW@50: Storage – From punched cards to flash and the cloud (2.00/4) Since the launch of Computer Weekly in 1966, we have moved from a world of punched cards and paper tape to one where flash and the cloud have revolutionised data storage. 2016-04-09 03:42 2KB www.computerweekly.com 5 SpaceX finally nails landing on drone ship, one giant step for reusable rockets After the first four attempts ended with explosions, Elon Musk's rocket company makes (2.00/4) history Friday off the coast of Florida. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 6 Microsoft Edge joins Google Chrome in anti-Flash crusade Dun dun dun, another one bites the dust. Last year, we reported that Google Chrome 2016-04-08 16:13 1KB (2.00/4) would start blocking Flash ads and some auto-playing media... techreport.com 7 Microsoft’s Hub Keyboard for iOS puts Office365 at your fingertips but lacks punch (2.00/4) Microsoft’s disappointing iOS keyboard is not as feature-packed as its Android counterpart. 2016-04-08 14:40 3KB www.itnews.com 8 5 steps to launching Software Defined Networking Follow these steps to reap the benefits of SDN without disrupting your IT environment 2016-04-08 13:29 4KB www.itnews.com (2.00/4) 9 U. S. newspapers threaten to sue Brave browser maker over ad-blocking scheme (2.00/4) More than a dozen newspaper publishers threatened the maker of the new Brave browser with legal action if Brave Software pursues plans to replace websites' ads with its own. 2016-04-08 12:45 5KB www.itnews.com 10 Meizu Launches the m3 note With every year, we tend to see quite a few launches happen in the first two quarters as (2.00/4) the cycles in supply chains align... 2016-04-08 12:01 3KB www.anandtech.com 11 Business email scams steal $2.3 billion via rogue wire transfers (2.00/4) The number of companies that wired money as a result of email scams has grown 270 percent since January 2015 2016-04-08 07:28 3KB www.infoworld.com 12 Security Think Tank: Six alternative strategies to centralised security patching What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing? 2016-04-09 03:47 3KB www.computerweekly.com 13 BMW launches ReachNow car-sharing -- not ride-sharing -- service in Seattle Several models across BMW's empire are on offer. 2016-04-09 00:52 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 14 Brexit debate: Why IT pros should vote to leave IT consultant Peter Chadha gives five reasons why the UK would be better off leaving the European Union. 2016-04-09 02:39 3KB www.computerweekly.com 15 Bot Invasion! Prepare for chatbots on Facebook Messenger, too Chatbots arrive on more messaging apps, and Facebook is said to reveal bot plans on Tuesday at F8. Bridget Carey explains what to expect from chatbots and how they are coming to Skype, Line and Kik. 2016-04-09 01:36 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 16 6 things you need to know about insane action movie 'Hardcore Henry' We chat with director Ilya Naishuller and star Sharlto Copley about the first-person action movie shot on GoPro cameras. "It's a cross between a theme park ride, a film, a video game and a rock concert," says Naishuller. 2016-04-09 01:33 5KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 17 IBM Maximo Asset Management solutions for the oil and gas industry As technology reaches every corner of the globe, the world becomes smaller—and smarter. With global organizations and systems that are more instrumented, 2016-04-09 02:10 1KB www.itworldcanada.com 18 The best pro gaming to watch this weekend Check out the Hearthstone, Smite and CS:GO action inbound over the next couple of days. 2016-04-09 00:48 3KB www.pcgamer.com 19 This week's highs and lows in PC gaming Each week the PC Gamer team pulls hot takes from their immaculately-rendered rear ends. 2016-04-09 00:30 6KB www.pcgamer.com 20 HTC Vive review The Vive has some rough edges—it's heavy and missing integrated audio—but the room-scale VR experiences it offers are truly incredible. 2016-04-09 00:12 22KB www.pcgamer.com 21 Crave giveaway: DJI Phantom accessories from Drone World Your drone needs new toys. Win your choice of a range extender or a tough case for your DJI Phantom 3 or Phantom 4. 2016-04-09 03:19 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 22 Facebook changes sponsored content policies as original content declines 'Share if you agree' 2016-04-08 23:41 2KB feedproxy.google.com 23 'We're ready,' Microsoft says about Xbox One-PS4 cross- play Agostino Simonetta: "We've done our bit and we welcome anyone who wants to take part. " 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 24 What do I need for 4K? With 4K TVs cheaper than ever, and more 4K TV shows and movies here today and on their way tomorrow, what do you need to get 4K into your home? 2016-04-09 02:13 3KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 25 Considerations for the next phase of hyperconverged infrastructure Hyperconvergence has been receiving a tremendous amount of attention because it represents the next step in the evolution of IT resource delivery. 2016-04-08 20:07 1KB www.itworldcanada.com 26 'Rogue One' will be the best Star Wars movie of the year Podcast: Let's just be honest, it's a lot of "Rogue One" theories and talk. Plus, our top 5 favorite prequels. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 27 Mass Effect 4D real-world thrill ride gets new video Check out a new video for Mass Effect: New Earth, coming this spring to Great America in California. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 28 The most popular sports car in Germany is...the Ford Mustang? The Mustang outsold all other sports cars in March, besting even the most venerable competitors. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 29 Ark: Survival Evolved Xbox One patch improves frame rate, adds new dinos Plus, limited-time "Extinction Event" servers are now available in the dinosaur game. 2016-04-09 02:13 2KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 30 'You'll be out of your misery soon,' promises 'Walking Dead' producer, 'and so will someone else!' Legendary producer Gale Anne Hurd had some calming words for angry fans upset by the zombie drama's recent cliff-hanger ending. 2016-04-09 02:13 3KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 31 Establish a predictive maintenance culture to optimize asset performance Many organizations may not regard maintenance practices as a primary means for optimizing asset performance. While operations managers look for ways to 2016-04-09 01:44 1KB www.itworldcanada.com 32 Mercedes owners file class-action suit against automaker for potentially imaginary defeat devices They're imaginary in the sense that nobody's been able to prove their existence. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 33 GTA 5 new multiplayer mode revealed, double XP event starts now Get all the details on GTA Online's new Inch By Inch mode and the latest in-game events. 2016-04-09 02:13 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 34 Ex-IBMer builds TSA's pricey Randomizer app in 4 minutes Technically Incorrect: The Transportation Security Administration bought an app with two arrows from IBM. It wasn't cheap. One developer says it's about four minutes worth of work. 2016-04-08 21:02 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 35 Offworld Trading Company will exit Early Access this month See you at the party, Richter. 2016-04-08 22:00 1KB www.pcgamer.com 36 April Fools is over but somehow Solid Snake and Psycho Mantis are now selling Fords In your face, Hideo Kojima, I guess. 2016-04-08 21:17 1019Bytes www.pcgamer.com 37 Over 135 million routers vulnerable to denial-of-service flaw The flaw lets an attacker cut off an entire network from the internet until the owner calls their provider to restore it. 2016-04-08 21:11 2KB zdnet.com.feedsportal.com 38 Senate bill blatantly attacks end-to-end encryption Leaked anti-encryption bill shows privacy fight is going to Capitol Hill. 2016-04-08 21:03 3KB www.pcgamer.com 39 Watch Nissan shatter a world record with a 190-mph drift There's a record for just about everything, isn't there? 2016-04-08 19:37 1KB cnet.com.feedsportal.com 40 The first song from the No Man's Sky soundtrack sounds heavenly The post rock group 65daysofstatic is providing the music.