From PC World: Microsoft slow encroachment on Android continues. The company recently announced that Acer is the latest in a long list of device makers that will bundle Office apps and other Microsoft services with its Android handsets.
Acer joins other companies including Asus, Dell, LG, Samsung...
From ComputerWorld: Google has just hammered another nail in the coffin for Flash, Adobe Systems' multimedia software widely criticized for its frequent security vulnerabilities.
On Tuesday, Google set deadlines for when it will stop running Flash ads and accept only those written in HTML5, the...
From PC World: Microsoft released its second batch of security updates for this year, addressing a total of 36 flaws in Internet Explorer, Edge, Office, Windows and .NET Framework.
The patches are covered in 12 security bulletins, five of which are rated critical. There is also a thirteenth...
From CNET: LG Electronics is trying to drum up excitement over the launch of the G5, its next flagship Android phone, with an image revealing what's likely to be the device's most distinctive feature.
The animated image, posted on LG's Facebook page on Wednesday, shows multiple phone screens...
From InfoWorld: A Seattle law firm considering a class action suit against Apple wants iPhone users whose devices have been crippled by "Error 53" to contact their office.
The firm -- Pfau, Cochran, Vertetis, Amala (PCVA) -- said on its website that it is "investigating a potential class action...
From ComputerWorld: The French data protection authority has ordered Facebook to stop some transfers of personal data of its users to the U.S. and to change the way it handles the data of users and non-users visiting its website.
The order by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des...
From InfoWorld: People testing out the public beta of Microsoft's Azure Stack private cloud system have some new platform services and DevOps tools to play with less than two weeks after it initially launched.
Starting Monday, users can download a beta version of the Web Apps feature for Azure App...
From PC World: Kingston Technology announced late Monday that it has acquired the USB technology and assets of IronKey from Imation Corp.
Imation, which purchased the then privately-held IronKey in 2011, did not disclose the financial details of the sale to Kingston.
IronKey is perhaps best known...
I am sure we all had experience in creating a budget. I know as a student, I have to budget carefully, as I only work during the summer months. Here in Alberta, when a new party was voted in last year, one of the first things people looked at was the budget. It determined if what the party promised the people will come to fruition, or if they are just spending money on themselves. This is especially important, since it is people’s tax money --...
From InfoWorld: NAND flash memory has surpassed hard disk drive (HDD) technology in areal density for the first time, according to a new report from a market research firm.
During a presentation at the 2016 IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco last week...
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