Oracle settles with the FTC over 'deceptive' Java security promises

From InfoWorld: Security issues have long bedeviled users of Oracle's Java SE, and on Monday the FTC's efforts to address the problem finally came to fruition.

Oracle has agreed to settle charges that it deceived consumers about the security provided by updates to its Java Standard Edition software...

Apple cuts prices on iPhone 6S in India to revive sales -- report

From CNET: Apple has trimmed the prices of its newest iPhones in a country where their cost is beyond the reach of most consumers, according to a news report.

The company has lowered prices on its iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus by up to 16 percent in India as demand for the devices fell following...

Apple will pay Ericsson patent royalties on iPhones and iPads

From PC World: Apple has agreed to pay Ericsson royalties on the wireless devices it sells in settlement of a long-standing patent dispute.

Ericsson owns patents that it considers essential to the implementation of a number of mobile communications standards, including GSM, the 3G standard UMTS and...

Juniper faces questions about spying code planted in software

From ComputerWorld: The discovery of spying code nestled deeply in Juniper's networking equipment, the latest example of a major IT vendor caught up in an damaging cyberattack, raises many questions.

Juniper said Thursday that one of its firewall operating systems had been modified to allow...

Mozilla’s next-gen Web ambitions hobbled by timid start

From InfoWorld: Mozilla has taken concrete, if small, steps to realizing WebAssembly, a next-generation approach to Web browsers supporting scripting in multiple languages.

Based on a recent blog post, Mozilla has produced a working toolchain to compile code into WebAssembly. The toolchain is still...

Samsung bumps up Galaxy Note 5 to 128 gigabytes

From CNET: Samsung is finally offering a 128GB edition of its Galaxy Note 5, though you'll have to shop in South Korea to grab one.

On Friday, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 5 Winter Edition with 128 gigabytes of onboard storage. Priced at 999,900 Korean won (around $843), the new Note 5 will be...

Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Review (Page 1 of 12)

Many years ago, I helped run a soccer camp for elementary school students. On the last day, everyone went outside and competed against each other -- albeit in a friendly way, since the score was not officially kept -- to see who can individually get the most goals into the net guarded by other leaders. Since there was a wide variance of skills between players, obviously the bigger and more skilled kids did the best, while the little ones who were...

NZXT HUE+ Review

When you were younger, did you ever ask for a gift for Christmas? Whether it was from Santa or from your parents, you probably had some sort of wish list. As for myself, my parents always let me choose something I wanted. I know this approach takes the surprise out of the gift, but at least they knew it was something I actually liked. However, sometimes I think I was just a bit too excited for some gifts, and once I received them, I would use the...

Juniper warns about spy code in firewalls

From ComputerWorld: Juniper, a major manufacturer of networking equipment, said on Thursday it found spying code planted in certain models of its firewalls, an alarming discovery that echoes of state-sponsored tampering.

The affected products are those running ScreenOS, one of Juniper's operating...

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