Canada halts online tax returns in wake of Heartbleed

From PC World: Canada Revenue Agency has halted online filing of tax returns by the country’s citizens following the disclosure of the Heartbleed security vulnerability that rocked the Internet this week.

The country’s Minister of National Revenue Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay wrote in a Twitter message...

Intel to ax 1,500 jobs in Costa Rica

From CNET: Intel will close an assembly-and-test operation in Costa Rica this year, eliminating 1,500 jobs as a result.

The closure of the Costa Rica plant is part of a wider plan to cut costs and shift Intel's focus away from the PC market and to the mobile market, which has expanded at a rapid...

Microsoft suspends Windows 8.1 Update release to businesses

From PC World: Microsoft on Tuesday suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future updates.

WSUS is Microsoft's standard corporate update service and is used by IT staffs to...

Sprint to Turn Off 6,000 WiMAX Towers by the End of 2015

From DailyTech: When the 4G wars first started, there was a bit of competition between WiMAX and LTE to become the standard moving forward. Sprint went “all in” with WiMAX and released a number of smartphones and wireless hotspots that used the standard. However, rollout delays across the U.S...

Twitter revamps its entire Web page

From CNET: Twitter is overhauling its familiar Web page in an effort to better show off you and your tweets.

Available as of Tuesday to a small group of Twitter users, the new Web site places you and your Twitter stats right at the top of the page. You can now display a larger profile photo and...

Hynix reveals world's first 128GB DDR4 memory module

From InfoWorld: SK Hynix on Monday announced it has developed the world's first 128GB DDR4 memory module, twice the capacity of the company's current 64GB module.

The new memory module, which is also being touted as the world's highest density module, is based on 8Gbit DDR4 chips created with 20nm...

Samsung sees Q1 profit decline amid market saturation

From PC World: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday warned that it would post a drop in operating profit during the first quarter of 2014.

The largest smartphone maker said consolidated operating profit would be an estimated 8.4 trillion Korean won (US$7.9 billion), down 4.3 percent from 8.78 trillion...

NVIDIA Shield Gets April 2014 Update

From DailyTech: A new NVIDIA Shield update has become available starting this month, which has updates in NVIDIA GameStream, Gamepad Mapper and more.

The April 2014 Software Update for NVIDIA Shield is available now, and if you don't have a Shield, you can pick one up for $50 cheaper through the...

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