Facebook, Google, WhatsApp to beef up security of user data

From CNET: Facebook and Google are among the major tech players increasing their efforts to make sure your data is as secure as possible from prying eyes, including those of the US government.

Facebook already encrypts the messages of its WhatsApp instant-messaging service. Now the social network...

Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 support ends in April

From InfoWorld: Beginning next month, Microsoft will end support for its Visual Studio 2005 software development platform, which was released more than 10 years ago.

Microsoft's Eric Zajac, senior program manager for Visual Studio, stated on Friday that it's time to "say good-bye" to the platform...

Microsoft will open-source AI development platform based on Minecraft

From PC World: Microsoft has decided to open-source a platform used by its researchers to test artificial-intelligence projects.

The AIX platform, which is already being used by Microsoft Research and is available under a private beta to select academic researchers, allows researchers to use the...

Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge not quite waterproof, torture tests reveal

From CNET: New test results reveal that Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are the best choice for snorkelers who can't go without their phones for a single moment. But if your thing is parkour or something else that increases the risk of dropping your phone on a hard surface, the latest iPhone may...

SteelSeries Rival 100 Review (Page 1 of 4)

"I do not need a high end smartphone," my dad said, as he was shopping around for a new handset to replace his aging Nexus 4. "All I want is something with a performance camera, large high resolution screen, long battery life, and more storage capacity." I do not know about you, but I am pretty sure my dad pretty much just described a high end smartphone, despite saying he is not looking for a high end smartphone. Therefore, I jokingly replied,...

GAMDIAS Hephaestus Almighty Review (Page 1 of 4)

Greek mythology is full of all sorts of surprises. I have always been interested in it, just because some of the stories are just crazy. I read the Percy Jackson series a few years back, which is a good start to learning some of the basic stories, but there were some changes, since the setting of the book is so different. In my first year of university, I took a course on Greek mythology as one of my options. The course was more source based, and...

Adobe rushes out emergency update for 'critical' Flash security flaw

From CNET: Adobe's much-beleaguered Flash media player is having another bad day.

An emergency update was released by Adobe Systems on Thursday after 23 loopholes in the software were discovered. The company issued a security advisory explaining that there have been a "limited number of targeted...

HP's industrial 3D printer on track to ship this year

From ComputerWorld: After announcing in 2014 it would bring an industrial 3D printer to market within two years, HP went mostly silent -- until now.

Next week, HP plans on pitching its Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer at the South by South West (SXSW) conference in Austin.

Steve Nigro, president of 3D...

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