Category: Biz Tech

"Singapore companies are confident of their ability to detect a sophisticated cyber attack," read an enthusiastic press release earlier this month. "80 percent of the Singapore respondents share that sentiment, surpassing the global average

In response to the federal government's draft guidelines for its Smart Cities and Suburbs Program, Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has called for greater clarity around what constitutes as "innovative" and for the government

Apple has already shuttered the iCloud Activation Lock website, closing one of the few effective mechanisms to determine whether an Apple device is stolen or not. The move is a huge setback to consumers buying a used iPhone or iPad. If you head to its domain, you will now be told that iCloud can't find the page. Convenient iPhone Tool The website has been a popular tool due to the way it can conveniently determine if a device is locked to an owner. If

The Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has announced that the United States Copyright Alert System (CAS), designed to combat online piracy, has been abandoned by its members after a four-year run.The CAS was run by the

The Nintendo Switch is all set for its March 3 global launch, when it will be hitting markets with a $299 price tag. While that date is just over a month away, many questions still remain regarding the upcoming hybrid console. Thankfully, the U.K. version of the official Nintendo website published the official technical specifications of the Nintendo Switch, providing gamers with more information regarding the highly anticipated device. Nintendo Switch Official Specifications According to the Nintendo U.K. website, the Nintendo Switch measures 102

Is "mobile-first" really the key takeaway for SEO in 2017?The message for SEO in 2017 is loud and clear: Design your website in a fashion that makes mobile users the priority. If you listen closely, you

The new KDE-branded Slimbook aspires to offer hardware that runs smoothly out of the box with Ubuntu-based KDE neon.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is one of the most anticipated games in 2017 and, since the game reportedly focused back on recreating the horror of the first games in the franchise which earned many fans, it is no longer a surprise that many gamers have already finished almost 10 hours of gameplay so soon after its release on Jan. 24. The game has two possible endings both good and "bad" but, before we continue discussing, readers should know that there are SPOILERS ahead so

The Meizu M5 Note is a nice looking Android phone. Released on December 6th 2016, it has a smaller form factor than the fast and sleek M3 Max that I reviewed last year. The M3 Max has a 6 inch HD display, whereas the M5 note has a 5.5 inch HD display at

Unbeknownst to some, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya house some of the world's centuries-old glaciers. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the ice mass has been significantly reduced due to warming temperatures. Now, however, new research is suggesting that the effects of future warming may even be greater than initially predicted. A team of researchers from Brown University has presented a 25,000-year reconstruction from Mount Kenya in East Africa, which shows that from the last ice age, the high elevation of the

We are in between CES and Mobile World Congress, but as you can hear in MobileTechRoundup show #389 Kevin and I still have plenty of mobile tech to chat about.

The actions of a dental surgeon in Edina, Minnesota, during a routine wisdom teeth operation is blamed for the death of a teen, whose family has filed a lawsuit this week at the Hennepin County District Court. Dr. Paul Tompach, who continues to see his patients under state licensing board restrictions, is facing allegations of medical malpractice over the death of young girl Sydney Galleger back in June 2015. The allegations made in the lawsuit are aligned with findings from the state’s Board

The new indicator in Chrome 56 stating 'Not secure' for HTTP login or payment pages will eventually apply to other HTTP pages.

There's a strong tendency in storage to go for the one-size-fits-all approach. Nobody wants to manage two systems when one will do. But you need to understand exactly what your use case requires - and ensure

Despite the laws placing age limits on the purchasing of e-cigarettes, recent research shows a rise in traditional cigarette smoking among pregnant teens. However, this phenomenon did not have negative birth outcomes, according to the more than 500,000 teenage births analyzed across the United States. The study, carried out by researchers at Cornell University and Princeton University, was published in the National Bureau of Economic Research as a working paper. Regulating E-Cigarettes Makes Pregnant Teens Smoke More The results of the study show a 19.2

(Image: ZDNet)Senior Trump administration aides communicating over encrypted messaging apps may be violating federal record-keeping laws.The Wall Street Journal reported that political aides close to the president are using Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app. And

A monotonous diet of corn can cause hamsters to become cannibals that eat their young alive. In a new study, researchers in France wanted to know why the critically endangered European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) saw an alarming drop in population. Declining Hamster Population One theory blamed pesticides and industrial ploughing. The hamsters' underground lairs being destroyed is also considered as a possible reason for the drop in population, but these do not appear to be the cause of the rodents' declining numbers. Mathilde Tissier,

It's not easy being a tablet maker if Android is your operating system of choice and the premium end of the market are your target, because Apple controls so much of that tablet business. But there is a market, and ASUS, which has produced some very good tablets in the past, is prepared to stick with

HIV patients can cheer up, as an effective suppression of the HIV virus from a combination of three antibodies in the treatment is in sight. This was according to a new study by researchers at the Rockefeller University, revealing that the virus eventually runs out of options and dies if the method of three antibodies is tried. The HIV virus has a notorious ability to mutate and is hard to eliminate. Once the virus enters a body, it will remain infected forever

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Resident Evil 7 is finally out, and the hype was justified. Critics applaud the series "return to form" by bringing the game back to its roots, which is raw, psychological, survival horror. The game will put you as Ethan Winters, an ordinary husband searching for his wife in a creepy homestead in rural Louisiana. The game's claustrophobic atmosphere, eerie lighting, hair-raising sounds, complex puzzles, and bloodthirsty enemies will surely give you nightmares -- all in high definition. But worry not; from the collective

Former top Mozilla engineer Robert O'Callahan argues there's little evidence non-Microsoft AV improves PC security, so stick with Windows Defender.

After testing out TripIt Pro and receiving hundreds in credit for a future vacation flight, I've been an annual subscriber. The app is regularly updated and the latest improvement fills a gap in my travel plans.

Google announced in May 2016 that they will be bringing over 1 million Android apps to their Chromebooks though only a limited number of units will be able to support them. Now, taking it a step further, they have announced that all Chromebooks set to be released in 2017 and thereafter will support Android Apps. Chromebook's access to Google Play gives the device an array of opportunities to be more than just a basic web-browsing laptop. Here are some apps you might

I've been thinking a lot about the future of magazine publishing. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of a brand that stubbornly features "magazine" in its name, so this should come as no surprise. Although PC Magazine ceased publishing a print version in 2009, thousands of subscribers continue to pay for our Digital Edition. The question is, with an almost infinite amount of free content online, why pay for it? The PC Magazine Digital Edition is designed for any type of digital display: laptops,

Google is rumored to launch its Android Wear 2.0 beta build on Feb. 9, and now an image of LG Watch Style has leaked on Twitter, which will come running on the latest OS.It is speculated that LG intends to launch two smartwatches - the LG Watch Style and the LG Watch Sport in the near term. The latest leak comes courtesy of well-known leakster Evan Blass who goes by the Twitter handle @evleaks. The leaked image of the LG Watch Style shared

Apple is joining the Partnership on AI, a group that aims to create best practices for artificial intelligence, keep an open dialogue with experts, and ponder how society and business can benefit.

Six-year-old girls are less likely than boys to believe their gender is poised for brilliance, and they better tend to veer away from activities that require those smarts, a new study has found. It’s an attitude shift from when they were age 5, a time when they are just as likely as boys to deem their own gender brilliant and willingly take on relevant activities. These are the results of new research discussed in the journal Science, which detailed how gender stereotypes start to

Europol praised international cooperation for having a big role in taking down the cybercriminals.

The activity tracker Poof claims to be the smallest device that tracks a pet's daily activity. The device tracks progress, rest, food intake and calories burned. Poof says that the devices are the "smallest, lightweight and most affordable trackers" available on the market. It also claims that the device has the longest battery

Careful not to make the same mistake that other companies have committed amid recent hacking trends, Facebook has introduced a new security feature to protect its users from unauthorized access to their accounts. This involves a security key that serves as the second factor to the Facebook login process. The overall concept is similar to the two-factor authentication method offered by email services such as Gmail. It is an additional layer of security required to access an account aside from the user name

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build for PC Fast Ring testers adds a number of new gaming-related features, plus previously disclosed changes to Microsoft's privacy settings.Released

Alzheimer's disease can be painful and devastating not only for the person who has it, but for the family and friends, too, who can't do anything about the situation. Thankfully, a new study gives a flicker of hope with its new discovery. What Is Alzheimer's Disease? Alzheimer's disease, coined after the first doctor who discovered it, Alois Alzheimer, is a progressive physical disease that targets the brain. It is the most common form of dementia and is usually characterized by a wide range of symptoms,