What’s new Microsoft’s open sourcing of .NET hits a major milestone .NET Core is now generally available to bring the programming language to new OSe. It’s all part of Microsoft’s push to make .NET into a development platform that developers can use across platforms, whether on the desktop, on servers, or on mobile. To that…
What’s new Germany is beating the U.S., when it comes to the IoT The Internet of Things is taking over in a big way, what with connected devices and smart homes solidifying their position as the next trend in tech. As per survey results, 17 percent of German and U.S. manufacturers say they’ve already applied…
Important announcements Open adoption software is the next wave in software In the last few years, open technology — software that is open to change and free to adopt — has gone from the exception, to the rule for most enterprises. More than 78 percent of enterprises run on open source and fewer than 3…
What’s new YouTube will put live streaming in the palm of your hand The video-sharing site will soon offer support for live streaming on its YouTube app, and it also promises that live streaming will have all the regular features as regular videos, including search, recommendations and playlists. Simplicity is the name of the game…
What’s new Huawei will develop its own mobile OS to reduce reliance on Android A new report has claimed that Chinese handset manufacturer Huawei is building its own mobile operating system that will help it reduce its reliance on Google’s Android. The project is in its early days and includes ex-employees from Nokia and as…
What’s new Samsung takes fight to Apple with Mobile Wallet Strategy Smartphone leader Samsung Electronics has for years been a spectator as Apple built a services “ecosystem” supporting its products. But now, as the two develop the market for mobile payments, the Korean tech giant is taking the fight to its U.S. arch rival. And…
What’s new New accessory adds thermal camera to any smartphone The Seek CompactPRO is a small gadget you plug into your smartphone to instantly add thermal-imaging capabilities. It weighs less than half an ounce and can plug into any Android or iOS camera. The lens gives the thermal cam a 32-degree field of view and…
What’s new Open adoption software is the next wave in software In the last few years, open technology — software that is open to change and free to adopt — has gone from the exception, to the rule for most enterprises. More than 78 percent of enterprises run on open source and fewer than 3…
Important announcements Macro Malware make a comeback thanks to a bad UI decision from Microsoft A large number of malware variants that use macro scripts embedded in Office documents are reported to infect users. Although macros are not malicious by nature, macro malware, as this threat is sometimes called, relies on macro scripts attached to…
What’s new Adobe Flash Player just got patched for 36 security issues Adobe has released an update for Flash that addresses 36 CVE-listed vulnerabilities. One of these was for a critical zero-day vulnerability, which allowed hackers to crash a victim’s computer or take full control of it. The update also includes a fix for the…
