Dell’s XPS 10 tablet and Lenovo’s Yoga 11 hybrid with Windows RT have been discontinued, but the companies will provide customers free upgrades to the latest Windows RT 8.1 when the OS is released later this month, according to representatives from the two vendors. Microsoft has said that upgrades to versions of Windows 8.1 will be free, and the company’s Surface RT tablet will also be upgraded to Windows RT 8.1. The other devices with Windows RT include Asus’ VivoTab RT and Samsung’s Ativ Tab, but the companies did not respond to requests for comment on specific upgrade information. Sales of devices with Windows RT have been poor. Some users of Dell XPS 10 have .
EVE Online’s new player training sessions aim to teach rookies the ins-and-outs of getting around EVE Online.
Companies offering anonymous web-browsing and communication services are seeing a huge increase in business since recent news leaks about the U.S. National Security Agency's mass data collection and surveillance activities. Disconnect Search, an anonymous web-search service that launched Monday, had more than 400,000 searches by users by Thursday morning, said Casey Oppenheim, its co-founder. Disconnect, which also offers users a service to block companies from tracking them online, started working on Disconnect Search more than a year ago, before the first leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden were published in June. [Related: ] But Oppenheim believes the continuing revelations about NSA data collection are driving users to the search service, he said by email. Web searches are among the most personal information that companies or the government could collect about someone, he said.
A partnership with Samsung resulted in Note-specific features like S-Pen doodles and multi-screen views in Twitter’s new Android app for tablets.
Sweat drips down my face. We stand in a parking lot in Culver City, and it’s so hot we can feel the asphalt through our shoes. In a few days this lot will fade back into the featureless sprawl of Los Angeles, but for now this slab of tarmac is home to a charming little tent city that comprises the festival. Independent games, both digital and tabletop, are on display here, but it’s actually a piece of hardware that has the longest line. It obstructs the walkway, curling back beyond the confines of a blue tent, hiding the line’s real length. People virtual reality headset.
Canonical continues to make the Ubuntu server edition speedier and more versatile in cloud environments. The newest version of the Linux distribution, which will be ready for downloading October 17, comes with a faster installer as well as an updated lightweight container technology that can clone new environments more quickly. The performance improvements in Ubuntu 13.10, code-named Saucy Salamander, are “part of the plan to ensure that Ubuntu becomes the best environment for developing, testing, and running production services in a cloud. Speed is one of those things people measure,” said Mark Baker, Ubuntu server and cloud product manager. Ubuntu 13.10 also comes with the latest edition of the OpenStack cloud platform, code-named Havana, which is also due to be released October 17.
Want mobile security? You got it. Pantech today is launching the Vega Secret Note, a new mobile device that comes with a unique feature that will delight those who want to keep their mobile data private. ,” including phonebook entries, photos, or music you’d like to keep private if, say, you are letting someone else borrow your device to make a call or send an email. If you’re in the habit of amusing children with Android games on your mobile device, the ability to prevent them from sending wayward emails to your boss by hiding his address book entry behind this secondary security layer may be a godsend. processor, includes 3GB of RAM, and has 32GB of integrated storage, with microSD card expansion available if you need extra space. is included for users who want finer control over the details in drawings or more accurate handwriting recognition. A 3200mAh battery promises extensive running time, and the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system is preinstalled.
A team from Delft University in the The Netherlands won the World Solar Challenge, a biennial cross-Australia race that puts solar cars up against harsh driving conditions.
Microsoft is baking a replacement cookie technology that would share content between mobile and desktop PC browsers, and even the Xbox, in an effort to take the growing market for mobile ads and target them even more effectively at the end user. . Microsoft’s technology also wouldn’t necessarily be a “cookie,” a crumb of digital information that could be passed from advertiser to advertiser around the Web. Instead, Microsoft would “own” the user data. That might eliminate concerns about digital information being sold to other third-party companies and spread widely over the Web, but it would also allow Microsoft to build a more comprehensive digital profile of a user. That profile could conceivably include all kinds of information, including demographics and what kinds of products a user prefers. ”Microsoft believes going beyond the cookie is important,” a Microsoft spokeswoman said in a statement. “Our priority will be to find ways to do this that respect the interests of consumers. We have nothing further to share.”
Among other features, the Fitbit Force can count steps taken, distance traveled, active minutes, hours slept, and quality of sleep.
Forget budgeting. This is a whole new way to watch your finances.
Microsoft has picked up iOS, Android, and Mac apps from German developer HLW Software to use as the basis for its own forthcoming remote desktop apps.
Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the popular vBulletin Internet forum software in order to inject rogue administrator accounts into websites using it. The exploit was found by researchers from security firm Imperva on underground hacker forums and targets versions 4.x.x and 5.x.x of vBulletin. The vulnerability allows attackers to abuse the vBulletin configuration mechanism to create a secondary administrative account, the researchers said Wednesday in a . At the end of August, vBulletin Solutions, the company that develops the forum software, advised users to delete the “install” directories from their vBulletin deployments because of .
A new study finds that women are significantly more likely to self-objectify after inhabiting a scantily clad female avatar.
Tremors are a-quaking throughout the PC industry, and . While you can point a finger at the , no-nonsense comments from HP CEO Meg Whitman on Wednesday drove home a much deeper-rooted trust issue: PC manufacturers are still fuming over Microsoft's decision to introduce the Surface tablet and compete directly against their hardware partners. But don't take my word for it. Here's what the manufacturers are saying about Surface, straight from the horse's mouth, along with samples of each company's 'diversification' efforts in the wake of Microsoft's tablet. Let's start with the most recent. Here's what HP's Whitman said yesterday (via ):
At an event in Belgium, Ford showed off future driving aids that inch us ever closer to the autonomous car.
Seven top European Union judges ruled Thursday that a leading Internet news website is legally responsible for offensive views posted by readers in the site’s comments section. The European Court of Human Rights found that Estonian courts were within their rights to fine Delfi, one of the country’s largest news websites, for comments made anonymously about a news article, according to a judgment. In January 2006, Delfi published an article about a ferry company’s decision to change its routes and thus delay the opening of alternative and cheaper ice roads to certain islands. Many readers then wrote highly offensive or threatening posts about the ferry operator and its owner. The owner successfully sued Delfi in April 2006 and was awarded $433.
AT&T subscribers who own a Nokia Windows Phone are about to get an update that international users have been enjoying for months. The update, known as “Amber,” is rolling out to Nokia’s Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 Windows Phones today. (The update was pre-loaded on Nokia’s Lumia 1020.) Microsoft’s GDR2 update for Windows Phone is also included in the rollout. for the protocol on Windows Phone at the end of the year. in the Camera app.
In a virtual machine (VM), software pretends to be hardware. You can thus load a "computer" into a VM application the way you can load a document into a word processor. It was through a VM that I grabbed this Blue Screen of Death image. , the stripped-down version of a much more powerful and costly tool.
Soon, you'll be able to stream local over-the-air television broadcasts straight to your Nexus tablet.
The account claims to be a Twitter experiment, and hints suggest that's true.
The Rig is an excellent all-around headset with some unnecessary features that drive up the price.
Catching bad guys (or bad dogs) in random acts of mischief has never been easier.
Accidentally leaked user manuals from PC maker Lenovo show that the company is preparing a new laptop that runs Android instead of Windows. uploaded on Lenovo's site. The laptop's 10-inch display also functions as a touchscreen. It can be opened up to 300 degrees, supporting the screen for reading or touching while the keyboard rests face down. In addition, the keyboard has signature Android buttons for "home screen", "previous" and "apps screen", found on the bottom of many phones and tablets running the Google OS. Lenovo had planned on making an official announcement for the device, said Chris Millward, a spokesman for the company, on Thursday. But somehow, Lenovo unintentionally leaked the user manuals online, he added.
When's dinner? Just ask Google ... Maps. it is adding more smarts to its Maps software to incorporate personalized search results such as hotel, flight and restaurant reservations, as well as upcoming event listings. for its regular search engine in August. Still, the Maps features announced on Wednesday follow three months of user feedback collected since Google revamped Maps earlier this year, the company said. One of the most requested features? Directions for multiple destinations.
Cisco Systems has released security patches for authentication bypass, command execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities affecting products that use its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software, as well as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches and Cisco 7600 series routers. Cisco released new versions of its ASA software to address six denial-of-service vulnerabilities in various components and three authentication bypass vulnerabilities in remote access services. . In addition, they could gain access to the internal network or gain management access to the affected system via the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Management (ASDM) by exploiting flaws in the digital certificate or remote access VPN authentication procedures, the company said.
to your employer. Based on the 15-million-and-counting views Shifrin’s video has received, many people have dreamed about leaving a job and publicly slamming the door on the way out. Still, most of us know better than to burn bridges with such a foolhardy stunt. But even if you’re not making viral videos, the technology you use every day could be telegraphing your dissatisfaction to your employer and jeopardizing your current job—and your next one. about ugly shoes or poorly divided workloads through the tools you use every day—email, instant messaging, texting, social networks—can quickly undermine your job. , a website that provides on- and off-campus resources to parents of college students. “Their casual conversations used to stay in the break room. Now they’re on Facebook.” When you’re communicating through tools that connect you with hundreds of people inside and outside the office, one errant mouse click can put your thoughts in front of a very unappreciative audience. Wrong chat window, wrong email recipient, email innocently forwarded beyond your target reader—you might as well queue up outside the HR office.
Have trouble with tweets? Loathe all those likes? Pinned your last pin? Here's how to leave your 'friends' behind.
You’ve honed your gaming skills to razor sharpness. You’ve used the
Moz has published their 2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors report with the input of 120+ SEO professionals and a scientific approach. The report skirts a number of actual ranking factors and focuses mostly on search engine correlation data.
If you serve country-specific content to end users, you won't be penalized as long as you make sure that what you serve to Googlebot is the same as what you would serve to a user from the same country that Googlebot is coming from.
The Search Agency is keeping score on Fortune 100 companies and their mobile experience. What they found were less-than-perfect scores among the biggest brands in the United States. Coca-Cola and FedEx received the highest scores.
If you eagerly watch your PageRank bar to check for any tiny little fluctuation, you've probably noticed that it hardly ever changes. In a new video, Google's Matt Cutts says "the PageRank indicator will probably start to go away a little bit."
You'll find some very useful information in Twitter Analytics, including timeline activity, follower demographics, and website analytics. Here's what you can learn from the official Twitter Analytics, as well as some alternative options.
Thinking of dressing up as a Minion for Halloween this year? Judging by recent searches, you aren't the only one. Both Google and Yahoo agree that Minion costumes – from the "Despicable Me" movies – are the top trending costumes of 2013.
Organic search traffic data is extremely important to businesses to assess website performance and make informed, data-driven decisions. But 14 new products illustrate how Google is increasingly making Analytics a companion tool for advertisers.
Local search marketing is remarkably complicated with what often feels like endless tactics to employ in order to improve the visibility of your business online. Here are some mistakes that might be scaring away your local traffic and customers.
Penguin is back, and link spam cannot run and hide. With the 2.1 data refresh, G-Squared Interactive looked at factors that triggered 2.1,and said culprits included forum spam, blogroll spam and spammy directories, to name a few.
Bing has launched a new automated paid search program in 25 U.S. cities that makes it easier for local businesses to start PPC advertising. Claim your business, write an ad, select where you want it to run, and Bing's algorithms will do the rest.
Google is putting the kibosh on the controversial for-profit mug shot website industry through a recent algorithmic update that extracts such sites from the search results. However, some free speech advocates are questioning the move.
A typical small business advertiser spends $1,200 a month on PPC, but wastes 25 percent, on average, according to a new WordStream study of 500 small and medium business Google AdWords accounts. Here are five optimization tips to avoid wasted spend.
Google Carousel presents a new opportunity to appear at the top of the search results, but with it also comes some new best practices. Here's a look at how Google's Carousel works, its impact on industries, some tips on images, and how to optimize.
Everything you do won't necessarily lead directly to more rankings, traffic, or sales, but that doesn't mean it didn't work; it may simply be the first domino to fall. Here are three important reminders as you navigate today's convoluted SEO path.
Can we ever satisfy both the scientific and creative approach to content marketing? Yes! Content creators can follow this practical three-step process to combine creativity with metric-driven subjects and content. The result? Great content.
The higher the quality of the replacement content you suggest, the higher the likelihood that your pitch will succeed. By limiting your replacement strategy to just your own content, you reduce the chances of your pitch being successful. Here's why.
According to Bing, in blind testing, users prefer Bing over Google. But a new survey has ignited a huge debate by questioning the validity of the Bing It On Challenge results based on how the challenge was conducted.
The last couple of weeks have been full of the kind of Google news that fundamentally alters the way SEO professionals and site owners do business. Here's what Google has changed and what those changes mean from a social marketer's point of view.
Don't believe the media hype. Google Glass isn't likely to be adopted by mainstream consumers. However, there are some important takeaways about the future of search that we can take from Google Glass, Apple's Siri, and Google Now.
Mobile customers are intolerant and fickle. Making users aware of your app can be competitive and expensive, so don't put out apps that are slow, freeze, or kill batteries. Unless you don't mind losing thousands or millions of dollars in revenue?
Google has unveiled two new local features for product listing ads (PLAs) to a limited number of retailers: local availability and local storefronts. These ads will tell customers when a product is available for purchase in a local physical store.
Yelp is offering a new cost-per-click (CPC) program bundled with its enhanced listing option. To be clear, the ability to bid on a CPC basis isn't new, but this new program includes a discount bundle with some enhanced features.
For some time, BrightEdge has been watching trends in search and preparing for the day that Google unleashed 100 percent secure search. With that, BrightEdge has been helping customers track performance at the page level with several new tools.
Small business owners who once obsessed over their top keyword rankings and traffic from a few money terms now need to adjust their thinking with the rise of "(not provided)" keywords and the arrival of the Google Hummingbird algorithm. Here's why.
Sitemaps help ensure your site is fully indexed by feeding your content to search engines – be it a standard XML, or for images, video, news, or mobile. Here's a walk-through of the initial first steps of how to create and submit your sitemaps.