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  • Groupware hug: Lotus Notes turning 25

    In an interview first published Dec. 2, 2004, Ray Ozzie walks us through the history This coming Sunday marks the passing of 25 years since the initial release of Lotus Notes, known today as IBM Notes. In marking the 15th anniversary 10 years ago, I spoke with Ray Ozzie about […]

  • 8 holiday scams and mistakes to avoid

    You’re not the only one feeling merry and bright this holiday season – so are the criminals! This time of year provides them with plenty of opportunities for Scrooge-worthy scams. Here’s how to ensure all they’ll get is coal in their stocking Happy hacker days Yes, ‘tis the season to […]

  • Doxxing defense: Remove your personal info from data brokers

    Don’t want your home address or other personal info published to the world? This weekend, take an hour or two to make yourself a less visible target. Many women gamers and developers, as well as those who support them, have lately come under attack from online trolls. A common intimidation […]

  • Symantec IDs sophisticated ‘Regin’ malware

    The back-door-type Trojan was likely developed by a nation state Symantec researchers have identified a particularly sophisticated piece of malware, called “Regin” that was likely developed by a nation state and has been used to spy on governments, infrastructure operators, businesses, researchers and individuals since at least 2008. “Regin displays […]

  • The must-have iPad office apps, round 9.5

    Google’s newly completed Apps suite can’t beat Apple’s improved iWork or Microsoft Office The on-the-go business app toolkit for the iPad Of the tens of thousands of apps available for the iPad, only a relative few are must-have tools for business use. In the last year, the landscape for iPad […]

  • Patch Tuesday: 16 security advisories, 5 critical for Windows

    All supported versions of Windows are affected including Windows 10 technical preview Microsoft is issuing the largest number of monthly security advisories since June 2011, five of them critical and affecting all supported versions of Windows. And applying the patches will be time consuming, experts say. “Next week will tell […]

  • Microsoft to focus on search apps with Bing

    Director of search says he’s focused on integrating search into Microsoft products, services Microsoft’s director of search admitted that its Bing search engine can’t compete with Google search in a full-on faceoff, but the company will focus instead on search applications. Stefan Weitz, who leads Microsoft’s search efforts, told an […]

  • Major banks prep their own mobile payment apps

    The apps could prove to be a major competitor for Apple Pay and competing products Several major national and international banks are planning to launch their own mobile payments apps next year. The banks would be major competitors to handset makers Apple and Google because unlike others pushing mobile wallet […]

  • HP blade chassis is dense and intense

    If you’re looking for the ultimate in computational density, consider the HP C7000 Platinum Blade Server Chassis. The C7000 packs an enormous amount of power into just 10U of rack space, with modular components that can be almost instantly changed out. Inside the blade chassis, HP has inserted a mezzanine […]

  • Windows 10 Technical Preview deep-dive: A promise of better things to come

    So far, Microsoft’s next-gen operating system is looking good. It’s been nearly a week since Microsoft announced that it will follow Windows 8.1 with Windows 10 — and released its Technical Preview so that those interested could take a first look at the new operating system. Since then I’ve been […]