COMPUTERS
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August 2, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Spread of Locky Virus in Mantralaya PCs Contained, Data Safe: Official
HIGHLIGHTS The Locky virus had affected about 150 computers in Mantralaya. Virus was first detected on Friday last week. The virus has encrypted documents and files to locky files. The state’s Information Technology department has managed to contain the spread of Locky virus, a file-encrypting ransomware, in computer systems at Mantralaya and all the data […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Maharashtra Government Bans Use of Private Email Accounts for Employees
HIGHLIGHTS Last month Locky virus infected Maharashtra Mantralaya computers. It encrypted all the files to the Locky type. Private email services have been asked not to be used. After the file-encrypting ‘Locky’ virus infected computers at the Mantralaya (the secretariat) recently, Maharashtra government has banned use of private email accounts by the staff for official […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Singapore Blocking Internet Access on Government Computers
Singapore confirmed Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries. The decision will not disrupt government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 ‘Press the Big Red Button’: Computer Experts Want Kill Switch to Stop Robots From Going Rogue
Pop culture wants us to fear the artificially intelligent robot: The titular “Terminator” characters goes back in time to kill a mother and her child. Cylons of “Battlestar Galactica” fame destroy Earthly civilization and, bloodthirst not slaked, pursue the remnants of humanity through space. “The Matrix” begat two sequels and “Jupiter Ascending.” Today’s artificial intelligence […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Three Great Projects Using a Raspberry Pi 3 for the Summer
HIGHLIGHTS A Raspberry Pi is a computer the size of a credit card. You can use this low-cost device to hack together cool projects. We put together a media centre, game console, and smart assistant. The Raspberry Pi sounds like a dessert for math lovers but it’s really a computer the size of a credit […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Hardware as a Service: HP Gets Ready to Lease Computers to Businesses
HIGHLIGHTS HP to offer hardware products on lease as PC demand weakens Will monitor its device’s health and offer replacements accordingly Promises to ensure that all data is wiped-off post device’s use HP Inc., the second largest PC-maker in the world after Lenovo, on Thursday said that it will start offering computers and other hardware […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 What to Wear to Work? Soon, a Tiny Computer
The wearable technology startups that get attention make products a Silicon Valley executive or journalist might use – fitness trackers, virtual-reality gaming headsets, jewelry that delivers text-message alerts. It’s lifestyle stuff. But wearable development in the near future depends on more workaday equipment. Call them work-wearables: computers worn on the body that help get the […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 How a Computer Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again
In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch screens. The case of Reo, a male chimpanzee that learned to walk again after being paralysed due to illness, shows how much can be done to rehabilitate animals injured in captivity, said lead author Yoko Sakuraba of Kyoto University. […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers
HIGHLIGHTS Google aims to protect data from future quantum computers The experiment will not compromise user security It will be replaced within two years Many tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM are working on with quantum computers, and while it comes with many benefits, one of those is also a potential threat – the […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 InFocus Buddy Windows 10 Laptop With 13-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 14,999
HIGHLIGHTS The notebook is priced at Rs. 14,999. The InFocus Buddy will be sold on Snapdeal only. It will run Windows 10 out-of-the-box. InFocus has its Buddy laptop in India. The 13-inch notebook will exclusively be available on Snapdeal, and is priced competitively at Rs. 14,999. Talking about the specifications, the InFocus Buddy runs 64-bit […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Microsoft Takes on Trello, Asana With ‘Planner’ Project Management Tool
HIGHLIGHTS The Planner is bundled with Office 365. It aims at managing projects and teams. Teams are divided by boards for better understanding. Microsoft has added another app to its Office 365 suite. Called Planner, it is a collaboration tool aimed at organising team activities, and works similar to apps like Trello and Asana. It […]
