http://www.apsense.com/feed/news.xml APSense industry news comes from top blog sites. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:59 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12594233.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12594233.html Steve Jobs' draft email plays pivotal role in antitrust case
An email composed, but never sent, by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs may prove instrumental in the Justice Department's case that Apple, along with the five largest book publishers, colluded to fix prices for electronic books.In a draft email intende... ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593923.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593923.html Source code for Carberp financial malware is up for sale at a very low price, researchers say
The source code for the Carberp banking Trojan program is being offered for sale on the underground market at a very affordable price, which could result in additional Carberp-based financial malware being developed in the future, according to re... ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593928.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593928.html Review: Keeper keeps your passwords safe, but it can be pricey
As a password manager, Keeper has the basics covered. It captures login info and passwords for you as you browse the Web, securely stores them in a neatly organized vault that's easy to access, and generates passwords for you on the fly.To read th... ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593929.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593929.html Swedish court OKs Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm Warg's extradition to Denmark
The Swedish Nacka District Court has ruled that Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg may be extradited to Denmark to face hacking charges, the court confirmed Tuesday. The green light to extradite Svartholm Warg was given Monday, said Jo... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593297.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12593297.html Get New IT Pros Up to Speed Fast With This Onboarding Checklist
In a recent TekSystems survey, 1,500 IT leaders and 2,400 IT pros were polled on the importance of onboarding. When IT leaders were asked about onboarding's importance, the majority agreed that it's necessary but that many aren't doing it well. ... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591841.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591841.html Google kills IE plug-in Chrome Frame, but some object
Google Thursday announced the retirement of a four-year-old plug-in designed to let users of older version of Internet Explorer (IE) run Chrome's browser engine, declaring mission accomplished. Chrome Frame joins numerous other discontinued Goo... ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591847.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591847.html Siemens looking to unload share in networking venture with Nokia, report said
Siemens has started talks with private-equity firms about the sale of its share in Nokia Siemens Networks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The German company’s 50 percent share of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) could be worth more tha... ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592193.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592193.html Review: HP's OfficeJet Pro 276dw is a worthy inkjet alternative to small-office lasers
Inkjets, which are losing some of their cachet among consumers, are finding new jobs in small offices and workgroups. We’ve tested enough business models over the past couple of years to prove that a high-quality inkjet multifunction is faster an... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:02:26 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592349.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592349.html Facebook, Microsoft disclose FISA requests, sort of
Both Facebook and Microsoft said late Friday that they had been given permission from the U.S. government to disclose how many times the two companies had been asked to turn over user information to the Feds as part of a national security order. ... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:02:27 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592350.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12592350.html How to fix Web pages that print too small
Reader Tammy wrote in with this hassle: "Whenever I try to print a page from the Internet, the size of the print and the photos is extremely small and difficult to read. I do not have this problem with Word documents." Tammy says she uses Window... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591848.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591848.html Microsoft Office for iPhone is finally here, and it changes everything
It’s here. Finally. Microsoft is now offering Office Mobile for iPhone. This is huge news for Microsoft Office, huge news for the iPhone, and a game changer for productivity on the go. Starting today, Office Mobile for iPhone is available in th... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591849.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591849.html Gaming mice: we test the best
You know if you need a gaming mouse. You’re not pushing virtual paper around on your desktop; you’re fragging bots and shooting zombies. For gaming, you need an extra-responsive mouse that has lots of buttons and, ideally, a programmable interface... ]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591305.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591305.html Software AG buys complex-event processing technology from Progress
Software AG is building out its portfolio of CEP (complex-event processing) software with the acquisition of Apama from Progress Software, in the second CEP-related deal this week. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, were not disclose... ]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591306.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12591306.html Microsoft protects cloud with directory-integrated two-factor authentication
Microsoft is upping the security on Azure with Active Authentication, a new service now in preview which allows enterprises to secure access to hosted applications such as Office 365 with two-factor authentication. Active Authentication enables t... ]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:02:15 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12590646.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12590646.html Review: Glipho makes blogging social
If you took a dash of WordPress, added a sprinkle of Twitter and a tablespoon of Facebook, you just might end up with Glipho…or, at least, what Glipho hopes to become. Billed as "the social publishing engine," Glipho is a cloud-based service that... ]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12590647.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12590647.html Oracle releases Java EE 7 with eye on HTML5 development
Oracle has announced the availability of Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7, a release that brings new capabilities for HTML5-based application development to the framework. HTML5 applications are easier to build with Java EE 7 through features s... ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:02:14 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589960.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589960.html Intel's new Haswell chips may be hot, but not in a good way
Early tests, online discussions and even some OEMs seem to show a potential bump in the road for Intel’s latest-generation processor architecture—a bump you can see on a temperature graph. The new Haswell line of processors, at least according ... ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:02:05 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589961.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589961.html Marketo rolls out 'customer engagement' tools as Salesforce.com threat looms
Marketo says it has created tools that put it far ahead of rival marketing automation software vendors by making it much easier to run targeted campaigns, and more effective ones to boot. The new capabilities go into general availability Friday i... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:02:15 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589301.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589301.html Add a hard drive-activity LED to a laptop that lacks one
Activity Indicator. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to know when my hard drive is active. That's partly so I know when Windows has more or less finished its boot activity (which, on one aging machine, takes 7-8 minutes), and partly so I can tro... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589302.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12589302.html Google Apps deal disallowed by Swedish data regulator
The Swedish Data Inspection Board has for a second time disallowed an agreement that a local municipality wants to sign with Google regarding the use of its hosted Apps package. The agreement does not comply with the rules in Sweden’s Personal Da... ]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:02:16 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588826.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588826.html 10 things about Bitcoin every consumer should know
Bitcoin's trajectory over the past few years is nothing short of impressive. A peer-to-peer alternative currency whose creator remains anonymous five years later, Bitcoin sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. However, Bitcoin has ... ]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:02:05 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588827.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588827.html Samsung shares under pressure amid cooling Galaxy S4 demand
Analyst concerns that Galaxy S4 smartphone sales are lagging have put pressure on Samsung shares. Friday's decline in Samsung's stock follows analyst worries that a more affordable Galaxy S4 Mini or the rugged Galaxy S4 Activesmartphone will cut ... ]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 03:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588576.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588576.html Zscaler adds mobile security to cloud-based services
Zscaler has added mobile security to its arsenal of cloud-based security services which the firm is pitching as a flexible way to fix the risk of employee-owned devices bypassing conventional filtering layers. The firm's alternative is to run tra... ]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588577.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588577.html Microsoft could have edge on consumer electronics with some retooling
Microsoft is a profitable, successful company that makes some great products. But it's held back in consumer electronics by its reputation as a stodgy, boring company. Take the better Windows Phone devices made by Nokia, for example. Pundits agr... ]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588232.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588232.html Trucker, mayor, space cowboy: Five sim games that let you live out your dreams
"Oh, come on!" my wife cried in exasperation. "Can't these people drive?!" She was sitting at the helm of an 18-wheeler DAF truck carrying a load of construction gear from Zurich to Munich, trying to find the right moment to drive into busy inter... ]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588233.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12588233.html ZTE sends 400Gbps over 5,000 kilometers
Showing off its optical networking prowess, ZTE has completed a test that managed speeds at 400Gbps over a distance of more than 5,000 kilometers, or about 3,100 miles. The growth of data volumes and speeds in both fixed and wireless networks hav... ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12587675.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12587675.html Cool down an overheated laptop
Gamersim17's laptop was "getting intensely hot." He turned to the Laptops forum for advice. A hot computer is a bad computer. Excess heat can cause malfunctions and crashes, and permanently damage your hardware. And although laptops generally p... ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12587335.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12587335.html ISC patches publicly disclosed denial-of-service vulnerability affecting BIND 9
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the organization that develops and maintains the widely used BIND DNS (Domain Name System) software, has patched a publicly disclosed vulnerability that can be used to remotely crash DNS servers running recen... ]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586738.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586738.html Fujitsu announces a razer-thin Ultrabook with a 3200 x 1800 IGZO display
Fujitsu will this month launch a super-thin Ultrabook, built on Intel’s latest Haswell processors, with an 11-hour battery life and a screen resolution with nearly three times HD resolution. The company said the new “UH90/L” model from its Life... ]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586739.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586739.html Microsoft to add Outlook to Windows RT
Microsoft said early Wednesday morning that Outlook would be added to the Office suite bundled with Windows RT tablets, including the Microsoft Surface, which will also see some new function-key enhancements. In a blog post, Microsoft said that i... ]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586164.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586164.html Google targets developers with cloud-based backend kit
Google wants more developers to use its App Engine cloud service, and has launched Mobile Backend Starter to make it easier. Running servers on top of a hosted environment to power mobile apps can be a bit of a headache, according to Google. With... ]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586165.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12586165.html Why a Haswell PC may quench your thirst for tablets
The days of choosing between PC performance and tablet convenience may soon be over. With a notebook running Intel's fourth-generation Core processor, code-named Haswell, consumers may be able to get both. In some ways, the justifications for buy... ]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:02:29 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585560.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585560.html McAfee sees surge in spam, Koobface samples, MBR attacks
The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples of the Koobface social networking worm and master boot record (MBR) infecting malware, according to antivirus vendor McAfee. After remaining rela... ]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:02:17 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585561.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585561.html Asus Zenbook Infinity comes clad in Gorilla Glass with a 2500 x 1600 touchscreen display
Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass. The 13.3-inch Zenbook Infinity will go on sale in the third quarter with a choice of Windows 8 or the upcomi... ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585100.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585100.html US pulls ahead of Europe in next-gen mobile services
The next-generation mobile market in the U.S. has surged ahead of European development, according to the GSMA industry organization, which represents worldwide operators and handset manufacturers. This is a rapid reversal of previous trends, wh... ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585101.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12585101.html Cameras, sensor tags used to monitor caregivers to prevent infection
With nightmarish superbugs threatening the lives of patients and healthcare workers, hospitals are taking considerable precautions to track who is and who isn't washing their hands. For example, Summerville Medical Center, a 94-bed acute-care hos... ]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2013 03:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584881.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584881.html Intel's new mobile lineup: Desktop performance in portable packaging
Intel unleashed its fourth-generation Core processors today, and the focus is overwhelmingly on mobile chips. The chip giant revealed information on ten new mobile processors, and the lineup (code-named Haswell) emphasizes processing performance,... ]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:02:13 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584882.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584882.html Review: CyberPower Fangbook EVO HX7-200 taps 4th-gen Core for high-end gaming
Many new laptops will demonstrate the power-saving elements of Intel's new fourth-generation Core parts, but not the new, $1,579 CyberPower FangBook Evo HX7-200. This sharp-toothed monster is designed for performance, blowing away older competito... ]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584526.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584526.html Researcher cracks the code on what makes a tweet popular
Twitter has become an essential part of the small business marketing playbook, but it remains a difficult platform to truly get your arms around. Some tweets will go gangbusters on the service, replied-to and retweeted for hours. Others will land... ]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584527.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12584527.html Take Silver Lake's money and run, Dell advises shareholders
Dell has written to shareholders they are better off accepting a bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake to acquire the company than holding on to their shares. The company’s independent directors have unanimously agreed to recommend the transactio... ]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583956.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583956.html Zoho launches Pulse business social-network app
Zoho is getting into the business social-networking game with a new product called Pulse, which also ties back to many of its other applications.Pulse features the now-familiar mix of activity streams, private messaging, notifications, blogs, grou... ]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583619.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583619.html Western Digital ships its first rack-mount storage system
Western Digital, a company well known for manufacturing consumer and enterprise hard drives, as well as small NAS boxes for the SMB market, is expanding its focus on the latter market with a new line of rack-mount storage systems. Its first produ... ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583340.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12583340.html Telenor hopes to encourage phone recycling by erasing data more securely
Norwegian operator Telenor will use special software to ensure that all personal and sensitive content is deleted from smartphones and tablets handed in by users for recycling, a change it hopes will result in fewer customers holding on to their o... ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582968.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582968.html MediaTek launches quad-core tablet chip
Taiwan's MediaTek has launched a new quad-core ARM processor for tablets that is slated to be used in an upcoming IdeaTab device from Lenovo. The MT8125 chip features a quad-core processor built with ARM's Cortex A7 CPU and can run at up to 1.5 G... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 03:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582727.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582727.html LG Announces White Nexus 4, No Nexus 5
In a spring season loaded with new entries into the smartphone market, LG has announced a new color for its prized Nexus 4 model.  It’s also been reported that the new white Nexus 4 will most likely be the end of the Nexus line, and that previous... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582355.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582355.html Dell and Cisco grow despite tough server market in Q1
As overall server market revenue and shipments declined in the first quarter, both Dell and Cisco Systems managed growth while enterprise stalwarts Hewlett-Packard and IBM struggled in the headwinds. Worldwide server shipments declined 0.7 percen... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 03:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582028.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582028.html Best free stuff, 2013 edition: The techno traveler
The Techno Traveler Whether you’re traveling for business or vacationing with your family, it’s essential to keep tabs on flight times, rental car pickups, and hotel reservations. In the past, staying organized meant printing out a handful of pag... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582029.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12582029.html Best free stuff, 2013 edition: The augmented health nut
The Augmented Health Nut An iron will and a gym membership might work for some folks who are trying to stay in shape, but the rest of us might need a little extra help. To achieve and maintain that healthy lifestyle, don't hesitate to lean on som... ]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 03:02:13 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12580567.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12580567.html Samsung Galaxy S4 Sells 10 Million Units and Announces New Colors
Samsung released data this morning showing that their newest flagship model, the much hyped Galaxy S4, has been a huge success with consumers.  Since its release on April 27, the S4 has sold 10 million units.  To celebrate the milestone, the man... ]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12580568.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1055-12580568.html Lyft rideshare service gears up for international expansion
Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet. The company will be looking at entering new markets, including overseas, between now ... ]]>