Motorola announces all-new 'shatterproof' Droid Turbo 2 and Maxx 2 Android phones
The Android smartphone market has been extremely stagnant lately. With the exception of the brilliant Samsung Galaxy Note5 and 6 Edge Plus, none of the designs have been particularly impressive. This is the unfortunate result of a now-mature segment.
Today, however, Motorola injects some much-needed excitement into the world of Android with the Droid Turbo 2 and Droid Maxx 2. While both phones should be fast and have long battery life, the real wow-factor is the shatterproof design of the Turbo 2. Are you a klutz when it comes to dropping or breaking your phone? Then you should definitely take notice.
WinZip 20 widens sharing support, adds File Management ribbon
WinZip International LLC has released WinZip 20, a landmark release of what is perhaps the world’s best-known archiving tool. Version 20 builds on changes introduced in version 19 that saw the app move towards a unified file management system.
WinZip 20 introduces a new file management ribbon and frequent folders feature, plus makes working with files and folders more flexible while also widening its sharing options.
Killer smart devices and other cyber threats you'll face in 2016
The world of online security never stands still, and if the past year has shown us anything it's that you don't need sophisticated technology to launch a successful cyber attack.
Security company Trend Micro has released its annual security predictions report outlining the threats it expects to be facing next year. It forecasts continued growth in online extortion, hacktivism and mobile malware, as well as a shift towards an offensive cybersecurity posture for government entities and corporations.
Real-world Docker adoption up five fold in the past year
The adoption of containerization platform Docker has been one of the big infrastructure trends in the past year. But while it's much talked about, what effect is it having in the real world?
Infrastructure tracking specialist Datadog has released the results of a survey, based on the real Docker usage of 7,000 companies, revealing a 5x growth in Docker adoption since September 2014.
By raising the price, HTC is making sure One A9 will flop
When HTC announced One A9, the Taiwanese maker said that its new smartphone would only cost $399 when it goes on sale in US. But, as it turns out, that is in fact, a "very limited-time promotional offer", as the price will be bumped up by $100 shortly after it starts shipping.
How limited is that offer? Well, the $399 asking price only applies to orders placed before 12:01 am on November 7. Afterwards, buyers will have to shell out $499 to get their hands on the smartphone. It is a very strange decision, as the lower cost is one of the few things that One A9 has got going for it.
Opera 33 arrives with new branding
Opera FINAL 33 has shipped, complete with its brand new identity.
This isn’t just about a new icon. No, really. It’s three: a wireframe icon for the developer build, a partially painted version for betas, and a full 3D O for the final release, in Opera’s signature red.
New analytics platform helps detect internal attacks
Security analysts can struggle to cope with the large volumes of alerts generated by multiple security tools. This can make it hard to distinguish anomalies from genuine malicious actions.
To provide organizations with additional context and more accuracy to detect malicious attacks, even those that originate internally, security analytics specialist Niara is launching a new version of its platform to deliver user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) on network packet and flow data, in addition to log data.
Code42 releases new endpoint protection platform
Backing up data is increasingly important, not just to guard against system failures but because of the need to retain information for legal purposes, and for migrating information between devices.
Endpoint data protection and security specialist Code42 is launching its fifth generation CrashPlan platform to strengthen its backup and restore capabilities.
Xbox One gets Windows 10 on 12 November
The rollout of Windows 10 continues apace, and next on the list of devices to get the operating system is the Xbox One. What this means is that the console will gain what has been dubbed the "new Xbox One experience" (or NXOE) that Preview Program members already have access to.
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has revealed that the update will be made available to Xbox One users on 12 November, so there's just over a fortnight to wait. NXOE brings not just a new look and Cortana (eventually), but also backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games.
HTC now sells RE action camera for just $50
If you want a good action camera that doesn't break the bank, you would normally take a look at Xiaomi Yi and other low-cost alternatives to the perennial GoPro Hero. Now though, after a huge discount, HTC's RE is also worthy of your attention.
HTC has given its RE action camera a $150 discount, bringing the price down from $200 to an extremely reasonable $50. For that kind of money, I wouldn't blame you for wanting to buy more than one.
The Dell Experience arrives at Microsoft's Fifth Avenue store in New York City
Yesterday Microsoft opened its first flagship store, using a very large space on the iconic Fifth Avenue in New York City. The company managed to fill five stories and more than 22,000 square feet with products and demos, and held a big opening day ceremony with ribbon cutting, concert and deals.
This wouldn't all be possible without the OEMs, and these are making their presence felt within the space. One of those is Dell, which is quite excited about its area within the Big Apple store.
Sysinternals ships updates for Autoruns, Sysmon, RAMMap, Sigcheck, BgInfo
Windows Sysinternals has announced updates for six of its freeware tech tools.
Autoruns 13.5 gains a right-click option which enables startup programs to be resubmitted to VirusTotal for a new scan.
Tesla's Autopilot rolling out across the globe
A few days after it was released in the United States, the Autopilot feature for certain Tesla Model S cars is rolling out across most supported markets
Japan is the only market where Teslas can be bought but can’t use the Autopilot service, as the country is still reviewing the necessary regulations.
Ashampoo Uninstaller is now free
Ashampoo has announced that its application remover Ashampoo Uninstaller is now free for anyone to download and use.
It may not look that way when you install it -- there are still prompts for license keys -- but register with your email address and you’ll get a free key immediately.
Facebook wants to become your calendar and life-planning app
Android and iOS users are about to find that Facebook is much more useful. A new update that is rolling out across the US brings personalized notifications to the app that extend far beyond details of status updates and birthdays.
To help you keep on top of your schedule, Facebook now also displays information about friends' life events, reminders about TV shows, details about events you've joined, and sports scores. There are also a number of optional components that are tailored to where you are.
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