For the second time in two weeks developers of the popular LastPass password manager are working to fix a serious vulnerability that could allow malicious websites to steal user passwords or infect computers with malware. Like the LastPass flaws patched last week, the new issue was discovered and reported to LastPass by Tavis Ormandy, a…
Smartphones are by far the most popular target of mobile malware, and the infection rate is soaring, according to new research by Nokia. During the second half of 2016, the increase in smartphone infections was 83% following on the heels of a 96% increase during the first half of the year, according to Nokia’s latest…
As an individual, you might have an old smartphone or tablet sitting around your house collecting dust. Before recycling it, you hire a company to wipe the drive clean of any personally identifiable information. With the storage on today’s smartphones, there could be credit card information sitting in the background. You feel relieved as you…
BlueJeans customers will be getting improved call quality, thanks to a partnership the company unveiled Tuesday. Dolby is working with the videoconferencing company to improve call clarity for people using its service. As part of the deal, BlueJeans will integrate Dolby Voice technology for all the video and audio calls made using its service. It…
Visitors at Cebit in Hanover last week had a chance to do what some people in Switzerland have been doing for almost a year now: take a ride on an autonomous shuttle. The vehicle moves around using a number of video cameras and sensors. Two such shuttles have been operating in Sion since the…
Earlier on Monday, my wife let me know that “Apple Support” had called about iCloud security. She was dubious, and rightly so. “Apple” then called five more times (and counting). Suffice it to say, it wasn’t Apple, but fraudsters trying to piggyback on reports that a major breach of iCloud credentials could render hundreds of…
One of the hottest topics in robotics is self-assembly, and any technique that requires no human intervention is of special interest. The technology is also highly desirable for chips. Computing devices are shrinking thanks to smaller chips, which are reaching their physical limits. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago…
If Microsoft orchestrates next month’s Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade as it did 2016’s mid-year Anniversary Update refresh, it will take about three months for the latest version to reach most eligible devices. According to advertising network AdDuplex, 60 days after the Aug. 2, 2016, introduction of Windows 10 1607 — aka Anniversary Update — just…
Samsung has a lot riding on its next smartphone, the Galaxy S8, which debuts on Wednesday at an event in New York City. Reports on new features of the S8 have been unusually abundant. Many of the reports were confirmed by Computerworld with seven industry insiders who spoke on the condition they not be named.…
Three people from Illinois last week sued Microsoft, claiming that the free Windows 10 upgrade they had installed on their PCs caused “data loss and damage to their computers.” Lawyers for the trio asked a Chicago federal court Thursday to grant the case class-action status, which would allow other Americans to join the litigation. “Many…