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Blue Origin will develop a rocket engine with ULA

2014-09-18T10:01:00.001-07:00

Blue Origin will develop a rocket engine with ULA

company Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has signed a major partnership agreement with United Launch Alliance on the joint development of a new rocket engine for rockets Atlas and Delta. The company United Launch Alliance is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. This is the BE-4 engine as developed by Blue Origin engaged in more than three years. Now the engine is tested in the company's development center in Texas. Recall that the ULA has contracts with the Ministry of Defense United States regarding the supply of rockets to launch military and government satellites.

In a joint statement, the parties said that cooperation in the development of the engine will quickly complete its output to a commercial operation. The agreement provides for co-operation for 4 years from the start of testing in 2016 at the real launch vehicles and the first commercial flight in 2019. Recall that in recent years in the United States are increasingly talking about the development of "home" space technology: manned aircraft for ISS, own rocket engines, new types of rocket fuel, starting systems. Particularly active in such conversations began to take place against the background of the situation around Ukraine, which has led to a worsening of Russian-American relations.

After the introduction of a succession of American sanctions against Russian companies and sectors of the economy, the United States itself were partly based on a number of Russian developments. Experts say that the situation with Ukraine has been a catalyst in the United States, while the first of the "depending on the Russian" in the United States started talking to 2011, simultaneously with the winding down of space shuttle flights. now NASA actually have no choice but to work with the Russian Space Agency at least 2017 for manned flight programs. After 2017, NASA hopes to use as vehicles for the development of near-Earth Flight Boeing and SpaceX.

Fly launches Windows-budget smartphone

2014-09-18T09:57:00.001-07:00

Fly launches Windows-budget smartphone

Manufacturer budget smartphones Fly presented today its first device based on Windows Phone 8.1. Novelty is equipped with quad-core productive Qualcomm Snapdragon, supports 2 SIM cards, and is one of the most affordable smartphones to Windows Phone 8 in Russia: its price is only 3,990 rubles. The new smartphone is powered by a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chip with 1.2 GHz, 512 MB of RAM.

Since the solution is a low cost, the amount of internal memory is limited to only 4 GB. Smartphone supports memory cards microSDHC, that allows you to expand the storage capacity by another 32 GB. Size smartphone is 125,5h65h10,7 mm. smartphone screen at 4 inches with a resolution of 480x800 pixels (IPS technology).

Fly ERA Windows supports the major wireless standards: 3G-Internet and Wi-Fi to surf the Web, as well as a Bluetooth module to interface with other devices such as a wireless headset or car system hands-free. Surfing the web and mobile communications provides a battery capacity of 1500 mA / h.

Amazon has shown a new generation of Kindle devices

2014-09-18T09:51:00.003-07:00

Amazon has shown a new generation of Kindle devices

Amazon today presented five new models of tablet Kindle, including models for the children, everyday use, the reader, as well as solutions for office workers. New plates are made in the traditional format for Amazon: tablet itself is worth at a minimum, but it is tightly bound to the services Amazon, most of which are paid. New 99-dollar Kindle Fire HD, which Amazon describes as "the most powerful tablet in the price range up to $ 100 ", was presented with 149-dollar Kids Edition, which Amazon promises to replace, even if the child broke the plate.

Online retailer also showed new models focused on reading electronic books, such as the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX for $ 349. The new version of the tablet is paired with the software to work on office documents. Updated Tablets - is part of the company's investment in new directions, such as the recently featured smartphone Fire, as well as Web services. Analysts point out that last year the company had revenues of $ 74.5 billion dollars, while net profit amounted to 274 million dollars, which is less than 0.5% of revenues, as a significant portion of the proceeds Amazon aims to increase activity.

New Model Kindle were presented just two days before the start of sales of the new iPhone 6. Also last week, Amazon lowered the price of smartphones Fire to 99 cents with a two year contract with the American mobile operator AT & T. now the company says that the new model of Kindle will be sold in October . Web retailer said that updates the software to run the Kindle Fire, adding new features for working with e-books, movies, games and music. Also, a new version of the software allows you to share content. Today manufacturer revealed two new e-book reader Kindle. Model for $ 79 got a touch screen, as well as double the storage space, while the model Kindle Voyage $ 199 received high-resolution display and became the thinnest in the line of the company.

Apple in mid-October, shows the new iPad

2014-09-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

Apple in mid-October, shows the new iPad

Apple in mid-October, will introduce a new generation of its Internet tablet iPad. Sources in the company say that the original presentation of the new iPad Air and iPad Mini is expected later, but the company's management insisted to release gadgets in October and by the end of the year they are sold freely throughout the world. Today, tablets are the second best-selling Apple product After smartphones, while in the last two quarters of revenue from sales of iPad has been steadily declining as consumers on the one hand are waiting for the new models, but on the other - on the market considerably tightened competition and domination of iPad is not so obvious.

Recall that last week Apple presented the iPhone 6 as well as the tablet-like model of iPhone 6 Plus, which will go on sale tomorrow. Sources at Apple say that now Contractors Apple has already started to build a 9.7-inch models iPad, and very soon they will begin to collect and New iPad Mini. In parallel with this, they are preparing to start manufacturing iPad with increased 12.9-inch screen. The latter should start selling in the first quarter of 2015. Today there were reports that the company postpones release of its new software HealthKit due to errors found in it.

Recall that HealthKit is a system of fitness and health monitoring integrated with the iPhone 6, Apple Watch and other products of the company. "We found a bug that does not allow us to make HealthKit available in the first assembly of iOS 8" - said Trudy Miller, spokesman for the Apple. She was not informed about the nature of the error, but said HealthKit will be released as a separate package at the end of September.

In a distant supernova, scientists unexpectedly found a companion star

2014-09-18T09:40:00.002-07:00

In a distant supernova, scientists unexpectedly found a companion star

With the help of a telescope "Hubble" NASA scientists were able to detect the companion in a distant supernova SN 1993J. This supernew of type IIb, during which the explosion space in emitted much less hydrogen than in the case of the more common types of explosions. And since a considerable number of stars in the universe are composed of double and even triple systems, the scientists immediately suspected that in this area there are other stars. To do this, data of the optical and ultraviolet collected telescope "Hubble", were combined into one picture, which manifested itself and glow of the second star. Second star has strong gravity and stole a huge amount of hydrogen from the body of its exploding companion, then continued to exist as a very hot helium star.

From the ground to the supernova SN 1993J, in the constellation Ursa Major, about 11 million light-years. Thus, the subject is far beyond the Milky Way, the galaxy M81, also known as Bode's Galaxy. Due to the not so distant, in intergalactic standards, of course, distances, as well as its spectacular appearance with an almost perfect spiral arms, the space object is very popular among fans of astronomers around the world. This finding confirms the long-held belief that the supernova SN 1993J comes from inside the binary system. Dual system includes two stars, interacting with each other, resulting in a cosmic explosion.

"It's like a crime scene, and we finally identified the perpetrator," said Alex Filippenko, professor of astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley. "The companion star" stole "a large amount of hydrogen surrounding the starburst-neighbor." Combining data from optical radiation and ultraviolet light from Hubble, the team was the spectrum that is consistent with the predicted luminescence of the companion star. Only recently, scientists were able to detect this radiation, known as emission continuum. These new findings will help astronomers understand the mechanisms of different types of supernova.

New defense mechanism Windows 8.1 can be hacked - experts

2014-09-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

New defense mechanism Windows 8.1 can be hacked - experts

The next generation of Microsoft PatchGuard (or Kernel Patch Protection) to protect key components of Windows 8.1 has significant enhancements that prevent hacking attacks. However, the results of the safety analysis conducted by experts from the Research Center Positive Research, suggests a number of weaknesses that allows an attacker to bypass these mechanisms to implement and even completely neutralize the system of protection.

A study Brand Ermolova and Artem Shishkin, published on the website Positive Technologies, provides several attack scenarios, allow compromise KPP. Potential attacker with sufficient qualifications, can write a driver that will selectively apply one or more of the techniques and thus completely blocking mechanisms KPP, allowing you to make modifications to the structures and unimpeded kernel code. In his work, experts note that PatchGuard is nevertheless very promising tool for the protection and laid him in mechanisms contribute significantly to the stability of the system.

Also stresses that innovations of this instrument are demanding more skill the attacker to determine workarounds: the development of KPP elements were used obfuscation using macros and other anti-debugging techniques prevent the reconstruction code, and also introduced technology virtually eliminates static analysis.

Apple tightens security in iCloud

2014-09-18T08:34:00.001-07:00

Apple tightens security in iCloud

Apple improves the security of its data storage service iCloud. Previously CEO Tim Cook has vowed to improve the authentication system after a series of scandals related to the photo on the iCloud.

Since yesterday, the company has reactivated two-factor authentication system for iCloud. Recall that initially the system was launched in June, but soon after it has been disabled.

Since March 2013 Apple has implemented two-factor authentication for Apple ID, which improved security for iTunes and App Store.

We also recall that last week Apple announced lower prices for cloud storage service iCloud, as well as introduced a new tariff plan with a 1 terabyte of disk space. At the same time, the price decline was not as significant as many expected and as previously done in the face of rivals Google and Dropbox.

According to the updated price list of the company, now a cloud storage system iCloud provides 5 GB of space for free, 20GB for $ 1 per month, 200 GB for $ 4 per month, 500 GB for $ 10 and 1 terabyte for $ 20 a month.

Price changes on the eve of the launch of iCloud Drive, which will be integrated into the Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8. It allows you to work with iCloud directly from the Finder to the operating system. In addition, the system will allow Sharing files between users.

Boeing and SpaceX will be engaged in a manned flight to the ISS

2014-09-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

Boeing and SpaceX will be engaged in a manned flight to the ISS

Boeing and SpaceX will receive a contract for manned missions the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the first flight is scheduled for 2017, said Tuesday the head of department Charles Bolden. After the Space Shuttle program in 2011, the United States is used for flights the orbit of Russian missiles "Union" and pay the Russian side for each run of 71 million dollars. "We carry out the promise of President Obama's space launches back to the United States and end our dependence on Russian," - said Bolden.

According to him, the initial cost of the project to develop a manned spacecraft, which will fly to the International Space Station, will be about 6, 8 billion dollars. Both companies will use the system on the basis of landers-capsules. Boeing presented its project to the competition spaceship CST-100 and SpaceX - ship design Dragon. Bolden said the United States expects to launch the first independent manned mission to the end of 2017 c Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Head of commercial manned NASA Liders Kathy explained that the contract provides for up to six manned missions to the International Space Station, in each mission will involve four astronauts. Due to the new ship the scientific potential of the ISS should increase by about half, calculated at NASA. "In addition, it can serve as a rescue capsule space station for up to 210 days," - said Liders. After the United States imposed sanctions against Russia because of the annexation of the Crimea and the events surrounding the Ukraine, they made an exception for those projects in which interested themselves, in particular for the ISS.

Panasonic released Lumix camera phone with a giant sensor

2014-09-17T07:47:00.000-07:00

Panasonic released Lumix camera phone with a giant sensor

Japanese Panasonic still has not been actively represented in the smartphone market, but the company has been present on the market cameras. Realizing the promise of the first direction, and also aware of their expertise in the second, the company held Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany introduced a hybrid smartphone and camera. No, it's not a smartphone with a camera. This camera with a smartphone. new device running Android, but has a serious stuffing for photos: 1 inch Leica lens with a 20 megapixel sensor.

The same set of optics is in the "normal" cameras Panasonic. As described in the company, the new device Lumix DMC-CM1 using the 2.5-inch sensor can shoot HD, Full HD and even 4K-video, and in addition the solution can shoot conditions of very low light. The device will go on sale soon and will cost a record 900 euros. The company said that the first phase of the device will be sold in Germany and France. Analysts say CM1 - a competitor Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, which also has a large built-in lens. Among Panasonic note that CM1 is not only the lens but also metallic rings that control the aperture and shutter speed shot.

Until now, such a filling in smartphones was not. On the other hand the device has a 11.9-inch touch screen and the selected mode switching button, which quickly turns your smartphone into the camera and vice versa. At Panasonic CM1 called "an interesting experiment", on the other hand, independent experts say that such hybrid devices - it's pretty expensive solution, which is an attempt to chase two rabbits at once. "Hybrids are not satisfied with any. We have seen similar before and nobody nothing good here and not offered. All those who are looking for a good smart phone, buy a device, and those who need a good camera, buy it as a standalone device, "- says Mark Flores from TechRadar.

iPhone 6 Plus has received only 1 GB of RAM

2014-09-17T07:43:00.001-07:00

IPhone 6 Plus has received only 1 GB of RAM

According to the publication MacRumors, the new iPhone fablet 6 Plus will receive only a 1 GB of RAM. The same amount of memory in the current generation of iPhone 5S and the same amount of RAM will be a standard iPhone 6. Since similar data were made today, and several other publications, such as TechRadar, System Status, and the Guardian. note that fablety Samsung and LG of the last generation have already 3 GB of RAM. Although a direct comparison of iPhone 6 Plus and Android-fabletov would be technically wrong, conceptually oriented fablety to run multiple applications simultaneously and equally meager amount of memory for a high enough price level iPhone 6 Plus is pretty hard to explain.

MacRumors notes that in the case of iPhone 6 Plus 1 GB of memory looks very modest, but the device internal tests have shown that this GB is sufficient for normal operation with FullHD-resolution, as well as the graphics library metal, which appear in the iOS 8. Moreover publication writes that Apple tested the operation of mobile games like BioShock or Asphalt 8 and they also showed adequate performance on the 1 GB of RAM. note that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is almost identical to the filling process, in the frequency of the same chip A8, the same amount of RAM but they differ in the batteries, and in Plus-model has a system of optical image stabilization. In addition, the Plus-model system resolution FullHD. Recall that the start of sales of these smartphones is scheduled for Friday, although because of the large amount of pre-orders, many buyers will have to wait up to a month.

Netflix is coming to Europe

2014-09-17T07:34:00.000-07:00

Netflix is coming to Europe

American broadcast video service Netflix begins European expansion. Initially, the company operated only in the United States, where the market for cable TV and extra pay TV is very developed, but in recent years the dynamics of connecting new customers significantly decreased. In the second quarter of this year, the company has connected only 570,000 new subscribers in the United States, while outside the country - already 1.1 million. On leaving Netflix in Europe, industry experts said a long time ago. However, the company had no experience in the European market, and it is significantly different from America, both in terms of content and its presentation.

Nevertheless, the company's management says that now becomes important for Netflix is international expansion. Total European company plans to appear on Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. In France and Germany, the company's services were launched on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Management believes Netflix, here is the highest in demand video broadcasting services at relatively low market saturation and high solvency of the population. example, in Germany Netflix service plans start with a mark of 7.99 euros.

Here the company will offer both content previously proposed in the United States, as well as local produce. Users can connect to the system, not only on the smart TV, but also on the PC, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles. In addition, an agreement was signed with the operator Deutsche Telekom on connecting Netflix to its platform IPTV (French platform works through the operator Orange - Ed.). Netflix also will be offered as a separate hardware solutions.

Earlier, in a restricted mode Netflix earned in countries such as Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. According to the forecast of the company, due to operations in the European market Netflix can expand your customer base by 6.5 million people. Total for today Netflix about 50 million customers, of which approximately 13.8 million are outside the United States.

Scientists chose the landing site for the machine Rosetta

2014-09-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

Scientists chose the landing site for the machine Rosetta

Spacecraft "Rosetta" will try to send a comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko probe "Philae" to take soil samples. Staff at the European Space Agency chose the relatively flat portion of the surface of the comet, named after the scientists who discovered it in 1969 - Klim Churyumov and Svetlana Gerasimenko. According to experts, to carry out the landing on the comet's surface will not be easy. Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which hurtles through space at a distance of 440 million km from the Earth, - irregular shape, and even on the flat surface of the can is potentially dangerous boulders and cracks. According to preliminary data, the probability of a successful landing is 70-75%. According to the plan, the probe "Rosetta" must land on a comet on 11 November. "Rosetta" send probe "Philae" comet at a distance of about 10 kilometers. Device, its appearance resembling a spider will move over the surface "at a walking pace."

"Philae" will cling to the surface of the comet with the screws and harpoons - on the comet is very small gravitational pull. distance from the Earth to "Rosetta" is so great that operational control of the spacecraft and the probe "Philae" is impossible, and the whole operation "landing" on the comet 67P will be held in the automatic mode, the last team "Rosetta" and "Philae" will give a few days before the operation. Landing probe "Philae" discussed at the weekend in Toulouse. Scientists and engineers in a few weeks studying "ice mountain", also known as the comet, in search of a relatively flat area, for which they will be able to land a robot.

Among the five potential sites for planting now there are only two - the main and spare. Over the coming weeks, the researchers will decide which one is more appropriate, and take a final decision in mid-October. entire process of separation, descent and landing, is expected to take seven o'clock. If "Philae" successfully sit on the surface of the comet, it will be a historic moment in space exploration. "Philae" is equipped with a drill, the robot will be able to take soil samples from a comet in his laboratory. "If we get a few measurements and a few samples, it will be a success," - says Dan-Pierre Bibring, one of the leading researchers in this project.

But regardless of whether the landing will take place successfully or not, "Rosetta" will follow the comet Churyumov -Gerasimenko at least for a year. Machine receives the image of the comet, the surface of which, as it approaches the sun will evaporate the ice, throwing gas flows and a huge cloud of dust into space.

Alibaba could attract in the market more than 25 billion dollars

2014-09-16T08:46:00.003-07:00

Alibaba could attract in the market more than 25 billion dollars

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, going on this week at the American stock market, raised the price range on Monday sales of its shares from 60-66 dollars per share to 66-68 dollars. This is stated in the published today Form F-1 of Alibaba. According to the company, the decision to raise the price on the output market obuslovnenno already significantly oversubscribed order book for purchase. In Alibaba say that all the declared amount of the sale of shares already signed at the offered price, so the company raises kordior to balance supply and demand. note that at a price of 60-66 dollars per share, the Chinese Internet giant could bring on the market for about 24 billion, which has already made the largest IPO in the history of the American stock market.

Raising the price to $ 68, the company can draw on the market for more than 25 billion dollars. Today, IT placement record is owned by Facebook, which in 2012 attracted 16 billion dollars. If Alibaba declared attract $ 25 billion, its IPO will block 19.1 billion dollars in 2008 were attracted by Visa. Alibaba plans to sell shares under the symbol BABA on the New York Stock Exchange. Alibaba Now the company is not represented in the business sector Europe or the United States (with the exception of orders from China for the delivery of goods), but in China's scale of operations is huge. The company owns several sites e-commerce, including Taobao - an online platform like Ebay, as well as the online catalog Tmall, where big brands sell their products directly to end customers. In June this year, the company launched a new online project 11 Main, to work in the United States, but today it is not achieved significant success in the American market.

MIT led the world ranking of universities

2014-09-16T07:56:00.001-07:00

MIT led the world ranking of universities

The British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published an annual ranking of higher education institutions. First place, as a year ago, won the American Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Followed by the British University of Cambridge, which has improved performance compared with 2013 year. Troika closes Imperial College London, ITAR-TASS reported. Next comes one of the most famous universities in the United States - Harvard. Fifth place in the ranking was divided Oxford University, located in Oxfordshire in southern England, and University College London. The remaining four positions went to American universities - Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, Princeton and Yale.

"With the economic downturn the government and private funding sources are focusing on high-impact-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), most of which is studied in the specialized institutions "- said study author Ben Souther. According to him "technically-oriented institutions are increasingly becoming the basis of the global race for innovation." "With the growth of the budgets from state sources, institutions seem to be more focused on the potentially lucrative research in the field of science, technology and medicine," - he said. MSU was the only Russian university, which came in the top 200 best universities, ranking 114th among the world's best universities and climbed six places compared with 2013 year.

Saint-Petersburg State University became the 233rd, up 7 positions from 2013. 322 th and 328 th place occupied Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman and Novosibirsk State University, respectively. Moscow State Institute of International Relations took place 399. A total of 863 high school rating included, 21 of them - Russia. It is also the Moscow Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Peoples' Friendship University, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Tomsk State University, National Research University "Higher School of Economics", Tomsk Polytechnic University, Kazan Federal University, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia BN N. Yeltsin, South and Far Eastern Federal University, Nizhny Novgorod State University named after NI Lobachevsky, Russian University of Economics named after GV Plekhanov and the Voronezh State University. First on the list were, and the National Research University "Moscow Engineering Physics Institute", Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and Saratov national research university.

Apple deletes the previously "donated" U2 album

2014-09-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

Apple deletes the previously "donated" U2 album

Under pressure from users, Apple was forced to release a free utility that removes "free-imposed" a new album of the band U2. After many users suddenly found in their iTunes library records U2, on the iPhone maker a barrage of criticism with respect to abuse their access to the units sold. presentation on September 9th Apple solemnly announced that gives all its users a new album U2 «Songs of Innocence », but the company is obviously overestimated the popularity of the team by too aggressive method to spread his gift.

Instead of just releasing an album in iTunes and make it free, Apple has added it to the library of each of the hundreds of millions of its users. And those who have not loaded tracks display is disabled by default, «Songs of Innocence» by itself appears in the list of albums. estimated that a new album was in the unit for about 500 million users of the company's products. Especially strong was the resentment of a young audiences of Apple, who are not familiar with the band U2. Apple has stated that after the album is removed from the user account, it is no longer possible to load a previously made a purchase. In this case, the records themselves will remain free until October 13 of this year.

McAfee: Phishing technique is an effective way to penetrate the corporate network

2014-09-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

McAfee: Phishing technique is an effective way to penetrate the corporate network

McAfee Labs released a report on the threats in August 2014, revealing that the technique of phishing is an effective way to penetrate corporate networks. Test your skills to identify online fraud among corporate users, which was organized by the McAfee test to determine phishing, revealed that 80% of participants testing is not able to determine at least one of the seven phishing e-mail messages. Moreover, it appears that the financial and personnel departments of companies that store critical corporate information, coped with the worst test, lagging behind other corporate users an average of 4% to 9%. Since the publication of the report on the threats of the previous quarter, the number certain laboratory McAfee Labs phishing URL-links increased by 250,000, bringing the total amount collected in the past 12 months, new phishing addresses to one million addresses. Increased not only the total amount, but also the level of complexity of phishing attacks.

The results showed that in the world of cyber criminals common strategy both attacks: both mass and targeted attacks. At the same time, the United States remains the leader in the number of phishing URLs in the world. "One of the most important tasks for us is to update the core technology of the Internet with a view to comply with the increased volume of traffic and the critical importance of network traffic, - says Pavel Eiges, regional director of Intel Security in Russia and the CIS. - In recent years, attacks were subjected to different levels of security systems: from passwords and public key encryption OpenSSL to USB. infrastructure on which we all depend, based on technologies that are not keeping pace with the times and no longer meet modern safety requirements.

" The study also warns of the possibility of new cybercrime, as even after the disclosure of the vulnerability Heatbleed data exposed her sites continue to be on the black market. List of vulnerable sites and utilities to collect information quickly became popular with kiberpreustpnikov. With the help of these programs became possible to create an automated system to collect valuable information to vulnerable endpoints and systems. The report says that the number of new types of malware in the second quarter grew by only 1%.

With that, the number was 31 million new samples, this is a record number of new malicious programs per quarter. The total number of malware for mobile platforms has increased by 17% in the second quarter, with the growth in the number of new viruses stabilized at 700,000 in the quarter. number of attacks such as "denial of service" (DoS) increased by 4% in the second quarter, makes such an attack the dominant type of network threats, the report said.

Apple, Facebook and eBay have encountered problems with the server

2014-09-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

Apple, Facebook and eBay have encountered problems with the server

Internet companies Facebook, Ebay and Apple over the past two days have faced disruptions in their services for users. On Facebook said that users of the social network for a short period of time have lost the ability to use the resource after company "made a mistake in configuring the server infrastructure." The press service of Facebook said that the error was sufficiently quickly find and correct. Ebay's say that and they number of people are not able to work with the resource.

"This was the result of technical problems associated with the current server maintenance," the statement said Ebay. In the online company said that the majority of users were not affected by the failure. Problems in server subsystems Facebook and Ebay took place on Sept. 2 with a difference of a few hours, at a time when Apple and had problems with access to iTunes. According to the network metrics Apple, problems with iTunes observed on September 2 from 15:30 am to 21 pm on tihookenskomu time USA.

AVG Technologies acquires Location Labs

2014-09-04T07:49:00.000-07:00

AVG Technologies acquires Location Labs

Antivirus vendor AVG Technologies buys private company Location Labs. The deal potentially valued at $ 220 million, the Board of Directors AVG holds an extraordinary meeting to approve the transaction. With AVG said that the agreement for the purchase of Location Labs will allow the company to expand their offer security products for mobile users. Under the deal being closed in the fourth quarter, the antivirus vendor pays $ 140 million now as a single payment, an additional 80 million paid in within two years.

Recall that AVG Technologies entered the public market in February 2012. The company sells complete sets of software and online services to ensure data integrity, protection from spam and malware. Also in the line of products is the solution to optimize the performance of your computer and online service for backup. At Location Labs in the arsenal is a platform to ensure the security of mobile devices. In addition, the company has direct contracts with several large supply of mobile operators in Europe and the United States.

Retailer The Home Depot could become a victim of hackers

2014-09-03T10:04:00.000-07:00

Retailer The Home Depot could become a victim of hackers

Company Home Depot, one of the largest American retailers, today announced the initiation of an investigation "unusual activity" related to customer data. Home Depot - it is the world's largest seller of goods for repair and household items. The company is suspected to be victims of a hacker hacking, which resulted in the wrong hands could be numerous rooms banskovskih cards. Company announced that it is working with several American law enforcement authorities in connection with the incident.

Known IT journalist with reference to their data reports that the incident with the Home Depot and the recent hacking of banks led by JP Morgan Chase - the links of one chain. They also wrote that soon stolen card numbers may appear on the black market data. "Protecting our customers' information - this is a topic to which we take very seriously. We actively collect evidence, while interacting with the police, "- says a spokesperson for Home Depot Paul Drake.

Krebs writes that as a result of hacking IT systems Home Depot in the hands of hackers could be data from April to September 2014, and in the hands of could be information covering all 2,200 stores Home Depot. Earlier, victims of hackers have become some of the other major American retailers, such as Target, Michaels Store, Neiman Marcus and restaurant network PFChang's.

HP Launches Services Business Intelligence Modernization

2014-09-03T09:57:00.000-07:00

HP Launches Services Business Intelligence Modernization

HP Launches HP Business Intelligence Modernization - new package of services, and services designed to help organizations improve customer relationships. Today, most of the decisions in the field of business intelligence does not support the new data types and are able to generate reports only on the basis of traditional information files, not to mention the media Big Data. However, today's businesses small traditional data - it requires the ability to process unstructured information, as well as machine data collected, such as counters in real time.

The new package of services, architectures, and HP technology to help customers improve their environment by integrating analytics big data. As said in a company statement, the packet is Business Intelligence Modernization Services offers a comprehensive approach to the analyst who covers the detection, assessment, modernization and transformation of data. In addition, the customer can choose various options for the deployment and use of these services for the continuous management of information.

New Services HP Business Intelligence Modernization help address three critical business needs in the area of data analysis: Detection: visualization tools provide rapid detection of data across the organization. Data Analysis : HP offers solutions that ensure compliance with the specific requirements of the business in terms of data analysis. hybrid data management: special services allow you to integrate analytics into business processes and systems that use relevant data.

Samsung acquires PrinterOn

2014-09-03T09:55:00.000-07:00

Samsung acquires PrinterOn

Samsung Electronics buys mobile cloud print service PrinterOn. The Samsung say that this purchase reinforces Samsung's position in the segment of b2b. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed publicly. Under the agreement, Canadian PrinterOn becomes division, controlled by Samsung Electronics Canada. At the same time, bought the service remains operational and commercial independence. PrinterOn service enables users to remotely send a print viewed on the screen of a smartphone or tablet documents and sites, while the printed paper, you can pick up at any of the stalls PrinterOn. According to statistics on the website PrinterOn, now in all the world with about 10,000 stalls extradition. Also, the company has a secure print services for corporate clients.

LinkedIn faced with Chinese censorship network

2014-09-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

LinkedIn faced with Chinese censorship network

Social network LinkedIn earlier this year to expand its activities in the PRC. The company is now reaping the fruits of Chinese expansion - LinkedIn has to censor user accounts. Bloomberg reports that when a user publishes a notice in China whose logic conflicts with official regulations, the company blocks this content is not only in China, but also around the world. agency notes that similar regulations LinkedIn is contrary to the officially declared company values - protect information users. In the company now say that changing the system will lock and close the controversial content for China, but leave it to the world.

"Dilemma LinkedIn emphasizes the complexity of doing business in a country with strict rules of censorship. Few American companies have been successful in China. Services Facebook and Twitter all closed in this country, "says Bloomberg in copyright material. Typically, LinkedIn notifies users when their pages appear "unacceptable" content, which is the official Beijing would have to be locked. Freelance journalist Rob Schmitz, publishing material for publication Marketplace, notes that LinkedIn users did not have any notes regarding the anniversary of the events at Tiananmen Square.

At the same time, the World Resources raised this issue actively. Recall that LinkedIn has launched a Chinese version of a specialized service in February this year. Prior to that, local users of the social network worked with the English version. Then CEO Jeff Weiner said that while the company operates in China, it supports freedom of expression and "fundamentally disagrees with government censorship."

Apple: iCloud system has not been compromised, hackers stole passwords

2014-09-03T09:34:00.003-07:00

Apple: iCloud system has not been compromised, hackers stole passwords

Unidentified hackers stole the photos of Hollywood celebrities by guessing passwords, but not hacking services Apple. This is stated in the statement of the corporation. "When we found out about the incident (the theft of photographs of celebrities), then immediately mobilized forces specialists Apple to locate the source of data leakage" - the document says. "After 40 hours, we came to the conclusion that the attack was targeted and affected names, passwords and secret questions. This practice is common in the Internet ", - stated in the document. According to the company, none of the cases was not the result of hacking systems Apple, including cloud storage iCloud or "Find my iPhone". "We continue to work with law enforcement to help identify criminals," - stressed in a corporation. Apple has encouraged all users properly protect information, choose complex passwords with uppercase and lowercase letters as well as numbers and special characters. In addition, Apple engineers recommend that users come up with complex answers to security questions that are impossible to guess. Aug. 31 unknown hacker illegally gained access to the personal files of the stars and posted their pictures on the Internet. According to the website TMZ, from cybercriminals allegedly suffered actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst singer Ariana Grande and others, only about a hundred people. official representative of holders of the award "Oscar" Lawrence confirmed the authenticity of the pictures. "This was a flagrant violation of the right to privacy. We contacted the authorities, and they will pursue anyone who lay in sharing stolen pictures" - he stressed

Apple is working with Visa, Mastercard and Amex contactless payments

2014-09-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

Apple is working with Visa, Mastercard and Amex contactless payments

According to Bloomberg, Apple is at the presentation of iPhone 6 will show a new mobile wallet service that will work with the technology NFC. Agreement on cooperation in the field of mobile payments were made between Apple, Visa, MesterCard and American Express. Recall that the presentation of the new iPhone 6 is expected next Tuesday September 9th. Officially, Apple is no data available about the iPhone 6 does not comment. According to Reuters, the company acts as supplier NXP Semiconductors NFC-chips for iPhone 6. With them will be contactless payments for purchases via iPhone 6. also reported that the new system will work paired with a fingerprint scanning technology Touch ID, which appeared in the current generation iPhone.

Note that although the major technology companies such as Google, Nokia, Apple, PayPal and others are actively developing contactless payment technology, the main users of these technologies - the buyers and sellers - have shown little eagerness to work with them. Even in the United States, where technological innovations historically appear first contactless payment technology are not used everywhere. At the same time, experts say that Apple - a kind of a trend-setter and the appearance of any technology in its mobile products, the introduction of greatly accelerated.

It was in his time with the touch screen mobile, embedded shopping applications, 64-bit mobile processors. Now this list can be added contactless payment technology. Potentially, Apple can combine this system with accounts of iTunes, of which there are 800 million. This gives the new system automatically base of 800 million people, which is impressive even by the standards of giants such as Visa or MasterCard .

Separate controller for Xbox One will go on sale from October 7

2014-09-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

Separate controller for Xbox One will go on sale from October 7

Microsoft originally sold as part of a game console controller Kinect 2. Thereafter Corporation issued $ 100 cheaper version of Xbox One without a built-in controller. Those who wanted to get alone and Kinect Xbox One could only buy b / y controller. Now in Microsoft says that from October 7 start selling individual controller Kinect 2, which for the American market will be worth $ 150. The question arises: without controller Xbox One worth $ 100 cheaper, while the controller itself costs $ 150. Why? Microsoft says that the controller itself will be sold bundled with the game Dance Central Spotlight. Information on the cost of Kinect 2 in other markets yet. It is known that the game itself Dance Central Spotlight will cost $ 10 with 10 songs in the collection. Each additional song will cost another $ 2.