With ThinkBook laptops, Lenovo hopes to catch eye of millennial workforce
The kid siblings of buttoned-down ThinkPads, the new notebooks emphasize style to attract younger workers in small- and medium-sized business. Read More
Department of Education sites go offline over weekend without warning
The department did not alert users that planned maintenance would take its websites offline. Read More
Thrangrycat flaw lets attackers plant persistent backdoors on Cisco gear
Most Cisco gear is believed to be impacted. No attacks detected, as of yet. Read More
Slack projects fiscal Q1 revenue of $133.8 million to $134.8 million, CEO Butterfield talks strategy
Slack said that its fiscal first quarter revenue will be up 66 percent from a year ago at the midpoint of guidance. Read More
Microsoft vs. Google: This browser war isn’t about privacy
At Microsoft’s just-concluded Build developers conference, questions about privacy and trust took center stage. Yet despite multiple opportunities, the company took almost no jabs at its arch-rival Google. Why is Microsoft so hesitant to use privacy as a competitive weapon? Read More
Windows 10 now on 825 million devices
Microsoft has created a group called EPIC tasked with improving how smartphone users interact with Windows 10. Read More
Java, PHP or .NET: Which programming languages will earn you the most?
Pay for some key tech roles is outpacing others; but one big job has surprisingly seen salary decline. Read More
Virgin Australia’s ‘technical issue’ causing delays at check-in
The IT outage is impacting the airline’s check-in system across its network. Read More
Samsung receives safety certificate for car semiconductors
Samsung has received the ISO 26262 Certification from TUV Rheinland for functional safety in its product development process for automotive semiconductors. Read More
Cloud, enterprise tech decisively exits the zero-sum era and enters a lovefest
Since the cloud pie is so big and IT spending is growing too foes are becoming partners. We’ll see how long this lasts. Read More