Synaptics executives say that they plan to build the fingerprint sensors that made Apple's latest iPhones famous directly behind the glass of Android and Windows smartphones, removing the need for a dedicated hardware button.
Mark Hachman | 18 Feb | Read more
DocuSign will bring its eSignature electronic signature apps to Office 365, a move that's probably as important for Microsoft as it is for users. The eSignature technology will appear in the Office 365 Office Store in early March, fleshing out an app store that's still woefully short of useful plugins.
Mark Hachman | 17 Feb | Read more
When your smartphone caches part of your mobile apps and data onto your SD card, that data's vulnerable: It can be seen by other apps. Facebook's Conceal, a set of Java APIs, will solve the problem for those developers that use them.
Mark Hachman | 06 Feb | Read more
Have your friends recently texted you about spam originating from your Yahoo Mail account? If so, that may be because you (and many of your friends) were hacked.
Mark Hachman | 31 Jan | Read more
Microsoft reiterated Wednesday that it will still discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. But for those who can't make the transition in time, there's some hope.
Mark Hachman | 15 Jan | Read more
A security vulnerability within the Knox software used by the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Note 3 could allow a malicious app to "listen in" on data transferred within the secured environment, researchers warned.
Mark Hachman | 26 Dec | Read more
It sounds too preposterous for even James Bond: by placing a mobile phone next to a PC, researchers can "listen" to the faintest sound a CPU makes as it churns away on RSA-encoded content and extract the keys themselves.
Mark Hachman | 20 Dec | Read more
For months, Google has steadfastly maintained that it will not allow facial-recognition apps onto Google Glass. No problem. A third-party developer, Stephen Balaban, will merely offer his own FaceRec app for sideloading onto Glass devices.
Mark Hachman | 19 Dec | Read more
Analyst firm A-V Comparative has released its November 2013 list of the antimalware programs that do the best job of removing malware from an already infected system.
Mark Hachman | 04 Dec | Read more
Microsoft has set up a facility on its Redmond, Washington, camps where members of Microsoft, other businesses, and law enforcement can team together to take on cybercrime.
Mark Hachman | 14 Nov | Read more
Microsoft warned Tuesday that attackers are actively targeting Windows Vista, as well as Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010, with an attack that would give hackers the same rights as the victim.
Mark Hachman | 06 Nov | Read more
Ever since a Microsoft executive turned on the Xbox One with a voice command--"Xbox on"--potential customers have wondered what Microsoft's new console will see hear, and report back to Redmond.
Mark Hachman | 04 Nov | Read more
A developer version of Google's Chrome browser will automatically flag and block malware that the user's anti-malware system wouldn't otherwise detect, Google said.
Mark Hachman | 01 Nov | Read more
Microsoft representatives said Wednesday that the company will not turn on Windows Defender for unprotected PCs, contrary to what executives said earlier in the week.
Mark Hachman | 31 Oct | Read more
Microsoft may eventually automatically turn on Windows Defender for PCs that are left-- deliberately or not--in an unprotected state, executives said Monday afternoon.
Mark Hachman | 29 Oct | Read more