Windows borked a feature that let you change your default browser, and some users saw popups every time they opened Chrome. It’s the 1990s again for Microsoft. Microsoft issued a Windows update that broke a Chrome feature, making it harder to change your default browser and annoying Chrome users with popups. An April Windows updateContinue reading “Microsoft Broke a Chrome Feature to Promote Its Edge Browser.”
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Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital’s fight to recover.
It was October 2021 and the staff at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breaths. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of COVID hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the Delta variant. But on Friday, October 1, at 3 a.m., the hospital CEO’s phone rang with an urgent call. “I rememberContinue reading “Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital’s fight to recover.”
Western Digital’s data breach just keeps getting worse.
The storage manufacturer confirmed that unauthorized parties obtained customer data, and is still gauging what else the hackers may have stolen. Storage manufacturer Western Digital has acknowledged that a major breach earlier this year, which took out consumer cloud services for over a week, resulted in the loss of its customers’ data to unauthorized parties. InContinue reading “Western Digital’s data breach just keeps getting worse.”
Guilty of sending two- or three-word emails? Consider the carbon footprint of unnecessary messages.
Short unnecessary emails contribute as much CO2 each year as 3,334 diesel cars. Just like our environment, our digital world has a huge amount of trash. It eats into precious storage space on our smartphones, laptops and tablets and wastes energy at the same time. Earth Day is on the 22nd of April, 2023. ThereContinue reading “Guilty of sending two- or three-word emails? Consider the carbon footprint of unnecessary messages.”
Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store.
Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store Otherwise known as sideloading, the change would allow customers to download apps without needing to use the App Store, which would mean developers wouldn’t need to pay Apple’s 15 to 30 percent fees.Continue reading “Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store.”
Amazon begins large-scale rollout of palm print-based payments
Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm print checkout system to dozens of Whole Foods locations, marking the most significant expansion of the technology that was introduced in 2020. Amazon One allows customers to speedily check out at retail locations using only their palm prints after storing a scan of their hand via an interface at Amazon’sContinue reading “Amazon begins large-scale rollout of palm print-based payments”
Disney Plus is getting an AD tier — and getting more expensive
At today’s shareholder meeting, Disney announced that ads are coming to Disney Plus. Starting Dec. 8, a version of the Disney streaming service will be available with ads for $7.99 a month. If you’re scratching your head, doing the math, and wondering why that’s about the same as your current ad-free subscription, that’s because the ad-freeContinue reading “Disney Plus is getting an AD tier — and getting more expensive”
Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive
Apple could make the upcoming iPhone 14 more expensive than the iPhone 13, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo believes that the average selling price (ASP) of the combined iPhone 14 lineup may increase by 15 percent when compared to the iPhone 13 lineup. For reference, the standard iPhone 13 model starts at $799 (withContinue reading “Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive”
The Fathers of Modern Technology: 6 Men Whose Innovations Shape Our World
The inventions and foresight of these men have transformed technology, and how we use it in and out of the office. Andy RubinSmartphone OS Pioneer His impact on technology: The smartphone world (and the Internet of Things) would be far different today were it not for the Android platform. However, it was not a certainty thatContinue reading “The Fathers of Modern Technology: 6 Men Whose Innovations Shape Our World”
Fathers of Technology: 10 Men Who Invented and Innovated in Tech
When people are asked to describe inventors, they often use one word: genius. As a society, we look upon the inventor with awe, and we fawn over his inventions with curiosity and admiration. We wonder, how did he do that? Where did he find his inspiration? In the course of IT history, certain men haveContinue reading “Fathers of Technology: 10 Men Who Invented and Innovated in Tech”
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