Apple’s head of security engineering and architecture, Ivan Krstic, announced to Black Hat attendees today that Apple will begin offering cash bounties of up to $200,000 to researchers who discover vulnerabilities in its products.
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VMware today released AirWatch Express, a simple mobile device management (MDM) cloud solution designed to get devices up and running quickly.
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In the United States, the The Second Amendment Foundation has slammed Apple for changing the handgun emoji in the upcoming iOS 10.
Apple will be replacing its hand gun emoji with a far less controversial bright green and orange water pistol in the next version of its operating system, iOS 10.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 25, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share.
Japanese company Line has set the price of its IPO at 3,330 yen per share, meaning it could raise as much as $1.3bn when it goes public.
In celebration of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Microsoft has announced the launch of Skype Meetings, a new and free video and audio chat tool for small businesses in the United States that don't have an Office 365 subscription.
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is coming to all Windows 10 devices  for free on August 2. Windows 10 continues to be the fastest-growing version of Windows ever.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that its next release, coming late 2016 to early 2017, will be called Bluetooth 5 and will include significantly increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity.
Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of LinkedIn breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Microsoft.
Apple today previewed iOS 10, featuring a huge update to Messages that delivers more expressive and animated ways to message friends and family.
According to a CBC News investigation, a specialized BlackBerry unit - Public Safety Operations team - has for years helped intercept user data to help in hundreds of police investigations in dozens of countries.
Western Digital today expanded its line of SanDisk-branded mobile storage solutions with the new SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive.
Nokia today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Withings S.A. earlier than had been expected. Through this acquisition, Nokia Technologies has established a new Digital Health business unit.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline the company's smartphone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs.
WhatsApp have released a desktop app so you have a new way to stay in touch anytime and anywhere - whether on your phone or computer at home or work.
Swytch today announced the launch of weekly tariffs, designed to give users easy access to a temporary mobile number for a short period of time.
The best of today's modern smartphones come with a fingerprint sensor and once you have used one, it is really pretty hard to imagine doing without it.
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Facebook has announced the global roll out of group calling in Facebook Messenger today. From any group conversations, just tap on the phone icon to initiate a group call.
Apple today announced that it will hold its 27th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 13 through 17 in San Francisco.
Samsung today announced that Samsung KNOX 2.6, Samsung’s built in defense grade security, received the most “Strong†ratings of any mobile security platform in the report “Mobile Device Security: A Comparison of Platforms†from Gartner
SAP today announced its support and collaboration in the White House's "Computer Science for All" initiative, committed to helping America's young people develop the technology and business skills they need to succeed.
Micromax, TranServ and Visa, today announced a strategic partnership to offer a mobile payment solution for its customers in India.
Oppo has released the Oppo F1 Plus smartphone in UK for £299, in India for INR 26990 and in Europe for €389. The company has also stated that they don’t have any current plans to sell it in the United States.
Today, at the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, BlackBerry unveiled BlackBerry Radar, a new end-to-end asset tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators.
The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of SAP SE recommend that shareholders approve a dividend of €1.15 per share for the fiscal year 2015 at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Cloud Cruiser has announced the availability of Cloud Cruiser for Azure Public Cloud in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
The LG G5 will be available in Canada April 8, 2016. Since its global unveiling at Mobile World Congress in February it has been widely praised and awarded for its Slide out Battery and Modular Type design.
For the first time, the BBC’s international news services are to use chat apps to broadcast to even more people around the globe.
A U.S. appeals court has overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung saying Samsung did not infringe Apple's "quick links" patent.
Samsung today launched integration with Amazon Dash Replenishment. Consumers and small businesses can now sign up for the service to automatically receive toner refills from Amazon when existing supplies are running low.
Sony Mobile today unveiled a new-look Xperia brand with the first "X" series smartphones and a vision for the future of communications, with connected devices capable of changing the way you interact with the world.
Three UK and Three Italy have successfully collaborated with Shine Technologies on implementing Shine’s ad blocking technologies in their networks.
Apple has rolled out an updated version of iOS 9.2.1, which includes a fix for users affected by “Error 53", a software issue that bricked iPhones that had had their home buttons replaced by third parties.
Amazon has today announced that it will open a one million sq ft fulfilment centre in Coalville, Leicestershire, which will create 500 new permanent jobs over three years.
Microsoft has announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), one of the largest enterprises anywhere, plans to deploy 4 million seats of Windows 10.
DataArt, a global technology consulting firm that creates end-to-end solutions for enterprise clients in select industries, today announced the launch of a dedicated Telecom Practice.
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Salted Venture, a startup supported by Samsung, is to debut IOFIT smart shoes at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 next week.
Microsoft has announced that the Lumia 650, its latest Windows 10 Mobile, will be available for purchase in select European markets from February 18 for £150, with matte black and matte white color variants on offer.
Twitter today unveiled a new Twitter timeline that shows tweets at the top that the service recommends, instead of the most recent tweets.
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Opera Software has received a a recommended voluntary cash offer (the “Offerâ€Â) for 100% of the shares of Opera from a consortium of Chinese companies for NOK 10.5 billion ($1.2 billion).
SAP today announced the following events taking place in February 2016. The Company will host a Capital Markets Day in New York on Thursday, February 4th, 2016 from 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm (CET).
Attorneys with the Dallas law firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry won a $625.6 million verdict today in favor of Nevada-based VirnetX Holding Corp. in a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc.
Commercial cloud annualized revenue run rate exceeds $9.4 billion; Windows 10 active on over 200 million devices.
Amazon has launched Prime Stations in the UK. Amazon Prime Members can now get unlimited access to Prime Stations--an ad-free, internet radio service you can enjoy at no additional cost to your Prime membership.
SAP and the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee have taken the Super Bowl 50 volunteer team program mobile with the launch of the SB50 Host Committee Volunteers mobile app.
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SAP and First Data today announced plans to eliminate the complexity from business-to-business (B2B) payments with the rollout of the AribaPay solution across Europe and Latin America.
The connection between what you wear and what you drive is getting stronger with help from Ford's new wearables research laboratory.
Fitbit today unveiled the Fitbit Blaze smart fitness watch, its smartest, most stylish, most motivating fitness tracker yet.
HTC and Under Armour have unveiled UA HealthBox, the world's first connected fitness system that measures, monitors, and manages the most important drivers of health and fitness – sleep, fitness, activity and nutrition.
Earlier today BlackBerry rolled out an update for the BlackBerry Priv which contained Google's January 2016 Security updates. Google have now released factory images with the same January security patch for Nexus devices.
Evernote has announced that it will be discontinuing support for Skitch on multiple platforms, its Evernote Clearly browser extension, along with Evernote for Pebble smartwatches.
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It would be fair to say that EE has not had too much luck with their Power Bar promotion. Back in August this year, EE recalled Power Bars belonging to a batch named E1-06, conceding that the bars pose fire safety risks.
SAP today announced SAP Foundation for Health and the SAP Medical Research Insights solution. Built on the SAP HANA platform, the new solutions reveal the value of patient data.
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Amazon today announced that Fire, its fastest-selling tablet ever, is now available to customers in China for just RMB 499 Yuan.
WIND Mobile is partnering with LifeLine Syria to help Syrian refugee families who are going to Canada by providing them with mobile phones and wireless service, free of charge.
Samsung announced today that Samsung Pay now supports eligible Chase Visa credit, debit and Liquid cards, as well as debit and credit offerings from MasterCard issuers.
LG has unveiled plans to develop and deploy its own mobile payment service which will be called LG Pay. LG has currently completed agreements with two large Korean credit card companies, namely Shinhan Card and KB Kookmin Card.
TalkTalk is offering all its customers a free upgrade to compensate for the recent cyber attack, in which thousands of people's personal data was leaked online.
Microsoft today announced plans to deliver the Microsoft Cloud, including Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online from two new datacenter regions, located in Magdeburg and Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
TAG Heuer has officially unveiled the Connected, it's first Android Wear-powered smartwatch. The watch was developed in partnership between Intel and Google, and is constructed out of titanium.
Samsung has announced the addition of two premium laptops to the award winning ATIV Book 9 line: the ATIV Book 9 Pro and ATIV Book 9 Spin.
Twitter is implementing a small but significant change by switching favorites to likes and changing the star shape to a heart.
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Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015.
The European parliament has voted through new rules that will scrap mobile roaming charges and stop holidaymakers returning home to the nightmare of a massive phone bill.
Amrote Abdella has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015.
In conjunction with Samsung, Barnes & Noble introduced the new 9.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab E NOOK.
Microsoft has introduced Surface Pro 4, the thinnest, lightest and most powerful tablet that can replace your laptop.
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Crowdfunding site Patreon yesterday announced that a hacker had gained unauthorised access to its user database.
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Druva today announced Druva Mobile Forensics for Android, a new capability that automatically and transparently collects data from an organisation’s Android devices.
Microsoft is announcing new solutions spanning containers, security, infrastructure and the Internet of Things (IoT) that enable organizations of all sizes to transform their business.
Skype 6.4 for Android, brings you new ways to manage conversations on Android Wear devices such as the Moto 360, Huawei Watch, LG Watch Urbane, or the ASUS ZenWatch.
Microsoft today announced that it will change the reporting of its financial results to reflect the company's strategy and ambitions.
SAP today announced that its planned SAP Fiori 2.0 user experience (UX) design concept won a Red Dot in the Interaction Category at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2015.
Facebook has begun the roll out of 360-degree videos in its News Feed. The new feature is rolling out first for web-based users along with the Facebook Android app, with iOS support due..
Ericsson and LG Uplus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.
Starbucks today announced the U.S. availability of Mobile Order & Pay on iOS and Android devices.
Apple has released watchOS 2, the latest version of Apple's operating system for the Apple Watch. The update was originally scheduled to be launched along with iOS 9...
Google’s popular Google Glass project is all set to be re-branded as “Project Auraâ€Â. The Google Glass team is now hiring consumer electronics experts from Amazon’s secretive Lab 126.
Starting today, enterprises that deploy mobile applications have a new, more powerful capability at their disposal, enabling them to improve the quality of their code and minimize software risk.
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Samsung has announced that it is “taking mobile communications to the next level†with a new messaging app dubbed Socializer Messenger.
Logitech today announced the Logitech CREATE Keyboard Case for iPad Pro, developed closely with Apple to leverage the new Smart Connector.
Mobile security research firm, Check Point, has revealed a new bug in messaging service, WhatsApp. The bug appears to affect only WhatsApp Web has the potential to allow ransomware and malicious apps on your device.
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Slack have announced that they have open up their Windows Phone Beta to all Windows Phone users. Being a beta, the app has "some rough edges and quirky traits.
The official distribution of ChatSim World has been kicked off today. ChatSim World states that it is the world's only SIM card that can cut unintentional and undesired data traffic on mobile devices by up to 90%.
Pebble have released an update to their Pebble time for Android app, which brings a fresh new layout and improvements.
Google has announced that Google Street View is now available as a standalone app on Android and iOS. The app that is being updated to version 2.0 comes with some handy features.
Microsoft has announced that they have agreed to acquire VoloMetrix, a pioneer and leader in organizational analytics.
Samsung has announced SleepSense, a tracker that lets you monitor and manage your sleep. It is a small sensor in the form of a flat disk that tracks your sleep by placing it under a bed’s mattress.
Google is going through their apps, giving them a fresh look to match the company’s new identity. Having earlier updated the Google Admin mobile app for Administrators, they have now released an update to the Google Now app.
Google has announced that that the Google Admin Mobile app had been updated with a new look based on Material Design.
Google is reportedly to hold an event on September 29 in San Francisco to unveil two version of its flagship smartphones, according to people familiar with the company's plans.
Lenovo today announced its latest portfolio of laptops and desktops specifically designed for the small and medium business.
Starting today, users will be able to authorize contactless transactions of up to £30 in the UK.
SAP today announced a series of new rapid-deployment solutions from SuccessFactors, a SAP company, to simplify and accelerate implementations of human capital management (HCM) cloud solutions.
Popular six second video app Vine has received an update that lets you further enhance your videos by adding your favorite music to your videos thanks to the latest Snap to Beat feature.
Apple has sent out invitations for this year's iPhone event. The tag line reads "Hey Siri, give us a hint!". It is of course expected that hint will include the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and possibly the new Apple TV.
According to new findings from a study conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of TRUSTe, 64% of UK internet users agree that the 'Right to be Forgotten'* should be a human right.
LINE has announced an update to its Android app that focuses on low cost calling. The new low cost calling service is known as Line Out and it allows users to make calls to mobiles and landlines across the globe “at competitive rates†from inside the app.
Google has launched a standalone web version of Hangouts. With the latest web client, users will not have to depend on Google+ or Gmail to access the messaging and video chat service.
Google has announced that they have completed the roll-out of Google Play services 7.8, adding two new APIs.
Ofcom has launched a simple, powerful online tool where you can check your operator’s mobile phone coverage.
LG has announced it will offer its own high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) music service for customers of its premium smartphones.
Google has announced the launch of Android Experiments, a site where the company will showcase what you can do with open source Android and Android Wear apps.
Google has announced a major restructuring of the company. Google will now be owned by a publicly traded umbrella company called Alphabet, which will be run by CEO Larry Page.
Google, Facebook and Twitter have joined forces with a British charity in a bid to remove millions of indecent child images from the net.
The UK's data watchdog is "making enquiries" after Carphone Warehouse admitted being victim of a cyber-attack. The attack was discovered on Wednesday, and details were released on Saturday.
The US-UK Fulbright Commission is now accepting applications for its new Cyber Security Awards.
Tesla has issued a software update for its model S car after two researchers found a way to subvert its onboard systems.
Fitbit saw its revenue beat expectations and more than triple to $400m (£256m) in the second quarter of the year. Margins fell, however, due to higher spending on new products.
Microsoft has announced that Sway for Windows 10 is now rolling out to the Windows Store. Sway for Windows combines the full richness of Sway on the web with additional capabilities on your PC or tablet.
Internet users could be affected by exploits that throw websites offline. According to a security firm, hackers are exploiting a serious flaw in the internet's architecture. The bug targets systems which convert URLs into IP addresses.
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The Microsoft Windows team has released a new video related to Windows 10 upgrade. Wondering when your free Windows 10 upgrade will arrive? Want to be sure that you've done everything right?
Microsoft has won an appeals court ruling in the U.S. that may lower the rates many electronics makers pay to license technology considered standard in smartphones and computers.
EE today launched 'Euro Pass', offering customers the option of unlimited calls and texts, and a data allowance (with 4G where available) each day when abroad in Europe – for just £4 a day.
Samsung and Mastercard have announced that they will be extending their partnership to bring Samsung Pay to Europe.
Silent Circle today announced that its next generation Blackphone 2, the company's privacy-first smartphone, will be its inaugural product in Google's Android for Work program.
