November 4, 2015 Apple says customers downloaded more than 40 billion apps, nearly half in 2012 Apple says people have downloaded more than 40 billion apps on for the iPhone, iPad and the iPod Touch, nearly half of them in 2012.
November 4, 2015 White House updates app, invites you to tinker with it The White House released new versions of its White House app for iOS and Android Tuesday, including apps tailored for tablets. And in an unprecedented move, it opened its apps to developers to modify for their own use.
November 4, 2015 iOS9 is the target of the biggest bug bounty ever: $1 million An enormous new challenge has been set for the information security community, what's known as a "bug-bounty" -- a cash reward in return for the discovery of vulnerabilities.
November 4, 2015 Oracle takes down CSO's chastising blog post on home-security testing If the last few years have taught us anything about the nature of digital security, it's that nothing is airtight.
November 3, 2015 Apple OS X search flaw may give spammers your data A flaw in the way that Yosemite, Apple's latest version of OS X, handles email searches could compromise user privacy, two media reports say.
November 3, 2015 Steam chat spreading dangerous malware Most people know not to click on suspicious links from strangers, but suspicious links from friends are more of a marginal case.
November 3, 2015 Poll: More Americans against Sony’s cancellation of 'The Interview' The results of a poll published Monday indicate that among Americans who have an opinion on the matter, more are opposed to Sony Pictures’ decision to cancel the release of "The Interview" than in favor of it.
November 3, 2015 Silicon Israel? Startups look to expand Israeli tech sector While politics at times divides Israel and the U.S., the tech industry is hoping to build a unique partnership between both countries.
November 3, 2015 Business payroll systems increasingly vulnerable to hackers The Home Depot announcing hackers stole 53 million customer email addresses by accessing their network with a vendor’s stolen username and password has national retailers and financial firms reviewing their own security procedures.
November 3, 2015 Goodbye Windows Phone! Windows 10 will take it from here Windows 10 is coming to your PCs, laptops, and your smartphones. The new OS will be designed for smartphones, replacing Windows Phone 8.1 when it launches in 2015.