“Tim Cook has a lot to be happy about. Photo: Apple Apple closed its earnings call this afternoon after announcing an unprecedented 74.5 million iPhone sales to go along with $74.6 billion in revenue and $18 billion in profits.”
Microsoft’s new Outlook app will change the way you do email
“Back in December, we noted that Microsoft had acquired the popular iOS and Android email app Acompli, which offered a more task-oriented approach to email, with the ability to schedule meetings, edit your calendar, and in your most important emails to the top of the page.”
Microsoft to release Skype update for iPhone, announces pre-release testing program
“Microsoft has announced a new version of Skype for the iPhone, which will arrive later today. Version 5.9 will introduce a couple of new features. The company also revealed a new program that will allow iOS users to test pre-release versions of the VoIP client before they are released to the public.”
OS X Yosemite review: 3 months later
“Three months ago Apple senior vice-president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, stood up on the Town Hall stage and said OS X Yosemite would be available that very day. We posted our OS X Yosemite review as soon as it went live, based on almost four months of beta testing.”
Xiaomi announces seriously powerful Mi Note Pro with 2K display
“Along with the standard Mi Note variant, Xiaomi will sell a Pro version of the device that offers some serious hardware, including a 5.”
Samsung launches its first Tizen smartphone… again
“Where were you when Samsung launched its first Tizen phone? That’s debatable. The company proudly revealed the “Z” last year, but later scrapped the “high-end” model before it ever reached customers, instead choosing to refocus on creating budget devices.”
The Google Domains public beta begins in US with expanded website features
“Google has launched a public beta of its Google Domains service in the US. It primarily focuses on offering businesses a way to claim their website domain name as well as web page creation features. There’s no word on when Google Domains will expand to other parts of the world.”
U.S. firm finds malware targeting visitors to Afghan government websites
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Malicious software likely linked to China is being used to infect visitors to a wide range of official Afghan government websites, U.S. cybersecurity researchers say.”
Google Keeps Offering Free Wi-Fi — Now in San Francisco
It has been many years since Google first built their Wi-Fi network in their hometown of Mountain View California. While initially getting a lot of attention, their Wi-Fi efforts have since been over shadowed by the deployment of Google Fiber. In addition to offering Google Wi-Fi in Google Fiber locations like Kansas City, the company also this year gave a $200,000 grant to Pryor, Oklahoma to build a citywide Wi-Fi network. More recently, Google is providing 60 acres worth of free Wi-Fi access in Douglasville, Georgia, near where Google runs a 500,000 square foot data center. This week, Google also announced they’ll be paying around $600,000 to provide free Wi-Fi in at least 31 San Francisco parks.
Cybercriminals increasingly use the Tor network to control their botnets, researchers say
“Malware writers are increasingly considering the Tor anonymity network as an option for hiding the real location of their command-and-control (C&C) servers, according to researchers from security firm ESET.”
