Google is taking a popular “oops” feature out of its experimental “labs” and making it a permanent part of the Web version of Gmail. The “undo send” feature gives Gmail users up to 30 precious seconds to retrieve an email sent prematurely. Once you hit “send” on a Gmail—by accident or on purpose—a thin yellow bar tells
Millions of Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners may be at risk of eavesdropping of calls, theft of data and installation of malware - and there isn't much they can do about it. The flaw is found in Swiftkey keyboard software preinstalled on 600 million of the South Korean electronics giant's smartphones, mobile security company NowSecure said
The first public preview of SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2 is available. It is the biggest leap forward in Microsoft’s data platform history with faster transactions and queries, deeper insights on any device, advanced analytics, new security technology, and new hybrid cloud scenarios. SQL Server 2016 delivers breakthrough mission-critical capabilities with in-memory performance
At yesterday's WWDC keynote, Apple unveiled iOS 9, the latest version of its mobile operating system. iOS 9 has four central areas of focus: intelligence, apps, iPad multitasking, and foundation. With iOS 9, our iOS devices are more intelligent and proactive thanks to improved Siri features and new deeper Spotlight search, and the iPad experience is
By Stephen Lovell Microsoft starts prompting Windows 7 and Windows 8 users to ‘reserve’ their free Windows 10 upgrade In January, we learned that for one year, Microsoft would offer free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1. While Windows 10 for PCs isn’t launching until July 29
By Stephen Lovell In an unexpected move announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this week, the government is to introduce an investigatory powers bill far more wide-ranging than expected. The legislation will include not only the expected snooper’s charter, enabling the tracking of everyone’s web and social media use, but also moves to strengthen the