Snapdragon 845 brings major advancements in immersive AV, AI, security, connectivity and performance
For the past five year, Qualcomm Technologies has spent more than $1 billion per quarter on research and development. Last week, with a bevy of executives, partners, press and analysts on hand...
ETSI premieres new augmented reality group
Rolling into the augmented reality (AR) space, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG ARF) yesterday. The purpose of the group is to define a framework for the interoperability...
"Make calls, keep records, send email, browse the web and run over a thousand different applications, all while on the go..."
This holiday ad for "one of the first truly portable, mobile and multipurpose Internet devices” appeared 18 years ago, before the term 'smartphone' was...
2017 State of the Internet Security Report discovers web app attacks on the rise
Akamai Technologies published its third quarter 2017 State of the Internet Security Report, revealing a 30% increase in web application attacks in the third quarter of 2017 in comparison to the...
For a $500 5G NR smartphone, Qualcomm could charge up to $16.25 for access to patented technologies
The 5G NR (New Radio) standard is crystallizing and is expected to be finalized with 3GPP Release 15 in mid-2018. The result of an industry-wide collaborative process, the...
AWS joins Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Program
Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, announced it has extended its virtualized Security Fabric applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers with an encompassing set of solutions that can be managed through a centralized console. The agreement...
CloudPassage launches Container Secure
Cloud storage and security provider CloudPassage unveiled an encompassing set of automated compliance and controls for containers dubbed “Container Secure” today. The solution covers five key elements of container security, including host security, continuous image assurance, runtime configuration assessment, visibility and compliance,...
Sumo Logic releases unified logs and metrics solution for Kubernetes and Docker
Sumo Logic, a cloud-based log management and analytics service provider, announced a first-to-market unified logs and metrics solution aimed at improving applications running on Kubernetes and Docker.
Docker and Kubernetes are two container management...
The iPhone X has been with us for a while and now users are starting to develop real opinions. I’ve talked to many users of iPhone X, iPhone 8 and previous iPhones and found their input very enlightening. So, let me share some of...
AWS unveils “Secret Region” cloud service for U.S. Intelligence Community
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently debuted a cloud service for the U.S. Intelligence Community dubbed “Secret Region,” accessible only to those with a secret level classification from the government. With the launch of Secret Region,...
Corero Network Security report notes uptick in DDoS attacks
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are becoming more sophisticated and common, according to the latest DDoS Trends and Analysis report by Corero Network Security. In particular, Corero found its customers experienced an average of 237...
Broadcom finalizes purchase of Brocade
Broadcom announced it finished its $5.9 billion purchase of Brocade Friday following more than 11 months of strict regulatory review. The acquisition comes nearly a year after the deal was first announced last November.
Broadcom is attempting to become a major...
ONAP Amsterdam focuses on virtual network automation
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) announced the release of ONAP Amsterdam, a unified architecture for closed-loop, end-to-end network automation. The purpose of the platform is to decrease costs and time for virtual network functions (VNF) vendors, enabling...
Red Hat releases newest version of OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat recently unveiled OpenShift Container Platform 3.7, the latest version of its Kubernetes container application platform, which includes native integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Brokers.
Modern applications made for digital transformation are dependent on...
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Tuesday released an order and consent decree, terminating an investigation into a manufacturer that marketed Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (“U-NII”) devices in violation of the FCC’s equipment authorization and marketing rules. The terms of the consent decree require the manufacturer...
New report finds lack of cyber skills is increasing data security threats
An acute shortage of security analysis, investigation skills, application security skills and cloud computing security skills is inflaming the number of data breaches, according to a recent report titled ‘The Life and Times...
CNCF offers Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which supports container management platforms like Kubernetes and Prometheus, premiered its Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program today, which the foundation said ensures Certified Kubernetes products are consisted and portable. As part of...
Google researcher finds 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities
Google researcher Andrey Konovalov recently discovered 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities, all of which can be triggered by a “crafted malicious USB device in case an attacker has physical access to the machine.”
Konovalov found the...
Prometheus project rolls out latest version of container management platform
The open source Prometheus project debuted the latest version of its container management platform, version 2.0. The new version includes an independent time series database, improved performance, consistent query latency, staleness handling, built-in support for...
As T-Mobile continues to deploy in 600 MHz holdings, device support picking up
T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion to buy 600 MHz spectrum holdings in the most recent FCC spectrum auction, and has activated sites in Wyoming, Maine and plans to light up coverage...
Gemalto targets enterprise sector with on-demand security platform
Gemalto, an international digital security company based in Amsterdam, announced the deployment of SafeNet Data Protection On Demand, a new security-as-a-service platform that integrates with IT systems, DevOps tools and cloud services.
Gemalto described SafeNet Data Protection On...
Red Hat debuts newest version of OpenStack
Red Hat unveiled OpenStack Platform 12, the latest version of its cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), at the OpenStack Summit Sydney 2017. As part of the update, Red Hat, in addition to fixing glitches, is beginning to move all of...
You would think Google is a giant success in everything they touch, but in reality, they win and lose just like every other company. Troubles and problems reported on their newest Pixel 2 smartphone are an example of a great company who can’t seem...
OPNFV Project launches fifth platform ‘Euphrates’
The OPNFV Project, an open platform that facilitates the development and evolution of NFV components, recently released its fifth platform dubbed Euphrates. The release marks the fifth and only platform by OPNFV that includes the open source system Kubernetes.
OPNFV...
