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Less than a month after its unveiling at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, macOS Sierra arrived today for beta testers who have signed up to try Apple's new desktop operating system. This is the third year in a row Apple has offered a public beta of an upcoming desktop OS.

Facebook has taken another step toward trying to bring connectivity to people around the world.

Apple today released the first public preview of macOS Sierra, this year's upgrade to the operating system formerly known as OS X.

Few companies have yet to formulate a strategy for dealing with the emerging use of both company deployed and users acquired "things."

We've just created a new, easily printable version of our comparison chart with 11 vendors in 10 features/functions categories.

The AC1900 router from TP-LINK supports 802.11ac, the latest Wi-Fi tech. It operates on the 5GHz band as well as 2.4 for older devices. Dual USB 3.0 and 2.0 let you easily share files and media across your network. The AC1900 strives to create a stronger, faster and more reliable network that efficiently manages many connected devices simultaneously. Amazon currently has it listed for 24% off its typical list price of $170, so you can buy it now for $130. Over 2,700 customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars (read reviews). Читать дальше...

After several days of Curiosity being in safety mode, NASA engineers have resumed communication with their Mars rover.

The 18.0 megapixel Canon EOS Rebel T6 Digital SLR Camera Kit is currently discounted by 27% on Amazon from $749.99 down to $549.  The complete bundle includes EF-S 18-55mm and EF 75-300mm Zoom Lenses.  It also has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity, providing easy sharing to compatible smart devices, select social media sites and the Canon Connect Station CS100 device.

Tesla Motors has responded to a magazine article that questioned the all-electric carmaker's ethics in handling the aftermath of the first recorded fatal crash involving a Model S sedan using autonomous driving technology.

Supply chain management is the ultimate back-office function. It doesn’t receive as much attention as websites, marketing technology and app development. Yet improving the supply chain yields major bottom line benefits.

If you don’t trust wearable devices, then you weren’t being paranoid as new research proved how smartwatches and fitness trackers, which are recording your movements, can be exploited by attackers to steal your ATM PIN or password.

The public beta of macOS Sierra will be available for download from later on today, Apple has confirmed. The final version is still scheduled for release in Fall.

Researchers have identified a new Mac backdoor program that's designed to steal credentials stored in the OS-encrypted keychain and give attackers control over the system.

A recently discovered vulnerability in a D-Link network camera that allows attackers to remotely take over the device also exists in more than 120 other D-Link products.

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner is leaving after 11 years in the role. He won't be replaced.

Apple doesn’t just build separate products with different functions and forms, instead it has a vision of connected computing in which all its devices and operating systems cooperate together.

Antivirus vendor Avast Software has agreed to buy rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in cash.

Kitten videos are harmless, right? Except when they take over your phone.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would prohibit employees from accessing pornographic or explicit websites from federal computers, unless it meets an investigative objective.

An investigation into the use of a personal email system for official communications by Hillary Clinton, while she was U.S. secretary of state, has been closed with no charges filed, U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said Wednesday.

Snapchat appears to be having an identity crisis. The disappearing camera app is introducing a new feature that makes pictures and videos not disappear. Sounds a little confusing, right?

Samsung has announced super-fast removable data storage cards that could one day replace the slower micro-SD cards in devices.

When David Bray arrived in 2013 to lead IT at the Federal Communications Commission, he found a department in a certain amount of disarray.

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