Mobile devices will be able to talk to wireless charging platforms through a partnership between the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the backers of Bluetooth.
Yahoo abandons T-shirt rewards for vulnerability information
Yahoo will stop giving T-shirts as a reward for finding security vulnerabilities after a public shaming it’s calling “T-shirt gate.”
Facebook offers ‘free’ Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins
More hotels, shops and other businesses will soon be offering free Wi-Fi to customers if they agree in return to “check in” at the business from their Facebook account.
SAP users hit out at Business Suite and BusinessObjects support
Users of SAP’s Business Suite and BusinessObjects are complaining that the enterprise software giant is struggling to integrate support for the two products, according to the latest survey from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group.
Successful IT professionals are ‘willing to self-train’, says HP head
IT professionals will need to be flexible and willing to self-train if they are to be successful, according to HP’s head of innovation.
Apple can push iOS email across German borders again
Apple switched on its push email services for iOS devices in Germany again after posting a bond of €100 million (US$135 million).
John McAfee proposes anti-surveillance ‘D-Central’ router to beat the NSA
Anti-virus pioneer and one-time fugitive from the Belize police John McAfee has floated plans to beat NSA surveillance by launching a new type of personal peer-to-peer networking device called D-Central.
Samsung ramps up processor speed on Note 3 to score better in benchmarks
They say that cheaters never prosper, which is why Samsung has yet to get away with tweaking the performance of the processors in its phones to get better benchmark scores.
Apple releases updates for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Did you buy a new MacBook recently? If so, Apple has something for you: SMC Updates. There are three separate updates, one each for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Retina MacBook Pro.
This little box adds NFC mobile printing to recent HP LaserJet, Officejet printers
HP wasn’t the first to embrace near-field communications (NFC) as a way for printers to keep up with the mobile world – Brother gets that prize – but it’s catching up fast.