Gigabit Internet speeds over telephone lines may soon become a reality with the release of a new technology standard called G.fast. It is a technology that lets copper telephone wires compete with fiber, and has finally been standardized, opening the way for affordable, interoperable equipment running at up to 1Gbps.
Gigabit speeds may soon be possible over phone lines
Microsoft Spartan – The replacement for Internet Explorer?
It is rumoured that Windows 10 will be shipping with two web browsers out of the box: Internet Explorer 11 and the new version of IE, code named ‘Spartan’. It is reported that this new browser will be more lightweight than IE, with a look and feel more like Chrome and Firefox, and that it will support extensions.
Windows Server 2003 – End of Support in 2015
Wireless LAN Site Survey
Windows 10 – Microsoft is catering to enterprise
With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft plans to allow IT professionals to buy applications in bulk from an app store, something Apple has offered for years.
But in Microsoft’s case, the IT departments will also be able to assign these apps to individual people through a username/password technology that many IT departments already use: Active Directory.
Western Digital unveils their new 10TB hard drive
OS X Yosemite – Mac’s latest revision
Windows 10 – Microsoft is going straight from Windows 8 to 10
Yesterday Microsoft showed off a preview of their upcoming operating system, Windows 10. That’s right, they’ve skipped Windows 9 and are going straight to Windows 10. According to Microsoft executive Terry Myerson “When you see the product in its fullness I think you will agree with us that it is a more appropriate name”.
Microsoft has envisioned an environment where one operating system is used across all devices, a platform that delivers a consistent experience no matter how you access it.
Synology DiskStation Update
Cryptolocker – what it does and how we protect against it
Cryptolocker is a malicious piece of software classified as ‘ransomware’. It encrypts your files with a secret key and then demands that you pay a ransom in order for the files to be released.
File types affected by Cryptolocker include:
Open Office documents, Microsoft Office documents, image files and text files among others.