Technology

Comment Uber a bien géré la crise face aux taxis

Malgré la suspension de son service uberPOP annoncée vendredi, Uber a su gérer la crise qui l’opposait aux taxis. Christophe Ginisty, spécialiste de la question, nous explique pourquoi.

Pierre-Jean Bozo (UDA): "En matière d’achats médias, ce n’est plus la vente qui compte mais le ROI"

Le directeur général de l’Union des Annonceurs revient sur les mutations du marché de l’achat média, davantage centré sur la performance.

Les 6 profils du voyageur du futur

En 2030, le nombre de voyageurs aura doublé par rapport à 2015. Qui seront ces voyageurs du futur et comment les cibler? Une récente étude d’Amadeus distingue six tendances émergentes pour les 15 années à venir.

Bulworth

With the best movies on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, who needs fireworks?

Just as certain books get categorized as “beach reading,” there’s a special kind of movie that’s best described as “summer streaming.” These films can be thrillers or crime stories, based in suspense and mystery, or they can be off-the-radar comedies. … Continue reading

Microsoft's used car salesman approach to selling Windows 8

Windows 10 no longer launching on July 29 for vast majority of people

Microsoft has released new details of its upgrade strategy for Windows 10, and the news isn’t great. Better grab a Snickers — this could take a while.

Plex hacker demands Bitcoin ransom for return of data

Video streaming service Plex has reset user passwords after it was breached by a hacker who threatened to release stolen data unless he’s paid a ransom. The company found out on Wednesday that a server hosting its forum and blog … Continue reading

Quantum Encryption

Washington Post is the first major paper to begin encrypting traffic

The Washington Post will attempt to protect their users’ privacy with a new plan to encrypt the site, one section at a time.

Lenovo Y40-80

ET deals: Lenovo Y40-80 14-inch 1080p laptop for $849

For a limited time, Lenovo is selling the Y40-80 laptop for 46% off the sticker price. With a Broadwell CPU, a huge SSD, and discrete graphics, this fantastic machine offers most of the experience of a full-fledged desktop PC in … Continue reading

FuryFeature

Testing illustrates noise problem with at least a few Radeon Fury X cards

New retail card testing has confirmed that at least some early Radeon Fury X samples have odd levels of pump noise. AMD says the issue still impacted just a handful of cards, however.

Hulu revisited: Worthy of love and suspicion in equal measure

If you haven’t been paying attention to Hulu lately, the streaming-video service would like you to take a second look. Over the last few months, Hulu seems to have rejuvenated itself. It cut a $160 million deal to stream every … Continue reading