Google shows off new logo and identity

Google today unveiled a new logo composed of a new sans serif font. Easily one of the most recognizeable logos, the new Google logo denotes 'Google, evolved.' The search service, which was originally built for the web has become so much more and is now front and centre on mobile devices, wearables and connected home as well as Internet of Things devices. Google recently restructured and became part of Alphabet which is a new entity that serves as a holding company for various technology brands, the biggest of which is Google. Google explained the new look on their blog.

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Android Wear devices now work with iPhones

iPhone users can now pair their smartphones with a range of Android Wear-powered devices. With the release yesterday of Android Wear for iOS app. Preaching choice and variety, anyone using an iPhone (iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, or 6 Plus running iOS 8.2+) can pair it with an Android Wear watch to get information at a glance, track their fitness, receive timely tips like when to leave for appointments, current traffic info, and flight status and invoke the Google Now voice assistant right from their wrist.

Android Wear for iOS currently works with the LG Watch Urbane. All future Android Wear watches, including those from Huawei, Asus, and Motorola will also support iOS. iPhone users now have the most range of wearable solutions, aside from the Apple Watch, they can now use Pebble devices and a variety of upcoming Android Wear devices.

Lenovo releases various new laptops and desktops aimed at SMB's

Lenovo today announced its latest portfolio of laptops and desktops specifically designed for the small and medium business.

The portfolio includes the ThinkPad E Series, the updated Lenovo M, B and E line of laptops and S series desktops including elegant all-in-ones. Small and medium businesses are looking for PC solutions to reduce IT headaches and increase efficiency and collaboration between employees in the office and on the road. They need to keep business data safe and ensure critical data protection as they look towards expanding their business information and services to the cloud.

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McAfee summarizes security threat landscape in the last five years

Intel Security today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: August 2015, which includes a critique of graphics processing unit (GPU) malware claims, an investigation of the top cybercriminal exfiltration techniques, and a five-year retrospective on the evolution of the threat landscape since Intel Corporation’s announcement of the McAfee acquisition. 

 

McAfee Labs commemorates the five-year anniversary of the Intel-McAfee union by comparing what researchers thought would happen beginning in 2010 with what actually happened in the realm of hardware and software security threats.

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