Making sure your PC is protected is just as important these days as it has always been, so to help you choose the right tools to keep you safe, we've created this list of the best antivirus software of 2018.Malicious users are still coming up with ways to access you machine, be it hijackers grabbing your search page, or the latest ransomware encrypting all of your files, so having a robust antivirus software package for your PC or Mac is essential.If you're running Windows 10, then you may think that the built-in Windows Defender is enough to keep you safe. Sure, it's free and easy to use, but independent tests show its protection rates can be considerably lower than the leading competition. Shopping for business or professionals? Then why not check out our listing of best business antivirus packagesCheck out: the best antivirus for Android 2018 and the best free antivirus software 2018Also, by making it so widely-used, it also means that if a virus writer wants to hit as many PCs … [Read more...] about The best antivirus software of 2018
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Daimler included emissions-cheating software on diesels, German magazine says
US investigators are looking into whether Mercedes parent company Daimler used illegal software to cheat emissions tests on diesel vehicles in the US, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, whose report was picked up by Reuters. Though the investigation itself is not new—it was reported as early as April 2016 that the Department of Justice was looking into Daimler's actions around emissions testing its diesel vehicles—the new reports of emissions-cheating software draw parallels to Volkswagen's notorious emissions scandal. Software that turns an emissions control system on and off depending on whether the car is being tested in a lab or not is called a "defeat device," and unless the automaker gets explicit permission to have one, a defeat device's inclusion in an auto system is illegal in the US. In 2015, Volkswagen Group was discovered to have hidden defeat device software on its VW, Audi, and Porsche diesels. The automaker has since spent billions of … [Read more...] about Daimler included emissions-cheating software on diesels, German magazine says
Disabled players get their video game on thanks to software, hardware hacks
Now Playing: Watch this: Disabled players get new life through video games 2:30 This is part of CNET's "Tech Enabled" series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community.Mike Begum is out to become one of the best Street Fighter players in the world.And he doesn't even need hands to do it. Born with arthrogryposis, Begum has limited muscle development, so he plays the game using his face. The 28-year-old from Texas, better known as BrolyLegs, rose to become the top-ranked Chun-Li player online in Ultra Street Fighter IV and obliterates most opponents in his path. He's one of the 33 million disabled gamers in the US who have found a way to thrive in today's sophisticated competition, according to the AbleGamers foundation. Because, let's face it, video games have come a long way from text-based adventures that had you slowly type in commands on a keyboard. They move faster, require split-second reflexes and run on complicated controllers packed with … [Read more...] about Disabled players get their video game on thanks to software, hardware hacks
Apple’s guiding voice(over) helps the blind create software
This story is part of CNET's "Tech Enabled" series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community.When Dean Hudson was 12 years old, he'd bribe his brothers and sisters to read computer manuals to him. Hudson's vision was muddled by glaucoma, and he wanted to learn how to code on the computer his dad brought home. "At that age, I'd do whatever it took," said Hudson, whose vision at that time meant he had to hold his face as close to the computer monitor as possible to see anything. "I knew I was going to be a hardware engineer or software or something. I liked creating things." Nearly 40 years later, Hudson -- who went blind at the age of 20 -- now works as a quality and assurance engineer on the accessibility design and quality team at Apple. The group makes sure all of the company's hardware, software and services are accessible to everyone.A key part of making everything accessible is VoiceOver, a screen-reading technology that speaks descriptions aloud to … [Read more...] about Apple’s guiding voice(over) helps the blind create software
How emerging companies develop salable software
With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, [email protected] can help you -- prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees -- get started. You're a small business owner and you have an idea that you want to turn into a marketable software product -- but you're not a software developer. How do you get your idea launched? Here are three approaches.Start developing the software yourself Mike Little, CEO of Byte and a former engineer with Sun Microsystems and IBM, was interested in developing an online restaurant review forum for customers that also served as a place for restaurants to post their menus and gain feedback. With a background in big data and analytics, Little's plan was to add a backend of analytics to his online restaurant reviews. Subscribing restaurants could use these analytics to gather periodic and real-time information on their customers, such as who patronized them most often, and which customers had the biggest impact on … [Read more...] about How emerging companies develop salable software