Monthly Archives: August 2012
Android, iOS Dominate Smartphone Universe, but Samsung’s the Star
Apple's iOS and Google's Android confirmed their dominance as leaders of the smartphone market, research firm IDC reported Aug. 8. If the pair's prowess...
Wearable Sensors Could Alter Mobile Phones, Boost Health Monitoring: Report
Wearable computing could lead to an overhaul of mobile phone architecture, according to a July report by GigaOM Pro, the research arm of online...
VMware Bolsters Cloud Ambitions With Log Insight Buy
VMware officials continue to build up their cloud computing capabilities through acquisitions, this time buying the Log Insight big data analytics platform from small...
Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalist’s Accounts
Apple and Amazon are taking steps to change some of their security policies after it came to light that hackers tricked staff members into...
iPhone 5 Hardware: 10 Design Ideas to Catch Smartphone Buyers’ Eyes
Apples iPhone 5 is on the minds of current handset owners. The device, which could be introduced as early as next month, could set...
Wozniak Cloud Storage Worries Mirror IT Security Fears
Comments from Apple co-founder and computer engineer Steve Wozniak concerning his fears about the migration to cloud storage have reopened the debate over security...
IT Outsourcing Services Spending to Top $250 Billion in 2012: Gartner
Driven by spending on cloud computing services, the worldwide market for IT outsourcing is expected to reach $251.7 billion in 2012, a 2.1 percent...
Businesses at Risk When Moving Sensitive Data to Cloud Storage
More than eight in 10 businesses have moved or plan to move sensitive or confidential data to a cloud-based platform, according to a global...
HP’s 2008 EDS Acquisition Will Cost Company $8 Billion
Hewlett-Packard continues to pay for the $13.9 billion it spent in 2008 to buy services vendor EDS Systems, a company HP executives hoped would...
Acer Urges Microsoft to ‘Think Twice’ About Surface Tablet Plans
It's becoming increasingly apparent that Microsoft's OEMs are irked by the software giant's decision to compete against them by introducing the Surface, a tablet...