Monthly Archives: April 2013
Malwarebytes Revamps Definition Updates After False-Positive Misstep
Security software firm Malwarebytes revamped its process last week for testing its malware-definitions file after an error allowed an over-broad check for malicious software...
Apple, VW Partner on iBeetle With iPhone Integration
Iconic German auto manufacturer Volkswagen and iconic U.S. technology giant Apple are teaming up to offer fans of both companies' products the best of...
CA Sets Sights on Moving Customers to Latest Application Releases
LAS VEGAS—With the arrival of a new CEO in January, CA Technologies has been working hard in the last three months to refocus its...
Microsoft Touts Environmental Progress
This Earth Day, Microsoft is outlining some of the steps the software company is taking in achieving carbon neutrality across all of its operations...
VMware Updates SocialCast With Private Messaging
VMware on April 18 upgraded its cloud-based Socialcast enterprise social network and collaboration suite by adding several new capabilities to Version 6.Socialcast, acquired by...
LG Display’s Dismal Profits Blamed on Slow iPhone Sales
Apple will announce the results of its fiscal year 2013 second quarter Tuesday, April 23. But LG Display, which competes with Samsung and Sharp...
EU Regulators Fine Google $189K for StreetView Data Privacy Violations
Google is being hit with an $189,167 fine in Germany for collecting user data without fully disclosing the practice as Google StreetView vehicles combed...
Smartphone and Tablet Lifespans: The Best (and Worst)
Smartphone and Tablet Lifespans: The Best (and Worst)
by Michelle Maisto
The Dell XPS 10 Is the Most Repairable Tablet
iFixit gives devices what it calls "repairability"...
Hadoop Drives Down Costs, Drives Up Usability With SQL Convergence
In 2011, Charles Boicey looked at Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo and other major Web entities and said to himself, "Why do those guys get to...
Lenovo Buying IBM’s x86 Server Biz Would Be Good for Both
Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC business in 2005 proved a boon for both companies. IBM was able to shed a commodity business a few...