Monthly Archives: May 2013
Small Businesses Lack Adequate Safety Plans: Staples
The majority of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) said recent disasters, including Hurricane Sandy, haven’t led them to reassess their safety plans, even though...
Tablets, Smartphones Bite Into PC Sales: IDC
A shift in PC buying trends is causing users to increasingly consider alternatives such as delaying a PC purchase or using tablets and smartphones...
White Nexus 4 Extends LG Smartphone’s Market Appeal: 10 Reasons Why
As expected, LG has unveiled the white version of its popular handset, the Google Nexus 4. It gets the full "Google Nexus" name because...
Smartphones, Not Carriers, to Blame for Poor Service: Strand Consult
Smartphones, not wireless carriers, are often to blame for dropped calls and "mobile black holes," according to a new report from Danish research firm...
Microsoft: Demand for Social Tools Sparks Bring-Your-Own-Service Trend
Demand is growing for enterprise social solutions, according to a new Microsoft-sponsored report from research firm Ipsos, which surveyed more than 9,900 information workers...
Dish Plays National Security Card to Try to Trump Sprint-SoftBank Deal
The imagery couldn't be more blatant in the full-page ad that Dish Networks is running in The Washington Post. In the ad, a picture...
Chinese Hackers Access U.S. Weapons Systems’ Design Plans: Report
Hackers have accessed design plans for more than two dozen U.S. weapons systems, according to a confidential report by the Pentagon's Defense Science Board...
Digital Funds Transfer Service Shuttered on Money-Laundering Charges
U.S. law enforcement shut down online money-transfer service Liberty Reserve and arrested its two founders and three other employees on charges that they operated...
Hitachi Data Systems Launches Cloud Services Platform
Hitachi Data Systems was going to get into the cloud platform business at some point. And it also was going to touch consumers directly...
Foxconn, Mozilla Expected to Introduce Firefox Tablet June 3
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision, also known as Foxconn, is expected to announce a new partnership with Mozilla June 3, and introduce a joint-effort tablet...