Monthly Archives: September 2013
Nirvanix Going Under, Gives Customers Two Weeks’ Notice
Here's a rarity in the storage business: a cloud storage provider apparently goes under water and needs to close down operation, leaving customers only...
HP Introduces Self-Healing BIOS for Upcoming EliteBooks
SAN FRANCISCO—Hewlett-Packard, which has quietly been hiring new managers in various departments to help give the iconic but struggling company some fresh new ideas,...
Microsoft Revamps Bing With More Than Just a New Logo
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is entering its "next phase" and it involves more than sporting a new logo and delivering an updated user interface....
Google Buys Bump Info-Sharing App
Google has acquired the company that created the Bump app, which lets users move files from smartphones to computers and vice versa by "bumping"...
Galaxy Gear, Note 3, Shipping Oct. 1 From AT&T, Then T-Mobile
The Samsung Galaxy Gear is coming.It appears that AT&T will be the first to offer the Samsung smartwatch. The carrier is now accepting preorders...
HP, F5 Networks Expand Web, Mobile Security Offerings
Hewlett-Packard and F5 Networks are bulking up their security capabilities for Web, mobile and BYOD environments.HP, as part of a series of security-related announcements...
Microsoft Warns About New IE Security Flaw
A week after Microsoft patched its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser for 10 privately reported security issues, the company on Sept. 17 warned about...
Mozilla Updates Firefox 24 With 17 Security Advisories
Mozilla on Sept. 17 released its latest open-source Firefox browser update for both Android as well as desktop versions for Windows, Mac and Linux...
Cray Offers Large, Shared Memory Solutions to CS300 Portfolio
Supercomputer maker Cray is partnering with ScaleMP to create two new configurations of its CS300 compute cluster that will bring large memory and shared...
Sprint Offers iPhone 5C Free, as Carriers Get Ready to Compete
The Apple iPhone 5C not cheap enough for you? How about free? Would that be cheap enough? Sprint is now offering $100 off any...