Monthly Archives: October 2013
Groovy Programming Language Sees Major Boost in Popularity
The Groovy programming language has gained in popularity over the last year, such that it has now cracked the top 20 list of the...
HP CEO Whitman: Microsoft, Intel Are ‘Outright Competitors’
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is putting a harsh light on the rapidly changing competitive landscape fueled by such trends as cloud computing, mobility and...
Microsoft Eyes Bigger Screens for Latest Windows Phone 8 Update
Microsoft is taking aim at phablets—smartphones with 5- and 6-inch screens, generally—with Windows Phone 8 Update 3.Set to begin rolling out in the coming...
Blackhole Exploit Services Shut Down After Reported Arrest of Creators
The reported arrests of the creator of the Blackhole exploit kit, only referred to as "Paunch," and his partner in Russia will send a...
eWEEK 30: Client/Server Model Withered Under Cloud Computing’s Shadow
Client/server computing was a technology ahead of its time—and more importantly ahead of the enterprise network infrastructure capabilities of the time.While vendors and users...
HTC Unveils One Max Smartphone With 5.9-Inch Screen
HTC officials are coming out with their One Max oversized smartphone a day early, showing off an Android device that comes with an oversized...
Microsoft Donates RIA Services Code to Outercurve Foundation
Microsoft donated its RIA Services codebase to the open-source community to help launch a new Outercurve Foundation open-source project called “Open RIA Services.”Open RIA...
VMware Doubles Down on OpenStack Havana Cloud
Some members of the technology community see VMware as a key competitor and rival to the open-source OpenStack cloud platform. The truth of the...
Imagination Unveils 6-Core MIPS Chip for Mobile, Embedded Spaces
Imagination Technologies officials are unveiling the design for a six-core MIPS processor aimed at a range of devices, including smartphones and tablets.Imagination’s MIPS P5600...
CipherCloud Debuts Searchable Strong Encryption for the Cloud
As organizations continue to deal with the implications of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and its Internet surveillance efforts, interest in and demand...