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Santa Diversity: A Look at St. Nick Around the World
The image of Santa in the United States is quite different than the image of Santa in China, France, Russia and other nations.To highlight...
How Target’s Credit Card Security Breach Could Have Been Avoided
When thieves broke into the point-of-sale (POS) system at Target, they stole the data from the magnetic stripe on the back of credit and...
Google: Compute Engine Plays Nice With Open Source
Google is working hard to make it clear to developers and corporate IT departments that its powerful Google Compute Engine platform ties in well...
Apple Snaps Up Broadmap, Catch: Reports
Apple acquired two technology firms, BroadMap and Catch, earlier this year in the company's typically secretive manner, according to reports.BroadMap is a digital mapping...
Enterprise Thin Client Market Posts Uneven Growth: IDC
Worldwide thin client and terminal client device shipments totaled 1.38 million units in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 8.5 percent from...
Smarter, More Usable Apps Will Dominate in 2014: Nucleus Research
Smarter, More Usable Apps Will Dominate in 2014: Nucleus Research
by Nathan Eddy
Vendors Embrace the Dark-Cockpit Approach
As vendors seek to differentiate themselves in an increasingly...
Wearable Tech Market Boosted by Health, Fitness Devices: Gartner
Digital health and fitness will be one of the hottest segments in the wearable technology market at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las...
Android Smartphone Owners Not Protecting Their Devices: NPD
One in three Android owners said they don’t use a case because they weren’t worried about dropping their phone, and one-third of iPhone owners...
Google Offers Developer Checklist for Building Better Mobile Sites
With the millions of mobile devices out in the marketplace, Website developers need to be sure that the sites that they build and maintain...
BlackBerry’s Q3 Earnings Report Offers Little Comfort: 10 Reasons Why
BlackBerry's Q3 Earnings Report Offers Little Comfort: 10 Reasons Why
By Don Reisinger
Interim CEO: BlackBerry Has Turned the Corner
John Chen, BlackBerry's interim CEO, said that...