Monthly Archives: January 2014
Windows XP, IBM’s Watson, Salesforce.com Vied for Attention With CES
While the CES show was happening in Las Vegas last week, the bigger news was in the business-to-business technology segment. CES had a lot...
Google Shutters Its Schemer Activity Planner App
Google is closing down its beta Schemer app service that was started in December of 2011 as a way for users to plan their...
AEI, Anticipating Net Neutrality Ruling, Defends AT&T Sponsored Data
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit focused on "expanding liberty" and "strengthening free enterprise," hosted a discussion Jan. 13, ahead of...
Acer’s New CEO Pins Troubles on Initial Ultrabook, Touch Efforts
Acer is paying the price for jumping too aggressively in to the Ultrabook space and touch-enabled notebooks, according to new CEO Jason Chen.According to...
Motorola Offers Free Chromecast With Moto X Phone Buy Through Jan. 14
Google's Motorola unit is giving away a free Google Chromecast dongle to customers who buy a new Moto X smartphone in either 16GB or...
Target’s Massive Data Breach: 10 Things You Need to Know
Target's Massive Data Breach: 10 Things You Need to Know
By Don Reisinger
The First Concern? Your Credit and Debit Cards
Target announced last month that hackers...
Juniper Is Next in Line for Elliott Attention
Juniper Networks is the latest networking vendor to catch the eye of Elliot Management, which a week ago put in a $3 billion bid...
Nameless Fedora 21 Linux Is an Opportunity for Growth
The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux community recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, capping off a decade of releases and evolution. In 2014, Fedora could be...
Neiman Marcus Hit by Breach, More Retailers Also Likely at Risk
U.S. retailer Target wasn't the only target of credit card thieves this past holiday season. Upscale retailer Neiman Marcus confirmed on Jan. 10 that...
Smartwatches at CES: Intel, LG, Pebble, Others Unveil Devices
Smartwatches at CES: Intel, LG, Pebble, Others Unveil Devices
By Jeffrey Burt
Intel Jumps Into the Smartphone Pool
During his keynote, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled the...