Monthly Archives: March 2014
U.S. to Transition Away From Overseeing Web Domains
The U.S. government revealed March 14 that although it provides a multitude of services for its citizens, staying on as overseer of the Internet's...
AT&T Completes Leap Acquisition, Sprint Prepaid Brand Launches
AT&T has completed its acquisition of prepaid carrier Leap Wireless, which operates the Cricket brand. For its payout of $15 a share, or approximately...
Digital Age Requires Business, IT Pros to Have New Mindset
In the digital age, business and IT leaders must think and act differently. The disparate tech items that people once relied on have fallen...
Zuckerberg Vents on Facebook About Obama, NSA, Security
Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook March 13 to vent about a disappointing phone call with President Obama and the National Security Agency's (NSA) ongoing...
Mobile Malware, Ransomware, Signed Binaries on the Rise, McAfee Finds
Mobile Malware, Ransomware, Signed Binaries on the Rise, McAfee Finds
by Sean Michael Kerner
Signed Malicious Binaries on the Rise
Malicious binaries increased over the course of...
Asus May Drop Dual-OS Device After Microsoft, Google Pressure: Report
Pressure from Microsoft and Google reportedly led Asus officials to shelve plans to roll out a system that could run both Windows 8.1 and...
Pwn2Own 2014 Claims IE, Chrome, Safari and More Firefox Zero-Days
On March 13, the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Pwn2Own event, security researchers continued to expose zero-day flaws in Google...
Google Wallet Adds New Order Tracking Features for Users
Google Wallet has just gained some new features that allow users to see receipts and purchase and shipping information right on their mobile devices.The...
Cognitive Cooking: Inside IBM’s Watson Food Truck
Cognitive Cooking: Inside IBM's Watson Food Truck
by Darryl K. Taft
Cognitive Cooking at SXSW
At this year's SXSW, the IBM Watson food truck served up exotic...
Unify CEO Outlines ‘New Way to Work’ Initiatives
Unify executives are using the giant CeBit show this week and the upcoming Enterprise Connect 2014 event to outline initiatives and strategies businesses can...