Monthly Archives: May 2014
Bitcoin Gaining New Momentum
At the end of February, Mt. Gox, the one-time leading exchange for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, collapsed, declaring bankruptcy and leaving the future of Bitcoin...
AT&T Reportedly Considering DirecTV Merger
AT&T has approached satellite-TV company DirecTV about the possibility of an acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported May 1.Such a deal would put the...
Solaris 11.2: The Future of OpenStack?
Oracle is a late-comer to the OpenStack ecosystem, but it has now jumped in with the beta release of the Solaris 11.2 operating system...
Windows 8.1 Smart Search Receives Major Update, Gets Smarter
Windows 8.1 Smart Search is getting a major update this week, announced Microsoft on April 30.This week, the software giant is rolling out an...
Facebook Unveils Anonymous Login at F8 Developer Meetup
Facebook made news April 30 at its F8 developers' conference in San Francisco by introducing a revamped mobile app development platform. It also broke...
Internet Users Failing to Protect Themselves From Heartbleed
The Heartbleed security vulnerability that was first disclosed in early April has dominated technology security headlines in recent weeks, but that doesn't mean that...
Cisco Ups Investments in IoT, Big Data Startups
Cisco Systems is increasing the amount of money it will invest in startups focusing on the Internet of things and other key trends in...
Daily Tech Briefing: May 1, 2014
Sprint took the wraps off an improved version of the just-released HTC One M8. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse—along with HTC CEO Peter Chou, Spotify...
Sprint Readying Banks for a Summertime Bid for T-Mobile, Says Report
Sprint earlier this year took a break from considering an acquisition of rival T-Mobile, amidst negative public reaction to the deal. The response surprised...
10 Things IT Needs to Do Before Migrating Off Windows XP
10 Things IT Needs to Do Before Migrating Off Windows XP
By Chris Preimesberger
Plan Ahead for the Big Migration
If you have multiple machines that need...