Monthly Archives: August 2014
Seagate Starts Shipping Industry’s First 8TB Hard Disk Drive
It had to happen at some point. Seagate Technology announced Aug. 26 that it is now shipping the world's first 8TB hard disk drive...
Intel Unveils Small Modem Aimed at IoT Devices
Intel has built a tiny 3G modem designed for the massive numbers of small devices that will be part of the Internet of things.The...
What’s Up with Apple’s Coming iWatch?
No one is really sure when Apple's long-awaited iWatch smartwatch will actually be introduced by the company, or when it will be available for...
VMware Bridging Gap Between Traditional, Virtualized Data Centers
The technology portfolio in companies is dividing between traditional, reliable and structured systems and newer, agile, fix-it-on-the-fly components.Traditional technology vendors, and VMware in particular...
Why Amazon Spent $1.1 Billion for Twitch’s Video Platform
Ten- and 11-figure buyouts are becoming astonishingly commonplace in the IT industry lately. There was the $19 billion buy of WhatsApp by Facebook in...
How Does FireEye Find So Many Zero-Day Flaws?
More often than not over the last several years, FireEye has been one of the most often credited vendors for zero-day vulnerability disclosures. Although...
Google Releases Chrome Web Browser 37 to Stable Channel
Google's latest version of its Chrome Web browser, Chrome 37, was just released, and it includes a key improvement that will benefit Windows users—a...
Smartphones to Get Kill Switches in California to Deter Theft
California now requires all smartphones sold in the state after July 1, 2015, to include a "kill switch" that can be remotely activated to...
HP Recalls 6 Million Power Cords Over Fire Hazard
Hewlett-Packard is recalling about 6 million laptop power cords after more than two dozen reports of overheating that resulted in some claims of minor...
Skyfence Free Cloud Discovery Tool Monitors SaaS App Usage
Skyfence, a provider of tools for automating visibility and control over cloud apps, has announced a free version of its Skyfence Cloud Discovery technology...