Monthly Archives: September 2014
Microsoft Snaps Up Minecraft for $2.5 Billion
Proving recent reports true, Microsoft announced today that it is acquiring Mojang, maker of Minecraft, for $2.5 billion. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant expects...
How IBM Helps Drive Public Safety With Big Data
How IBM Helps Drive Public Safety With Big Data
by Darryl K. Taft
The Durham, N.C., Police Department
The Durham police department has an Analytical Services department....
WordPress Resets 100,000 Passwords After Google Account Leak
Password reuse is not a fictional issue; it's a clear and present danger. Just ask popular blogging service WordPress.com. Last week, information on 5...
iPhone 6 Is More Than an iPhone 5S Refresh
iPhone 6 Is More Than an iPhone 5S Refresh
By Don Reisinger
Apple iPhone 6 Adds a Bigger Screen
iPhone 5 owners will immediately discover that the...
Ruckus Wireless Launches Smart WiFi Mobile Application
Wireless systems specialist Ruckus announced the launch of a free Smart WiFi mobile application, the Smart Wireless Installation and Provisioning Engine (Swipe), to help...
Unitrends Introduces Free Backup Capacity, Storage Reporting Tools
Data recovery specialist Unitrends introduced a pair of free tools that offer extended visibility into storage and file capacity and utilization, with the aim...
Mobile Ad Metrics Improve, Thanks to Smart Video Ads
There has been overall improvement across key engagement metrics in mobile display advertising, including ad expansion rate, ad engagement rate and time spent, which...
Fuze Brings Cloud Video Service to Meeting Rooms
Fuze in April changed its name from Fuzebox to better reflect what officials said was the company's role in the consumerization of video collaboration.Now...
Feds Threatened Yahoo With $250K-a-Day Fine Over User Data
According to court documents released on Sept. 11, Yahoo resisted the U.S. government's initial attempts to force it to comply with the National Security...
Data Centers Face Major Disruptions in Near Future: Gartner
Data centers are going to undergo substantial changes over the next few years due to both technological and geopolitical influence, with the results being...