Monthly Archives: October 2014
FCC Fines Marriott $600K for Jamming WiFi to Bolster Profits
Marriott International has been ordered to pay a $600,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the hotel chain admitted that some of...
FireChat Mesh Networking App Isn’t Just for Hong Kong Protesters
Open Garden's FireChat may be the most popular mobile social networking app that you've never heard of. That is, it's unlikely you've heard of...
Microsoft Mobilizes SMBs With New Office 365 Plans
Microsoft has released three new Office 365 plans tailored to small- and midsize-business (SMB) environments.The new plans--Office 365 Business, Business Essentials and Business Premium--offer...
Daily Tech Briefing: Oct. 6, 2014
Hewlett-Packard executives are considering splitting the tech giant in two, with one company focusing on the PC and printer businesses and the other on...
LibreOffice at 4: How the OpenOffice Fork Is Forging Ahead
In September 2010, the widely used, open-source OpenOffice.org office suite was forked by a new group called The Document Foundation (TDF). The Document Foundation...
Android Patents Earned Microsoft $1B From Samsung
New details have emerged in the legal battle between Microsoft and Samsung over Android royalty payments.Manhattan federal court documents show that Samsung paid Microsoft...
iWorm Malware Goes After Mac OS X Users
A new malware family known as the Mac.BackDoor.iWorm is taking aim at Apple's Mac OS X users, and Apple isn't hesitating in providing its...
Cisco Unveils Enhanced WebEx Collaboration Solution
Cisco Systems officials are saying that the company's revamped WebEx platform will clean up the "confusing mess" that collaboration technology has become.The enhanced WebEx...
Sprint Cuts Workforce Costs to Battle Cellular Rivals
Sprint is laying off an undisclosed number of employees by Oct. 31 as part of a plan to save $160 million in costs so...
10 Big Problems That Brought HP to a Decision to Split Up
10 Big Problems That Brought HP to a Decision to Split Up
by Don Reisinger
Lenovo Overtakes HP as World's Top PC Maker
For quite some time,...