Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Daily Video: BlackBerry Aims to Win Back Fans With ‘Classic’ Handset

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Blackberry officially released its new BlackBerry Classic smartphone Dec. 17 at a press conference in New York City. The phone, with a 3.5-inch square...
security

Chinese Android Smartphones From Coolpad Get Security Warning

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Coolpad smartphones sold in China and Taiwan have been found to include a factory-installed backdoor software application that can be used to download unwanted...
Microsoft

Microsoft Updates ‘Big Data in a Box’ Appliance

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Microsoft has released a major new update to its turnkey "big data in a box" solution, Analytics Platform System (APS), the company announced this...
2015 predictions

IoT, Tighter Security Top Microsoft’s Business Predictions for 2015

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Next year, the Internet of things (IoT) will go mainstream, predicts Redmond, Wash.-based software giant Microsoft."IoT continues to mature across a range of industry...
connectivity

An Improved U.S.-Cuba Relationship: What It Could Mean for Tech

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When I first heard the news on Dec. 17 that the United States will finally begin working to normalize relations with Cuba after more...
SGI supercomputer

SGI Wins $30 Million DoD Supercomputing Contract

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Supercomputer maker SGI will get more than $30 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to deliver an ICE X system to its Air...
Cloud apps

IBM Ends 2014 With a Cloud Bang

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IBM announced it is closing out the year with a broad expansion of its global cloud computing network to 40 cloud centers with 12...
Linux kernel exploit

The Grinch That Tried to Exploit Linux

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A new report has emerged of an alleged security flaw in the Linux kernel that is being named the "Grinch," after the character from...
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BlackBerry Classic Goes Back to the Future With Latest Smartphone

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BlackBerry Classic Goes Back to the Future With Latest Smartphone By Don Reisinger The Classic Goes Conservative With 3.5-Inch Touch-Screen One might think, given that most of...
Cloud pro

How to Distinguish a Cloud Poser From a Cloud Pro

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How to Distinguish a Cloud Poser From a Cloud Pro by Chris Preimesberger Four 9s or Five? As more companies transition important aspects of their businesses (email,...