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Rackspace: OpenStack Bet Is Paying Off
In July 2010, Rackspace's Jim Curry helped to found the open-source OpenStack platform. It's an effort that now has the support of many of...
Ikea Names Former Google Sweden Head to Its Board
Ikea has appointed a former head of Google in Sweden as a member of the company's board of directors with the idea of capitalizing...
BlackBerry Sues Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Mobile Keyboard Company
BlackBerry has filed a suit in the Northern District of California against Typo Keyboards, a company co-founded by TV personality Ryan Seacrest to create...
Microsoft Upgrades Surface Pro 2’s Processor, Discretely
Like its predecessor, the Surface Pro 2 won over reviewers and power users with its ability to run full-featured Windows software in a sleek...
eWEEKChat Jan. 8: Beyond BYOD: Why It’s Now ‘Bring Your Own Cloud’
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKnews will host its 14th eWEEKChat event. The topic will be "Beyond...
Securing Sensitive Personal Data in Cloud Services: 10 Best Practices
Securing Sensitive Personal Data in Cloud Services: 10 Best Practices
By Don Reisinger
Get the Password Manager Going
Nowadays, both mobile and desktop users can use password...
AT&T, in ‘Un-Carrier’ Play, Offers T-Mobile Users Up to $450 to Switch
AT&T is offering T-Mobile customers up to $450 per line to switch to AT&T and trade in an eligible smartphone, it announced Jan. 3....
Cloud Services, Mobile Marketing Top Priorities for SMBs in 2014
Small to midsize businesses (SMBs) see cloud and hosted services as key productivity and cost-savings drivers, with almost 88 percent of respondents saying they...
Smartphones Drive Holiday Retail Traffic, Tablets Drive Sales: IBM
Smartphones drove 28.5 percent of all online traffic compared to tablets at 18.1 percent, making it the browsing device of choice, according to IBM’s...
Security Horizon: Mobile Malware Up, U.S.-Based Infections Down
Security Horizon: Mobile Malware Up, U.S.-Based Infections Down
by Sean Michael Kerner
Mobile Malware Rises
According to Kaspersky, mobile malware continued to grow in 2013, particularly during...