Monthly Archives: February 2015
Streaming Media Player Adoption Grows in the U.S.
Forty percent of U.S. homes with Internet access will have a streaming media player by the first quarter of 2017, bringing the total number...
VMware’s New OneCloud Handles All Data Center Management
SAN FRANCISCO—VMware is a kingpin in a complicated business: the distribution of computing, storage and networking using virtual machines running on other companies' data...
Microsoft Unveils a More Apple-Friendly OneDrive for Business
OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud-based file sync and storage service, now offers Apple device users new, more intuitive ways of managing and organizing their files.A new...
Google Launches New Incentive Program for Bug Hunters
Buoyed by the success of its existing bug-bounty program, Google has launched an initiative to reward researchers interested in finding security vulnerabilities in its...
Microsoft Outlook Hits iOS and Android Mobile OSes
Microsoft Outlook, a mainstay of the software giant's Office productivity software suite, is now available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile operating systems....
Cable Companies Oppose FCC Vote to Adopt Advanced Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission vote on Jan. 29 to change the definition of broadband to require 25M-bps download speeds is not meeting universal accolades.The...
BlazeMeter Launches Continuous Testing- as- a -Service Platform
BlazeMeter introduced a new continuous testing- as- a- service platform, which is designed to help development teams shorten release cycles.The company joined forces with...
Pirate Bay’s Return Isn’t Surprising
Back in December 2014, when the Pirate Bay went offline, I speculated that the torrent-tracking site likely wasn't yet done and would return. As...
Apple Salvaging Failed Sapphire Plant for Use as a Data Center
Apple is now going to invest $2 billion into the failed sapphire glass manufacturing plant it was building for former partner GT Advanced Technologies...
Intel Bolsters IoT Portfolio With Lantiq Acquisition
Intel has made another move to become a dominant player in the Internet of things, agreeing to buy Lantiq, which makes smart home and...