Monthly Archives: October 2015
There Is More to the Apple iPhone 6s Than Meets the Eye
I walked into the T-Mobile store in Fairfax, Va., with my iPhone 6. This is the same phone I wrote about a year ago...
Apple’s App Store Continues to Lead Globally by Revenue in Q3
Apple's App Store continues to bring in much higher revenue around the world than Google's Play Store, while Google's Play Store continues to rake...
New Microsoft Transparency Hub Includes Content-Removal Info
Microsoft has gathered its reports into its new Transparency Hub, aimed at providing the public with easy access to data concerning the Redmond, Wash.,...
Google Book-Scanning Project Doesn’t Infringe Copyright, Court Says
In a significant legal victory for Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Oct. 16 that the company's massive project...
EMC Will Be Latest and Greatest of Dell’s Many Acquisitions
EMC Will Be Latest and Greatest of Dell's Many Acquisitions
Dell's acquisitions have helped transform the company and extend its reach into such areas as...
HP, 3M Working on ‘Visual Hack’-Proof PC Screens for 2016
Hewlett-Packard and 3M are teaming up for a new security product that will prevent wandering eyes from stealing information off your laptop screen.The two...
Microsoft Enables Transparent Encryption on Azure SQL Cloud Databases
Microsoft's cloud customers can now more easily encrypt their databases with this week's release of the new Azure SQL Database Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)...
Wide Disparity Between Consumer, IT Pro Views of IoT Security
A respected security industry researcher revealed Oct. 16 that it is seeing a major difference of opinion between consumers and cyber-security and IT professionals...
A Look at Yahoo’s Promise of a Password-Free Email Service
Yahoo Mail, which is celebrating its 18th birthday this month, has evolved over the years in many ways. Yahoo announced a new version of...
IBM Brings Bluemix to China Amid Source Code Sharing Reports
IBM this week announced it is making its Bluemix platform as a service available in China in collaboration with 21Vianet Group, a Chinese carrier-neutral...