Monthly Archives: April 2016
Mobile Devices and Apps Will Fuse More Tightly in Future: Gartner
Smartphones and their myriad individual features will become less important in the future as consumers continue to find that the devices are becoming commodities...
Alphabet Stock Slide No Cause for Worry, Analysts Say
Google parent company Alphabet's stock dropped more than 5 percent in trading on Friday following the company's release of its first-quarter results last night...
Chinese Government Shuts Down Apple Online Services: Report
Government regulators in China without warning shut down Apple's online iBooks Store and iTunes Movies service, which had opened about six months ago, leaving...
Google Hit With EU Antitrust Charges Relating to Android Dominance
Today's topics include the EU’s antitrust charges against Google regarding the Android mobile operating system, research that suggests shortened URLs may be less secure,...
FIN6 Cyber-crime Ring Steals Millions of Credit Cards
Modern cyber-crime is often conducted by well-organized groups, with sophisticated tactics and the potential to perpetrate fraud at scale. Security firm FireEye issued a...
Salesforce Updates SteelBrick CPQ Quote-to-Cash Software
Salesforce.com is wasting no time updating the SteelBrick CPQ (Configure Price Quote) software it acquired three months ago. That's a pretty quick turnaround to...
Newest IBM Fellows Making a Difference in Cloud, Other Disciplines
Newest IBM Fellows Making a Difference in Cloud, Other Disciplines
Here's a look at the 2016 class of IBM Fellows and what they have accomplished.
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Acer Designs Chromebook 14 for Work to Tap Corporate Demand
Acer Designs Chromebook 14 for Work to Tap Corporate Demand
Chromebook 14 for Work is a lightweight notebook that runs on the Chrome OS and...
The Next Challenge for Hadoop: Quality of Service
The Next Challenge for Hadoop: Quality of Service
For Hadoop to move forward into the next decade, the community must address one key but often...
Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Debuts With Support Until 2021
Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Debuts With Support Until 2021
The latest long-term support release of one of the most popular Linux distributions brings new package management,...