Monthly Archives: April 2016
Rubrik Strengthens Security in New Converged DM Appliance
Rubrik, the rather impertinent startup that merely wants to replace in one fell swoop all conventional data backup-and-recovery point products that have taken 30-plus...
Machine Learning, AI Key to Google’s Future, CEO Sundar Pichai Says
Machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities of the sort displayed by Google DeepMind's AlphaGo system, which recently beat one of the world's top professionals...
LG Mobile Phone Revenue Drops 15.5% in Q1 2016 From Year Ago
LG's overall first-quarter profit for 2016 rose 65.5 percent compared to a year ago, but that intriguing rise was at least jarred by a...
Samsung Smartphone Sales Help Hike Q1 2016 Profit, Revenue
Samsung threw the dice in March and released its latest flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones a month earlier than usual, which...
Microsoft Issues Excel Data Transformation Updates, Performance Perks
Microsoft has new updates in store this week for Excel 2016 power users, including performance enhancements and more flexible ways of transforming and mashing...
Virtual Reality Advances on Display at Silicon Valley Expo
SAN JOSE—Virtual stores, virtual worlds, immersive environments, 360-degree cameras, developer tools and more were on display here at one of the biggest events focused...
SAP Now Enabling Specialized Development for HANA Projects
SAP continues to expand far beyond the reaches of mere data center software. The SAP that used to simply sell systems middleware and on-premises...
Apple Reports First Drop in Revenue Since 2003
Today's topics include Apple's first sales decline in 13 years, AT&T's report of a sales shift from consumer smartphone users to business mobile users,...
Comcast Buying DreamWorks Animation for $3.8B as It Expands Its Reach
Comcast is acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion as the longtime cable company continues to build its future by adding complementary businesses to steady...
Microsoft Adds Nano Server Option to Windows Server 2016
Microsoft released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 on April 27, a test build that includes Nano Server as an installation option. First announced...