Monthly Archives: May 2016
Intel Security Pitches Platform-Based Threat Defense Strategy
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Intel Security officials last year unveiled a shift in strategy in which the company was moving away from selling point security products...
Microsoft Isn’t Worried About ‘The Collector’s’ Password Cache
Last week, the computer security industry was abuzz with the revelation that "The Collector," a Russian Hacker, had amassed 272 million stolen log-ins, affecting...
Viv Creators Aim to Take Digital Assistants to Higher Level
Today's topics include the introduction of Viv, a next-level digital assistant, news that Apple's CEO traveled to China to improve business relations, the rollout...
Refurbished Smartphone Market Offers Pros and Cons for Handset Makers
The global smartphone business, already feeling the weight of market saturation, could face new challenges from increased sales of cheaper, refurbished phones over the...
Rancher Raises $20M to Expand Its Container Management Efforts
Rancher Labs announced a $20 million Series B round of funding, bringing total financing to date to $30 million. The funding round was led...
Pebble Smartwatch Apps, Firmware Get Key Health Feature Updates
Pebble smartwatch users can now get many new activity and health tracking options on their Android and iOS devices through the latest Version 3.12...
Microsoft Azure Reaches Into South Korea as Cloud Demand Soars
Microsoft's cloud is continuing its spread across the globe.The Redmond, Wash., software and cloud services provider announced on May 10 that it plans to...
Salesforce Outage Results in 5 Hours of Data Loss
A Salesforce.com database in North America, NA14, suffered a nearly day-long outage that led Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to apologize and frustrated customers...
10 Features to Look for in New Microsoft Surface Book 2 Hybrid
10 Features to Look for in New Microsoft Surface Book 2 Hybrid
When Microsoft releases its second-generation Surface Book, expect some significant improvements, including a...
UK Government: We ‘Must Help’ Workforce Retrain as Businesses Digitize
By Steve McCaskillThe UK government claims the benefits of business digitization outweigh the negatives and that it would help those who lose their jobs...