Monthly Archives: September 2016
VMware’s Long View of Cloud Transformation May Be Too Conservative
LAS VEGAS—The concept of internet time—where everything seems to happen much faster than the normal pace of life—may or may not be a myth,...
Google Suspends Its Project Ara Modular Smartphone Efforts
Google's Project Ara smartphone initiative, which began in 2013 with the concept of designing a phone platform that would incorporate a wide array of...
Samsung Galaxy Note7 Latest Casualty of Lithium Ion Battery Fires
The video on YouTube was hauntingly familiar. A charred case and broken glass on what was once a smartphone made it clear that something...
Samsung Recalls All Galaxy Note7 Phones Over Battery Fires
Samsung is recalling all of its new Galaxy Note7 smartphones following at least 35 incidents of battery explosions or fires around the globe. The...
Microsoft Replaces Salesforce as Overall SaaS Market Leader
Whenever Microsoft comes out with a new product, it's invariably late to the party. However, because of the company's ubiquitous presence, it always elbows...
Microsoft Launches Bug Bounty for .NET Core, ASP.NET Core
Microsoft announced it is offering a bug bounty for .NET Core and ASP.NET Core, the company's open-source cross-platform runtime and web stack.The bounty includes...
Sony’s First Flagship Xperia XZ Smartphone Debuts at IFA 2016
Sony has announced its first flagship smartphone in its Xperia line, the Xperia XZ, as well as its latest smaller handset, the Xperia X...
Suspect Arrested for 5-Year-Old Linux Kernel Organization Breach
In September 2011, news first broke that the kernel.org site that hosts the core development infrastructure behind the Linux kernel was breached. For the...
Lenovo’s Latest Tablets, Laptops, 2-in-1s Offer Wide Range of Choices
Lenovo's Latest Tablets, Laptops, 2-in-1s Offer Wide Range of Choices
With the launch of its latest tablets, 2-in-1s and laptop computers, Lenovo is targeting consumers...
DDoS Peak Size Declines, but Attacks Slam Media, Entertainment Sites
DDoS Peak Size Declines, but Attacks Slam Media, Entertainment Sites
There was some good news concerning DDoS attacks in Q2—the average peak attack size declined....