Monthly Archives: October 2016
Google Adds Web Support for Firebase Cloud Messaging
Starting this week, software developers will be able to use Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging technology to send push notifications from their applications and services...
Yahoo Earnings Report Shows Ad Revenue Still Eroding
To borrow a phrase from songwriter Paul Simon, Yahoo's revenue keeps "slip-slidin' away."The embattled web services provider, which—in an unusual move—canceled its quarterly conference...
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite Coming to Microsoft’s Cloud
Microsoft and German business software giant SAP on Oct. 18 announced that the latter's cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software portfolio will soon be...
Microsoft Grows Its Government Cloud
Next year, Microsoft is flipping the switch on two new Azure Government cloud data centers, one in Arizona and the other in Texas, the...
VMware Ushers in Large Number of Product Updates
VMware is virtually bursting at the seams with product news right about now.The world's largest virtualization software maker, which only two months ago announced...
FAA’s Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban Poses Challenges for Travelers
Today's topics include the Federal Aviation Administration's ban of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on all airline flights in the U.S., Google and Rackspace's new...
Google Pixel, LG V20 Android Nougat Handsets Face Off on Features
Google Pixel, LG V20 Android Nougat Handsets Face Off on Features
The first smartphones running Android Nougat, the LG V20 and Google Pixel, are coming...
Snowden Offers His Take on Security Today
TORONTO—Edward Snowden appeared via a live web conference link at the SecTor conference here to deliver a keynote on the state of internet security...
10 Tips for Identifying and Dealing With Phishing Email
10 Tips for Identifying and Dealing With Phishing Email
Most people don't question the "from" field in the emails they receive. We explain why they...
London City Bankers Under Fire From Ransomware Cyber-attacks
By Roland Moore-ColyerLondon's City bankers and workers are being hit by a substantial amount of ransomware as the Square Mile comes under more cyber-attacks...