Monthly Archives: October 2016
Salesforce No Longer Plans to Pursue Twitter Acquisition
Today's topics include Salesforce's waning interest in buying Twitter, HP cutting jobs as the PC market slows, Docker bringing containers to China and Microsoft's...
Lenovo, Nimble Partner on All-Flash Converged Offerings
Lenovo, the world's top PC vendor, is taking the next step in its effort to grow its presence in the competitive data center space...
Google, Rackspace Release Specs for IBM Power9-Based Server
Google and cloud storage company Rackspace have released draft specifications for Zaius, a new data center server based on IBM's POWER9 (P9) microprocessor (pictured)...
CoreOS Expands Kubernetes Control With Redspread Acquisition
CoreOS on Oct. 17 announced the acquisition of privately held container management vendor Redspread. Financial terms of the deal are not being publicly disclosed.Redspread...
FAA’s Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban Complicates Life for Travelers
With the banning of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones on all flights in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration, travelers who own the...
Anita Borg Institute Celebrates Top Companies for Women in Tech
Anita Borg Institute Celebrates Top Companies for Women in Tech
The Anita Borg Institute announces the finalists for its Top Companies for Women Technologists Leadership...
10 Things to Know About the State of Twitter
10 Things to Know About the State of Twitter
Twitter is having a difficult time demonstrating its value proposition, as suitors withdraw their bids for...
Banks ‘Under-reporting Cyber-attacks,’ Say Security Firms
By Matthew BroersmaBritish banks are "dramatically under-reporting" computer attacks due to their fear of bad publicity, according to several IT security firms who provide...
Qualcomm Brings Patent Dispute Against Meizu to US, France, Germany
Qualcomm is taking its licensing dispute with Chinese smartphone maker Meizu beyond the borders of China.The mobile chip maker this summer filed more than...
Mobile Tethering: A Tech Journalist’s Appreciation
I never realized how much I relied on tethering—using a mobile device as a mobile hotspot—until I signed up a few years ago for...