Monthly Archives: October 2016
CenturyLink in Talks to Merge with Level 3 Communications
Service providers CenturyLink and Level 3 Communications reportedly are in merger talks in a deal that would create a larger and more competitive telecommunications...
Google Unveils Jamboard Digital Collaboration Device
Google this week broadened its range of hardware offerings with Jamboard, a new digital whiteboard product. The whiteboard—which features a 55-inch 4K touch-responsive display,...
Windows 10 Creators Update to Bring 3D to Everyone
Microsoft's new Surface Studio all-in-one PC and the new Surface Dial controller may have stolen the show during the Oct. 26 Windows 10 event,...
OpenStack Building the Cloud for the Next 50 Years (and Beyond)
BARCELONA, Spain—When OpenStack got started in 2010, it was a relatively small effort with only two companies involved. Over the last six years, that...
IBM, OpenPower Foundation Make Push into Europe
The OpenPower Foundation has got traction in North America and last year unveiled efforts to grow in the Chinese market. Now the consortium launched...
Twitter Turns In Lackluster Earnings, Will Cut Up to 350 Jobs
Twitter is in the news almost hourly in connection with this year's U.S. presidential campaign, and it no doubt is seeing high-level usage as...
How Stealthy Malware Avoids Detection in Corporate Networks
How Stealthy Malware Avoids Detection in Corporate Networks
Despite best efforts, enterprises remain a prime target for hackers, thanks to these techniques hackers are using...
Samsung Q3 Operating Profit Slumps due to Note7 Debacle
Samsung's third-quarter earnings were hit hard by the recent recall and dropping of its once-flagship Note7 smartphone, as the company's operating profit fell 30...
Lenovo, Fujitsu Confirm Talks Regarding PC Tie-Up
Officials with Lenovo and Fujitsu confirmed that they are in talks regarding the future of Fujitsu's PC business, but what the result of those...
At Mobile Pwn2Own, $215K Awarded for Android, iPhone Hacks
At the 2016 mobile Pwn2Own event, held on Oct. 26 in Tokyo, security researchers were able to exploit devices that vendors had fully patched....