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As the public debate surrounding net neutrality continues, AT&T says it is now suspending its plans to expand fiber networks until the issue is resolved. President Barack Obama has said that he wants the Federal Communications Commission to make Title II rules apply to the internet, while FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has voiced differing opinions. […]

Amazon Web Services introduced a major new product on Nov. 12 the—Aurora database analytics engine. Aurora is a cloud service that’s touted as MySQL-compatible, fault-tolerant, scalable and secure with encryption. It automatically replicates data across multiple Availability Zones and continuously backs up data to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), which is designed for “11 nines” […]

Microsoft has decided to take its popular .NET framework cross-platform to Linux and the Macintosh, and to expand on its moves to open-source the .NET technology. Microsoft announced these and other moves with its core Visual Studio toolset. It also introduced new capabilities for Visual Studio Online, Windows Azure and more at the Microsoft Connect […]

Starting in 2015, Skype for Business will replace Lync, Microsoft’s unified communications software platform for enterprises. Microsoft has been working to bridge its Lync and Skype platforms for well over a year. The company rolled out Lync-Skype voice and chat communications for Windows and Mac Skype desktop clients in May 2013. Skype for Business will […]

Speaking to a group of international and U.S. journalists, Michael Dell recently discussed his company’s opportunities in emerging markets. About half of Dell’s revenues come from outside of the United States, he said. Like most other tech vendors, Dell sees the potential in emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil, countries with huge populations […]

Google recently announced a new Genome Cloud that will be used to store thousands of human genome files. Google will charge $25 per genome annually, which sounds fairly expensive for cloud storage. However, each genome file contains about 100GB of data. This is particularly exciting for researchers and doctors, since not only will sizable databases […]

AT&T officials announced plans to release four new smartphones on Nov. 7 from Kyocera, Microsoft-Nokia and HTC as the wireless service provider continues to expand its product lineup. What’s more, AT&T is also launching a longer AT&T Next 24 installment plan to let buyers make monthly payments on new phones rather than pay for them […]

Microsoft is coming close to a release date for Dynamics CRM 2015. According to the company, the newest version of its on-premise and cloud-based customer relationship management software will ship sometime in December. Dynamics CRM 2015 will feature integration with Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-enabled digital assistant for Windows Phone 8.1. The upcoming release also leans on […]

Dell’s complex security strategy will once again a major topic at the annual Dell World show Nov. 4 to 6 in Austin, Texas. According to the show’s agenda, more than a dozen breakout sessions will touch on such subjects as mobile and email security, security for the Internet of things and firewalls. Dell officials also […]

Samsung is launching its new Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 smartphones in China in November following a recent disappointing third-quarter earnings report. The handsets are the company’s slimmest-ever phones, and are being launched first in China, the world’s largest smartphone market. The phones will arrive in the United States and other world markets later, though […]