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Cisco Cuts Pay of CEO Chambers, Other Execs

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers and other top executives saw their pay cut during the company's latest fiscal year, the result of the giant...

BlackBerry’s Passport Smartphone Quickly Hit 200K Preorders

BlackBerry's new square-faced, enterprise-targeted Passport smartphone hit 200,000 preorders within two days of their debut online on Sept. 24, selling out the devices for...

Intel’s New Basis Peak Smartwatch Focuses on Fitness

The new $199 Basis Peak smartwatch has been announced by Intel's wearable device division, six months after Intel bought Basis for an undisclosed price...

Intel Hires Ex-Cisco Security Chief

Christopher Young, who spent the last three years heading up Cisco Systems' security business, will now lead Intel's security efforts.The giant chip maker announced...

European Airline Agency OK’s In-Flight Mobile Phone Use

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ruled that airline passengers will be allowed to keep their mobile devices on in full transmitting mode...

Cisco’s Goeckeler Takes Over Growing Security Business

Cisco Systems has a new leader for its security business, naming 14-year company veteran David Goeckeler to replace Chris Young, who has left Cisco...

GM Works to Bolster Mobile Security for Connected Car Users

General Motors wants its customers to have faith in the cellular communications capabilities in its new vehicles, so it has hired a watchdog to...

Azul Launches Zulu for Docker

Azul Systems, a provider of Java runtime solutions, today announced that its OpenJDK-based Zulu 8 offering is now freely available on Docker.Azul's Zulu 8...

Nvidia Improves Its Shield Gaming Tablet With More RAM, 4G LTE Option

Nvidia is already updating its Shield gaming tablet just two months after its initial release in July, doubling its RAM to 32GB and adding...

NEC Servers Powered by Latest Intel’s Xeon E5 Chips

NEC is leveraging Intel's new mainstream Xeon E5-2660 v3 "Grantley" processors to power four new models of its Express5800 Series servers.The new systems, announced...