Why I almost bit on bitcoin and nearly bought into the Butterfly Labs scam

Bitcoin and Butterfly Labs: What smelled like a rat apparently was. David Gewirtz tells the story of why he almost bought, but didn't and how the math worked in favor of the scammers.



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Automating the cloud: OpenStack orchestration

In this article we will take a look at cloud orchestration tools designed to automate the deployment and management of virtual instances, applications and services within an OpenStack cloud environment.



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Chinese gov fears Instagram, Europe vs. Google [Government IT News]

The Chinese government is cracking down on Instagram, fearing dissidents and food porn. Europe is once again telling Google how it feels, and the FBI is releasing software. Plus more gov news 'round the globe.



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First iOS Trojan attack launches amid Hong Kong protests

An iOS Trojan called Xsser mRat is similar to an Android virus and appears to be a rare cross platform attack. Target: Hong Kong protesters.



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Larry Ellison touts Oracle's cloud platform, calls out SaaS vendors

Ellison also took a moment to apologize for missing this regularly-scheduled second keynote last year due to the America's Cup.



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The reason why you should go abroad

Being the largest school in the Netherlands, the University of Amsterdam is teaming with SAP HANA to ensure that all students reach success.



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Microsoft's Windows 10: What's new and how to get the preview bits

Microsoft will open up its first public preview build of the next version of Windows client on October 1. Here's what you need to know about Windows 10.



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Network Function Virtualization goes open source

Telecom and networking powers are uniting under The Linux Foundation to create an open source Network Function Virtualization reference platform.



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Microsoft christens the next version of Windows as Windows 10

Call it 'Theshold' no more. The next and last major version of Microsoft's Windows client operating system will be called Windows 10 when it is released next year.



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Pebble update enables full activity, sleep tracking; support for Misfit, Jawbone, and Swim.com

Pebble continues to be my favorite smartwatch and with this software update users can now leave their activity tracker behind and reduce the number of items on their wrist.



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Oracle speeds up software portfolio with big data, mobile in mind

Also as promised by Mark Hurd on Monday, Oracle introduced news for its mobile development framework.



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ADP rolls out 'consumer grade' UX

The human capital management provider says the new user experience will become native to its entire product portfolio.



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Through microservices, a renewed push for simplicity and IT minimalism

Guerrilla SOA redux? PwC consultants recommend lighter, simpler, faster services to keep up with business demands.



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Dronies are the worlds tiniest autonomous flying machines

Imagine thousands of Nano drones flocking together to form recognizable patterns in the air and mimicking your movements. Meet Dronies, the tiny flying quad copters.



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Survey finds fear, anxiety accompany forced Internet unplugging

According to a new report released by Tata Communications, one in four Americans admit they wouldn't survive more than five hours without using the Internet in their daily life.



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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13: In good voice

Voice recognition technology is good enough for almost all your dictation and PC control needs, although Nuance's desktop software still has the odd rough edge.



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For marketing software maker Radius, data science equals dominance

The San Francisco-based marketing intelligence company, which touts data science as its core DNA, recently secured $54.7 million in a Series C funding round.



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Third-party iOS 8 keyboards offer choice, but Apple limits functionality

Android smartphone users have a large choice of keyboards that add efficiency and utility to the text entry experience. Apple's default is best since there are limits on the third-party options.



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eBay, PayPal breakup an OpenStack private cloud split too

eBay and PayPal are both on the OpenStack bandwagon. The PayPal spin-off will highlight how easy or difficult it will be to break up an OpenStack private cloud.



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Bringing together a disconnected team

How do you connect remote workers together for better culture?



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VMware's role in OpenStack: A second look

I had believed that VMware took part in the OpenStack community because it was dragged there by its customers. Boy, I was wrong. VMware's Dan Wendlandt helps set me straight.



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Apache Storm is ready for prime time

Storm, a real-time framework for dealing with Big Data, has become an Apache top level project.



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What the enterprise needs to hear from Microsoft

When Microsoft execs take the stage later today to talk about what the next version of Windows will do for the enterprise, they'll be trying to restore confidence in something that's looking more and more like a legacy OS. Here's what they should be talking about.



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Trust in cloud security at all-time low: Execs still betting on the cloud

A new report on IT decision makers shows enterprise trust in cloud security at its lowest -- yet they're flocking to use it. OpenStack's Matt Joyce thinks it's fair to ask if everyone's gone nuts.



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EBay, PayPal to split into two separately traded companies

Under new business plans, EBay is going to spin off PayPal in 2015 -- a victory of sorts for investor Carl Icahn.



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1¢ storage for the enterprise

Google shocked the storage world by offering cloud storage for 1¢/GB/month 6 months ago. But if Google can make a profit at 1¢, why can't enterprises buy for the same price? One company says they can. How?



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It's over, Windows tablet: It's not you, it's me

Hard as I try, I can no longer get into you the way I did before. It's not your fault, it's mine.



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Samsung throws curve with $429.99 S27D590C computer monitor

The company says its 27-inch curved LCD display provides a more immersive viewing experience for PC gaming and video streaming.



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Broadband Britain: How does it really stack up?

Some people have no complaints about their domestic broadband coverage while others think they spend more time on the phone trying to get an engineer than they do online. How does the UK really measure up?



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FBI collars alleged mobile spyware seller

The FBI has arrested a man in the US for allegedly selling StealthGenie.



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FBI releases Malware Investigator portal to industry players

The FBI has granted businesses access to a formerly in-house malware analysis tool called the Malware Investigator portal.



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New iPhones to be launched in China on October 10: Reports

Apple will prepare as many as 6.5 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices for its biggest overseas market on the launch.



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Oracle's Hurd defends cloud strategy in light of exec shuffle

When asked why it takes two CEOs to replace Larry Ellison, Hurd laughed, "I think you answered your own question."



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Will new social network Ello finally topple Facebook's dominance?

Ello, the new ad-free, porn friendly social network is taking the Internet by storm with people clamouring for invites to the site. But does it have what it takes to make a dent in Facebook’s dominance without mining data about our connected lives?



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Adobe to add its Creative Cloud to Google's Chromebooks

Adobe's Creative Cloud will also be integrated with Google Drive to avoid the hassle of downloading and uploading files.



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LinkedIn's 'answer' to big data problems: Pinot

Already being rolled out for internal product management teams, LinkedIn is also planning to eventually open source Pinot to the public.



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UK government wants to compete with San Francisco to rule the new 'sharing economy'

Following the widely publicised successes of some "sharing economy" companies such as Airbnb, the British government has commissioned an independent report with the idea of making the UK a "global centre" for sharing start-ups.



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Four million Brazilians bid farewell to Orkut

The once popular Google service shuts down and becomes a virtual museum that pays tribute to the start of social networking in Brazil.



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Google Glass: Will it hit the enterprise and when?

According to a Forrester survey, more than two-thirds of information workers have heard of Google Glass. But only 4 percent of those workers have seen Google Glass in person. That data may be enough to conduct a few corporate experiments.



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Oracle co-CEO Hurd: CIO is toughest job in enterprise IT

CIOs from Walgreens and Procter & Gamble discuss some of the current challenges and opportunities available in enterprise IT today.



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Instagram CEO lends digital expertise to Walmart board of directors

Kevin Systrom will serve as a member of Walmart's technology and e-commerce committee.



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Wearables solution startup prototypes predictive analytics

Body Biolytics just won a competition seeking solutions that work with Under Armour's fitness monitoring system. Its secret: insight from RapidMiner modeling tools.



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Tibco goes private in $4.3 billion deal: Is it free to think long term?

Tibco's strategy to provide "the right information, at the right time, in the right context" was going to take more than a few quarters to bake.



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Lenovo after IBM server deal: We will fight back vs. HP FUD

HP aggressively went after IBM's x86 customers ahead of the Lenovo acquisition and had some success. Lenovo execs say it's now time to fight back and become the No. 1 server vendor. On Oct. 1, Lenovo will be No. 3.



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Huawei Ascend Mate 7 first impressions: High end aluminum design and solid performance

Huawei announced the Ascend Mate 7 at IFA and after several days of use, it is clear Huawei is serious about competing at the high end.



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Why Microsoft's engineering changes will be the real Windows Threshold story

Microsoft is building, testing and updating Windows in a very different way, starting with Windows Threshold. In many ways, those changes matter more than the new bits themselves.



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It's unanimous: The Spiceworks App Center is a hit

Although there were three major announcements during Spiceworld 2014's keynote, the App Center took all the bacon.



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Cisco and Equinix partner to further cloud interconnection

The partnership will utilize the Equinix Cloud Exchange to develop a hosted private cloud designed around the premise of Cisco's Intercloud.



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TU Dresden and Vodafone open the doors to 5G lab

20 professors and some 500 scientists already hard at work on LTE’s successor.



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Why Americans expect privacy: An open letter to FBI Director James Comey

Balancing liberty and security is one of the great challenges of this century. In this open article to FBI Director James Comey, ZDNet Government's David Gewirtz explain why Americans demand both.



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Shellshock makes Heartbleed look insignificant

The new vulnerability in the Bash shell is the worst we've seen in many years. No software on critical systems can be assumed as safe.



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Six things you may not know about the Cloud

Six Clicks: Want to know more about the cloud's little known features? We highlight six useful features of cloud services.



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5 features Windows 9 needs to succeed

Here are five features that Microsoft needs to add to Windows 9 if it is to have a chance of tempting me back into the ecosystem and dissipating the cloud of negativity that Windows 8 currently finds itself engulfed in.



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Is it time to consider Power 8 for Web workloads?

For some time, industry standard systems have been chosen to support Web, big data and analytics workloads. IBM believes that its Power 8 based systems are enough to change the rules and make a new choice possible



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How would molecular storage work?

Disk drives and flash use nanotechnology to build higher density storage. But why not simply encode data directly into molecules? We could cram a billion gigabytes in a single rack. Here's how.



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iPhone 6: Health app is watching you

The Healthkit initiative in iOS hasn't gone anywhere yet but your new iPhone is already tracking you.



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Microsoft's Windows 9: What it has to strategically accomplish

Windows 9 will be the linchpin in Microsoft's future plans for cloud and mobile. Here's a look at the to-do list on the strategic front.



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Meet Facebook's Atlas: The platform for advertisers to track your movements

Facebook's revamped advertising platform, Atlas, allows marketers to track your patterns, preferences and purchase decisions across the Web.



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Microsoft confirms plans to open Fifth Avenue New York flagship store

Microsoft confirms it is planning to open its first New York City flagship retail store on Fifth Avenue, just blocks from one of Apple's flagship stores.



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Six Clicks: Top iOS apps of the month, September 2014

What are some of the most interesting apps for Apple's iOS operating system we've discovered this month?



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Six Clicks: Top Android apps of the month, September 2014

What are some of the most interesting apps for the Android operating system we've discovered this month?



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Alibaba secures stake in Chinese hotel tech firm

The Chinese e-commerce giant will pay $457 million for the stake as the company's acquisition spree continues.



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Automating the cloud: OpenStack deployment

While installation and configuration of OpenStack clouds can be a complex undertaking, there are a number of open source cloud deployment tools available to help demystify this task.



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Oracle continues to bolster cloud stack, starting at database level

While its leadership stack recently went through a state of flux, Oracle continues to reinforce its cloud stack as well.



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Higher education: Innovation and digital transformation

Lisa Davis, CIO at Georgetown University, explains how colleges and universities must adapt to the changing landscape of education and technology.



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Worthless Yahoo is now 'in play' as investors look to extract profits

Yahoo's shareholdings in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan are now worth much more than Yahoo itself, so you can expect "activist investors" to try to liberate from $11 billion to $20 billion of the company's hidden value.



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Unraveling the confusion about PaaS

Platform as Service is many things to many people -- and will remain in a hazy place for some time to come.



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Griffin iPhone 6 Plus case roundup: Slim and stylish to rugged durability

Case manufacturers have been hard at work creating cases for style and protection of the newest Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Griffin's offerings are compelling.



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Microsoft's next Windows release: What's in a name?

On September 30 at its first official Windows 'Threshold' reveal, Microsoft officials may go public with the name of the coming OS, in addition to sharing some product specifics.



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Shellshock: Better 'bash' patches now available

The patches are ready. Now it's up to you to put them into place as quickly as possible.



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iGo and Incipio hands-on: NGP for iPhone 6 Plus, car charger, 10,000 mAh battery pack

There are thousands of accessories available for the iOS market and Matt took a look at a few to protect your new iPhone and keep it charged up on the go.



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Toshiba launches Tecra C50 laptops for small- and medium-sized businesses

The new notebooks are the first introduced since the company announced it was shifting its PC focus away from consumers.



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TomTom releases MySports GPS Watch support for Android

TomTom regularly updates and improves their GPS Watch fitness devices and this week they released a major update with Android and iOS 8 support.



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Top iOS news of the week: Apple botches upgrade, iPhone gets the bends, millions sold

Apple was all over the news this week with a botched upgrade and reports of iPhones in pants.



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Oracle Linux is coming to Ubuntu's OpenStack cloud

An unlikely partnership will soon bring Oracle's Red Hat-based Linux distribution to Ubuntu's cloud.



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Top Android news of the week: Two new Samsung devices, Nexus 9 by HTC

The big news in the world of Android this week disclosed that Samsung's smartwatch will arrive soon, HTC is returning to the tablet segment, and the Galaxy Note 4 will hit the market end of October.



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IBM wants enterprises to consider Power 8

Is X86 always the best choice for Web and Big Data workloads? IBM believes that its new Power 8 changes the discussion and it should be on the short list too.



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Back up your iPhone photos: Eight affordable (or free) cloud options

Even new handsets can break or go missing. Safeguard your precious photos with easy-to-use cloud services that deliver massive amounts of storage for low or no cost.



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BT researchers claim gigabit broadband speeds using G.fast over copper wires

BT researchers have been running field trials using the ITU's draft G.fast standard, and have already achieved download speeds of 800Mbps over short distances. It certainly goes well beyond BT Infinity…



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Elections and World Cup prompt PC sales drop in Brazil

And this year will see the sharpest decline in sales to date, says IDC.



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Silicon Power releases Slim S80 SSDs for Ultrabook laptops

At just 7mm thick, the new 2.5-inch solid-state drives are perfect for Ultrabooks, but PC upgraders will appreciate capacities up to 960GB.



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BlackBerry on slow road to recovery as Q2 losses narrow

The mobile giant is well on the road to recovery, thanks to new leadership, but there's still a long way to go yet.



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Microsoft to relaunch its WinHEC hardware engineering confab

After a more than six-year hiatus, Microsoft is relaunching its WinHEC Windows hardware engineering conference, with a March 2015 debut planned for Shenzhen, China.



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Zero Day Weekly: Bash bug Shellshock, jQuery, Amazon's messy EC2 reboot

A collection of notable security news items for the week ending September 26, 2014. Covers enterprise, controversies, reports and more.



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ShellShock: How to protect your Unix, Linux and Mac servers

The Unix/Linux Bash security hole can be deadly to your servers. Here's what you need to worry about, how to see if you can be attacked, and what to do if your shields are down.



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HGST goes all-in on SMR drives for the cloud

Shingled Magnetic Recording enables higher disk capacity and will be standard on future HGST enterprise drives including 10TB drives early next year. What is SMR and will it work?



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All eyes on Oracle's top leadership as OpenWorld kicks off this weekend

Immediately following bombshell leadership changes, roughly 60,000 Oracle OpenWorld attendees await to see how the new dynamic plays out starting this weekend.



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Make your cloud safer: How to enable two-factor authentication for the most popular cloud services

Step-by-step instructions to help you tighten security and dramatically reduce the risk that crucial cloud services will be compromised. If you use a Microsoft or Google account, Office 365, Dropbox, Facebook, or Twitter, keep reading.



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What a good mobile user experience must have to make a device popular

Looking past the hardware and software required to make a good mobile device, it's the total package that determines how well they resonate with users.



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Best storage devices: From USB flash drives to RAID units

While the cloud has appeared just in time to offer free and easy access to gigabytes of storage space, some people like to keep their data close to hand. Here are some of the best storage devices money can buy that will help you keep your data safe.



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iPhone 6 lesson: The next big thing in hardware will have to wait

Samsung vs. Apple vs. Nokia, HTC and Motorola. Who cares? All the hardware looks alike. The smartphone battle is won with ecosystems, cloud and sheer marketing.



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Amazon completes acquisition of Twitch

Amazon has sealed the deal on Twitch, a game-streaming service the company says is an "awesome" cultural fit.



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Why we are all standing on the shoulders of tech's giants

Never forget your roots; they can inspire new directions and new ideas.



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Salesforce.com unveils Salesforce1 for higher education

Salesforce has announced a new set of solutions for higher education institutions.



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Senators' ignorance isn't bliss with new surveillance laws

Events of the past 24 hours show that Australian politicians still don't understand the issues around internet surveillance — and that's dangerous.



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Six Clicks: Shopping around for cloud storage

SANs maxxed out? In the market for cheap enterprise cloud storage? Here's the skinny to help you make an informed decision.



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Symantec promotes Michael Brown from interim to permanent CEO

Symantec's board looked at more than 100 candidates, a third of which were seriously vetted for the top job.



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Microsoft to cut prices on select Azure mobile, networking services

Microsoft, in keeping with its pledge to match Amazon price cuts on commodity cloud services, is dropping prices on select Azure cloud services starting October 1.



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IBM: Watson Analytics breaks down big data barriers for SMBs

IBM says that while most large companies are already utilizing big data in some way, SMBs are falling behind.



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New Broadcom chip brings 3.2 Tbits of bandwidth to power SDN

New 25/50 GbE standard should successfully supplant 40 GbE in SDN-focused datacenters.



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India's Mars Mission, executed "on a budget less than Gravity's" wows the world

By putting a satellite into Mars' orbit, India has brought attention to its space program and its ability to do complex things inexpensively



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PaaS may not be ready for the enterprise, at least this year

Platform as a Service, as it now stands, is too much about "dev" and not enough about "ops."



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JD Power: ISP customer satisfaction on the rise

A new study found that ISPs have managed to reduce the average number of website connection errors experienced by customers by 35 percent in the past three months.



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Nokia: We're still HERE on Windows Phone

Even as it expands to support iOS and Android, Nokia isn't abandoning the Windows Phone platform with its HERE mapping technology.



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Hootsuite acquires Zeetl on heels of $60 million funding round

The latest round brings Hootsuite's total financing to $250 million, with a valuation now rumored to reach $1 billion.



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Microsoft offers $15,000 bounty for software to help African tech hubs

4Afrika invests in competition to improve pan-continental collaboration and help improve lifespan of African innovation centres.



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AWS' reboot highlights how cloud needs patching best practices

It's likely that large cloud computing players will have to adopt a security patching cadence similar to the one used by the software industry. In the future, the cloud will have its version of Patch Tuesday.



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Oracle trots out new Box integration, enterprise management updates

Oracle said that starting in the spring of 2015, Box's content collaboration platform will seamlessly mingle with the Oracle Marketing Cloud.



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Rackspace adds 99.99 uptime guarantee to private cloud service

Rackspace's latest update to its private cloud service includes a service level agreement that could make OpenStack deployments more popular for the enterprise.



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JavaScript and jQuery, book review: An instant classic?

Forget dry references and cheesy examples; this beautifully designed visual guide takes you from the basics to sophisticated JavaScript techniques for making websites interactive and engaging in a way that is, in itself, interactive and engaging.



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Workday launches Student Recruiting, first installment of broader education push

Workday Student Recruiting will revolve around finding, understanding and reaching prospective students as well as seeding interest for a full education suite at the end of 2016.



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Moving from Google Voice to Hangouts for SMS

Google Voice SMS is now integrated into Hangouts (and you can use your Google Voice number). Here's how to get everything working.



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iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air: Outstanding duo for work

The iPhone 6 Plus is a powerful work tool when paired with the iPad Air.



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Apple to replace bent iPhone 6 Plus models

In response to what some users have dubbed #bendgate, Apple says handsets which bend when placed in pockets will be replaced -- on condition of a "Visual Mechanical Inspection."



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What's right (and wrong) with iOS 8

Since its release, I've put iOS 8 to the test on a range of hardware, from the aging iPhone 4s to a brand new iPhone 6 Plus, and I've gotten to know the operating system really well, and this has allowed me to draw up a pretty good picture of what's right and wrong with this new release.



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Amazon dips toe in connected home industry

According to reports, the online retail giant is quietly exploring the business potential of smart appliances and the connected home.



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Huawei to invest $4 billion in fixed broadband technology

Huawei plans to sink over $4 billion in fixed broadband technology research within the next three years.



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Samsung ramps up production for 3.2TB NVMe SSDs for enterprise servers

Samsung has begun mass producing the hardware, which is intended for next-generation enterprise servers.



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Apple vs. Google: Defining fight of computer industry?

Eric Schmidt argues that the competition between Android and iOS is brutal and benefits the world. But is this small screen skirmish really the battle of computing? Where does the cloud and social play into the mix?



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Latest retail figures show a stable PC market, led by Apple and cheap notebooks

It looks like the PC market will live for at least another quarter. New sales figures from the U.S. retail channel show slight gains over last year during the back-to-school buying season. Apple had the most impressive results, with sub-$300 notebooks (including Chromebooks) also doing well.



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Unix/Linux Bash: Critical security hole uncovered

The popular Linux and Unix shell has a serious security problem that means real trouble for many web servers. Fortunately, a patch -- as source code -- is available.



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Unofficial fix for iOS 8.0.1? Roll back to iOS 8. Here's how:

Here's how to roll back your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus to iOS 8, and get the cellular connection and Touch ID working again.



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Big week for big datacenters

Major datacenter announcements, launches, and projects reflect the state of a still growing industry.



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Apple sets teamwork tone with leaders role in NFC, infrastructure group

The international, cross-industry non-profit GlobalPlatform focuses on standardization, secure apps with Near-Field Communication and mobile as area of emphasis



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The battle for the bank in your pocket

As the era of the ATM gives way to increasingly sophisticated, secure always-on digital banking, will the old guard of bricks, mortar and paper based high street banks evolve or die?



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Apple issues iOS 8.0.1 for bug fixes, knocks out cell service and Touch ID for some

Less than a week following the release of iOS 8, Apple issues the first update for the platform, fixing several bugs and introducing a number of improvements.



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Adobe closes China branch, most of 400 employees to be dismissed

The American software developer will retain only its sales department in mainland China.



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Digital Transformation, Part 4: The Role of Leadership

Mastering digital transformation under the pressure of possible disruption is challenging, especially with so many lacking the management and experience necessary. Leadership is critical in order to kick-start the transformation. Clear direction and initiative from the right leader can make a substantial push forward toward achieving digital transformation.



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Marketo teams with Turn for scalable CRM

The companies are looking to combine their respective technology strengths to create a CRM product that marketers can implement at scale.



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BlackBerry's Passport: An enterprise muscle car?

Like a muscle car, BlackBerry's Passport is strong, quirky, has a healthy dose of nostalgia and likely a limited audience. The Passport won't be a bring-your-own-device superstar, but may find a niche in regulated industries.



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Was jQuery hacked?

Security researchers say that the site for an extremely popular JavaScript library — but not the library itself — was hacked. JQuery is not so sure.



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Patent trolls are starting to get trampled

The Open Invention Network now has over a thousand licensees and the court cases are starting to go against the patent trolls.



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Who makes the most reliable hard disk drives? Backblaze has updated its stats

3TB hard drives aren't quite as reliable as some of us thought, according to new Backblaze numbers based on a 100 petabyte cloud service using 34,881 consumer-grade disks.



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Android and Windows Phone have unique capabilities, but the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is still best

Today's modern smartphone operating systems are all worthy of consideration and there are benefits to all of them not found on the others.



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The Nokia Lumia 1520 is the biggest phablet of them all, but is it better?

With its 6-inch display, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is a perfect example of the phablet category. Technically it's a phone, but in day-to-day use it's an incredibly small, light tablet. Here are my impressions after a week of use.



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IBM champions cloud, big data, open source to transform healthcare at TED summit

IBM suggest how eliminating noise in the patient ward, while slightly eerie and unnerving, can actually improve healthcare. But it can't be done without big data and the cloud.



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Chrome OS gets Android apps: Merging Chrome OS and Android gets closer

Google bringing Android apps to Chrome OS puts the company in a better position to merge the two OSes.



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Toshiba unveils plan to invest $1B in Southeast Asia

Just days after announcing job cuts in its global PC business, the Japanese hardware vendor says it will invest US$1 billion over the next five years in Southeast Asia and wants to double sales to US$7 billion.



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Still keeping a server in the office? Here's why not everything should be in the cloud

Plus - how we stay cool with all that tech around.



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Samsung President: Mobile business will recover

The Samsung executive is adamant that mobile is the way forward, and reports suggest the firm is planning to exit the laptop business.



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Singapore-France undersea cable system begins construction

Expected to be ready for service in 2016, the SEA-ME-WE 5 undersea cable system will span 20,000km between Singapore and France and provide connectivity to several markets including Malaysia, Myanmar, India, and Pakistan.



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Loyalty among Asian employees no longer valued, but it should

It appears that hirers in Asia-Pacific don't regard long-term loyalty and retention as a critical component in their talent strategy, prompting questions over how these organizations ensure their long-term survival in the market.



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Bitcoin mining hardware firm Butterfly Labs shuttered by FTC

Butterfly Labs, a maker of Bitcoin mining hardware, has been forced to close its doors by the FTC due to accusations of fraud and public misrepresentation.



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Top free, essential business apps for Apple's iPhone

What are some of the best, free business-related apps for the iPhone on offer?



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Top free essential business apps for Android smartphones, tablets

What are some of the best, free business-related apps for Android devices on the market?



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Survey finds greater customer satisfaction with desktops than tablets, laptops

Compared to last year's report, the old computer standby goes from worst to first, while satisfaction with Apple, Dell, and HP computers dips.



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Google expands in Europe, plans to build $773 million Dutch data center

The tech giant has revealed plans to build a gigantic data center in the Netherlands.



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Apple iPhone 6 Plus: In pictures and screenshots

The iPhone 6 Plus is big, but also extremely capable. Apps are optimized for the large screen so that an iPad Mini is no longer necessary for everyone.



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ARM launches Cortex M7, eyes to make IoT smarter at end points

The Cortex M7 is designed for everything from appliances to edge routers to automotive, sensor hubs and industrial controls.



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Google launches music streaming offer in Brazil

Company expects to provide the service to all Android users - but the free offering will be limited.



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Android rules the Brazilian smartphone market

iOS and Windows Phone devices have a total market share of less than three percent, according to study.



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Google names winners of annual Google Science Fair

Students chosen for the top prizes led experiments ranging from the study of soil to solve the global food crisis to the use of wearables to treat Alzheimer's patients.



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Verizon adds secure cloud connection to Amazon Web Services

The AWS connections come a few months after Verizon announced a similar link with Microsoft's Azure.



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PayPal takes another baby step toward Bitcoin acceptance

PayPal is teaming with Bitcoin payment processors Bitpay, Coinbase and GoCoin to begin accepting virtual currency from the PayPal Payments Hub.



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CRM has failed? I am so tired of hearing that

No matter what SAP's press release says, CRM isn't a failed experiment, it's not dead, and it continues to thrive. Paul Greenberg answers the latest barb thrown.



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Microsoft launches cloud bug bounty starting with Office 365

Vulnerabilities which qualify under the program net at least $500 for the submitter. The company says customers asked for it.



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UPS expands 3D printing services across US

The parcel carrier is expanding 3D printer services from six beta markets to nearly 100 retail centers across the US.



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Samsung’s slippery slope in India

Samsung has lost share in the fastest growing and largest smartphone market in the world, only to be further upstaged by the recently-launched, value-packed Android Ones. It will take some doing for the Korean leviathan to preserve its dominance in India



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BMC sues ServiceNow for patent infringement

The lawsuit argues that ServiceNow has built its business on BMC's patents covering IT management.



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Spiceworld 2014 heating up with Spiceworks product enhancements

In a world where users rule, Spiceworks carries the torch and leads the way. Today at the Keynote Speaker and Spiceworks CEO, Scott Abel, made significant announcements about product enhancements that you don't want to miss.



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Microsoft's new wireless display adapter available for preorder for $59.95

Microsoft's new wireless display adapter will allow devices running Windows 8.1 and Android 4.2.1 (and later) to connect to HDTVs, monitors and projectors.



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The XPrize Foundation announces $15-million open-source literacy prize

The XPrize Foundation, best known for its spaceflight challenges, has announced an earthly focus: Creating an open-source application that can teach teach a child to read, write, and perform arithmetic without a teacher.



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Singapore reiterates call for industry collaboration in security

Singapore government again underscores the need for private and public sectors, as well as researchers to boost the country's cyber ecosystem and urges better cooperation to combat cybersecurity threats.



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What happens to Windows 7 on October 31, 2014?

Microsoft is approaching the next cut-off date in Windows 7's lifecycle next month. Here's what is and isn't happening after October 31, 2014.



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NetApp intros software-defined object storage for hybrid cloud adoption

The company said StorageGRID Webscale is a foundational platform within its approach to object storage.



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Cisco launches multi-vendor network modeling platform

According to the company, its modeling platform will allow what if scenarios for everything from IPv6 implementations, cyberattacks, virtualization and the Internet of things.



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Eight questions to ask before you buy your next smartphone

Wireless providers in the United States make it easy to pay more than you should for a smartphone and an accompanying data plan. Here are eight questions you can ask (and answer) to make sure you get the best possible deal.



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Symantec releases simplified Norton Security line

Hands-on: Buying Norton for your PC or Mac just got a lot simpler. The product has a rich set of features and the threat protection is excellent.



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Consumerization of healthcare: why the hearing aid market might be the next to feel disruption

With the extreme costs and unhelpful insurance companies, patients are taking matters into their own hands. For many patients, a new crop of small, highly sophisticated Bluetooth headsets might be a game changer.



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Heroku intros new developer tools for building customer cloud apps

Salesforce.com is tying up more more ends between its different developer platforms ahead of Dreamforce in a few weeks.



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HP hands out free VSA software to buyers of Intel Xeon-based servers

HP said the incentive is designed to give smaller businesses the ability to adopt server virtualization for less cost and physical footprint than dedicated storage hardware.



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In Germany, Amazon workers strike (again)

More than 1,000 workers have walked out of their jobs at distribution and logistics centres across the country



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Apple iPhone 6 Plus (review): Bigger display, longer-lasting battery steals the show

Apple joined the big screen smartphone competition last week and those whose lives are enhanced by large displays will love this device.



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iPhone 6: Cool features you should be using

There are some features in iOS 8 designed specifically for the new iPhone. These are the ones you must not overlook.



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Facebook to unveil new ad platform to track users across multiple devices

The new Atlas platform will reportedly help marketers more easily reach target audiences.



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ARM CEO defends chip tech in the face of Nvidia patent suit

ARM's CEO has defended the company's stance in light of Nvidia's push to ban the sale of devices allegedly infringing upon intellectual property.



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Cryptosense raises €700m to advance bank security

Cryptosense has completed a seed funding round, raising €700m to improve the security of our banks.



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Which cloud delivery model is best for your business?

Deciding on the most appropriate cloud strategy for an organization can be a daunting task.



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Physical data centers, how quaint

'All you need is cloud'? Hold that thought.



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Performance and security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Modern datacenters and next-generation IT requirements depend on capable platforms, with open source solutions offering a strong foundation for open hybrid cloud and enterprise workloads. A powerful, unified platform enables enterprises to use a solid foundation to balance demand while utilizing new trends and technologies such as virtual machines and the open hybrid cloud.



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Red Hat CEO announces a shift from client-server to cloud computing

In other words, Red Hat is moving from Linux to OpenStack as its primary breadwinner.



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Adobe picks up photo-editing platform Aviary for Creative Cloud

The San Jose-headquartered firm ended the quarter with more than 2.81 million paid Creative Cloud subscriptions, up 502,000 from last quarter.



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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 aims to break down sales-marketing silos

Microsoft's next CRM release codenamed 'Vega,' available in cloud and on-premises flavors, is due in the fourth quarter of 2014.



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eG Innovations announces eG Enterprise v6

eG Innovations's newest release of its IT infrastructure monitoring product is all about improving usability and the ability to monitor cloud computing environments.



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IBM opens new cloud resiliency, disaster recovery center in N.C.

The risk management facility is boasted to be able to cut recovery times due to service disruptions down from roughly 48 hours to just mere minutes.



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Why Infor’s CloudSuite heralds innovation wave in the financial software market

Infor's suite of high-end cloud financial software products include a new user interface, in-memory database technology and more. CloudSuite signals a major shift in the application space. Will CIOs bite?



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iOS 8 crash rate 78 percent higher than iOS 7

iOS 8 is showing higher levels of instability compared to iOS 7, with older devices being more susceptible to crashes than the new iPhone 6.



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Microsoft updates OneDrive and Skype for iOS 8

Microsoft, continuing in its mobile-first, cross-platform vein, is updating its services and software for Apple's latest operating system release.



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Brocade intros the open-source inspired Vyatta SDN controller

Brocade says the controller was built continuously from the OpenDaylight Project, the company's open-source initiative focused on growing SDN and NFV technology.



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Six Clicks: Androids Apps on Chromebooks

Look out, Windows! With Google starting to bring over a million Android apps to Chromebooks, the Windows PC is going to face a real challenge.



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$6bn upgrade deal set to bring Intel's 10nm project to Israel

A long-running drama seems to have been resolved, with Kiryat Gat likely to be where Intel's new chips are manufactured.



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Sage buys PayChoice for $157.8 million, bolsters SMB base

Sage's acquisition of PayChoice boosts the enterprise software vendor's standing with SMBs in the U.S.



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Internet of Things: 10 unanswered questions

In all the excitement over IoT's potential, industry experts have glossed over some basic details regarding how exactly IoT will work. How will things be identified? How will things be policed? What types of conversations can things have with each other?



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In first weekend of sale, Apple sells 10 million iPhone 6, 6 Plus devices

After Apple sold four million of its latest iPhone models in pre-orders in the first day, the company blasted expectations with new numbers on Monday.



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Google slated to have chosen HTC to build next Nexus tablet

The Taiwanese phone giant has suffered in recent years, due to poor sales and hemorrhaging key talent. Now, HTC wants to brush itself off and get ahead again.



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Is the iPhone 6 Plus just big, or is it too big?

When Apple opened up preorders for the new iPhone 6 I immediately – pretty much instinctively – pulled the trigger on the iPhone 6 Plus. My thinking was "why would I want the 4.7-inch display when I could get a 5.5-inch display?" Have I made the right choice?



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Apple and... PATRIOT Act, China, security and privacy [Government IT Week]

Not only has it been a big week for Apple products, it's been a big week for Apple privacy and government news. On one hand, Apple is promising to protect your privacy, on the other, the "warrant canary" has sung and Apple may be giving into PATRIOT Act demands. There's also more gov news the world over.



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Barriers to BYOD? A lack of trust in employers to protect privacy

According to new research, employee reluctance to embrace bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes comes down to two factors: a lack of trust in employers and a need to protect individual privacy.



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How breakable is Apple's iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus range?

View how well Apple's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus performed in a range of tests designed to mimic everyday accident scenarios including drops and water damage.



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Apple iPhone 6 Plus (hands on): Already replaced my Android phone

The biggest iPhone yet has hit the streets, and reports indicate sales in the millions. Is it worth all the fuss?



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Bitcoin gains industry-backed crypto think tank Coin Center

The crypto community has gained another supporting voice in Coin Center, an industry-backed effort for research and advocacy.



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Yahoo acquires Indian startup Bookpad: report

According to reports, Yahoo has snapped up Indian startup Bookpad, a cloud-based document host.



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Kickstarter revamps Terms of Use, straightens out creator accountability

The crowdfunding website has clarified its Terms of Use in order to make sure that campaign creators know their responsibilities.



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Boeing to open security analytics center in Singapore

Aerospace company will open its first cybersecurity analytics facility outside the U.S. as part of efforts to avail such capabilities and services to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The new center is slated to open in 2015.



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Oracle's biggest threat: 'No changes whatsoever'

Oracle changed titles among its top three execs and tried to calm the troops by promising that nothing will change. Is that really a good thing?



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Practical steps towards securing the enterprise cloud

Countering threats against cloud infrastructure involves creating and fortifying three critical layers of protection.



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A fresh start for broadband? 'Unblock Italy' decree set to pave the way for faster connections

Italy's path to broadband nirvana isn't going to be an easy one, but the new government is hoping that tax breaks and less red tape can help speed the process.



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Syber's Vapor Xtreme gaming console to ship with Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics card

Running Steam's Big Picture Mode and ready to be a future Steam Machine, this system brings the latest and greatest desktop graphics card into the living room.



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Top iOS news of the week: iPhone 6 ships, iOS 8 arrives, top iPhones get iWork

This week in iOS saw the iPhone 6 shipping, iOS 8 becoming available, and word that Apple's iWork office suite apps would come preloaded on new iPhones with large storage capacity.



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When it comes to smartphones, size matters

Is the iPhone 6 big enough? In recent years the market has made it clear that bigger is better, at least up to a point. Apple's new devices, launched this week with much fanfare, have startled some longtime fans but are still downright conservative compared to the competition.



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Nice IPO, Alibaba: Now, can you crack the U.S.?

Suffice to say, Alibaba had a pretty good welcome to Wall Street. Now the real work begins.



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31 ways to improve your iPhone's battery life

Apple's latest iPhones pack as much power in as their predecessors, but not even nearly as much as their nearest competitors. By tweaking iOS 8, you can improve your iPhone's battery life considerably. Here's how.



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Larry Ellison has not left the building. For Oracle's sake, maybe he should

Company co-founder Larry Ellison may no longer have a stranglehold on Oracle's tiller, but he's still large and in charge.



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Microsoft’s Bing Predicts correctly forecasted the Scottish Independence Referendum vote

Bing accurately predicted which way the Scottish independence referendum would go six weeks before the vote occured.



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Top Android news of the week: Fire OS update, Android One, Microsoft cross-platform keyboard

Android took a back seat to iOS this week but big things happened worth checking out. Amazon announced a major update to its version of Android Fire OS. Google shared its vision for Android One, and Microsoft released a cool mobile keyboard that works on several platforms.



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iPhone production in Brazil resumes as Foxconn strike ends

A framework of roles and salaries will be introduced at the manufacturing plant.



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Kobo Aura H2O hands-on: Waterproof, big screen, and well lit ebook reader

Kobo is the first to launch an ebook reader with waterproof capability and that adds peace of mind for reading when you are close to or in water.



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The Apple phish are flying

The news of the new iPhones and the leaked celebrity photos create an atmosphere in which users might act rashly when presented with a message purportedly from Apple.



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Microsoft reorgs its Trustworthy Computing group; cuts some staff

The fallout from Microsoft's latest round of layoffs is continuing, with a reorg and job cuts affecting the company's Trustworthy Computing group.



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PaaSLane 2.5 optimizes Java and .NET apps for the cloud

Cloud Technology Partners has long offered tools and services to help mid-market companies and enterprises integrate and migrate applications into cloud computing environments. This release adds Google's cloud environments and many updated rules.



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iOS 8 and the enterprise: A roundup of EMM vendor support and resources

Apple's new mobile OS is now available, and IT managers need to know how to handle its new features. We examine what the leading Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) vendors have to offer on the subject.



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Linus Torvalds and others on Linux's systemd

Systemd has been widely adopted by Linux distributions, but many developers hate it.



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ASCAP ushers licensing system into the digital age

Its audio performance management system will consider more than 500 billion song performance this year alone, to figure out relevant royalties.



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Five reasons T-Mobile is the best carrier for the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus buyers who use their new phone on T-Mobile will find that the carrier offers a few things that other iPhone owners will not yet experience.



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Zero Day Weekly: Apple's big fix, Home Depot, Salesforce flags Dyre Trojan

A collection of notable security news items for the week ending September 19, 2014. Covers enterprise, controversies, reports and more.



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New iPhones resold doubling original price tag in Hong Kong

The launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Hong Kong becomes a resale farce as most of the first-day buyers decide to transfer their handsets for quick money.



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Pebble rolls out firmware 2.5 with Apple iOS 8 support, compass access, and emojis

Pebble remains a compelling smartwatch alternative with its cross-platform support and new iPhone 6/6 Plus owners will appreciate the advanced notification support in this update.



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What's inside the iPhone 6 Plus?

A teardown of the new iPhone 6 Plus reveals hidden innovations that Apple didn’t tell us about.



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Apple Pay: Too complicated for the real world?

NFC payments are in common use across the UK, Europe and much of the rest of the world, to speed up small value transactions. Why slow things down with a biometric signature?



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Why is iPhone storage suddenly cheaper?

Apple has been bolstering iPhone profits with overpriced flash storage for years. So why change that with the iPhone 6? Apple's thinking has changed.



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Businesses: Don't overlook basic flip phones

Think phones in the enterprise and big smartphones come to mind. That might be overkill for some businesses.



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Telefonica expands Brazil presence with €7.2bn GVT acquisition

The Spanish telecoms giant has beaten its Italian rival to the Brazilian broadband provider.



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Behind the scenes of how Google brought Street View to the Pyramids

Google is turning to locals to help build out Street View imagery as it takes its mapping services to pastures new.



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Apple Pay's growth curve: The ramp will take time

Apple Pay could realistically be a huge business for Apple, but adoption will depend on sales of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, consumer willingness to change and retailer IT infrastructure.



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GammaTech Durabook R11 puts rugged tablets on a diet

At 2.76 pounds, this new Windows tablet is the lightest 11.6-inch ruggedized slate on the market, according to its maker.



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The scorpion and the media industry... Can Europe change Google's nature?

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson has become Google's nemesis in Europe and is lobbying to stem the search giant's abuse of its dominance.



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Why big data evangelists should be sent to re-education camps

Big data is a dangerous, faith-based ideology. It's fuelled by hubris, it's ignorant of history, and it's trashing decades of progress in social justice.



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Security challenges for cloud environments

The advent of virtualisation and cloud computing has eliminated physical bonds between users and IT infrastructure, leading to an entirely new set of IT security challenges for the enterprise.



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Turnbull fooling nobody but himself on NBN Co FttP savings

It wasn't too long ago that the Coalition was claiming that it would cost AU$3,600 per premises to build an FttP NBN. With NBN Co savings dropping per-premises costs towards AU$1,000, there's a valid argument that the Strategic Review and cost-benefit analysis no longer represent FttP's costs correctly.



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Technology investments really do pay off; so does DevOps

Latest CA survey links enhanced application development to revenue and business growth.



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SAP confirms purchase of travel expenses platform Concur for $8.3B

Following reports earlier this month about already seeking a buyer, Concur's board of directors have unanimously approved the transaction.



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Alibaba prepares for imminent IPO at $68 per share

Some analyst expectations simply won't be met just given how high expectations have risen for what is being flaunted as the greatest tech IPO in history.



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Home Depot: 56 million payment cards affected by cyberattack

Home Depot said it has added better encryption software and replaced 85,000 PIN pads following the attack that started in April.



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Red Hat subscription revenue continues to climb amid positive Q2 earnings

Nevertheless, Red Hat shares started to tumble by nearly two percent in after hours trading.



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Oracle's Ellison steps down as CEO as Hurd, Catz take over

Oracle's front man will become CTO and hand off to Mark Hurd and Safra Catz as co-CEOs. Oracle delivers another shaky quarter.



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Apple omits 'warrant canary' from latest transparency report; Patriot Act data demands likely made

A warrant canary stating that Apple has "never received an order" under the Patriot Act has been removed from its latest report. That suggests such demands have been made.



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Microsoft to close Microsoft Research lab in Silicon Valley

Microsoft Research's Silicon Valley, with about 50 employees, is one of the casualties of Microsoft's latest round of 2,100 job cuts.



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Tech giants stage legal battle to keep Secret and Cryptic in Brazil

The tools for anonymous confessions have been deemed illegal in the country but Google and Microsoft question the concept of anonymity and feasibility to meet Court demands.



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What's new for business users in Microsoft's Office '16'?

Microsoft is testing privately a technical preview of the next version of its Office client for Windows. Here are a few features expected to be part of 'Office 16.'



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Apple updates OS X Mavericks, Safari and other products

In addition to Mavericks 10.9.5, the company released updates for earlier OS X versions, multiple new versions of Safari, and patches for Xcode, OS X Server and Apple TV.



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Facebook tweaks News Feed again to surface 'right content'

The latest upgrade boils down to two main tweaks around trending topics and engagement (i.e. Likes and comments).



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Singapore security lapses underscore need for risk assessment

Recent security incidents and evolving legislations, including cross-border policies, highlight the need for businesses and consumers to assess potential risks and decide how much they are willing to absorb.



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Microsoft cuts another 2,100 employees worldwide

As part of a second wave of cuts announced in July, Microsoft is laying of 2,100 employees worldwide on September 18.



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Cisco snaps up Memoir Systems for faster networking gear

The networking giant wants to speed up its networking gear in order to make datacenters faster. Why does that matter? You know those cloud-based apps that you use...



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Twilio tackles MMS with latest API

Starting today, developers and businesses can incorporate Twilio MMS in their apps and workflows using Twilio's two-way API.



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Apple hiring law enforcement manager in China to handle 'increasing' demands for data

The decision to hire a "head of law enforcement" comes in response to Apple moving to store some Chinese data to servers based on the country's soil.



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Convo wants employees to be more chatty on desktop, mobile

All Convo Chat sessions are also archivable, searchable and sharable for future reference and retrieving important information.



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Firms today lack coordinated, 'context-aware' security

Businesses need security tools that are integrated, coordinated, and able to communicate with each other across the network to provide unified "context-aware" protection, says Sophos CTO.



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University of Delaware wants a 'traditional' datacenter

In an era of cutting-edge changes to data center technology, can a traditional facility make sense?



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Apple doubles-down on security, shuts out law enforcement from accessing iPhones, iPads

The iPhone and iPad maker is encrypting its services, end-to-end, in a bid to prevent law enforcement (even with a search warrant) from accessing your device data.



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Kyocera Hydro Life hands-on: Submerge it, drop it, and buy it for just $125

In the past low price Android phones frustrated me, but they have come a long way over the last couple years. Kyocera's new Hydro Life offers quite a bit in a rugged package.



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5 Best Practices For Agile Analytics Organizations

New self-service analytics approaches provide an opportunity to dramatically improve analytics business agility and IT/business alignment. But this requires new cultures and new ways of working, and both business and IT organizations have to make compromises.



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Red Hat acquires FeedHenry to boost mobile app development

Red Hat said FeedHenry is an important addition to its JBoss xPaaS for OpenShift strategy, which provides a platform and services for mobile developers and applications.



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Ericsson quits modem business, cuts 1,000 jobs

The world's biggest mobile network equipment maker will shutter its loss-making unit, in the process handing pink slips to about 1,000 employees.



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Pier 1 Imports aims to transform via e-commerce, IT

The company will spend about 70 percent of its capital expenditures on technology and the rest on stores. Today, the capital spending is split 50-50.



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Toshiba cuts 900 jobs amid PC business restructuring

The Japanese PC maker will leave the business-to-consumer business in order to refocus its efforts in the enterprise market.



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My afternoon with the Plextor M6e PCIe SSD

I spent an enjoyable afternoon in my element working with a server and a new-fangled hard drive: the Plextor M6e PCIe SSD.



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Will Iocane make the difference? Piston Cloud releases OpenStack 3.5

In the red hot cloud computing market, major players such as Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM and VMware now offer their own distribution of OpenStack. Meanwhile, Piston Cloud is playing its security, management and installation as differentiators. Will it work?



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Legislation: To stop the next Snowden, social media security clearance screenings

The Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 (HR 5482) hopes to employ 'social media screening' to flag violent psychopaths, and prevent the next Edward Snowden from getting a clearance.



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Brand wars: When it comes to search, Android smokes iOS, but iPhone blows the socks off Android

At the core of the smartphone war is an epic branding fight. Who is the ultimate winner in the hearts and minds of buyers? You might be surprised.



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How much does an iPhone 6 really cost? (Hint: It's way more than $199)

To paraphrase Mark Twain: There are lies, damned lies, and smartphone prices. Every review I've read of the new iPhone 6 this week says the price starts at $199. That's not true. The total prices that buyers pay for smartphones on two-year contracts from American carriers will shock you.



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Smartphones in the street: Use ear buds for business calls

I’m getting calls more often from business associates in noisy environments and I can’t hear much of what they have to say.



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Dell's new LCD monitor to be start of 5K resolution revolution?

The forthcoming UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K and new DisplayPort 1.3 technology will push computer displays past 4K.



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IT outsourcing: As Romania vies to be the new India, can the country keep up?

Cost effectiveness is replacing the low cost as the chief concern for those looking to outsource IT services - and Romania is hoping to take advantage.



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Singapore to have 100 bins to collect electronic waste

StarHub, DHL Express, and TES-AMM partner to expand e-waste recycling initiative that will see 100 bins placed across Singapore, providing the public a way to get rid of their unwanted IT devices and equipment.



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Four major trends impacting cloud security

Stay informed on current issues in cloud security to protect internal systems from unauthorised access or abuse.



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Amazon releases Fire OS 4: Adds Firefly to tablets, integrates cloud

Amazon's latest mobile operating system lands with a few new features, notably Dynamic Light Control, deep cloud integration, and Firefly product matching for tablets.



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Amazon unveils new Kindles; updates Fire HD, Fire HDX tablets

The retail turned mobile giant unveiled a number of updated products: two new e-readers, a sub-$100 tablet of superb quality, a high-end premium tablet, and even one for kids.



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iOS 8 fixes dozens of security flaws

Many severe vulnerabilities are fixed in the new version and remain in iOS 7.1.



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APIs, a programmer's tool, are opening up the gates to business innovation

Application programming interfaces, once used to stitch applications together, now stitch entire businesses together.



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Apple: Updating iOS devices is painful and clumsy

When Apple added OTA (Over The Air) updating to iOS it promised a simple, streamlined update experience. So why have I just spent the best part of an hour deleting apps and files to make room for iOS 8?



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Gogo speeds up Wi-Fi in the air

Flying and working will be getting more pleasant with Gogo reaching speeds of up to 70 Megabits per second.



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Citrix snaps up virtualization startup Virtual

Citrix says it plans to use the Virtual acquisition to accelerate its development of enterprise mobility products.



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Apple rolls out iOS 8 to iPhone, iPad users: Here's how to get it

The iPhone and iPad giant is dishing out its latest mobile operating system, iOS 8, with the latest features and greater support for enterprise users.



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Security: Users show more paranoia than practical skills

Users are still clinging to hopes for the best without preparing for the worst, even with two-factor authentication and identity management advancements.



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Nice people, broken systems: How I bought some equipment and everything went wrong

Good business isn't only 'all about people.' It's also about the processes they are saddled with. Paul Greenberg shares his customer's lament about a sale that turned into a nightmare.



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BYOD users: Don't rush into that iOS 8 or iPhone 6 upgrade

While most users can to upgrade to iOS 8 or a new iPhone 6 without much worry, BYOD users should wait until their IT department gives them the nod that it's safe to do so.



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Foxconn Brazil hit by strike, could hit iPhone supply

Workers at the firm's largest manufacturing plant in South America want career and salary plans.



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Misfit announces the Flash: Colorful $50 activity and sleep tracker for the masses

Wearables are the talk of the town, but they have to be inexpensive and functional to get people to start using them and it looks like Misfit may have a perfect product with the Flash.



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Google Fiber gets a new boss: A former Qualcomm executive

The former Qualcomm executive brings a wealth of experience, but Google reportedly wants his operational expertise in order to sign up even more cities to the high-speed Internet service.



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Seven privacy settings you should change immediately in iOS 8

Before you sync your iCloud or reinstall your apps, you need to lock down your iPhone or iPad. Here are seven important tweaks (and more) you can set to bolster your privacy.



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Microsoft readies new Azure Data Factory service

Microsoft is working on a service that will allow Azure users to take advantage of more analytics and data services. And Apache Storm support may be coming to Azure soon, as well.



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Microsoft shuffles its board of directors

Microsoft is replacing two long-term retiring board members with two new ones later this year.



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Sony's mobile unit begins to sink; deepens loss, cuts 15 percent of staff

Sony's mobile division is heading for financial difficulty, despite efforts to turnaround the crucial business unit, as the company cuts its outlook — and its staff.



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Microsoft makes Azure Active Directory Basic generally available

Microsoft makes new 'basic' version of Active Directory in the cloud generally available.



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Lunch conversations with Ken: IT career advancement

How long does it take to reach the top of your game in the IT business? The answer might depend on how much you schmooze and network. But it helps to know a few things along the way too.



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Cisco acquires Metacloud, boosting Intercloud, OpenStack efforts

The privately-held cloud player will be snapped up for an undisclosed sum as the networking giant aims to bolster its inter-connected cloud effort, run on open-source OpenStack.



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A parade of third-party gesture keyboards arrives for iOS 8

Apple is allowing third-party keyboards for the first time in iOS 8 and Swype, SwiftKey, Fleksy and TouchPal will be releasing the first 'iconless' apps for the iPhone and iPad today.



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T-Mobile Personal CellSpot hands-on: Never worry about signal strength in your home again

T-Mobile continues to launch initiatives designed to provide customers with the best smartphone experience in their home and office.



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How to get iOS 8 before the unwashed masses

iOS 8 begins its worldwide rollout Wednesday, here's how to get it first.



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Apple Watch: Get ready for Gucci, Prada, and other designer brands

The Apple Watch will fuel a luxury ecosystem with the gold version and the interchangeable wrist band that may make Apple a fashion giant.



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Social Physics, book review: Innovation, interaction and data-driven governance

MIT professor Alex Pentland outlines his theories on how good ideas arise and spread, and how sensors and big data analysis can deliver better social outcomes.



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Meet Zuta, the tiny printer that drives itself to make documents on the go

Think printing is boring? Check out this independent little printer, and think again.



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Zendesk makes enterprise push with new subscription plan

The debut of Zendesk Enterprise reflects not only another budding Software-as-a-Service brand taking on legacy vendors but also the San Francisco company's growth into an established player itself.



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Has Silicon Valley run out of ideas?

Good ideas aren't easy to find but the way Silicon Valley companies operate makes things tougher...



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When Apple met U2 and showed too much of the sausage making

Having been sold the image of Cupertino as the privacy good guy, and a music collection as a personalised reflection of one's tastes, Apple has overplayed its hand by pushing an album onto its users.



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Open source training and the Red Hat Challenge Labs

Open source training is a powerful tool, and the skills and experiences learned can be immediately applied to numerous real-world working situations. Red Hat Challenge@Labs is a strong starting point for students, as they have the opportunity to design solutions for real-world problems and pitch them to industry experts.



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AMD and Canonical create OpenStack in a rack

Want to use OpenStack for your private cloud, but don't want the headaches of setting it up? AMD and Canonical have a deal for you.



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What do Treatment Plants, Leather Furniture, and Luxury Cars Have in Common?

Learn how Kaeser Compressors Inc, helps water treatment plants, the people behind the show, "Pimp My Ride," and the company, American Leather run smoothly.



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Rackspace: We'll remain independent

The company said it aims to focus on managed cloud services and names Taylor Rhodes CEO. Rackspace had been exploring strategic alternatives.



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A Safer World with Sagem

To streamline and optimize operations, Sagem migrated its SAP Business Warehouse application to the SAP HANA platform with support from SAP MaxAttention.



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Adobe ends Q3 on mixed note but Creative Cloud subscriptions continue to climb

Revenue numbers left something to be desired, but Adobe's commitment to the cloud is reinforced by continued subscriber growth.



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Box hits puberty and starts the journey from product to platform

Box faces challenges in its adolescence as it struggles to retain relevance.



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Facebook upgrades analytics tools for app developers

The latest Facebook app upgrades are designed to help developers better measure the performance and retention of their apps among their users.



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Round two of Microsoft layoffs coming September 18: Sources

Microsoft will continue with its planned layoffs of 18,000 with job cuts across nearly all divisions of the company with its second wave of cuts later this week.



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Six reasons why you should not immediately upgrade to iOS 8

If you're sticking with an older iPhone or iPad, or working in a corporate environment, any upgrade to iOS 8 may be premature. Here are six good reasons.



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Jive Software adds integration with Microsoft Office 365

As it continues to position itself as a cloud collaboration hub, Jive has been ramping up the number of integrations and connections available on its platform.



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Adobe releases security updates for Acrobat, Reader

New versions fix eight security vulnerabilities, several of which could result in system compromise.



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Microsoft rolls out its first OneNote smart watch app and it's for Android

Microsoft has a new version of its OneNote note-taking app that will work on Android Wear watches.



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Two separate security incidents in Singapore suggest more needs to be done

Both security incidents occurred overnight involving a local mobile operator and entertainment company, putting customer data at risk and questioning the ability of enterprises in the country to adequately protect their clients.



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Six Clicks: An early look at Ubuntu 14.10

Ubuntu 14.10 is a minor, but significant, step up from Canonical's last Linux desktop operating system, Ubuntu 14.04.



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Infor outlines evolution plans, launches next-gen cloud platform

At its Inforum 2014 event in New Orleans, the enterprise software vendor made a bevy of announcements, including the launch of Infor Xi, the latest incarnation of its enterprise cloud platform.



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Microsoft's new Universal Mobile Keyboard works with iOS, Android and Windows devices

Microsoft will deliver next month a single mobile keyboard that works with iOS, Android and Windows tablets and phones.



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Vivametrica unveils open source healthcare analytics platform for wearables

A Canadian startup founded by medical professionals plans to offer personal health assessments based on wearable sensor data and public health data sets.



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IBM takes Watson freemium: Time for bring your own analytics?

Watson Analytics is designed to reach line of business executives and bring cognitive computing to more people inside a company.



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Microsoft pulls September Lync security update

Installation problems block one of the updates for Lync Server 2010 in MS14-055.



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HP and Eucalyptus and OpenStack, oh my!

What the heck is going on with HP, an OpenStack cloud supporter, buying Eucalyptus? Here's one theory.



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iWork and iLife apps to be preloaded on higher capacity iPhone 6 models

Apple continues to work to make their iOS products business-friendly and the new iPhone 6 models will come with some enterprise apps preloaded out of the box.



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Kindle security vulnerability can 'compromise' Amazon accounts

A security flaw in Amazon's website can lead to malicious links being added to Kindle e-books, which one researcher says can be used to compromise a person's Amazon.com account.



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U.S. government to Yahoo: Comply with PRISM, or we'll make sure you go bankrupt

The fines threatened against Yahoo for failing to "join" the NSA's PRISM program would have thrown the company into financial turmoil. The company's lawyers speak out.



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Phishing is another problem solved by password managers

If you don't know your passwords, they can't be phished. The domain of the site may be obscure to you, but the password manager knows.



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Micron launches new PC SSDs, aims to boost longevity, speed

Micron Technology launched new solid-state drives for PCs and touted longevity to appeal to those worried about SSDs that die too early.



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The American business traveler’s guide to Europe on $5 a day (in smartphone charges)

How I spent two weeks on the road and avoided $50,000 in painful roaming charges just by swapping a tiny SIM card.



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Astonishingly irresponsible: WikiLeaks posts 'weaponized malware' for all to download

The long and sordid story of WikiLeaks takes a very dangerous turn.



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Germany wants Google to give up its secret search sauce

A German minister has called on Google to reveal details of its search algorithm to address concerns about its dominance of the European market.



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Why I work in coffee shops

When people hear I work from home, they often express a desire to do the same. Fact is, most days I end up working outside the home office.



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Another Italian city announces it's ditching Microsoft Windows for open source

The City of Udine is moving from Windows for OpenOffice - and may soon ditch Microsoft at an operating system level too.



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Orange set to acquire Spain's Jazztel for €3.4bn

Consolidation in Spain’s telecoms market continues as Orange picks up its smaller fixed and mobile rival.



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Can Snowden finally kill the 'harmless metadata' myth?

Attorney-General Brandis needs to forget categorising personal data by how it is collected, and focus on whether its use to solve crime justifies invading our privacy.



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Fundamentals of cloud security

For many companies, security is still the greatest barrier to implementing cloud initiatives. But it doesn't have to be.



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Slamming Netflix 'backdoors' shut will not help local streamers

Quickflix and Foxtel are both unhappy about Australians using Netflix via VPNs, but even if Netflix stopped it, there's no indication that those customers would suddenly want to use their services.



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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Snowden, surveillance, sweatshops, and the threats to the planet

The usually tight-lipped chief executive of Apple opened up to PBS' Charlie Rose in a two-part interview. Here's the second part.



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India's Best Budget Smartphones

The Android wars have just begun and Google's new Android Ones will soon go head-to-head against the dominant models in the marketplace. Which means it's a great time to see who the best of the budget breed in India currently are and what the new Ones will have to do to wrest customers away from them



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Microsoft invites media to meet the next version of Windows

Microsoft will show off some of the enterprise-focused Windows Threshold features at an invitation-only event in San Francisco on September 30.



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A federal regulatory commission for robotics could be the next FTC

A report from the Brookings Institute claims that innovation within the robotics industry could lead to the formation of a new government entity: the Federal Robotics Commission.



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Google: Global government data demands up 150 percent in five years

Demands for user data requests have more than doubled in five years, with the U.S. government leading pack in the global intelligence gathering race.



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eBay Enterprise teams with FICO for commerce marketing platform

Drawing from technologies acquired through various acquisitions, eBay said the new DPM-based platform will enable marketers to drive and optimize one-to-one commerce at scale.



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Facebook feeds open source community with 'mcrouter'

Facebook engineers boasted that mcrouter can also work in an Amazon Web Services setup based on Instagram's deployment.



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Brazil IT trade bodies call for government support

"We don't want to be like India," says head of IT association in Rio.



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How the next version of IE, codenamed 'Spartan,' might support extensions

The next version of Internet Explorer that will be included in Windows Threshold could get extension support, as well as task-completion smarts from Bing.



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Should my cloud business avoid Microsoft development tools?

If I base my start-up business on Microsoft technologies, I've instantly put myself in hock for 300 Windows Server licenses.



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Apple could see product 'super cycle' amid iPhone 6, 6 Plus upgrades

With more than 100 million customers with iPhone 4s and lower devices, the demand for the larger screen iPhone 6 may be insatiable, say analysts.



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Macy's rolls out retail's largest beacon installation

Macy's expects to complete the installation by early fall, just in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season.



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TDC snaps up Norwegian ISP Get for €1.68bn

Complementary fibre and cable TV see Norway's TDC seal the deal.



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Microsoft buys Mojang, Minecraft: Five reasons it makes strategic sense

Microsoft's purchase of Minecraft creator Mojang appears to be strategically sound and lines up with the company's mobile ambitions as well as the need to cultivate future customers Windows as well as its cloud properties.



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Brocade buys Vistapointe to grow MNO portfolio

Vistapointe's software-based, carrier-grade technologies are geared toward mobile operators embracing Network Functions Virtualization architectures.



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With Mojang, Microsoft buys its fourth non-U.S.-based company in 2014

Microsoft has acquired its fourth non-.U.S. company this year with its purchase of Mojang, the creator of the Minecraft game, for $2.5 billion.



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3D printing: Alternatives and accessories

3D printing isn't the only way to get 3D objects out of your computer. Here are some complementary tools for everything from crafting your own designs to serious structural engineering.



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Six big iOS 8 issues for enterprises

The new Apple software and new hardware for it have many features that could present problems for enterprises if IT doesn't prepare.



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Microsoft quietly launches Dynamics NAV ERP apps for iPad, Android, Windows 8

Microsoft has rolled out touch-first versions of its Dynamics NAV ERP apps for iPad, Android and Windows 8 devices.



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NFL app maker makes a play for the enterprise

The company that jumpstarted the National Football League's migration from paper playbooks to tablets is making a bet that its content control and collaboration platform can score in the enterprise.



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Apple said four million iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders in first day

Apple's latest iPhones sold in "record" numbers. But the jury is still out on whether or not pre-orders exceeded the iPhone 5s when it first launched.



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HP-Eucalyptus: Buying an edge in a busy, complex market

In its move to acquire the AWS-compatible cloud stack provider, HP wants to present itself as being the "most compatible" of systems suppliers.



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Apple HealthKit: Two trials detail how it might work in practice

Apple's HealthKit technology will help medical and hospital staff track blood pressure and other vital signs using iPhones and iPads.



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It's not too late for privacy

Even if we accepted the ridiculous premise that privacy is at odds with progress, no it's not too late, for a couple of reasons.



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JPMorgan hack: It could have been worse

It looks like the infiltrators had a look around in JPMorgan's June security breach -- but did not manage to siphon customer funds from bank accounts.



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Top keyboards for the iPad Air and iPad mini

The iPad Air and iPad mini are capable tablets, but sometimes you want a keyboard to get the most out of them. These are the best of the lot.



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Cognizant acquires health IT software firm TriZetto in $2.7 billion deal

Cognizant has agreed to acquire TriZetto for $2.7 billion in order to capitalize on the shifting healthcare environment and the need for healthcare software and solutions.



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Google lures startups to cloud following with $100,000 credit

Google is offering startups $100,000 in credit to turn to the firm's cloud services -- rather than rivals such as Amazon.



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