Microsoft’s recent announcement of the new Surface Hub finds the company in an increasingly familiar and comfortable hardware development mode. But before getting into that, let’s look at Microsoft’s solution for group collaboration. Basically, the Surface Hub is a large to majestic (either a 55-inch version for $6,999 or an …
Furthering its push to deliver user-friendly analytics across the enterprise, Salesforce on Thursday unveiled a new series of apps that are each tailored for a specific business context and role. Earlier this year the company rolled out a collection of mobile updates to its Wave Analytics Cloud offering, and last …
Working to make its public cloud more competitive, VMware has partnered with Bitnami to make using open source apps and development environments on vCloud Air easy. The Bitnami Launchpad for VMware vCloud Air OnDemand website lists pre-configured images that can be installed with just a few clicks. The goal is …
Microsoft hands control of devices to Windows boss Myerson, pushes Elop overboard Stephen Elop is leaving Microsoft for a second time, as CEO Satya Nadella hands control of the devices division he ran to Windows chief Terry Myerson, Computerworld reports. Elop previously left Microsoft to run Nokia, rejoining his former …
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s reorganization of the company is causing some serious head-scratching. Commentators — including this Humble Blogwatcher — are reaching the inescapable conclusion that the ex-Nokia Lumia business is dead (or, at least, mortally wounded). Redmond certainly seems to be sidelining the perpetually loss-making Windows phone devices group. …
If your desktop is dominated by two or three monitors, it might be time to consolidate them into a single curved screen. This will not only make your desk look a lot less cluttered (and do away with the black stripe where the displays meet), but the display’s curve can …
It’s around the turn of Y2k, and it seems like everyone is getting Palm PDAs for their professional employees, according to an IT pilot fish who wasn’t issued one. “The members of our accounting group, which I supported, were all issued PalmPilots,” fish says. “We were not asked for support …
Welcome to the employee wellness program at Iron Mountain, dubbed LiveWell. About 1,600 of the company’s 8,000 U.S. employees use different types of consumer-grade wearable devices, such as Fitbit or Apple Watch, to measure how many steps they take and to generate other fitness metrics. Iron Mountain, a records and …
IT pros looking to cash in on the rising demand for IT consultants, know this: IT consulting isn’t all golf meetings and extended lunches. In fact, it can often involve thankless work fraught with unexpected detours, murky goals, and the occasional sudden jettisoning of your project. To read this article …
Сегодня в Panasonic сообщили о начале регистрации предварительных заказов фотокамеры на Android – Panasonic Lumix CM1. Фотоаппарат оснащен 4.7-дюймовым Full-HD дисплеем с разрешением 1920 x 1080 точек и оборудован процессором Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, которому помогает 2 Гигабайта оперативной памяти. 16 Гигабайт встроенной флеш-памяти, которые запросто можно увеличить за счет карт стандарта microSDXC. …
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank is teaming up with Apple manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in a global push to manufacture and sell robots for the home and workplace. Foxconn and Alibaba are each investing ¥14.5 billion (US$118 million) in SoftBank Robotics Holdings (SRH), for a …
Samsung Electronics has asked that a full bench of an appeals court should review a damages award in a long-standing patent infringement dispute with arch-rival Apple. Apple sued Samsung in 2011 alleging that Samsung phones infringed on several iPhone patents. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California …
Apple has won strong endorsement from the Electronic Frontier Foundation this week, which says, “We commend Apple for its strong stance regarding user rights, transparency, and privacy.” Just prior to WWDC, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, was nonored for his ‘corporate leadership’ at EPIC’s Champions of Freedom event in Washington. Morality …
The E3 show is usually a time for games and occasional console hardware, but AMD used the giant game show to launch its new Fury brand of GPUs. These cards feature a few firsts: the first card to come with a water-cooled system rather than a fan, and the first …
LinkedIn plans to continue closely vetting researchers for its bug bounty rewards program, saying it reduces the number of distracting erroneous and irrelevant reports. The decision to keep its program private “gives our strong internal application security team the ability to focus on securing the next generation of LinkedIn’s products …
Oracle has reported a sharp drop in profit for the quarter just ended, with customers spending more on its cloud services but less on software that runs in their own data centers. Chairman Larry Ellison portrayed the shift as a positive one and said Oracle can make more money selling …
A computer problem that has brought down a key State Department system for issuing visas and passports at U.S. embassies worldwide won’t be fixed until at least next week. The glitch that has hit the Consular Consolidated Database has affected applications filed since May 26, and while the government hasn’t …
This year’s STEM grads know what they want and are more prepared for the workforce than ever. According to a new report from Accenture, the class of 2015 is skilled, motivated and loyal — and anxious to join the ranks of IT. To read this article in full or to …
Sitting at a desk all day isn’t healthy. Countless studies show prolonged sitting raises the risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer and myriad other ailments. Even for people who exercise daily, the negative effects of a sedentary rest-of-the-day can trump the benefits of a workout. To read this article in …
To boost its in-house, machine-learning efforts, Twitter has acquired Whetlab, a startup that makes it easier for companies to use machine-learning tools. As part of the acquisition, announced Wednesday, Twitter will shut down Whetlab’s beta service on July 15, and will no longer accept sign-ups for the product. Current users …
Microsoft today shuffled its executive ranks, giving Windows chief Terry Myerson more responsibilities and casting out former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. The Redmond, Wash. firm also pared the number of major engineering divisions from four to three. CEO Satya Nadella broke the news Wednesday, with Microsoft issuing both a statement …
Cisco plans to invest $10 billion in China, although its sales in the country are slumping due in part to persistent security concerns surrounding U.S. technology. The investment marks a “new chapter” for the company and includes agreements with the Chinese government to expand in areas including research and job …
The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine AT&T $100 million for misleading customers by throttling speeds on the lines of millions of customers who had “unlimited” data plans. The FCC alleges that AT&T did not adequately disclose to its customers on “unlimited” data plans that their speed would slow drastically …
Many organizations are in the early stages of looking at the Internet of Things and trying to figure out how it might help them improve their businesses. Further, they wonder if the upcoming avalanche of wearables, smartwatches, 3D heads-up displays, etc., will trigger a massive BYOD thrust they are ill …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a mutual fund adviser, its principal, and three mutual fund board members with failing to satisfy their statutory obligations in connection with the evaluation and approval of mutual fund advisory contracts. Richmond, Va.-based advisory firm Commonwealth Capital Management was charged with violating Section …
Alcatel-Lucent and chipmaker Sckipio Technologies are debuting modem technology that will help make speeds of hundreds of megabit per second over copper cables a reality. The technology that makes it possible is called g.Fast. Step by step, chipmakers and equipment manufacturers are getting it ready for large-scale commercial services that …