Microsoft will offer some Windows 8.1 users a free upgrade to the next edition, tentatively labeled as Windows 9, a notorious spiller of the company’s secrets said today. According to Wzor, Windows 9 will be a free upgrade from some but not all copies of Windows 8.1. For those currently …
How Apple realized it made a mistake by not offering a larger screen iPhone. Plus: Android and 64-bit, and a redditor shares his thoughts about the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. read more
Think it will be easier and safer to drive using Google Glass to text or make a call instead of your smartphone? Sorry. Think again. A joint study by the University of Central Florida and the Air Force Research Laboratory showed that driving while using Google’s wearable computer still is …
Though Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd's title may have changed recently, his job running the company's sales and support operations really hasn't. But he does have a whole lot more to sell and support these days, and it's all in the cloud. read more
Add big data and analytics to the businesses Oracle wants to dominate in the cloud. Oracle Analytics Cloud essentially forklifts the entirety of Oracle’s on-premises analytics software to its cloud platform. It includes a subscription BI (business intelligence) service that users “of all technical skill levels” can use, along with …
The CEO of a Pakistani company has been indicted in the U.S. for selling a product called StealthGenie that buyers could use to monitor calls, texts, videos and other communications on other people's mobile phones, the U.S. Department of Justice said. read more
Lenovo plans on releasing new Yoga tablets and hybrids in time for the end-of-year holiday season, with actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher having a hand in the design and development of the products. The “innovative and stylish” Yoga products “will become very popular presents for the holiday season,” said …
Oracle is giving its entry into the platform-as-a-service market (PaaS) an injection of new services in hopes of differentiating it from the likes of Windows Azure and Salesforce.com’s Salesforce1. Oracle unveiled plans for six new platform services at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Monday. They include a Big …
Microsoft will not webcast the Tuesday press conference where it will unveil at least some parts of the next Windows, the company said today. Instead, the San Francisco event, which will focus on enterprise customers, will be limited to a small number of reporters, analysts and others who were invited …
A 3D printer that can use a patient’s own cells to print skin grafts, including hair follicles and sweat glands, has won a scientific design competition. While still in pilot mode, the PrintAlive Bioprinter is in the process of being commercialized by MaRS Innovations in collaboration with the Innovations and …
When Microsoft unveils its next edition of Windows Tuesday, it will face its greatest challenge ever in operating systems, an analyst argued today. “There’s never been a more critical point for Microsoft related to operating systems than now,” asserted Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy. “Enterprises are …
Almost any idiot with malicious intentions can jump into the cybercrime arena thanks to ‘Crime-as-a-Service’ tools that lower the entry barriers into cybercrime; wannabe cyber-criminals who lack technical expertise can simply buy the tools and skills needed. In fact, “Crime-as-a-Service business models” and anonymization have helped many traditional organized crime …
Weeks after Tibco said it was looking at its long-term business options, the business intelligence software and middleware vendor disclosed Monday that it will be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Visa Equity Partners will pay Tibco stockholders $24 per share, making the deal worth about $4.3 billion. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against two former Wells Fargo employees involved in an alleged scheme to profit by buying or short selling a stock before research analyst reports were published containing a ratings change. Research analysts typically produce reports with a recommendation or rating …
It’s been a long road getting there but Hewlett-Packard has become the first major vendor to add a 64-bit ARM server to its price list. HP has added a 64-bit ARM chip as one of the options for Moonshot, a new type of server from HP that can accommodate different …
Trouble Ticket At issue: Our manager has joined a company with an immature security posture. Action plan: Start by observing and reviewing everything, make an initial assessment, and draft a three-year road map. I’ve embarked on a new adventure, in the form of a new job. Starting with this installment …
The new Moto X is a fantastic phone — one of the best ever made. Nearly every reviewer, present company included, agrees on that. But you know what? The same was said about last year’s Moto X. And about last year’s HTC One, and this year’s HTC One (M8). Yet …
There’s no single standard to link all devices in the “Internet of Things” and there may never be one, but the Eclipse Foundation wants to at least make it easier for developers to code for the standards that are out there. On Monday, the group released its Open IoT Stack …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bank of America Corporation with violating internal controls and recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws after it assumed a large portfolio of structured notes and other financial instruments as part of its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Bank of America agreed to pay …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against two Florida men for defrauding investors in a purported startup television network and production company by providing false information about its revenues and future prospects, including that former basketball star Michael Jordan planned to invest in the company. The SEC alleges …
HP has opened a Software Defined Networking store for enterprises to download migration, security, cloud and mobility apps for their business. The vendor, which is arguing that SDN is now ‘mainstream,’ is bringing a platform for HP customers to connect with third party developers and download to its testing environment …
Man Investments has saved more than £2.3m some two years after deploying Snow’s SAM software to automate software licensing audits. Man Investments is one of the world’s largest independent alternative asset managers, with assets of over $55 billion (£34 billion). With over 2,500 physical and virtual Windows and Linux servers, …
Apple’s alleged favorable tax treatment by the Irish government will come under renewed scrutiny Tuesday, when the European Commission publishes its reasons for opening an in-depth investigation into the company’s tax affairs. Since June the commission has been investigating whether Apple profited from state aid said to be worth billions …
When you write about Apple your chums ask for tech advice each time a software upgrade is released. Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked iOS 8-related questions: NB: If you are having problems installing the OS, please read this report. How do I lose these faces? …
Nine months after it was first announced, Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business is headed toward closing. Having received regulatory approval from the U.S., the European Commission and China, the companies will start closing the $2.1 billion deal on Wednesday. The handover will take place in most major markets …
Ранее уже сообщалось, что следующая версия системы Windows компании Microsoft может стать бесплатной для пользователей. На днях эту информацию подтвердил представитель Microsoft в Индонезии. Первые скриншоты новой операционной системы уже появились в Сети. Как сообщает интернет-издание Neowin, президент индонезийского представительства Microsoft Андреас Дианторо заявил о том, что компания сделает бесплатное обновление …