Microsoft tries to tempt XP diehards with $100 discount on new PCs
Microsoft is pitching another deal at pry-XP-from-my-cold-dead-hands customers, offering them $100 off a new Windows 8.1 device if they spring for one that costs more than $599.</ …
Microsoft is pitching another deal at pry-XP-from-my-cold-dead-hands customers, offering them $100 off a new Windows 8.1 device if they spring for one that costs more than $599.</ …
A newly released, independent audit of Oregon's disastrous Obamacare website implementation takes both state officials and site contractor Oracle to task, saying each side contributed to problems that have generated a political firestorm in recent months. read more
A newly released, independent audit of Oregon's disastrous Obamacare website implementation takes both state officials and site contractor Oracle to task, saying each side contributed to problems that have generated a political firestorm in recent months. …
Though tech spending in the near term is not expected to increase at the heady rates of the dot-com era, industry insiders appear confident that the sector will trend upward this year. read more
Android smartphones from all manufacturers make up nearly 80% of all smartphones recently sold worldwide, but iOS still dominates when it comes to Web browsing in the U.S. and other developed countries. …
The White House, tech companies and others believe more Americans would take action on climate change if its affects could be visualized up close, down to its impact house by house. …
If the 'old' CIO had a reputation of throwing up barriers, the 'new' CIO must focus on breaking down barriers to show marketing, finance, HR and other business leaders how IT services can help them become better within their particular operations. …
A former Mozilla engineer who worked on the “Metro” version of Firefox says that poor adoption of Windows 8’s radical user interface wasn’t behind the decision to shelve the browser. …
A tiny Chinese company may have the phone to kick Apple's and Samsung's tails. read more
Atlanta cancer-screening laboratory LabMD has stepped up its challenge of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's authority to enforce data security standards by filing a lawsuit against the agency. read more
A poor IT-HR relationship can lead to bad IT hires. IT managers need to provide HR with sharp questions about applicants' technical skills. And HR pros need to do their homework about IT. read more
The media loves to generate clicks and ad revenue by exaggerating or distorting Linux security problems. Plus: Is Android too much like a PC? And the name and release date of Linux Mint 17 have been announced. read more
Microsoft promised to subject itself to a more rigorous process before searching through its customers' email accounts in the future after a recent legal case revealed that the company searched for evidence of theft of its trade secrets in a Hotmail account. read more
Microsoft promised to subject itself to a more rigorous process before searching through its customers' email accounts in the future after a recent legal case revealed that the company searched for evidence of theft of its trade secrets in a Hotmail account. …
Outlook.com email should be private, Microsoft said in a recent blog post that then went on to explain why it violated that belief in privacy for at least one user. read more
The increasing threat and possibility of further violence in Ukraine is likely to impact its growing IT outsourcing industry. The current tensions threaten service delivery both in the short- and long-term. read more
Samsung is reportedly working on a variant of its Gear 2 smartwatch that works over cellular networks and doesn't require a Bluetooth or other connection to a smartphone. read more
In theory, analytics should help firms make key business decisions. In practice, companies ignore analytics because it's likely to tell them the bad news they don't want to hear. This week, the actions of Gartner and Apple illustrated this point to CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle. …
Riverbed Granite 2.5 eliminates remote office server administration and backup pains by delivering iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage over the WAN …
На выставке CES 2014, которая проходила в январе компания Samsung анонсировала два новых планшетных компьютера: Galaxy Note Pro и Galaxy Tab Pro. Они стали флагманами южнокорейского производителя и используют мощные процессоры, а также дисплеи высокого разрешения. Сегодня Samsung выпустила видеорекламу, в которой критикует планшеты iPad и Surface, а свои планшеты, …
Even as Apple CEO Tim Cook is blasted by some investors for not being the next Steve Jobs, the company’s employees boosted his approval rating to the 17th spot on an annual ranking of the top U.S. chief executives. …
31 марта программисты из Украины представят собственную социальную сеть WeUa. По задумке создателей, она должна стать альтернативой популярным в стране Одноклассникам, ВКонтакте и Facebook. В WeUa призывают бойкотировать российские социальные сети и поддержать украинский аналог. “В связи с последними событиями в Украине, а именно агрессией со стороны Российской Федерации, нападением …
Samsung Electronics is laying the groundwork for the launches of the Galaxy S5, Gear 2 smartwatch and Gear Fit with hands-on demos in more than 61 countries. read more
Компания Huawei выступила с опровержением появившихся неделю назад сообщений о готовящемся на второй квартал старте производства смартфонов с предустановленными платформами Android и Windows Phone. “Huawei Consumer Business Group придерживается открытого подхода к мобильным операционным системам с тем, чтобы обеспечить широкий выбор возможностей для потребителей”,— указано в сообщении компании.— “Тем не …
Об этом заявил один из консультантов американского разведывательного ведомства. …
Похоже, что кто-то уже подержал в руках официально еще не анонсированный смартфон HTC New One. Стоящий у порога Android-аппарат тайваньского производителя позирует перед лицом конкурентов. …