Chinese handset maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartwatch next year, making it the latest company to throw its hat into the emerging gadget segment.
Salesforce.com to launch platform for ‘Internet of customers’
Salesforce.com will this week unveil Salesforce1 at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, as it aims to establish its image as a full-blown CRM (customer relationship management) development platform built for the world of social media and mobile devices.
Schiller: Samsung ‘Completely copied the iPhone’
Apple’s global marketing chief has told a court how his firm’s job became much tougher after Samsung launched its own smartphones with a similar design.
China to ramp up stringent internet regulations
China is moving to further tighten its grip over social networking services, citing possible threats to national stability.
Google and HP pull Chromebook 11 from shelves due to overheating chargers
Google and HP have been forced to stop selling the recently launched Chromebook 11 due to faulty chargers.
Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S.
Google has announced plans to continue its rollout of solar energy plants in the U.S. with an $80million investment for six new facilities; its second largest to date.
Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinise massive amounts of data
Amazon Web Services this week released its new cloud-based data analytics tool Kinesis, which can analyse large amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour.
Mayer Brown partner: NSA Spying Will Impact Cloud Providers and Customers,
Congressional lawmakers held hearings this week to determine what, if any, changes can be made to U.S. government surveillance programs, with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) calling for increased transparency into federal data collection policies.
Financial service industry takes the lead in curing the third party security headache
Conventional third party controls are no longer sufficient to cover the ever-expanding attack surface presented by web and mobile applications developed by service vendors and/or commercial software providers.
Microsoft declares war on cybercrime with new investigative facility
Microsoft is opening a landmark 16,800-square foot (1,560m sq) Cybercrime Centre on its Redmond campus to act as an HQ and anchor point for a network of satellite offices that will collect evidence on malware from every continent, the firm has announced.
Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit
The creators of a Web-based attack tool called Angler Exploit Kit have added an exploit for a known vulnerability in …
European operators take baby steps toward LTE-Advanced rollouts
European operators Vodafone, Telefónica and EE have all started testing LTE-Advanced, and are aiming to offer speeds over 200Mbps. But a lack of devices means commercial services will have to wait.
Judge sentences Anonymous hacker to 10 years in prison
A member of the hacker group Anonymous was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for hacking into the computers of a geopolitical analysis firm.
Apple demands $380M, Samsung $53M as iCourt resumes
While the impact of Apple’s iPhone is obvious to anyone who follows the tech industry, attorneys took a California jury …