Google’s Cloud SQL database has gained more storage, faster reads and writes, and now offers users the choice of running …
Fujitsu starts ‘personal cloud’ tests
Fujitsu has unveiled its Fujitsu Personal Cloud concept, which it says is designed to make “substantial savings” in comparison to …
Symantec reveals new encryption options for Apple, Dropbox
Symantec this week announced two new data encryption options, one that is file-based encryption for use with Dropbox, and the …
Lenovo sees profit growth dip in Q2
Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from …
U.S. orders sanctions for Iranian minister for Internet censorship
The U.S. on Thursday said it ordered sanctions against Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Reza Taghipour, and other …
Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project
IBM has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges IBM lied about …
China blocks Google indefinitely
China has blocking access to Google in what’s likely a move to squelch any controversial content on the nation’s Internet …
Google follows Apple with Android app security screening
Google’s new app scanner in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean moves the platform closer to Apple’s model of vetting software before …
Outsourcing contracts down 19%, says research firm
The number of new IT and business process outsourcing contracts worldwide dropped year-on-year in the third quarter, with contract values …
My Phone, the smartphone for the elderly
Age UK has teamed up with Cognatel MVNO CyCell to develop a no-frills mobile phone for the elderly. According to …
Twitter booms during presidential election
As presidential election day unfolded on Tuesday, people spent time posting photos of long lines at polling places, tweeting about …
Mobile apps expose personal information, says Juniper
An application privacy report by Juniper Networks’ Mobile Threat Center (MTC) indicates that permissions and capabilities in apps could expose …
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
CRM, virtualisation and collaboration strongest in software market growth
The global software market grew 4.7 percent in the first half of this year to US$167 billion, with CRM (customer …
Oracle hit with patent lawsuit over WebLogic Server
Oracle is finding itself caught up in another Java-related patent lawsuit, but this time it’s the one getting sued. Java …
Samsung moving towards server chips, analysts say
Samsung’s recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets …
EMC: Transforming business is mission impossible
Rohit Ghai, VP of Products, EMC IIG, presented the opening keynote on day two of the EMC Momentum conference in …
Malware targeting Android users increased nearly six-fold in Q3
High-risk and dangerous applications targeting users of Google’s Android platform increased from nearly 30,000 in June to almost 175,000 in …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
Anonymous fails to take down Facebook, Zynga
The hacktivist collective Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday by claiming it had stolen data from Symantec and ImageShack …