As part of the company’s Smarter Commerce marketing effort, IBM is investigating the possibility of using augmented reality (AR) to …
Partnerships drive Android uptake in Africa
Partnerships between handset manufacturers, the entertainment industry, educational institutions and mobile service providers have driven the use of Android-based gadgets …
Schneider Electric, Microsoft collaborate to showcase tech innovations
Global leaders in energy management Schneider Electric and technology major Microsoft Corporation have reinforced their global alliance through a showcase …
BYOD security concerns: does IT protest too much?
The bring-your-own-device phenomenon, or BYOD, has really stirred up the hornet’s nest in the enterprise, particularly among CIOs.
CIOs in search of IT simplicity
No company sets out to create convoluted processes supported – sometimes thwarted – by layers of overly complicated technology. But …
Apple wins injunction against Galaxy Nexus
A California court has granted Apple an injunction against Samsung over sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones in the U.S. …
ERP vendors Syspro, Unit4 launch app stores
The app store model popularised by Apple is gaining further adoption in the world of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, …
HP cloud plans focus on open source, management
HP reiterated its commitment to open cloud computing standards this week at the Red Hat Summit, as the company’s enterprise cloud vice …
RIM stock plunges after $518M loss and BlackBerry 10 delay
Research in Motion’s stock price plunged 19% early Friday following RIM’s announcement late yesterday of a $518 million first quarter loss and …
Google sharpening Analytics' tracking of mobile applications
Google is readying a new set of Analytics usage reports designed specifically for mobile applications, the company plans to announce …
Amazon cloud hit by real clouds, also knocking out Instagram, Pinterest
Digital cloud services aren’t immune to the impact of real clouds, and that meant some bad news this weekend for …
Six steps to improve BPM in a social-media-driven world
As mobile devices and social media put down ever deeper roots in IT, businesses are seeing big changes in how …
Dell's strategy for Wyse unit: hire, not fire
Dell completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology just last month and is now hiring, and not cutting, employees. Over the …
Philips Healthcare improves data mapping
Philips Healthcare has turned to improved data mapping to migrate information across the organisation in response to a major SAP …
Rice University develops spray-on battery prototype
Researchers at Rice University in Houston have developed a prototype spray-on battery that could allow engineers to rethink the way …
Study: 86% of websites expose visitors to third-party tracking cookies
How prevalent is the use of tracking cookies that get planted on your computer after browsing a website so it …
China is Silicon Valley's top threat: survey
A significant number of high-level technology executives appear to believe Silicon Valley’s days as the world’s innovation hub are numbered. …
Google Nexus devices fail to address Android's big failings: Ovum
Google recently released its own Android tablet, the seven-inch Nexus 7, its latest Jelly Bean operating system and a home …
Bill Gates dismisses tablets in education
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks that tablets do not meet the needs of education. Instead, he suggests that a low …
RIM delays BlackBerry 10, reports plummeting sales
Amid stiff competition from the likes of Google and Apple, Research In Motion is planning a series of sweeping changes …