With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …
Beating the big data blues
Henrik Pederson, Senior Technical Account Manager, CommVault Systems, explains how an integrated data management strategy can help to manage big …
Microsoft struck with $731 million fine – but it could have been higher
Europe’s antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been …
30 years of PCWorld, 30 pivotal moments in PC history
Talk about longevity. Thirty years ago to this month, PCWorld published its very first print issue, a 310-page magazine loaded …
Citrix unveils MDM tool for Android, iOS devices
Citrix on Wednesdy announced XenMobile, a rebranded and integrated mobile device management (MDM) software, which the company acquired through its acquisition …
Microsoft raises Office for Mac prices
Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac by as much as 17 percent, and has also stopped …
Buffalo set to release ‘world’s fastest’ external hard drive
Buffalo Technology has set the end of February as the launch date for its DriveStation DDR external hard disk enclosure, …
Grappling with information management
A holistic approach to information management means big benefits in cost reduction and risk management, says Allen Mitchell, Senior Technical …
Bill Gates answers Reddit users
Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates recently took part in a question-and-answer session on popular message board site Reddit. Gates’ Ask Me Anything …
Surface Pro sells out
Just hours after Microsoft’s Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet went on sale on Saturday in the United States, the 128GB version …
Jailbreak for iOS 6.1 released
Monday saw the release of a program to jailbreak Apple devices running iOS 6, sparking over 100,000 downloads in the first 10 …
Smartphones, tablets top electronics sales for DSF 2013
Jumbo Electronics announced on Sunday that it had seen a 50% growth in the sale of smartphones and tablets during …
Microsoft sells just 900K Surface RT tablets
IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five …
BlackBerry 10 is ‘make or break’ for RIM
It’s finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic …
Will BlackBerry 10 save RIM?
The new BlackBerry marketing theme could well be, “Not dead yet”, as the world prepares to hear about two new …
Microsoft can ‘print money’ with Office for mobile
Microsoft will reap enormous revenue when it introduces mobile versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, an …
How to encrypt almost anything
It’s all too easy to neglect data security, especially for a small business. While bigger organisations have IT departments, service …
1m Raspberry Pi computers sold
Figures released by Raspberry Pi distributor Premier Farnell suggest that one million units of the credit-card-sized Linux computer have sold …
Microsoft sells 1m Suface RTs in Q4
Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet failed to meet expectations in the fourth quarter of 2012, selling just 1 million …
Tablets to rule laptops in 2013
Asus , Lenovo, Intel and Nvidia are using CES to show off their latest tablet and PC innovations headed to store shelves later in …