Etisalat today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in the UAE. Etisalat is in line with …
The PC is the new mainframe: IBM
“The PC is dead!” We’ve heard that message a lot since the birth of Apple’s iPad, but when one of …
HTC unlocks its phones, but probably not just to irk Google
HTC, which just announced it would stick with Google and keep running Android on its best phones even though Google …
ERP Apps gaining useful new social media tools
Consumer-friendly social media tools are finally being integrated into complex ERP applications. Enhancing ERP with deep social media capabilities will …
Gartner reports consumer fatigue with social media
There are signs of maturity in the social media market, as some users in certain segments are showing “social media …
Mobile apps fail at security: viaForensics
A study from digital security company viaForensics paints a stark picture of the vulnerability of smartphone user data. viaForensics evaluated …
U.K government to shut down social media if riots resume
Scrambling to deter future violent rioting, the U.K. government is considering shutting down social networks such as Twitter and Facebook …
Intel gives Ultrabooks a $300M investment boost
Intel said it would invest US$300 million in companies that develop new technologies for Ultrabooks, a class of thin and …
Symantec releases next-gen email archiving software
Symantec has announced its next-generation email and content archiving software, Enterprise Vault 10 , which now purports to automatically classify email …
Oracle goes on hiring spree
Oracle has announced an EMEA-wide recruitment campaign aimed at hiring 1,700 new employees into the company. According to Oracle, the …
Oracle launches EMEA-wide recruitment drive
Oracle has announced an EMEA-wide recruitment campaign aimed at hiring 1,700 new employees into the company. According to Oracle, the …
Web.com to acquire Network Solutions
Web.com said yesterdsy that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held domain name registrar Network Solutions, to capitalise …
Black Hat SEO and social media threats on the rise: Sophos
IT security and data protection firm Sophos has published its Mid-Year 2011 Security Threat Report. The report reveals that fake …
Hadoop growing but not replacing RDBMS in enterprises: Ventana Research
The growing need for companies to manage surging volumes of structured and unstructured data is continuing to propel enterprise use …
Dell aids team New Zealand manage social media and other IT services
Dell has partnered with Emirates Team New Zealand for the 2013 America’s Cup, providing it with social media advice and …
Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance
The former CTO of NASA and co-founder of OpenStack yesterday, unveiled a new appliance designed to make it easy for …
Dubai Financial Market leverages power of the cloud
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has harnessed the power of Microsoft Windows Azure to host a visually compelling, streamlined and innovative …
First Windows “Mango” Phone unveiled
The first smartphone based on the new “Mango” edition of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform was unveiled today in Tokyo. The …
Windows Phone OS Mango geared to go
Mango, the latest version of the Windows Phone mobile operating system, was released to manufacturers yesterday, Microsoft said. “The OS …
Addicted to the Internet: Retrevo
How would you handle giving up your Internet connection — your Facebook friends, Twitter, online news and shopping — for …