As reports on Steve Ballmer’s plan to retire from his Microsoft CEO post raced across the Internet this morning, Twitter lit up with tweets poking some fun and hand wringing about the fate of Microsoft.
Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries
When Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer steps down in the next 12 months, his successor will be left with the …
Will iWork for iCloud work for you?
Apple has made iWork for iCloud available to the masses. It’s technically still in beta, but now anyone can use the cloud-based versions of Pages, Numbers, or Keynote from an iCloud account. The question is whether or not iWork is the right suite of tools for you to use.
5 big things to watch for at VMworld
For about the last decade VMware has been one of the pre-eminent companies ushering in a new era of computing related to server virtualization. Now, the company is hoping to extend the shift beyond just server virtualization to include the cloud, plus network and storage virtualization.
Poison Ivy, used in RSA SecurID attack, still popular
A malicious software tool perhaps most famously used to hack RSA’s SecurID infrastructure is still being used in targeted attacks, …
Google gives Chrome mulligan button
Google on Tuesday shipped Chrome 29, patching 25 vulnerabilities and rolling out under-the-hood changes the company said would offer more …
Apple and the enterprise: A complicated relationship
When Microsoft shipped Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Apple didn’t really have a solution for identity management or for linking Macs to an enterprise network. The company was just beginning the transition from its classic Mac OS – the first version of which had shipped on the first Mac in 1984 — to OS X.
Wacom Creative Stylus turns your iPad into a Cintiq
Alongside the Cintiq Companion tablet/computer launched today, Wacom has also announced an iPad stylus that offers Cintiq-levels of pressure sensitivity.
Riverbed delivers acceleration everywhere with industry's most comprehensive WAN optimisation solution
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, recently extended its market leading Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimisation product family with the addition of a new hardware appliance and upgrades to its Steelhead software.
Rise of the machines
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications could open up a new world of technological opportunity, both for consumers and for businesses. So why, despite the big buzz, hasn’t M2M taken off, and what interest should the Middle East take?
HP joins Nvidia's Grid alliance
Hewlett-Packard has joined Nvidia’s growing Grid alliance, equipping a Gen8 Proliant blade server with graphics boards that can speed up and lower the cost of virtual desktop deployments.
The last days of Unix
Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in 2012 to $8.7 billion in 2017, and Gartner sees Unix market share slipping from 16 percent in 2012 to 9 percent in 2017.
Surface channel distribution tempo shows Microsoft lacks Plan B after sales debacle
Microsoft’s slow expansion of commercial sales of its struggling Surface line is proof that the company had no backup plan …
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Helix flips Ultrabook expectations
“Convertible” Ultrabooks – full-fledged laptops that can also function as touch-driven tablets – have become something of a commodity these days, so my attention goes to the manufacturers who can do something flashy and new with the idea. Enter Lenovo’s ThinkPad Helix, a highly usable tablet-laptop aimed at “businesses, vertical and educational markets, as well as the technology enthusiast.”
Nokia releases Asha SDK in bid to attract developers
Nokia is hoping to boost the number of applications available for the Asha 501 to make it more competitive with …
4 things you'll love about Google's Chromebook Pixel – and 4 things you'll hate
I’ve been using Google’s latest Chrome-OS-powered Chromebook laptop computer, the Pixel, for the past three months. At Google’s annual I/O developer …
Hackers targeting servers running Apache Struts applications, researchers say
Chinese hackers are using an automated tool to exploit known vulnerabilities in Apache Struts, in order to install backdoors on servers hosting applications developed with the framework.
Amazon revamps push notification service as cloud providers target mobile developers
This week Amazon Web Services made it easier for mobile developers to send push notifications at massive scale to all types of end points.
Lenovo's Reach cloud service aims to replace local apps
After a closed beta for a few months, Lenovo has opened for public preview its Reach consumer cloud service, which …
Oracle MySQL Workbench with a new look
Oracle has revamped the user interface for its MySQL Workbench administration software, streamlining a number of routine operations and adding …