With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …
The ace up Acer’s sleeve
With a new management at the helm and greater emphasis on innovation, PC maker Acer is working its way back …
Average user carries 2.9 devices – Sophos
A new Sophos survey has found that the average technology user carries 2.9 devices. The vendor’s Naked Security site conducted …
BlackBerry to bring Balance software to Android, iOS
BlackBerry last week announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, …
Acer beefs up Chromebook line with new C7
There appears to be no end to the Chromebook phenomenon, which has seen PC maker after PC maker jump onto Google‘s Chrome …
Don’t nail the lid on the PC coffin just yet
Mobile is the ultimate craze sweeping across the IT galaxy, but even though IBM recently announced its first MobileFirst software …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …
With flying colours
When Patrick Naef, Emirates Group’s CIO, joined seven years ago, the team had just begun rolling out its Knowledge Driven …
Next-gen apps powered by Intel
New ways in which people can use their voices, hand gestures and head-and-eye movements to operate computers are being developed …
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 …
Google updates IT controls for Chrome OS
Google has updated the IT controls for its Chrome operating system, meaning that IT administrators now have more control over …
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 …
Fujitsu launches new Lifebook E Line laptops
Fujitsu promises that its Lifebook E Line laptops will use all the same standard components, including the main board, drives …
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 …
PC shipments will decrease in 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments dropped in 2012 on an annual basis for the first time in more than a decade and …
Review: Chromebook Pixel
Anyone who thinks the Chromebook Pixel is a ludicrous idea hasn’t actually tried one – or at least that’s our …
Stuxnet ‘dates back to 2005’
Researchers from Symantec have found and analysed a version of the Stuxnet cyber sabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions …
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Twist
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo was all about the convertible laptops. Among the barrage of new devices that …
Review: Acer Iconia W7
Now that Windows 8 is out in full force, a flood of tablets sporting the touch-friendly operating system has hit …
Disabling Java on your Mac
With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, as well as Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software …