Samsung’s Galaxy Gear is here, launched on Wednesday at Germany’s IFA electronics show. I got a chance to try it …
A cloudy forecast
Cloud is changing the distribution landscape, and though the channel is a critical enabler of cloud adoption, distributors have to rethink their business models to adapt to this new reality.
The power of differentiation
Forging long-term relationships with customers and partners, Lucky Star Computers is continuing to thrive even in turbulent market conditions.
FVC expands SDN offerings with Cyan partnership agreement
Dubai-based value-added distributor FVC has signed a premier partner agreement with Cyan, a provider of software-defined network (SDN) and packet-optical solutions.
4 Client-Side Web Storage Options That Replace Cookies
Today’s Web applications handle large amounts of data processing on the client side. They may even need to be able to operate offline.
It's the Samsung Galaxy Gear! Sort of. Perhaps. Mostly?
Early Sunday morning, VentureBeat posted images of what it purported to be Samsung’s rumored Galaxy Gear smartwatch, and the Internet predictably and promptly went nuts.
How Apple is improving mobile app security
In a much-publicized recent case, scientists at Georgia Tech managed to get a specially crafted app that could perform all sorts of malicious activities app-aptly named Jekyll-onto the App Store
Top 15 Tech companies with huge cashpiles
Tech companies are hanging onto record amounts of cash, and industry watchers want to see more of it reinvested in the companies or distributed to shareholders.
Samsung smartwatch and smartphones with bigger screens expected in Berlin
Smartwatch from Samsung Electronics, the Galaxy Note III from Samsung, an Acer smartphone that can shoot 4K video and a Sony one with a 20-megapixel sensor, plus a plethora of tablets and TVs expected tomorrow.
Arrow Electronics to acquire Computerlinks
Arrow Electronics announced last week that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire value-added distributor Computerlinks.
Indian bureaucrats may be asked not to use private email services for official work
The Indian government is expected to require that Indian bureaucrats use email service provided by the National Informatics Center for …
Microsoft ends top Masters certification exams for IT pros
Microsoft plans to retire its Masters level certification exams by Oct. 1 this year, generating strong protests on blogs and community forums from IT professionals.
Microsoft will move forward with litigation over NSA data collection
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said on Friday that the company would move ahead with its lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking permission to release more information
BlackBerry blundered in forcing business use of BES
BlackBerry slipped when it forced businesses to buy its mobile device management (MDM) platform to fully support BlackBerry 10 devices, according to AirWatch CEO John Marshall.
Big investor gets option to join Microsoft board
A week after Steve Ballmer said he plans to step down as CEO of Microsoft, ValueAct Capital, one of its …
New York Times site hack shifts attention to registry locks
One way that owners of major websites can mitigate the risk of their domains being hijacked like The New York Times’ site was on Tuesday is to apply what is known as a registry lock on the domain, security researchers say.
How to deal with different types of DNS attacks
DNS servers work by translating IP addresses into domain names. This is why you can enter cnmeonline.com into the browser …
Developers hack Dropbox, show how to access to user data
Two developers have cracked Dropbox’s security, even intercepting SSL data from its servers and bypassing the cloud storage provider’s two-factor authentication, according to a paper they published at USENIX 2013.
VMware spotlights key NSX security tool for deploying security software and services
VMware’s NSX network virtualization platform, expected out by year end, will have a key security tool for deploying security software and services to VMware-based virtual machines.
The evolving media landscape in Singapore
How different is the media scene in Singapore and this region and how are companies coping with the challenges? Sameer Kanse, Business Head of Tata Communications’ Media Services, has some answers.