The tech sector appears to be going about business as usual in the face of the US federal government shutdown, but some industry insiders are nervous about a long-term stoppage.
Google buys Flutter, a gesture recognition start-up
Google has acquired Flutter, a gesture recognition company whose technology lets people control music and movies on their desktop by waving their hands.
Red Hat announces improved EMEA Partner Program
Open source player restructures its EMEA Partner Program to empower partners to deliver solution-based product sets to customers
SAP users hit out at Business Suite and BusinessObjects support
Users of SAP’s Business Suite and BusinessObjects are complaining that the enterprise software giant is struggling to integrate support for the two products, according to the latest survey from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group.
Help AG launches new service and division
With the addition of these services, Help AG strengthens its position
Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he’s in line to replace Ballmer
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumours.
Middle East telecoms consortium to build new high-bandwidth cable system
A GCC-wide telecoms consortium has been formed to build a high-bandwidth regional transmission cable system for the region, it was announced on Monday.
Microsoft's Surface to be under revenue microscope
Microsoft will make it easier for Wall Street and industry analysts to track revenue generated by the company’s struggling Surface line of tablets, the company promised Thursday.
Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year
Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday.
GITEX 2013 preview: Gemalto
What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? We have throughout the years positioned ourselves as …
Gitex Preview: Huawei
1) What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group will be the …
Evolution of Siri on the iPhone
Apple’s voice-recognition based personal assistant Siri has been in beta for the last two years, and has remained as such …
Gitex Preview: Ruckus Wireless
Ruckus Wireless aims to use the opportunity presented by GITEX 2013 to share its plans of expansion across the Middle East.
Gitex 2013 Preview: Seagate
Seagate is known for storing the world’s content, and that repute will be seen across our various activities and product lines showcased at this year’s GITEX Technology Week
US FDA to regulate only medical apps that could be risky if malfunctioning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration intends to regulate only mobile apps that are medical devices and could pose a risk to a patient’s safety if they do not function as intended.
Apple claims record 9million iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C sales in three days
Apple boasted Monday that it sold 9 million iPhone 5s and 5c smartphones over the weekend after launching the devices on Friday, Sept. 20. The company sold over 5 million iPhone 5 phones on their first weekend of availability about a year ago.
Infor's Phillips pins growth on user-friendly design revamp
Infor CEO Charles Phillips has made plenty of changes at the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor since taking the …
Hackers bypass Apple's Touch ID
Apple’s Touch ID authentication system can be defeated using a well-honed technique for creating a latex copy of someone’s fingerprint, …
Intertec to host conference in Oman
Intertec in association with Oracle is all set to host exclusive conference on ‘Get IT to improve your business productivity’ …
Comguard to distribute Kaspersky in India
The Dubai-based VAD, Comguard has been appointed as the National Distributor for Kaspersky to distribute the Enterprise Solutions across India. …