Countries that have pledged to support Internet freedom should allow technology vendors to report the number of electronic surveillance requests they receive, a tech advocacy group said Thursday.
Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills
A growing number of experienced hackers have begun offering structured hacking courses for crooks seeking to make a career in cybercrime.
Get to know iOS 7: Meet Apple's new mobile OS
iOS 7 is here, and it’s packed full of all sorts of features you don’t want to miss knowing about. Here’s an overview of what you can expect from Apple’s newest operating system, with links to our in-depth articles on each topic.
IDC concludes Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013
International Data Corporation (IDC), the world’s premier IT and communications market intelligence and events firm, today hosted the second day of its prestigious Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013.
Influential IT decision makers gather in Jeddah for third annual IDC CIO summit
International Data Corporation (IDC), IT and communications market intelligence and events firm, today brought together more than 150 of the top IT end users from across the Kingdom for the first day of its prestigious Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013.
ADCB, Emirates NBD speak out on cloud ventures
There has been no vertical that has been more hesitant in its approach to cloud computing than financial services, but …
Q&A: Enter the Personal Cloud Era
The “Personal Computer Era” has evolved into the “Personal Cloud Era” with the surprising new entrant, the tablet, says Michel Emelianoff, Executive Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent and President, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.
Oracle claims new ZS3 Series eclipses disk storage leaders
Oracle has claimed its newly launched ZS3 Series storage offers better throughput, latency, price and performance than NetApp, EMC, IBM …
Cloud industry needs to standardize, says Fed CIO
Frank Baitman, the CIO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was at the Amazon Web Services …
Firefox OS likely to face HTML5, Boot-to-Gecko process attacks
The Firefox OS, a new contender in mobile operating systems, will likely see HTML5-related attacks and assaults on a crucial …
IBM eyeing microservers to compete with HP's Moonshot
IBM is working to develop microservers based on low-power processors but isn’t sure yet when the systems will be introduced.
What the first 64-bit iPhone chip means for you (hint: not much)
Apple fans have been craving some innovation for a while and the company seemed to deliver it Tuesday with the …
Facebook, Google, Yahoo petition the government to break out more data requests
Facebook, Google and Yahoo on Monday filed petitions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as part of a renewed collective effort to provide more information to their users about government data requests.
Wireless USB to get high-speed jolt from WiGig
The WiGig high-speed wireless standard will power a new wireless version of USB through a deal between the Wi-Fi Alliance and the USB Implementers Forum.
Fedora adds 3D printing support
The latest version of Fedora, nicknamed “Schrodinger’s Cat,” features a number of improvements aimed at IT users. But its strict adherence to the open source philosophy means that it continues to be problematic for typical end users.
Yahoo: More than 30,000 data requests led to disclosures more than 25,000 times
Yahoo received 12,444 requests from the U.S. government for user data in the first half of this year, resulting in 11,402 instances of data disclosure, it said Friday in its first transparency report.
Lenovo's new Yoga hybrids strike a lighter, sleeker pose
Lenovo introduced a new wave of Yoga hybrids, shaving off size and weight so the devices are lighter when used as tablets, and faster in laptop mode.
Lenovo gets deeper into smartphones with Vibe handset
Lenovo sells most of its smartphones in China but it hopes to break out internationally with a new line of …
Hands on with Sony's QX10 lens camera
One of the most intriguing products to appear at this year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin is Sony’s QX-series …
With Nokia, Microsoft has missing pieces to attack mobile enterprise
With its $7.2 billion agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is in a position to surpass Apple and Android smartphone makers in providing an enterprise-class mobile platform, experts say.