The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programmes that exploded into public view last …
Google has ‘lapped Siri’ with sci-fi-like search
Google has an image of the future of search and it’s a bit sci-fi. Google developers envision users talking to …
Spammers reverting to old tricks in Q1 2013, says Kaspersky
According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report, spammers are reverting to old tricks in order to avoid detection from spam …
IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks
The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations …
Marissa’s nightmayer
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer – The word ‘Yahoo’ will be used tirelessly throughout this article, therefore to …
VPN logs are no indication of worker performance
Yahoo recently made waves when CEO Marissa Mayer revoked all work-from-home arrangements and mandated that employees show up at the …
Dell in SDN standardisation push
Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardise software-defined networking, Dell has …
Samsung launches REX phones for emerging markets
Samsung has launched a new series of “smart feature phones” called REX, which the firm will sell in emerging markets. …
Microsoft, Symantec take down botnet
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal …
Microsoft C# named programming language of 2012
Microsoft’s C# has been crowned the number one programming language of the year by the PopularitY of Programming Language (PYPL) …
Microsoft boosts security for Outlook.com
Outlook.com, the new webmail service that Microsoft is previewing and that will replace Hotmail, has gained security boosts against phishing …
HP-Autonomy fallout: The winners and losers
Hewlett-Packard’s bombshell revelation that it would take a US$8.8 billion non-cash writedown after allegedly discovering major accounting fraud related to its Autonomy …
Mozilla’s search revenue jumps 31%, likely due to near $1B Google deal
Mozilla said that income from search partners climbed 31% last year, hinting at the reportedly lucrative deal the open-source foundation …
Settling in with Windows 8
You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …
Some Android apps have serious SSL vulnerabilities, researchers say
A team of researchers from two German universities has released a study asserting that many of the most popular free …
AOL launches Alto cloud-based mail, aggregates Gmail and others
AOL offered a limited preview Thursday of a new cloud-based email service that sorts content automatically to help combat “inbox …
Staying relevant – 8 ways to advance your IT career
In today’s economy, it’s important to stay current in your industry. Keeping up with the latest trends and technologies is …
Compromising cloud security is necessary risk, experts say
Compromises in security are necessary to make cloud services easy to use for non-technical consumers, experts have said. The question …
Microsoft debuts Hotmail replacement Outlook.com
Microsoft yesterday previewed a new webmail service called Outlook.com that will soon replace Hotmail. The company hopes that new features …
Beyond Marissa Mayer: Top Women in Tech
With ex-Google honcho Marissa Mayer taking the reins of Yahoo this week, she joins other prominent females in leadership roles …