Douglas Engelbart, a Silicon Valley engineer who invented the computer mouse and is credited with many of the concepts that underpin modern computing and the Internet, died on Tuesday at his home in Atherton, California.
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
With flying colours
When Patrick Naef, Emirates Group’s CIO, joined seven years ago, the team had just begun rolling out its Knowledge Driven …
Three alternatives to Adobe Reader
Another day, another critical security exploit discovered for Adobe Reader. The PDF software’s near-ubiquitous presence has made it a big, fat, …
SkyDrive hosts 1 billion documents
Microsoft announced on Friday that its SkyDrive cloud storage service now plays host to one billion Office documents. While a …
Microsoft sells just 900K Surface RT tablets
IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five …
DNA as a viable storage solution
According to a team of researchers, there is a way to store digital data in the form of DNA, which …
Predictions for 2013
Mervyn Kelly, EMEA Marketing Director, Ciena, predicts network make-overs, 4G mobile, connected TV and more for the Middle East in …
Hands on with BlackBerry 10
With the much-hyped launch of BlackBerry 10 fast approaching, Computer News Middle East was treated to a sneak preview of …