Microsoft filed suit against Samsung on Friday, claiming the device maker has backed out of an agreement that requires it …
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3622
Microsoft ordered to surrender Dublin cloud data
In a decision that could have broad privacy implications, a federal court in New York Thursday ordered Microsoft to comply with a U.S. government demand for a customer’s emails stored on a company server in Dublin, Ireland.
ICANN: Iran, Syria domains belong to no one
ICANN has claimed that Internet domain names do not belong to specific countries, or to any body.
BlackBerry buying German firm for voice encryption
BlackBerry has always touted its mobile devices as secure. But now it plans to make them “more secure” by acquiring …
Twitter acquires image search firm Madbits
Madbits, a year-old company that uses deep learning technology to assign relevant information to raw images, has sold itself to …
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
Google’s dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics.
Ericsson to offer telecom solutions to Egypt Ministry of Electricity
Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity has selected Ericsson to provide end-to-end telecom solutions and services for 180 electricity sites in Upper …
Palo Alto uncovers new source of cyberthreats
Palo Alto Networks has revealed that cyber criminals in Nigeria have evolved common malware campaigns to infiltrate businesses that have …
Apple reports huge profit but sales disappoint
Apple has racked up another hugely profitable quarter on sales of iPhones and Macintosh computers, though its revenue growth was slower than expected.
Nadella seeks to axe failing hardware
Microsoft’s quarterly financials are out, and they paint a startlingly clear picture of why new CEO Satya Nadella is in such a hurry to scuttle away from the “devices and services” mantra rolled out by former honcho Steve Ballmer just last year.