Google’s secret proposals leaked as dismay over EU antitrust inquiry grows
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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 3574
Etisalat and Blackberry unveil payment service partnership
Etisalat and BlackBerry today announced an integrated carrier billing service for BlackBerry smartphone users in the UAE.
Windows XP may axe antivirus updates for Security Essentials after April 2014
Microsoft might stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software on systems running Windows XP after next April’s support cut-off, the company has suggested.
Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud
Enterprises and service providers are looking beyond collections of boxes and toward virtual data centers that are better at growing and changing, and now application services such as security and acceleration are about to fit into that picture as well.
Intel regroups to address small devices, wearable tech, DIY crowd
Intel is focusing its attention to small electronics, wearable technology and the do-it-yourself crowd, establishing a new business group to address those market segments.
Employees easily tricked on social media prime phishing attacks
Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network – and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks.
Middle East vulnerable to Microsoft malware attacks
Microsoft today said that attackers are exploiting a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Office 2007 using malformed documents to hijack Windows PCs, and that Office 2003 and Office 2010 are also vulnerable.
Apple opens the books on government data demands, claims privacy is paramount
Apple have revealed the amount of user information that governments have requested from the California giant, as it sought to set itself apart from Silicon Valley competitors whose businesses are built on amassing personal data.
Google Maps could use more personalised data, present customised views
Google’s increasing use of users’ personal data in its services may in the future extend to Maps, where users could see more customised, individual views.
Acer CEO resigns, company plans layoffs after losses
Acer CEO J.T. Wang is resigning from his post at the Taiwanese PC maker and will be replaced by president Jim Wong as part of a corporate restructuring that will try to revitalize the company’s lagging fortunes.