Lenovo’s sales of tablets and smartphones were higher than that of PCs in its fiscal first quarter, reflecting the company’s …
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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 3584
Google patches Android after Bitcoin wallet issue
Google is distributing patches for a cryptography flaw in Android that may affect hundreds of thousands of applications. The patches …
Samsung unveils dual-screen, quad-core flip-phone in China
Samsung has unveiled an Android flip-phone with dual-touchscreens in China, which will likely be positioned as a premium device.
Intel proposes new standard to light up data transfers
Intel is looking to use light and lasers to shuffle data faster among servers, and is proposing a new optical …
The New York Times website suffers outage
Visitors to the site, which claims to be the most viewed newspaper on the Web, were greeted with a “Http/1.1 …
IBM, universities partner on 'big data' skills training
IBM is hoping to help create the next generation of “big data” specialists through a series of partnerships with universities …
HM Treasury hopes to encourage SMEs with ICT 2015 programme
HM Treasury has said that it is planning to break up its current outsourcing agreement with Fujitsu into a number of discrete contracts from 2015, in a bid to encourage SMEs and deliver efficiencies in its supply chain.
Google boosts flaw bounties to AED 18,365 on Chromium program
Google is upping the rewards it offers to bug hunters on its Chromium Vulnerability Rewards (VRP) program to AED 18,365 ($5000) for those previously rated at AED 3,673 ($1,000), the firm has announced.
Talent shortage looms in Big Data: Hudson
A significant global talent shortage is looming as companies seek to leverage Big Data for competitive advantage but struggle to …
Government urged to put up customised defence to combat cyber attacks
Investing in anti-virus software is no longer enough to counter cyber attacks on vital data systems, especially if national security is at stake.