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.
Kaspersky investigation shows malware is on the rise
Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East.
HP porting venerable Nonstop server platform to x86
Hewlett-Packard has announced a multi-year effort to port its Nonstop server systems, used by banks, telcos and other businesses that need maximum reliability, from Intel’s Itanium architecture to x86.
Twitter increases top-end share price to $25 as IBM alleges copyright violations
Twitter on Monday increased the price of shares in its initial public offering to a range of US$23 to $25 per share and also revealed that IBM has claimed the company has infringed on several patents.
US intelligence officials: NSA reform bill is ‘flawed’
Proposals in Congress to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of U.S. telephone records would compromise the agency’s ability to find and track terrorists, representatives of the intelligence community said Monday.
Apple plans Arizona factory that will run on renewable energy
Apple plans to build a components plant in Mesa, Arizona, that will run entirely on renewable energy.
BlackBerry ditches CEO and accepts $1B loan from Fairfax, others
BlackBerry will change its CEO and accept a US$1 billion loan from a consortium involving shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings as it struggles with inventory and strategy problems. The company has abandoned plans to sell itself.
HP enjoys networking success, predicts the same for Big Data
HP has transformed its position in the networking space from a year ago and is now ready to do the same with Big Data, according to the heads of its Middle East operations.
The first ad debuts on Instagram, courtesy of Michael Kors
It’s official: Instagram now has ads, and the first one appeared Friday courtesy of fashion designer Michael Kors.