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Report: Google Continues to Dominate Mobile Ad Biz By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 14, 2013 Facebook is a distant second. IBM, Symantec Lay Off Workers By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 14, 2013 More than 1,600 workers lost their jobs at IBM; 1,700 out of work at Symantec. EU Investigating Google's Android Licensing Practices By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 14, 2013 Europe has launched yet another antitrust inquiry aimed at Google. Office Comes to the iPhone By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 14, 2013 To use it, you'll need an Office 365 subscription. Facebook Opens Data Center Near Arctic Circle By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 13, 2013 The new eco-friendly facility is located in Lulea, Sweden. Yahoo Buys Rondee and Ghostbird By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 13, 2013 Rondee offers a conference calling service, and Ghostbird makes photo apps. Facebook Adds #Hashtags By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 13, 2013 The social network is copying the idea from Twitter. Rumor: Apple Working on Cheaper iPhone, Phablets By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 13, 2013 Sources say the company is designing models with 4.7- and 5.7-inch screens. IT Security Market to Grow 8.7% This Year, Says Gartner By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 12, 2013 The market could be worth $86 billion by 2016. AAA: Hands-Free Is Still Dangerous By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 12, 2013 Siri and other voice-activated technology don't make it safer to use a mobile device while driving. Tech Firms Push for Transparency in U.S. Data Requests By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 12, 2013 Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook want to explain how they comply with surveillance requests. HP, Google Offer 'IT in a Box' for SMBs By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 12, 2013 Is HP's relationship with Microsoft cooling down? Walmart Acquires Analytics Firm Inkiru By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 11, 2013 The purchase could help Walmart compete with Amazon for online sales. Report: 66% of Business Use Cloud Services for Business Continuity By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 11, 2013 Executives express concern about mobile security, DDoS attacks and security breaches. HP Takes Business PCs in a New Direction By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 11, 2013 The company is counting on the demise of Windows XP to revitalize PC sales. iWork Comes to iCloud By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 11, 2013 Apple is challenging Google Docs and Microsoft Office 365. Patch Tuesday to Include Critical IE Update By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 10, 2013 Microsoft has five security bulletins scheduled for release tomorrow. Report: One in Three U.S. Adults Owns a Tablet By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 10, 2013 Affluent, middle-aged college graduates are most likely to buy tablets. iRobot, Cisco Reveal Teleconferencing Robot By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 10, 2013 Instead of going to the office, you could just send your robot avatar. NSA Whistleblower Comes Forward By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 10, 2013 Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden says he is the person who revealed the U.S. government's secret data collection programs. Salesforce Hires Former Oracle Exec Keith Block By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 7, 2013 Block will be the president and vice chairman of the board for the online CRM firm. AMD to Support PCs that Run Android, Chrome By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 7, 2013 The chip maker is backing away from its exclusive support of Windows. Samsung Shares Drop on Fears of Slowing Smartphone Sales By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 7, 2013 Brokerages downgraded the stock because they see slower sales for the Galaxy S4. Feds Tapping Internet Servers at Google, Apple, Facebook, Others By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 7, 2013 The PRISM program is collecting search history, email messages, chat and more. Report: NSA Collected Phone Records for Millions of Verizon Customers By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 6, 2013 The widespread data collection was part of anti-terrorism efforts. Nearly 80% of Enterprises Suffered a Mobile Security Incident in the Last Year By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 6, 2013 Many of those incidents resulted in six-figure losses. SAP Acquires E-Commerce Vendor Hybris By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 6, 2013 Many regard the purchase as an attempt to compete with Salesforce.com. Microsoft, FBI Take Down Botnets That Stole $500 Million By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 6, 2013 The two organizations have disrupted around 1,400 Citadel botnets. Majority of U.S. Adults Now Own Smartphones By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 5, 2013 Nine out of ten own a cell phone of some kind. Dell Committee Says the Icahn Plan Won't Work By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 5, 2013 The committee is urging the board to accept founder Michael Dell's plan to take the company private. Microsoft Offers Sneak Peek of Windows 8.1 By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 5, 2013 The company is touting the enterprise-friendliness of the OS update. ITC Bans Import of Older iPhones, iPads By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 5, 2013 Samsung won an unexpected victory in its ongoing patent battle with Apple. Report: Rate of Windows 8 Adoption Slows By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 4, 2013 There are still more people using Vista than using Windows 8. SalesForce.com to Buy Social Marketing Software Vendor ExactTarget By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 4, 2013 SalesForce will spend about $2.5 billion on the purchase. White House Targets Patent Trolls By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 4, 2013 Obama has outlined a series of steps designed to curb the activities of patent-holding firms. Intel Unveils Haswell Chips By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 4, 2013 The new dual-core processors promise longer battery life for devices. China Set to Unveil Record-Breaking Supercomputer By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 3, 2013 The system is expected to perform 54.9 PetaFLOPS, making it the fastest in the world. Microsoft Said to Be Cutting Windows RT Prices By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 3, 2013 Will lower prices make the tablet operating system more popular? McAfee Says Spam Rates Have Increased Dramatically By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 3, 2013 Mobile attacks and social networking worms also rose. Report: Android Still No. 1 in U.S., But iOS, Windows Phone Are Growing By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published June 3, 2013 Windows Phone is surprisingly popular with younger smartphone users. Mark Shuttleworth Says Microsoft No Longer Dominates By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 31, 2013 The Canonical founder has closed Ubuntu's famed "Bug #1." Tattoos May Someday Replace Passwords By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 31, 2013 Motorola is testing electronic tattoos and pills as authentication alternatives. Cisco Says Internet Traffic Will Triple in Next Four Years By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 31, 2013 The "Internet of Things" will generate much of that traffic. Motorola's Moto X to Be First Smartphone Made in U.S. By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 31, 2013 The new device will be assembled in Texas, although some components will come from Asia. IDC: Server Market Dropped 7.7% in First Quarter By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 30, 2013 It was the sixth quarterly revenue decline in a row for the server industry. Microsoft Azure to Help Fight Botnets By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 30, 2013 Moving Microsoft's cyberthreat intelligence program to the cloud will speed up the response to those threats. Samsung Unveils Galaxy S4 'Mini' By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 30, 2013 The new smartphone has a smaller 4.3-inch screen. The Windows Start Button Is (Sort of) Coming Back By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 30, 2013 Microsoft has released a little bit of information about Windows 8.1, a.k.a. Blue. Survey: SMB IT Budgets Climb 19% By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 29, 2013 Small businesses aren't hiring a lot of new IT workers, however. Gmail Gets a New Tabbed Interface By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 29, 2013 The new inbox should make it easier to sort through incoming messages. Amazon Web Services Launches Sign-On Service By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 29, 2013 The service aims to make it easier to login to apps and websites. Tim Cook Discusses Wearables, 'Gamechangers' By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 29, 2013 The D11 event featured interviews with Tim Cook, Mary Meeker, Sheryl Sandberg and others. Opera Launches New Chromium-Based Browser By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 28, 2013 Opera Next 15 has a completely new design and a new engine. EU Investigating Apple, Will Ask Google for More Concessions By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 28, 2013 The European Commission has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation against Apple while it continues to work towards a settlement with Google. Report: Chinese Hackers Stole U.S. Weapon System Designs By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 28, 2013 A confidential Defense Department report says 29 weapon systems were compromised. Gartner: Server Shipments Fell Slightly in Q1 By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 28, 2013 HP and IBM still lead the market, but both experienced declining sales. Report: Google and Facebook Both Bidding on Waze By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 24, 2013 The Israel-based company has an app that provides travel-related data. Salesforce.com Revenue Climbs 28%, Meets Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 24, 2013 Despite the good numbers, the company's share price fell because of guidance for future earnings. 'Facebook Phone' Won't Launch in Europe After All By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 24, 2013 The HTC First has flopped in the U.S. Report: Google Faces Another Antitrust Inquiry By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 24, 2013 The FTC is examining the company's display ad business. 62 Open Source Replacements for Popular Financial Software By Cynthia Harvey | Open Source Article Published May 23, 2013 Open source financial software for personal financial management, small business accounting, enterprise resource planning and more. Lenovo Profit Soars: Up 90% Year-Over-Year By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 23, 2013 The Chinese PC maker seems to be the only company in the industry that continues to grow. Report: U.S. Is Safest Location for a Data Center By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 23, 2013 Nordic countries also scored well. Twitter Debuts Two-Factor Authentication By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 23, 2013 The security measure will make it tougher to hijack accounts. HP Earnings Fall But Beat Analyst Estimates By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 23, 2013 The PC maker’s stock soared after it released its quarterly financial report. China's Aurora Attack Was Really a Counterespionage Effort By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 22, 2013 The hackers gained access to sensitive U.S. government information. Gartner: Leading IT Operations Software Vendors Are Losing Market Share By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 22, 2013 IBM and CA still lead the market, but Microsoft, VMware and a crowd of smaller vendors are growing fast. Conversational Search Comes to Chrome By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 22, 2013 Ask Google a question out loud, and it will tell you the answer. Report: U.S. Power Companies Under Near-Constant Cyberattacks By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 22, 2013 One utility says it averages 10,000 attacks per month. Amazon Cloud Wins Approval from Feds By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 21, 2013 Federal agencies will be able to use Amazon Web Services without performing separate security assessments. Apple's Lead in Customer Satisfaction Ratings Narrows By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 21, 2013 Microsoft and ISPs also got bad news from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Google to Shut Down Checkout Payment Processing Service By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 21, 2013 The company will now focus on its Wallet service. Senate Questions Apple's Tax Tactics By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 21, 2013 Lawmakers had harsh words for the company's tax avoidance techniques. Survey: Facebook, Twitter Listed as Top Enterprise Collaboration Tools By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 20, 2013 Enterprise users may not understand the difference between true enterprise collaboration platforms and consumer social networking services. Business Intelligence, Analytics Are Top Enterprise IT Priorities, Says Gartner By Cynthia Harvey | News Article Published May 20, 2013 The research firm says BI could improve 79 percent of business processes. |
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