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Tech Spending Remains Strong, Despite Economic Volatility: IDC
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 06, 2012
The researchers predict 5 percent growth for the IT industry in 2012.
Indian Court Forces Facebook, Google to Censor Content
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 06, 2012
The Delhi High Court has given 21 Internet companies two weeks to present a plan for removing offensive content.
Microsoft Kills the Start Button in Latest Windows 8 Build
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 06, 2012
The consumer preview of the new operating system replaces the traditional start button with a hotspot.
Facebook to Tap Mobile Ads for Revenue
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 06, 2012
The social network will soon put ads on its mobile apps in order to increase revenue ahead of its IPO.


Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 55%
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 06, 2012
Strong sales of the iPhone 4S helped create a record-breaking fourth quarter.
H-1B Workers are Better Paid, More Educated, Study Finds
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
On average, H-1B workers are 10 years younger and earn 10 percent more than their American counterparts.
Google's "Bouncer" Has Been Quietly Scanning Android Apps for Malware
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
For several months, the technology has been kicking misbehaving apps out of the Android Market.
EU Wants Google to Delay Privacy Change Rollout
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
Europe's data protection body wants to investigate proposed privacy policy revisions.
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Details Leak
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
Microsoft's next mobile operating system will offer improved data synchronization and NFC capabilities.
Apple Sales Injunction Suspended: German iPad/iPhone Sales Resume
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
A confusing turn of events in German patent courts leads Apple to halt sales temporarily.
Tech Comics: "Daydream of a Tech Salesman"
By Oliver Widder | News Article Published on February 03, 2012
Tech salesman have daydreams just like everyone else.
Manufacturers Spend More on Chips for Wireless Devices than for PC Chips
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 02, 2012
Researchers predict this is the beginning of a long trend.
Apple Surpasses LG as World's Third-Largest Phone Maker
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 02, 2012
Nokia and Samsung remain number one and two.
WikiLeaks to Move Servers Offshore, Sources Say
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 02, 2012
Some say moving the servers to international waters won't help the group escape prosecution unless the members live there too.
Study: Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 02, 2012
Followers don't want to know what you just ate or how you feel, but they don't mind a little self-promotion.
Facebook Sets Historic IPO
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 02, 2012
As expected, Facebook on Wednesday filed paper for an initial public offering that could be one of the largest ever.
Apple Now Top PC Maker, Report Says
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 01, 2012
If you include tablets, Apple now sells more PCs than HP or any other Wintel manufacturer.
Amazon Web Services Hosts More Than 762 Billion Objects in S3
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 01, 2012
Amazon's cloud storage service is growing at a tremendous pace.
Barnes & Noble's Patent-Misuse Claim Against Microsoft Rejected
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 01, 2012
The ITC will soon hear Microsoft's patent infringement case against the Nook e-reader.
Sources: Windows 8 Stable on ARM, Going to Developers Soon
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 01, 2012
Windows 8 ARM devices will likely be less expensive than Intel devices, but they won't be able to run legacy apps.
Apple Hit by Boycott Call Over Worker Abuses in China
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on February 01, 2012
On the heels of record-breaking profits, Apple is wrestling with a public relations disaster.
IT Growth Outlook Hits Record High
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 31, 2012
A CDW survey finds that IT decision makers are more optimistic than they've been since October 2007.
House Bill Would Require Cellphone Owners Be Notified of Tracking Software
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 31, 2012
The proposed legislation is a response to last year's revelations about CarrierIQ software.
U.S. Judge Rejects Oracle's Fraud Claim Against HP
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 31, 2012
The court dismissed an Oracle counterclaim in the ongoing Itanium lawsuit.
Europe Opens Antitrust Investigation into Samsung Patents
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 31, 2012
The European Commission will consider whether standards-essential patents "distort competition."
Hiring Boom at Largest Tech Firms Leads to Bubble Concerns
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 30, 2012
Nearly 50 tech firms valued at $100 million or more have increased headcount by 50 percent or more in the last two years.
Android Malware or Just 'Aggressive' Advertising?
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 30, 2012
Symantec says that millions of smartphones are infected with malware, but Lookout Mobile Security says it's just an aggressive ad network.
Tilera Targets Intel, ARM with 36-core Server Chip
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 30, 2012
The company says its new processors offer better performance per watt of energy.
Google Teams with Facebook and Microsoft to Phight Phishing
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 30, 2012
The DMARC alliance hopes to prevent phishing messages from reaching users' spam folders.
Facebook Readies IPO Filing
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 30, 2012
The stock offering could generate $10 billion for the social networking company.
Forrester: 1 in 5 Information Workers Tote Apple Products
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
The research also found that 46 percent of enterprises now give their employees Macs.
RealNetworks to Sell Patents to Intel
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
Intel will pay $120 million for 190 patents, 170 patent applications, and video software.
Facebook and Washington State Take on a Clickjacker
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
They accuse Adscend Media of duping users into "liking" scammers pages.
Samsung Loses Second German 3G Patent Lawsuit Against Apple
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
Samsung still has the right to appeal the decision.
Twitter's Country-Specific Censorship Tool Prompts User Protest
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
A new tool will allow the service to block tweets in certain countries when the messages violate local laws.
Tech Comics: "One Day They Will Yell Back"
By Oliver Widder | News Article Published on January 27, 2012
If a piece of software frustrates you, did you attempt to communicate with it?
Android Takes Chunk of Tablet Market, But Apple's iPad Still Dominates
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 26, 2012
Google's mobile operating system captured 39 percent of the tablet market in the most recent quarter.
Motorola Sues Apple for Patent Infringement
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 26, 2012
Motoroloa claims Apple violates six of its patents related to wireless antennae, software, data filtering and messaging.
HP WebOS Open Source Timeline Revealed
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 26, 2012
The first piece of code for the platform has been released; HP will open source the rest by September.
Symantec Warns Users to Disable pcAnywhere
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 26, 2012
The hacktivist group Anonymous stole source code for the product back in 2006.
Nokia's Sales Fall but Lumia Shines
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 26, 2012
The smartphone maker has sold 1 million Windows Phone-based Lumia handsets.
SAP's Strong Revenues Suggest Enterprise Software Momentum into 2012
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 25, 2012
The company's quarterly revenue rose 11 percent year-over-year.
Amazon Fuses Your Storage System With Its Cloud
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 25, 2012
The AWS Storage Gateway offers easy cloud-based backup.
Europe to Issue Tough New Data-Protection Rules Soon
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 25, 2012
Corporations who violate the regulations could face fines equal to 1 percent of global revenues.
Google Faces Backlash over Privacy Changes
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 25, 2012
Google changed its privacy policies, and predictably, bloggers and privacy advocates express concern.
Apple Posts Blockbuster Holiday Sales Quarter
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 25, 2012
Apple's earnings increased 116 percent year-over-year.
Ultrabook Growth to Rocket Through 2016, Juniper Says
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 24, 2012
Manufacturers will continue to sell more tablets than ultrabooks, but the sales growth rate for ultrabooks will be three times as high.
Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 24, 2012
Dice.com says the average tech worker in Silicon Valley made $104,195 last year.
Cisco: Nearly Half of IT Managers Still Against BYOD Trend
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 24, 2012
Enterprise IT managers are concerned about tablet security and worry that BYOD diverts attention from more important projects.
Microsoft Names Ex-Antivirus Employee as Botnet 'Suspect'
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 24, 2012
The company believes that Andrey Sabelnikov, a former employee of a Russian security vendor, helped write the code for the Kelihos botnet.
Dutch Court Denies Apple's Bid to Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 24, 2012
Apple faces another setback in its ongoing patent war with Samsung.
U.S. Tech Firms Add Jobs Despite Automation
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 23, 2012
Tech companies are spending more money on new machines than on new people, but they are hiring again.
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 23, 2012
It isn't just cheap labor that draws technology manufacturing to Asia--it's also the availability of a flexibility workforce and the proximity to the supply chain.
Anonymous Tricked People into Joining Website Attacks
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 23, 2012
People who clicked links in tweets sent out by the group may have unwittingly joined in the attacks.
Survey: Tablet, E-Reader Ownership Surges Over Holiday
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 23, 2012
Nearly a third of Americans now own either a tablet or an e-reader.
RIM co-CEOs Resign, New CEO to Stay the Course
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 23, 2012
The company's former COO, Thorsten Heins, will take over as president and CEO; director Barbara Stymiest takes over as chairman.
Google Named Best Company to Work For in 2012
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 20, 2012
SAS Institute and NetApp also made the top ten.
IBM Quarterly Results Show Modest Gains
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 20, 2012
The company's software and services units performed well, and its cloud computing revenue has tripled since 2010.
Anonymous Hacks DOJ, RIAA, MPAA and Universal Music Websites
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 20, 2012
The hacker group is retaliating against a raid that shut down file sharing service Megaupload.
Google's Page Stung as Ad-Price Decline Means Results Miss
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 20, 2012
Quarterly revenue and profits for the tech giant failed to meet analysts' expectations.
Tech Comics: "Coding is an Art"
By Oliver Widder | News Article Published on January 20, 2012
If you don't get it, you're not looking at it in the right way.
As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Contemplates Layoffs
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 19, 2012
New CEO Scott Thompson appears to be cutting costs at the troubled Internet company.
Israeli Hackers Bring Down Saudi, UAE Stock Exchange Websites
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 19, 2012
Hackers with IDF-Team were able to stop or slow trading on the exchanges.
More Sharing Comes to Facebook With New Apps
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 19, 2012
The social network unveiled 60 new apps that will post content to users' timelines.
A Cupertino Comeback: Apple and Android Are Almost Tied in U.S. Sales
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 19, 2012
The iPhone 4S has led to a dramatic increase in smartphone sales for Apple.
McAfee Tackles 'Spam Hijack' Flaw in Anti-Malware Code
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 19, 2012
A flaw in the security vendor's cloud-based service allows users' systems to be used by spammers.
Amazon Launches Home-Grown NoSQL Database
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 18, 2012
DynamoDB is now available through Amazon Web Services.
Microsoft Makes Cloud Management Move On VMware
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 18, 2012
Microsoft has released release candidates or betas for all of the components of its System Center 2012 cloud management suite.
Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Resigns from Web Giant
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 18, 2012
The "Chief Yahoo" will "pursue other interests outside of Yahoo."
Wikipedia, Google Protest US Antipiracy Proposals
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 18, 2012
A number of websites are blacking out part or all of their services today in protest of SOPA and PIPA.
The Top 10 Tech Priorities of CIOs
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 18, 2012
IT Salaries See Slight Rise in 2012: Report
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 17, 2012
Most IT pros should get a raise this year, but it will likely be small.
Fundamental Oracle Flaw Revealed
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 17, 2012
Oracle has released a set of security patches to address a basic design problem in its flagship database.
AMD Aiming to Undercut Ultrabooks with $500 Trinity Ultrathins
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 17, 2012
The competition could also lower prices for Intel-based ultrabooks.
Woz: I Wish My iPhone Did All The Things My Android Does
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 17, 2012
Apple's co-founder says Google's mobile operating system has many advantages over iOS.
Facebook Plans to Expose Notorious Hacker Gang
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 17, 2012
Members of the Koobface gang are living in the open in Russia.
ITC: Motorola Does Not Violate Apple Patents
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 16, 2012
Apple loses a battle in the ongoing mobile patent wars.
Windows Server Now Runs for Free in Amazon's Cloud
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 16, 2012
Enterprises can use the free service up to 750 hours per month for one year.
Hackers Disrupt Israel Airline, Stock Market Sites
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 16, 2012
The international cyberwar between Israel and Saudi Arabia continues to rage.
Number of Web Users in China Hits 513 Million
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 16, 2012
The number of people online in the country climbed 12 percent in December.
Hackers Zap Zappos: Info from 24 Million Users Stolen
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 16, 2012
The attackers didn't get credit card numbers, but did get addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
Indian Court Threatens 'China-Like Censorship' for Google, Facebook, Others
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
Delhi's High Court wants the websites to block "offensive and objectionable" content.
Hack Attacks Now Leading Cause of Data Breaches
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
Hack attacks are on the rise while data lost in transit and insider attacks are becoming less common as causes of identity theft.
SSD Revenue Doubles in 2011 over 2010
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
Analysts expect another banner year for solid state drives in 2012.
IBM Smashes Moore's Law, Cuts Bit Size to 12 Atoms
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
A major research breakthrough reduces the number of atoms required to store one bit of data from one million to twelve.
Apple's Flagship Beijing Store Pelted with Eggs as iPhone 4S Debut Delayed
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
The company has stopped all sales at its Chinese stores "for the time being."
Tech Comics: "Developers and the 2012 Apocalypse"
By Oliver Widder | News Article Published on January 13, 2012
The Mayan calendar suggests that an apocalypse is due this year. Is a recently heard developer comment the first sign of impending doom?
2011 Was the Second-Worst Year for U.S. PC Sales in History, Except at Apple
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 12, 2012
U.S. PC shipments dropped 5 percent compared to 2010.
Microsoft Bing Search Queries Overtake Yahoo for the First Time in December
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 12, 2012
Google continues to dominate the search market with more than 65 percent of all queries.
Israeli, Saudi Hacker Battle Escalates
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 12, 2012
Hackers from each country have been targeting the other, and now Anonymous has joined the fray.
Foxconn Workers in China Threatened Suicide Over Assignments
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 12, 2012
The manufacturing firm says that it has now resolved the dispute.
Microsoft Licenses Patents to LG for Android, Chrome OS Devices
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 12, 2012
Microsoft now gets a cut of the purchase prices for 70 percent of Android devices sold in the U.S.
Microsoft Fixed Eight Bugs in Seven Patches in January's Patch Tuesday
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 11, 2012
The month's security updates were light, but did include a fix for the BEAST vulnerability.
Kodak Sues HTC, Apple over Patent Infringement
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 11, 2012
The mobile patent wars continue to escalate.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Could Top Pay List in 2011
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 11, 2012
A huge grant of stock options could make Cook the highest paid CEO in America.
Intel Enters Smartphone Market After Uphill Battle
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 11, 2012
The company announced that Lenovo and Motorola will release phones based on Intel's Medfield chips.
Twitter Unhappy About Google's Social Search Changes
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 11, 2012
The micro-blogging service calls the new "Search plus your world" feature "bad for people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users."
Oracle Makes Big Data Appliance Move With Cloudera
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 10, 2012
Oracle has unveiled its promised Hadoop appliance sooner than expected.
Ultrabooks Take Center Stage at CES Day 1
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 10, 2012
HP's glass-covered Envy 14 Spectre stands out in a crowded field.
Google Revamps Search Formula to Include More Personal Information
By Datamation.com Staff | News Article Published on January 10, 2012
The search giant is integrating Google+ and Picasa information into search results.

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