Cynthia Harvey

EMC has announced that it is acquiring a startup called ScaleIO. ScaleIO’s flagship product is Elastic Converged Storage (ECS), which is software that pools flash-based storage. Enterprise Storage Forum’s Pedro Hernandez reported, “EMC today revealed that it is indeed acquiring ScaleIO, a software startup with offices in Palo Alto Calif. and Israel. ScaleIO specializes in […]

An analyst at Moffett Research is saying that Verizon may have to pay Apple $14 billion if iPhone sales continue at the current rate. In order to meet its commitment to Apple, Verizon would need to sell $23.5 billion worth of iPhones this year, and analysts believe actual sales are falling far short of that […]

At its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft launched a “smart city” initiative it calls CityNext. The goal is to make cities more efficient and responsive through big data and cloud computing technology provided by Microsoft. InformationWeek’s Michael Endler reported, “Microsoft on Wednesday announced CityNext, a global initiative intended to develop ‘smart cities’ around the world. Unveiled […]

On Wednesday morning, numerous Google services, including search and many cloud-based services, were down for less than an hour. Service was quickly restored, and Google hasn’t said what caused the outage. The Daily Mail reported, “The unthinkable happened for many Google users on Wednesday morning when a number of its services simply stopped working for […]

Both Gartner and IDC agree that China’s Lenovo sold more PCs than any other manufacturer during the second quarter of the year, toppling HP from its throne. Meanwhile, PC sales declined for the fifth quarter in a row, the longest such slump in history. Noel Randewich and Lee Chyen Yee with Reuters reported, “China’s Lenovo […]

As expected, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled his plan for restructuring the company on Thursday. The changes are designed to encourage cooperation throughout the organization and to make Microsoft more competitive. The Washington Post’s Hayley Tsukayama reported, “Microsoft is moving into a new era, announcing Thursday that it’s reorganizing the company to focus on two […]

A report from tracking service Adeven claims that most of the apps in the App Store are “zombies” that get little or no downloads because they don’t appear on Apple’s top lists. However, others say that characterization isn’t fair. Dave Lee with BBC News reported, “Figures seen by the BBC from tracking service Adeven indicate […]

Anonymous sources are saying that BlackBerry may soon begin another round of layoffs in response to the company’s continuing poor financial performance. The company held a shareholder meeting Tuesday where it discussed recent losses. The Wall Street Journal’s Will Connors broke the story, writing, “As part of its restructuring, the company is planning to cut […]

Just a few weeks before the case was set to go to trial, Apple has dropped its trademark lawsuit against Amazon regarding the use of the term “Appstore.” The judge has dismissed the case. PCMag’s Chloe Albanesius reported, “On the fifth anniversary of Apple’s App Store, Cupertino has dropped its lawsuit against Amazon over the […]

After receiving word that his agency’s systems might have been infected by malware, the CIO of the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) overreacted and decided to destroy thousands of dollars’ worth of hardware to eliminate the problem. The entire incident cost more than $2.7 million dollars. Computerworld’s Jaikumar Vijayan reported, “The U.S. Department […]