Cynthia Harvey

A Reuters report citing multiple unnamed sources has set off a new round of rumors about new iPhone designs. Apple is said to be working on phones with 4.7- and 5.7-inch screens, as well as cheaper, plastic iPhones that would come in a range of colors. According to Reuters, “Apple is looking at introducing at […]

Yahoo has acquired two small startups: Rondee, a conference calling service, and Ghostbird, a development firm that has several photo apps. Both companies will be shut down with their staffs joining the Yahoo team. ValueWalk’s Aman Jain reported, “Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) continues with its shopping spree of start-ups and yesterday, it added two more to […]

New research sponsored by AAA shows that hands-free technology for calling, texting and sending e-mail while driving may be more risky than many believed. Voice-activated systems for receiving and composing email was particularly dangerous. USA Today’s Larry Copeland reported, “The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or […]

A new report from Gartner predicts strong growth for the IT security market through 2016. The trend toward BYOD, new regulation and the continued growth of attacks will likely spur enterprise spending on security technology. Techworld’s John E. Dunn reported, “The global market for security and services will rise to $67.2 billion (£45 billion) in […]

Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook have asked the U.S. government to let them explain how they comply with requests for user data. Last week, a whistleblower revealed that the NSA has been collecting data from the tech companies’ servers through a program known as Prism. Computerworld’s John Ribeiro reported, “Facebook and Microsoft have joined Google […]

HP has announced that it has partnered with Google to launch a new product aimed at small businesses. HP resellers will sell HP hardware bundled with Google Apps under the name “IT in a Box.” Some analysts say this is another sign that HP is distancing itself from its traditional software partner—Microsoft. All Things D’s […]

At its Discover conference, HP showed off new hardware for business and enterprise customers. The company believes the upcoming end of life for Microsoft Windows XP could boost the lackluster sales of PCs. CRN’s Steven Burke reported, “Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Monday kicked off its Discover conference with the release of new All In One commercial PCs […]

At the first day of its WWDC event, Apple made numerous announcements, including debuting iWork, a new cloud-based office productivity suite. Very similar to Google Docs and Microsoft Office 365, iWork will bring Apple’s Pages, Keynote and Numbers apps to its iCloud platform. Ars Technica’s Cyrus Farivar reported, “Amidst a slew of other announcements on […]

AT&T has released its annual “Business Continuity Survey.” This year, cloud services, mobile security and DDoS attacks were top of mind for many of the executives surveyed. FierceTelecom’s Sean Buckley reported, “AT&T’s (NYSE: T) latest business continuity study revealed that more business customers have developed a disaster recovery and business continuity plan that incorporates a […]

It seems like everyone wants to buy a big data analytics firm—even Walmart. The company’s WalmartLabs division has purchased Inkiru, a startup that offers predictive analytics technology. Pulse 2.0 reported, “Walmart has acquired a predictive intelligence company called Inkiru. The acquisition was made through Walmart’s Silicon Valley innovation incubator @WalmartLabs. Inkiru will be used to […]