Datamation Staff

The Globe and Mail: Sources “close to the company” say that BlackBerry-maker RIM is preparing for another round of restructuring, which could include layoffs of 2,000 staff members or more. Several executives and managers have exited the company in the past months, most recently, Patrick Spence, who was the firm’s global sales chief. “They’ve been […]

The Wall Street Journal: Is Facebook about to buy Opera? Over the holiday weekend, rumors swirled that social networking giant was interested in the Norwegian firm known for its popular mobile browser. On Tuesday, Opera’s stock price surged to the highest level in two years. Several financial analysts have been contributing to the speculation that […]

Cnet: As part of a new Transparency Report, Google has released new statistics about websites it removes from its search engine results for copyright reasons. In the past, the Transparency Report has included only information about government requests to remove links; the latest report also provides data about requests from copyright holders to remove links […]

PCWorld: Not only is Microsoft currently working on a major upgrade for Windows, it’s also overhauling Office, Internet Explorer and a host of enterprise applications, including SQL Server, System Center, Visual Studio and the Dynamics line, creating major headaches for IT managers. PCWorld writes, “Microsoft is in the midst of an unprecedented, massive upgrade cycle […]

InformationWeek: New reports from Millennial Media and ABI Research predict a bright future for tablets and phone/tablet combos, known as “phablets.” Millenial Media says that 15 percent of the top devices on its network in the latest quarter were tablets. “This was an … indicator of how the increased consumer adoption of tablets is changing […]

eWeek: Networking and collaboration vendor Cisco has cancelled all future development of its Cius Android-based tablet. The company said that the ongoing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend led to the decision to abandon the tablet. Although Cisco will still offer the Cius to customers with specialized needs, it won’t be investing time and money into upgrades for […]

Computerworld: After testing 600 enterprise SAP systems, security firm Onapsis found that more than 95 percent hadn’t installed necessary security patches, leaving the companies open to espionage, sabotage and fraud. Researcher Juan Perez-Etchegoyen said that most organizations don’t realize that hackers don’t need to steal login credentials in order to conduct attacks. “The problem is […]

FOX News: The jury deciding the patent infringement case brought by Oracle against Google has ruled that Android does not violate Java patents. Two weeks ago, the same jury found that Android did infringe on some Java copyrights, but they could not agree on whether Google’s use of the material constituted “fair use.” As a […]

PCWorld: A new report from security vendor McAfee says that the first quarter of 2012 was the “busiest quarter in recent history” for malware. The company found 83 million samples of malware during the period, including 200,000 new Trojans. The report also found increases in the amount of software with faked security signatures, rootkits and […]

Ars Technica: On the same day it won a patent lawsuit case brought by Oracle, Google has lost a patent lawsuit brought by Microsoft. A German court has ruled that mobile devices made by Motorola Mobility, now a Google subsidiary, violated a Microsoft patent that covers the transmission of very long text messages. As a […]

Washington Post: Late Wednesday night, Yahoo launched a new Web browser for the iPad and iPhone. Called “Axis,” the new software also runs on PCs via plug-ins for the major browsers. “With Axis, we have redefined and re-architected the search and browse experience from the ground up,” said Yahoo’s Shashi Seth. The browser offers integrated […]

Computerworld: According to a new IDC report, the two most popular mobile operating systems, Android and iOS, accounted for 82 percent of smartphone shipments in the first quarter. Google’s Android captured 59 percent of the market, while Apple’s iPhone had a 23 percent market share. BlackBerry continued its “downward trajectory,” falling 30 percent from the […]