It’s official: The notebook computer can now see as well as take your picture. Meet the Intel RealSense 3D camera.
HP ships an Android all-in-one PC, plus several business laptops and desktops
It seems like a bit of a disconnect for HP to announce new commercial PCs at a trade show focused on consumer electronics, but HP -which didn’t book exhibit space at this year’s CES – is wise not to waste the opportunity.
FCC’s in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage
Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: the plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve.
Microsoft Xbox One sales pass 1 million on launch day
Microsoft says the launch of the Xbox One on Friday has been the most successful yet for its Xbox gaming console family.
Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he’s in line to replace Ballmer
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumours.
Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills
A growing number of experienced hackers have begun offering structured hacking courses for crooks seeking to make a career in cybercrime.
Windows 8.1 to cost the same as Windows 8 for U.S. retail customers
While Windows 8.1 promises many changes from Windows 8, one thing that will remain the same is the price to U.S. consumers.
IT hiring: Your text resume is soooo last century
Tim Ondrey has glimpsed the future of the job-search market, and it’s going multimedia. Already, he has had one friend …
BleakBerry: The gloomy outlook
BlackBerry’s board has formed a so-called Special Committee to explore strategic alternatives for the future of the company. But what are the options?
With Ballmer retiring, tech world awaits white smoke from Redmond
Mere days into the Steve Ballmer Successor Watch, guessing who will be his replacement has become a new tech industry …
Eurocom Panther 5SE: The Incredible Hulk of notebook computers
Eurocom rocked us with the most powerful per-pound choice in a notebook that we’ve seen to date. The Panther 5SE …
Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries
When Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer steps down in the next 12 months, his successor will be left with the …
Windows 8 Update: Microsoft dumps ad agency touting Windows 8, Surface
As Windows 8 struggles to take off, Microsoft has decided to hire a new ad agency to handle the digital promotion of both the operating system and Microsoft Surface tablets.
Microsoft to ship Windows 8.1 in mid-October
The much-anticipated update for Windows 8 will begin shipping on Oct. 17, delivering a set of changes that Microsoft hopes will calm critics and improve sales of the tablet-optimized OS.
All's not lost for BlackBerry
Now, I’m not one of those BlackBerry fan boys shamelessly jumping to the defence of a company many in the industry have condemned to the grave. But I do believe there is life in the old dog yet.
Malware-as-a-service blossoms in Russia, vendor research finds
Highly organised Russian groups have transformed mobile hacking into an industrial scale business, a kind of “malware-as-a-service,” complete with marketing affiliates, distributors and customer support.
Accenture report shows rapid shift in business operations
The convergence of social media, mobile computing, analytics and the cloud is transforming the way businesses operate, and companies that adopt available technologies to “go digital” will be better positioned to take advantage of rapidly shifting business opportunities and leap ahead of the competition, according to a new report by Accenture.
O' Mother, where art thou?
Whenever somebody in this industry tells me that they’ve got something that will revolutionise the way I live, I always ask them, can my mother use it?
Xbox One: Built for… business?
Good news, small business owners! Microsoft has a new platform that’s tailor-made for your needs. No, it’s not an affordable version of Office or unlimited cloud-based storage. It’s the new Xbox One.
Possibility in the privacy pitfalls?
Last month, a former CIA technician leaked information on the National Security Agency’s data gathering surveillance programme dubbed PRISM. Joe Lipscombe investigates what relevance this holds for the Middle East.