Compromises in security are necessary to make cloud services easy to use for non-technical consumers, experts have said. The question …
Tablets gaining on laptops and desktops for web purchases
Tablets are now nearly as popular as desktops and laptops for buying items on the web, according to data from …
Cloud criticism intensifies
Cloud computing has taken another blow this week following Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s comments about “horrendous” problems. Now, Mat Honan …
Infosys unveils self-service cloud hub
Indian outsourcer Infosys yesterday unveiled a package of services and technologies that aim to help companies deploying hybrid clouds. Fragmentation …
Oracle's cloud hype set for major escalation
Oracle on Thursday began its run of nearly 100 Cloud Builder Summit events scheduled for locations across the globe until …
Windows PC sales hit low as tablet sales soar in Q2
Shipments of Windows laptops and desktops have hit new lows as tablet shipments continued to rise during the second quarter …
3 steps to dodge the DDoS bullet
It is an all-too-common headline: Prominent website brought down by attackers. The backstory to this growing threat to business is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
Cloud putting crimp in traditional software, hardware sales: Gartner
Enterprise spending on cloud computing growing at a faster rate than overall IT spending will pose a challenge to legacy …
Western Digital intros new collaboration tools, Dropbox integration
Western Digital (WD) today introduced new, free collaboration and file management features — including Dropbox integration — in the next …
Iconia Tab A70
Google’s upcoming $200 Nexus 7 tablet may be catching all the current buzz for smaller, 7-in. devices, but Acer’s $450 Iconia Tab A700 may …
VMware acquiring cloud automation vendor DynamicOps
Expanding beyond the delivery of software for its own cloud platform, VMware is acquiring DynamicOps for its heterogenous cloud management …
Job ad indicates Apple using Oracle, IBM servers in North Carolina data centre
Apple is running servers from IBM and Oracle with flavors of the Unix operating system at its Maiden, North Carolina, …
HP cloud plans focus on open source, management
HP reiterated its commitment to open cloud computing standards this week at the Red Hat Summit, as the company’s enterprise cloud vice …
Google Nexus devices fail to address Android's big failings: Ovum
Google recently released its own Android tablet, the seven-inch Nexus 7, its latest Jelly Bean operating system and a home …
Google launches Nexus 7 tablet
As expected, Google on Wednesday announced a $199, 7-inch tablet called Nexus 7 that will run on Android 4.1, dubbed …
Google expected to unveil Kindle rival this week
With Google’s developers conference just days away, more details about a tablet with the search giant’s brand expected to be …
PayPal to pay security researchers for reported vulnerabilities
Payment services provider PayPal will reward security researchers who discover vulnerabilities in its website with money, if they report their …
Microsoft to build its own tablet, the Surface
Microsoft took a bold step into the tablet market on Monday with the unveiling of a computer aimed squarely at …
Microsoft opens Azure to IaaS, Linux
Microsoft unveiled new capabilities for Azure that move the cloud offering from a platform as a service into the competitive landscape …
Red Hat launches hybrid cloud management software
After a year of testing the software in beta, Red Hat yesterday launched its hybrid cloud management software, called CloudForms. Most organisations …