AOL has entered into a definitive agreement to sell over 800 of its patents and their related patent applications to …
Path tightens mobile app security
Social networking service Path has upgraded the security of its mobile application in apparent response to a recent outcry over …
Yahoo laying off 2,000 workers to save $375M
After weeks of rumours of a pending reorganisation, Yahoo has announced it is laying off around 2,000 workers. Yahoo will begin …
4 critical trends in IT business continuity
In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organisations have made it a high priority to develop and implement …
Akamai to launch IPv6 service
Akamai will offer IPv6 services to its entire customer base in April – a long-awaited move that will be a major boon to …
10 reasons why your business needs a blog
When I started blogging in 2006, posting news and views on the advertising and marketing industry in the Middle East, …
EMC buys app development management firm Pivotal Labs
EMC announced Tuesday that it has acquired application development consultancy, Pivotal Labs , which will help Greenplum customers more quickly develop software for big …
Venmo makes mobile payments social
Venmo, a venture-funded startup, publicly launched a person-to-person payment app on Tuesday that emphasises sharing payments on social networks. Drawing …
Geared for cyber war
The crux of the discussions at the Kaspersky Lab cyber conference in Mexico last month focused on the eventuality of …
Jolicloud Me to integrate content from multiple online services
French startup Jolicloud announced a new service yesterday that will allow users to access through a single interface the content …
10 apps every iPad user should own
There are many thousands of apps available. (As Apple’s advertising campaign says, “There’s an app for that.”) But some apps …
Tech firms do reject job applicants based on their social media profile: study
One in five technology firms has rejected a job applicant because of his or her social media profile, according to …
Former Google exec criticises CEO Larry Page
A former Google executive has said the company is so focused on advertising and its increasing rivalry with Facebook that …
Security service automatically removes malicious code from Web pages
Startup vendor StopTheHacker has added a feature to its subscription security service that automatically removes malicious code placed on Web …
Jive tailors enterprise social software for customer service
Jive Software later this month will release a version of its enterprise social software tailored for customer service tasks, the first …
Apple updates iMovie, GarageBand, iWork for iOS
An Apple event wouldn’t be much fun without some software updates, and the company had them in spades on Wednesday: …
Gaza campaign launches initiative to connect students with U.S.
Al Fakhoora, an international campaign aiming to raise awareness of the plight of students in Gaza, today launched its Virtual …
Motorola to target business users with VMware hypervisor
Motorola Mobility has joined LG and Samsung among the companies building VMware’s hypervisor into their phones. The move is part …
Apple App Store reaches 25 billion downloads
Apple is raking in huge profits on record smartphone and tablet sales, it’s become the world’s most valuable company based …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” downloads start
Microsoft yesterday released its “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8, and before Windows president Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters …