Oracle customers pay handsome fees to attend its OpenWorld conference each year, and many of them felt short-changed Tuesday when Larry Ellison skipped his final keynote to watch an America’s Cup sailing race.
Google fixes lengthy, widespread Gmail malfunction
A Gmail glitch that took about 10 hours to fix and hit close to 50 percent of the webmail service’s users has been fixed, ending one of the longest, most widespread Gmail disruptions in years.
Microsoft eyes China's gaming market with new joint venture
Microsoft is entering China’s gaming market with a new joint venture, the latest sign that its Xbox console soon arrive …
HP and VMware Enable Customers to Unify Data Center Networks
HP and VMware, Inc. announced plans to collaborate to deliver the industry’s first federated network solution, designed to provide customers …
Gitex 2013 Preview: Seagate
Seagate is known for storing the world’s content, and that repute will be seen across our various activities and product lines showcased at this year’s GITEX Technology Week
NSA spying fiasco sending customers overseas
The spectacle of National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposing the covert spying nature of US federal officials has sent ripple waves through the technology industry – especially in the outsourcing arena.
Infor's Phillips pins growth on user-friendly design revamp
Infor CEO Charles Phillips has made plenty of changes at the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor since taking the …
Guide to the iOS 7 Mail
In both iOS 4 and iOS 5, Apple gave the Mail app major overhauls. Even in iOS 6, Mail gained …
How to use Activation Lock in iOS 7
If you ever lose your phone or tablet, iOS 7’s Activation Lock feature could potentially save you some angst by locking out would-be thieves.
Oracle aims to attract 13,000 visitors to 2013 GITEX pavilion
Oracle has underlined its commitment to GITEX by announcing it is aiming to attract over 13,000 visitors to its stand …
Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha score highest in Ericsson Middle East city index
Today, Ericsson released the first edition of its Networked Society MENA City Index at the Networked Society Forum in Dubai, UAE.
Microsoft OS chief: One API to rule them all
Microsoft is pursuing the ideal of OS platforms: a unified code base that runs from smartphones to servers, giving users …
GoDaddy buys domain marketplace Afternic
Domain name provider GoDaddy acquired domain marketplace Afternic from NameMedia in a move to make it easier for small business owners to buy domain names. GoDaddy-Promo-Code-UK
Ballmer strongly hints at Office for iPad and Android tablets
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insinuated that the company is working on a version of Office for the iPad and for …
Get to know iOS 7: Meet Apple's new mobile OS
iOS 7 is here, and it’s packed full of all sorts of features you don’t want to miss knowing about. Here’s an overview of what you can expect from Apple’s newest operating system, with links to our in-depth articles on each topic.
IDC concludes Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013
International Data Corporation (IDC), the world’s premier IT and communications market intelligence and events firm, today hosted the second day of its prestigious Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013.
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.
Influential IT decision makers gather in Jeddah for third annual IDC CIO summit
International Data Corporation (IDC), IT and communications market intelligence and events firm, today brought together more than 150 of the top IT end users from across the Kingdom for the first day of its prestigious Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2013.
Cisco, Ubiquiti access points top out at nearly 400Mbps
Earlier this year we tested several consumer-level 802.11ac routers. Here, we take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They’re a …
The great turnaround of the globally maligned SI
With the much-delayed amalgamation of Indian systems integrators Tech Mahindra and Satyam Mahindra finally formalised, the merged entity has now …