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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 …
China-based hacking group behind hundreds of attacks on U.S. companies
A group of between 50 and 100 professional hackers operating out of China has been systematically targeting businesses, military and government agencies around the world since at least 2009, security vendor Symantec said in a report released on Tuesday.
Acer to host ‘Corporate Lounge’ For Partners and Customers
Acer, one of the world’s largest PC vendors will be hosting a seven day ‘Corporate Lounge’ at Emirates Towers, to engage their partners and customers in a purposeful and focused environment.
Bing gets a tuneup, but still grapples with the query: "How to top Google?"
Microsoft still hasn’t found what it’s looking for in the search market – a way to beat Google – but it’s not giving up just yet.
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.
Cloud-based DR: Recovery for all?
The rise of cloud is providing a good fit for disaster recovery, but is it ultimately changing the way organisations …
Government publishes new computing curriculum
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the national curriculum for computing that will come into force from September 2014.
Mark Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer field questions about Prism
The CEOs of Yahoo and Facebook were each on the hot seat Wednesday answering questions about the U.S. government’s data surveillance programs.
Google, Intel cement ties on Chrome OS, could weaken Wintel
New Chromebooks announced this week signal Intel’s willingness to broaden its horizons and work with companies like Google, at the expense of its long-standing Windows partnership with Microsoft.
What the iPhone 5S and 5C and iOS7 offer the enterprise
Much of what Apple offers enterprise workers and their IT departments in the new iPhone 5S and 5C comes by virtue of its new iOS 7, first announced in June.
Review: VMware Workstation 10 turns to tablets
The last few versions of VMware Workstation haven’t been radically different from one another, and Workstation 10 is no exception.
Facebook, Google, Yahoo petition the government to break out more data requests
Facebook, Google and Yahoo on Monday filed petitions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as part of a renewed collective effort to provide more information to their users about government data requests.
Wireless USB to get high-speed jolt from WiGig
The WiGig high-speed wireless standard will power a new wireless version of USB through a deal between the Wi-Fi Alliance and the USB Implementers Forum.
Blunders lead to Ballmer's demise
The heap of blunders that piled up at Microsoft under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to last month’s earthshaking announcement that Bill Gates’ former right-hand man and heir, as well as Microsoft’s fiercest cheerleader, will step down as CEO within a year.
Yahoo: More than 30,000 data requests led to disclosures more than 25,000 times
Yahoo received 12,444 requests from the U.S. government for user data in the first half of this year, resulting in 11,402 instances of data disclosure, it said Friday in its first transparency report.
Smartphone shipments to hit 1B – up 40 percent – in 2013
Sub-$200 smartphones and robust sales of smartphones in emerging countries are driving a rebound in the worldwide mobile phone market this year, IDC said Wednesday.
Xbox One to ship on Nov. 22
Microsoft’s Xbox One will become available on Nov. 22 and the company has made the game console faster by cranking …
Lenovo's new Yoga hybrids strike a lighter, sleeker pose
Lenovo introduced a new wave of Yoga hybrids, shaving off size and weight so the devices are lighter when used as tablets, and faster in laptop mode.
Topsy wants to become the Google of Twitter search
Searching through Twitter’s archive of tweets can be frustrating – they are sorted on the site by Twitter’s own algorithms, and older tweets tend to get buried. Google? Forget it. Topsy, an analytics company, wants to do it better.