Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
Driving transformation
As the Formula One World Championship made its return to the Middle East, the Lotus team highlighted the supreme importance …
UN’s civil aviation body recommends cyber security task force
The U.N.’s civil aviation body will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada, …
Lenovo sees profit growth dip in Q2
Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from …
CRM, virtualisation and collaboration strongest in software market growth
The global software market grew 4.7 percent in the first half of this year to US$167 billion, with CRM (customer …
Anonymous fails to take down Facebook, Zynga
The hacktivist collective Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday by claiming it had stolen data from Symantec and ImageShack …
iPad trade-in rockets 500%
Trade-ins of old iPad models have increased 500 percent since Apple announced its iPad 4 and iPad mini. The data comes from gadget recycling website …
iPad Mini
It’s been two and a half years since Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s idea of what a tablet should be — the …
Ballmer sees quick growth for Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday said Windows Phone will grow quickly in the global smartphone market. “We are still …
AMD announces fastest 16-core server chips as ARM future looms
With a future in ARM servers looming, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced its fastest 16-core Opteron 6300 server chips …
Gartner reveals top predictions for 2013-2016
Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. …
Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills
Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows “reimagined,” and in many ways it is quite a departure …
Big data with Philip Roy, Director of Greenplum MEA, EMC
1) One of the current IT buzz words is big data, which presents an opportunity for companies to invest in …
Google Drive files can now be shared via Google+
Users can now share files from their Google Drive storage account on their Google+ social networking profile, a capability that …
BlackBerry passes ‘critical milestone’ with new computing platform
The first wave of devices running BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion’s new smartphone operating system, have entered carrier certification labs …
IBM, Epicor and others lining up for JDA
IBM, Epicor and other vendors could be eyeing a purchase of supply-chain software vendor JDA, analysts said Tuesday following a …
Windows Phone 8 set for rapid growth, analysts predict
Despite distressingly poor sales to date, Windows Phone 8 is set to consolidate its place as the ‘third platform’ behind …
Ballmer hails Windows 8 momentum
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s annual Build developer conference emphasising the momentum of the company’s new Windows …
Settling in with Windows 8
You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …
Will Windows 8 boost advanced business use of tablets and smartphones?
In a September survey of 599 C-level executives and IT decision-makers in 19 countries, managed services provider Avanade found that …