Microsoft has released the findings from a new survey of nearly 100 UAE-based educators, in which they expressed the challenges and opportunities in optimising technology for the classroom as well as the skill-sets required to succeed.
Google Apps, once a leader, faces growing cloud app rivals
When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a path in the new, wild frontier of enterprise cloud computing.
Tenth Anniversary Patch Tuesday brings crucial Microsoft Explorer fix
As anticipated, the latest round of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday monthly release of security fixes addresses a widely known Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability already being exploited by malicious hackers.
Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs
The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.
July's Patch Tuesday fixes 6 critical Microsoft flaws
On Tuesday, Microsoft pushed out seven new security bulletins – along with their accompanying patches – as well as a new policy that affects both third-party apps and those developed by Microsoft itself.
PC makers see lower prices, less touch in Windows’ future
Change is in the air for Microsoft in response to ho-hum sales of Windows 8, and it sounds like PC makers …
Microsoft launches two-factor authentication for Microsoft Account
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for …
Google releases Quickoffice for iPhone, Android
Google has launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for the iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise made …
Citrix upgrades Podio, ShareFile apps
Citrix Systems has upgraded its Podio applications for Android and iOS, as well as the ShareFile app for the latter, …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …