VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) is one of the hottest technologies going, and there are nearly as many ways to deploy it as there are companies providing the solutions. Some VDI solutions are server-based, running on "big iron" in a ...
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Over half of Android devices are vulnerable to known security flaws that can be exploited by malicious applications to gain complete access to the operating system and the data stored on it, according to a report from mobile security firm ...
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MIT researchers have figured out a way to help developers more easily rearrange their image processing code so that it can execute faster and use fewer computational resources. Such a technique could prove especially beneficial for mobile ...
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WinMagic Inc., the innovator in data security and encryption solutions, today announced it had been awarded a multi-country contract with one of the Big Four global Tax, Advisory and Audit firms housing over 140,000 employees globally. ...
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Crystal Wind announced today that in collaboration with Indie Goes software and Artist Lisa Iris they have created and launched a new App for the mobile and desktop markets. Versions for the Apple IPhone and IPad and Windows and Apple ...
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A pricing battle is looming in the desktop chip market after Advanced Micro Devices shipped aggressively priced Trinity desktop chips, which might prompt a price-reduction response from Intel, analysts said. AMD has priced the Trinity ...
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor's big interest these days is "the mobile wave," which refers to a re-ordering of technology and modern life through the proliferation of iPads, smartphones and the increasingly sophisticated software that ...
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From the moment he walked in the door at BancVue in December 2010, Sunny Nair knew he wanted to move the financial services software company from Microsoft's Hyper-V to VMware's virtualization technology. The company was having trouble ...
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Next year could well be the year that many IT leaders finally start to get their mobile computing management house in order. The process of integrating consumer smartphones, tablets and other devices into the workplace has been chaotic ...
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Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven’t been paying attention it’s still not too late to catch up on the essentials of what’s new and significant about the operating system. Here are some frequently asked ...
Halloween is round the corner. As it has become a very popular holiday, people start preparing for it long before October 31. They prepare costumes, inspired by the main Halloween symbols and decorate their houses for the Halloween party. ...
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HP CEO, Meg Whitman, has confirmed that the company will be returning to the smartphone market a year after its failed Pre 3 smartphone and webOS operating system were released. The firm is developing a new smartphone, Whitman confirmed ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. “We’re so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs,” said Steven Sinofsky, ...
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Digia has acquired the Qt framework from Nokia, giving it full control over the application framework, and now plans to expand support to more platforms, it said on Thursday. Digia, based in Finland, started taking over Qt in March 2011 ...
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Downgrade rights will be critical to Windows 8's acceptance in the enterprise, but if they're exercised by consumers, it's a sign Microsoft's newest OS has pulled a "Vista," analysts said today. For consumers, downgrade rights, which let ...
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