Computerworld - Apple today said it had sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones during the opening three-day weekend of sales, a 25% increase over last year's launch of the iPhone 4S. "Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and ...
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Microsoft today said it will release seven security updates next week--including one rated critical for Windows 8 and Windows RT--to patch 12 vulnerabilities in Windows,Office,SharePoint Server and the company's website design software. ...
Further expanding from its core mission of providing Linux distributions for desktop computers and servers, Canonical is developing a version of Ubuntu for smartphones. The company plans to market the OS to smartphone handset ...
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Apple's App Store had the top score among mobile application storefronts ranked by ABI Research, but Microsoft's Windows Store narrowly beat the field for its degree of innovation. The rankings point to a central issue with application ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft will speed up the release cadence of Windows, starting in 2013, to issue annual OS upgrades, according to reports on the Web today. But analysts believe that the new pace will be both difficult for Microsoft to ...
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IDG News Service - SAP and a financial analyst are at loggerheads over a recent report by the analyst, which said that a handful of customers had received substantial discounts on their software maintenance renewals. "We recently spent ...
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Computerworld - Google confirmed a dropoff in traffic to its sites in China on Friday, echoing an online report that the company's services are being blocked there. All Google services are inaccessible in China, according to the Google ...
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IDG News Service - The first week of class at Washington State University has been a tumultuous one for students and parents who depend on financial aid, due to a software glitch in a recently installed Oracle PeopleSoft system. Hundreds ...
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Attackers are exploiting a "zero-day" vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and hijacking Windows PCs that cruise to malicious or compromised websites, security experts said Monday. Microsoft confirmed the IE bug, saying, ...
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Sprint is set to showcase its Velocity in-vehicle communications platform in Chrysler's redesigned 2013 Ram 1500 truck and new SRT Viper car at the L.A. Auto Show this week. Sprint had disclosed in August its selection as telematics ...
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Microsoft today said users of Windows 8 will be able to change the default setting for the"Do Not Track"privacy feature in Internet Explorer 10(IE10)when they first run the new operating system. Do Not Track(DNT)signals whether a user ...
Illinois has become the third state in the country to pass a law prohibiting companies from asking employees and job candidates for usernames and passwords to their social media accounts. Illinois Gov.Patrick Quinn signed the bill ...
Computerworld - Apple's rumored November launch of a smaller, less-expensive iPad will put the company in a tight spot -- tighter than usual -- if it's not able to build up and maintain adequate supplies through the holiday season, analysts ...
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Acer said on Thursday the company plans to put a greater emphasis on marketing while developing its products, as the Taiwanese PC maker appointed a new chief marketing officer. "In the product development stages, we will place marketing ...
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Based in Singapore, Vish Iyer is president, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-Asia Pacific, where he is responsible for managing TCS operations across five geographies and 13 countries in the region. Recently, he had a freewheeling ...
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