Last year the U.S. was the least riskiest place in the world to open a data center, according to a study released this week. The rankings, which were released by Cushman & Wakefield, Hurleypalmerflatt and Source8, were made after ...
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Google's Drive cloud storage service has undergone a facelift for Android users, and is now capable of capturing a document by converting a photo of it to text. The upgrades, announced today on the Google Drive blog page, also includes a ...
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Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday. "Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich ...
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Opera Software today released the first beta version of its flagship browser that uses the open-source WebKit rendering engine, making good on a pledge from February. "Opera Next" -- analogous to a beta -- shipped Tuesday for Windows and ...
With Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer taking steps to transform the company back into a top-tier player, reports are out that Yahoo is in talks to buy Hulu for as much as $800 million. Yahoo bid between $600 million and $800 million for Hulu, a ...
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IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. "Lower PC sales are certainly not a positive for Microsoft," said Loren ...
The European Commission is likely to require more concessions from Google in an ongoing antitrust probe, the European Union's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said. The Commission is now analyzing proposals that Google submitted ...
A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island. The intellectual property office of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has turned down a request for a ban on Microsoft's Xbox after finding that the gaming device did not infringe a patent owned by Google's Motorola Mobility unit. The ITC's ruling Thursday has ...
Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as "richer" notifications from the browser's apps and extensions. The Chrome browser has been able to display this type of notification for more than ...
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Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis. "We're the only player in the marketplace that has [a cloud service] for data-in-motion -- ...
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Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new wave of Envy and Pavilion thin and light laptops, including an 11.6-inch touchscreen model priced aggressively at $399. The lineup includes three TouchSmart laptops with touchscreens and two non-touch ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google's Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips. AMD on multiple occasions has said it had no interest in ...
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Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process. The system, called Login Verification, gives users the option to have a verification code sent to their mobile phone ...
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A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday. ...
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