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SAP shakes up development organization

SAP has abruptly reorganized its development strategy, with SuccessFactors CEO and cloud strategy chief Lars Dalgaard leaving the company and executive board member Vishal Sikka now tapped to lead a single software development unit.

By Chris Kanaracus | 24 May, 2013 14:21

Tags: business issues, SuccessFactors, personnel, SAP, software

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft sacks iPad in Windows 8 ad, joins forces with NFL

A new ad from Microsoft mocks iPads by comparing them a unfavorably a to tablets running Windows 8, which receive live updates on their Start screens, run office apps, display two apps at a time and support Microsoft Office applications a things iPads don't do.

By Tim Greene | 24 May, 2013 14:18

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, software, Data Center, operating systems

Google's latest Penguin update lets you squeal on spammy websites -- as well as anyone else

The latest version of Google's sophisticated anti-spam algorithm, dubbed Penguin 2.0, was announced yesterday in an official blog post from the company's well-known webspam czar, Mike Cutts.

By Jon Gold | 24 May, 2013 14:18

Tags: penguin, Google, security, webspam, software, twitter, matt cutts

Nokia files cases against HTC One in the US

Nokia is targeting HTC's latest slate of smartphones, including the HTC One, with new legal action in the U.S. that demands the Taiwanese company cease the alleged patent infringement.

By Michael Kan | 24 May, 2013 09:02

Tags: htc, intellectual property, Nokia, legal, patent

Google to lengthen SSL encryption keys from August

Google plans to upgrade the security of its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, an important component of secure communications.

By Jeremy Kirk | 24 May, 2013 07:00

Tags: Google, security

Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale

Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions.

By John Ribeiro | 24 May, 2013 04:54

Tags: business issues, PlayerScale, Internet-based applications and services, Yahoo, Game platforms, games, internet, Mergers and acquisitions

US ITC refuses to ban Microsoft's Xbox at Google's request

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.

By John Ribeiro | 24 May, 2013 03:03

Tags: Motorola, Game platforms, Google, Microsoft, intellectual property, patent, games, legal, Xbox

Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised

Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service.

By Jeremy Kirk | 24 May, 2013 02:32

Tags: Game platforms, Microsoft, security, data breach, games, Xbox, Exploits / vulnerabilities, data protection

Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?

Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.

By Jeremy Kirk | 24 May, 2013 01:10

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, security, internet

Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression

Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback.

By Zach Miners | 24 May, 2013 00:28

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, consumer electronics, smartphones, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, Facebook, mobile applications

Google tests enhanced notifications in Chrome browser

Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as "richer" notifications from the browser's apps and extensions.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 May, 2013 23:09

Tags: applications, Google, browsers, software, operating systems

9 super useful subreddits network pros should follow

Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.

By Bob Brown | 23 May, 2013 22:28

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, reddit, Networking, infrastructure management, hardware systems, networking subreddit, Data Center, netsec subreddit, Reddit networking, LAN & WAN, management, cisco subreddit, windows subreddit, software

IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics

Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis.

By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2013 20:34

Tags: databases, applications, IBM, software, cloud computing, internet, Infrastructure services

Hybrid public-private Cloud usage more widespread than you think

Many times in discussions about Cloud computing, the hybrid Cloud – meaning a service that combines both off-site public Cloud and on-premises private Cloud computing resources – is thought of as being some nirvana state that will be the dominant architecture at some point in the future.

By Brandon Butler | 23 May, 2013 20:33

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Configuration / maintenance, Salesforce.com, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft sacks iPad in Windows 8 ad, join forces with NFL

A new ad from Microsoft mocks iPads by comparing them – unfavorably – to tablets running Windows 8, which receive live updates on their Start screens, run office apps, display two apps at a time and support Microsoft Office applications – things iPads don't do.

By Tim Greene | 23 May, 2013 20:33

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Facebook is the new religion, Ashton Kutcher says

Internet communities are more trustworthy than some big corporations, but mobile is proving a hard nut to crack even for the best of them, actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher told CTIA Wireless Thursday.

By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2013 20:32

Tags: ctia, twitter, mobile, entertainment

IT weather forecast: Hurricanes with a chance of dead satellites

NOAA is working to fix a broken weather satellite -- the one that watches the Atlantic Ocean -- even as it gears up for what's expected to be an above-normal year for hurricanes.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 23 May, 2013 20:12

Tags: Government IT, Configuration / maintenance, hardware systems, Atlantic, Data Center

New Kinect for Windows to improve human interaction with computers

Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice.

By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2013 19:58

Tags: consumer electronics, Microsoft

Windows 8 users snub 'Modern' apps, stick to desktop

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.

By Gregg Keizer | 23 May, 2013 19:29

Tags: applications, Windows, software, operating systems

T-Mobile spurns Google Wallet, in a decidedly 'un-un-carrier' decision

Mobile payment is kind of like a slightly more realistic version of the flying car – a technology we've been hearing about seemingly forever that never really takes off. OK, so the analogy isn't perfect, given that a few companies are actually using things like Square and McDonald's has those tap pads for NFC payment, but given how long we've been hearing about it, you'd think it would be just a little more common by now.

By Jon Gold | 23 May, 2013 18:36

Tags: consumer electronics, McDonald's, Google, Networking, Microsoft, wireless, smartphones, anti-malware

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