Tech

  • Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications ‘mess’

    There’s a wireless battle brewing, with Bluetooth mesh just the latest contender Vendors will tell you that the Internet of Things (IoT) is here today. We’re here to tell you that it isn’t. This is your warning label. It’s the small print on the prescription that outlines all the nasty […]

  • Vendors and administrators scramble to patch OpenSSL vulnerability

    Since news of the OpenSSL bug started to spread on Monday, administrators and vendors have made a mad scramble to patch the Heartbleed bug. Since news of the OpenSSL bug started to spread on Monday, administrators and vendors have made a mad scramble to patch the Heartbleed bug, named for […]

  • If Microsoft gives away Windows Phone 8, will anyone take it?

    In a bid to increase licensees and gain some badly needed market share, Redmond won’t charge for its phone OS anymore. Rumors and speculation have swirled on this for months, but now it’s official: Microsoft is giving away Windows Phone for free, at least to a pair of Indian handset […]

  • Gartner: Microsoft sells more tablets in 2013, still lags far behind Android, iOS

    2014 offers some hope to Microsoft as ultramobile sales are expected to rise Microsoft sold more than double the tablets last year than it did the year before but still wound up with just 2.1% of total sales, according to Gartner. Windows 8/8.1 likely had a lot to do with […]

  • Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure

    A diverse set of real-world Java benchmarks shows that Google is fastest, Azure is slowest, and Amazon is priciest If the cartoonists are right, heaven is located in a cloud where everyone wears white robes, every machine is lightning quick, everything you do works perfectly, and every action is accompanied […]

  • Are You Too Old to Land a New IT Job?

    Age really is just a number. If you’re keeping current on new technologies and advancement, and show a willingness to keep learning and growing, there’s no reason it should be an impediment to your job search. Looking for a job or a promotion and worried that your age might be […]

  • So Long IT Specialist, Hello Full-Stack Engineer

    At GE Capital, the business is focused not simply on providing financial services to mid-market companies but also selling the company’s industrial expertise. They might help franchisees figure how to reduce power consumption or aid aircraft companies with their operational problems. “It’s our big differentiator,” says GE Capital CTO Eric […]

  • FIRST LOOK: HP takes giant leap in server design

    Moonshot hyperscale server brings high density and low power consumption to the data center When it comes to data center servers, the goal is to pack the most power into the smallest, most efficient package. HP has leapfrogged past traditional blade servers with its new Moonshot line that delivers high […]

  • Microsoft to offer free 8GB of OneDrive storage if you refer friends

    Microsoft has rebranded Office Web Apps as Office Online and SkyDrive as OneDrive, with upcoming refer-a-friend free cloud storage bonuses. By Ms. Smith on Mon, 02/10/14 – 2:30pm. Rumors circulated about Microsoft’s plan to rebrand Office Web Apps as Office Online, but it’s no longer a rumor since Microsoft has […]

  • Did Microsoft reach into your PC to stomp a botnet?

    Report claims the company turned off botnet software on user’s PCs. Is that their right? Microsoft took down yet another botnet, but its method for doing so many not sit well with a lot of people, as the company removed software from their computers without their knowledge. In October 2013, […]