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Firefox 42 Blocks Tracking Ads, Enhances Private Browsing
Mozilla's Firefox 42 includes advanced protection against tracking ads, analytics trackers, and social share buttons.
Microsoft, Red Hat Partner For Linux On Azure
The deep partnership makes Red Hat Linux the preferred choice on Azure. It also calls for a first-of-its-kind colocated center, staffed by technicians from both companies, to provide support for enterprise customers.
Is Apple's New 4-Inch iPhone Coming In 2016?
An analyst predicts a smaller, less-expensive iPhone will debut early next year due to strong demand for compact iPhones.
Google Targets Enterprise IT With Android For Work
With an increased number of partners and strengthened security, Android for Work offers businesses new ways to manage and deploy mobile devices.
NASA Captures Halloween Asteroid With Haunting Radar Images
NASA once again impresses and terrifies the denizens of planet Earth with unsettling images of the so-called Halloween asteroid spinning through the neighborhood.
Intel Primes The Internet Of Things Pump
Intel has enhanced its Internet of Things platform, including new forms of silicon for "smart" things, partnering with other companies to put it to use.
Smartphone Use Ballooning To 5 Hours A Day, Study Finds
Average smartphone use is up to five hours per day, according to one study. What are we sacrificing to use our mobile devices that much?
Google Taps AI For Smart Reply
An early prototype of Smart Reply, which uses machine learning to generate email auto-responses, had a tendency to say "I love you." The company's engineers tamed its neural network to make it less fawning and more useful for writing coherent replies to incoming Gmail messages.
Elite 100 2016: Call For Entries
Find out how to nominate your company to the InformationWeek Elite 100 2016, and learn all about what you can look forward to if you make the final cut.
Improving Customer Experiences: 10 Ways IT Can Help
The customer experience, also known as CX, is nothing new. But Forrester Research says 2016 will be the year that companies need to either embrace CX and make it central to all operations or get left behind. Here's what IT leaders need to do to survive.
Apple TV: Not Quite Ready For Prime Time?
Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV went on sale last week, and so far the reviews have been mixed.
IBM Buys Cloud Brokerage Specialist Gravitant
IBM has bought privately held Gravitant, an Austin-based firm that specializes in cloud brokerage software.
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro Sales Ending October 2016
Microsoft is telling computer manufacturers to stop building new Windows 7 PCs by Oct. 31, 2016.
VMware Tells BlackBerry Users To 'Let It Go'
When one of the top execs of VMware starts singing "Let It Go" everyone pays attention. That is what Sanjay Poonen, VMware VP for end-user computing, did during his presentation at VMWorld Europe 2015 for the few BlackBerry users in the audience.
Microsoft Kills Unlimited OneDrive Storage, Blames User Abuse
Microsoft claims abusers are forcing its hand and the company will dramatically reduce its free online storage offerings beginning next year.
Cisco: Public Cloud To Grow 44% Annually Through 2019
Cisco's annual Global Cloud Index measures cloud traffic and utilization now and projected for five years. Spoiler alert: They're growing.
Cognitive Computing Powers 6 Smart Deployments
Cognitive computing, which enabled IBM Watson to win Jeopardy!, is helping professionals get expert assistance and make faster, more intelligent decisions based on highly complex big data.
Google Picks Top Enterprise Apps For Work
Google intends to offer advice to business customers about which third-party apps work best with its cloud-based software suite. See which ones received recommendations.
T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot Designed For Homes, Small Business
The rambunctious US arm of T-Mobile is looking to get consumers hooked on mini-towers that provide 4G LTE coverage at home or at the office.
Oracle Cloud: 5 Big Challenges
Oracle now wants its customers to migrate to the cloud, but it may be too little, too late. Here's why.
Siri, Cortana: New Driving Hazards In The Digital Age
If you work for an IT leader who expects you to be always-on, even during your drive times, you'll want to see what researchers have discovered about how much hands-free systems diminish your attention span behind the wheel.
Mastering Mobile Apps: 9 Classes For IT Pros
These online courses can help IT professionals create enterprise apps and learn critical skills to enhance their careers in a mobile world.
Google Doodle Honors Math Genius George Boole
The genius mathematician who created Boolean algebra and symbolic logic is regarded as the father of the information age gets a Google Doodle for his 200th birthday.
Skype Creators Launch Robotic Delivery Service
Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, cofounders of Skype, have launched a new company, Starship, which aims to reduce the cost of local deliveries of goods by using mostly automated robots. The robots are being tested in the UK. So far, no one has run screaming in abject terror.
Secrets To Digital Success Are Obvious, But Difficult To Execute
Accenture and Forrester reveal an obvious path to digital success, yet also show how businesses are failing to take care of the basics.
Comic: Are CIOs Going Down With The IT Ship?
CIOs and children first! Is this generation of CIOs just being asked to go down with the IT ship? Or are its members plotting a new course?
3D Printing Breakthrough Could Change Healthcare
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have used a new technique to print soft tissue an off-the-shelf 3D printer, and hope to use the method to make hearts.
Apple Drops Watch Price When Bundled With iPhone
Consumers who purchase an iPhone 6s and Apple Watch together can save some cash. Apple's iPad Pro is expected in stores November 11.
Nissan’s Self-Driving Car Prototype Hits Japan's Streets
Another automaker accelerates its plans for self-driving vehicles, with Nissan planning test runs of its cars on Japanese roads.
Ways To Quit Sitting: 8 Unique Desk Options
Sitting at your desk all day can be boring, unproductive, and hazardous to your health. We have some alternatives that might help you "stand" out at work.
Windows 10 Mobile, PC Previews: What's Inside
Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Insider preview builds for mobile and PC, and shares its upgrade delivery strategy for 2016.
Dell's Statistica: Revamped, Free To College Students
Dell's Statistica 13 updates the user interface of its advanced analytics software. Now the company is making the software free for US college students and professors.
Google's Project Loon To Launch Internet Balloons In Indonesia
Google joins a list of tech companies, including Facebook, that are taking to the skies to bring the Web to far-flung corners of the world.
Android, Chrome May Become Single OS: Rumor Mill
Even if Google ends up ditching Chrome OS as a brand, it seems unlikely that marrying into Android will erase its identity or market niche. The appeal of a sandboxed, manageable computing platform will not go away.
IBM's Hot Weather Move, Oracle's Cloud Push: Big Data Roundup
Oracle's assertive cloud plans, and big weather plays from IBM and Amazon were among the top stories in big data for the week ending Oct 30. Here's a look at those developments, and other news from Microsoft, SAS, and more.
VW Scandal: 59 Early Deaths Expected In US
Researchers at Harvard and MIT estimate the health and social costs of Volkswagen's emissions deceit, including potential loss of life and a financial burden of at $450 million in the US. The latter figure is projected to be much higher without a prompt recall.
NYC Flagship Opens, Outlook Mobile Redesign: Microsoft Roundup
This week brought Microsoft's NYC store opening, a facelift for Outlook on iOS and Android, and the general availability of Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.
Apple TV: Nifty Siri Interface, Limited Apps
Looking to tune into a new television paradigm? Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV box reaches stores today and promises to change how you interact with your television set.
Oracle Adds Multi-Tenancy To WebLogic Application Server
Several applications may now be consolidated under one instance of WebLogic, potentially enabling users to decrease server hardware purchases.
HP Emphasizes Commitment To Private OpenStack Cloud
A week after HP announced it was killing off its Helion public cloud, it has come out with a new release of OpenStack Helion for on-premises.
14 Creepy Ways To Use Big Data
The amount of data being collected about people, companies, and governments is unprecedented. What can be done with that data is downright frightening. From bedrooms to boardrooms, from Wall Street to Main Street, the ground is shifting in ways that only the most cyber-savvy can anticipate. We reveal the creepy ways to use data now and in the near future.
Cortana & Bing Bring Halloween Tricks & Treats
Microsoft is celebrating Halloween with themed Bing maps and scary bad jokes from Cortana.
Wireless X-Ray Vision Tech Tracks People Through Walls
MIT researchers have developed a system called RF-Capture that can track motion like Microsoft's Kinect, except that it works through walls.
10 Scariest Bosses: A Survival Guide
We explored multiple surveys and studies about bad bosses to assemble this rogue's gallery of the most reviled types of managers. Check out our 10 scariest bosses (complete with their own Halloween costumes), and consider our advice for how to deal with them.
Mobile Carriers Cashing In On Mining Your Data
Some major mobile carriers are selling your data under the radar, and it's potentially worth $24.1 billion this year.
OnePlus X Blends Style With Substance
The Chinese company's new smartphone features attractive materials and a solid spec sheet to back it up.
Oracle Strengthens Security, Database Features In Sparc Chip
Oracle aims to make Sparc M7 server chip relevant with new, built-in security and database features, dubbed "software in silicon."
Verizon IoT Strategy: Smart Cities, ThingSpace For Developers
The market for the Internet of Things is growing rapidly, and Verizon is stepping up its efforts on a multitude of fronts, the company announced.
Outlook On iOS, Android Gets UI Revamp
Microsoft redesigns the iOS and Android versions of Outlook, which will soon replace calendar app Sunrise.
Autonomous Vehicles Vs. Helping Humans Drive Better
For automakers, creating self-driving cars may be an appealing technical challenge, but creating better-driving cars is a more attainable goal. In a report released today, global consultancy McKinsey suggests that technology for helping drivers navigate is likely to become critical for car buyers.
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