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First Transcontinental Phone Call: A 100-Year Celebration
The first transcontinental phone call occurred on Jan. 25, 1915. We're celebrating with a walk down telephone memory lane.
Ford Opens Palo Alto Research Center
The company's focus on mobility has led it to expand its presence in Silicon Valley.
Windows 10, HoloLens, Analytics Acquisitions: Microsoft Week In Review
From HoloLens to free Windows 10 upgrades, Microsoft gave the tech world a lot to discuss. Here's a snapshot of its week.
Video: Windows Holographics, Deflategate & Stupid Passwords
This Week In 60 Seconds looks at Windows holograms, what CIOs can learn from Deflategate, and the 25 worst passwords of 2014.
Windows 10: January Build Ready For Insiders
Microsoft has released the technical preview for Windows 10 desktop to Insiders. Here's how to sign up and what to expect.
Microsoft Buying Revolution Analytics For Deeper Data Analysis
Microsoft acquisition of Revolution Analytics, an R-language-focused advanced analytics firm, will bring customers tools for prediction and big-data analytics.
5 Reasons Tech Vendors Exaggerate
From overeager marketing to the need for differentiation, vendors often overstate a product’s capabilities. Vendors and buyers alike need to be more honest with each other -- and themselves.
Apple Watch Battery Life: Will It Be Enough?
The Apple Watch is expected to offer several hours of active use and 19 hours overall. However, in the new wearable market, is it enough?
'Windows Must Go Open Source': What Happened?
It was a bold prediction in 2009 that Microsoft would take its Windows operating system open source. The advent of Windows 10 says it hasn't come true -- yet.
Video Games of 2015: 10 Hot Releases To Watch
What are the 10 best non-sequel games coming out in 2015? For the gamers out there, here's a list of some of the author's favorites.
Chromebooks Win For California Students
In an area where computers at home aren't common, Chromebooks in the classroom are making a measurable difference in student performance.
Geekend: HoloLens Makes Microsoft Cool
In the HoloLens, Microsoft might at last have its version of the iPod, a cool product that turns the company's image around.
InformationWeek 2014 Backup Technologies Survey
Backup may not get the attention other technologies get, but few are more important to your business' survival. IT pros' No. 1 challenge: high cost of backup systems and procedures.
Windows 10: 9 Killer Features
Microsoft's Windows 10 is in the tech spotlight. Here's what we learned about each feature released during its Jan. 21 event.
BlackBerry CEO: Net Neutrality For Mobile Apps
CEO John Chen is asking legislators to expand the definition of net neutrality to ensure an open mobile app ecosystem. Irony, anyone?
4 Takeaways From Accenture's $14 Trillion IoT Prediction
Accenture's report says the industrial Internet of Things will create more jobs than it kills, but that companies aren't doing much to exploit it yet.
Oracle Engineered Systems Strategy Pays Off
Oracle dodged declining server sales last year, and now it's going after Cisco and EMC. Is the software-meets-hardware strategy winning?
Cloud SLAs: Improvements Still Needed
There's been a slight improvement in cloud SLAs as leading service providers like HP, Amazon, and Google guarantee 99.95% uptime by the month, not year. But performance issues remain.
Google Wireless Service Will Challenge Status Quo
Google plans to resell access to Sprint and T-Mobile's networks in a bid to improve wireless pricing and performance, and drive more revenue.
10 Cloud Analytics & BI Platforms For Business
With apps and data headed into the cloud, analytics and business intelligence can't be far behind. Here are 10 options, ranging from simple data-visualization tools to complete cloud suites.
4 Education Technology Trends To Watch
Educational technology is changing rapidly. These four trends will influence learning in schools -- and in corporations.
Ford Mobility Plan Searches For Growth Beyond Cars
The automaker has 25 experiments aimed at "enabling mobility," anticipating cities that become too crowded for more cars.
NFL Cheating Scandal: 4 Lessons For CIOs
What can CIOs learn from Deflategate, a cheating scandal involving the New England Patriots?
Windows 10: Free Upgrades, Spartan Browser & Holographics
Microsoft said its developers consulted 1.7 million Windows Insiders, who delivered 800,000 pieces of feedback on more than 200 topics regarding the new OS.
Cloud Storage Devices: 6 Worth Your Money
Personal storage clouds are changing the way we store data from photographs to sensitive information. Here are six options for employees and workgroups.
FreedomPop's Unlimited WiFi Plan Challenges Carriers
FreedomPop's new deal offers unlimited WiFi at 10 million hotspots around the US for $5/month. But be aware of the restrictions.
Windows 10 Mobile: See Today, Try In February
Microsoft will showcase its Windows 10 mobile operating system on Jan. 21, but smartphone users will likely wait until February for the consumer preview.
IBM Can't Shrink Its Way To Greatness
IBM saw revenue declines in every major business unit in 2014. Can the company do more than please investors with fatter margins?
Data Scientist: Human Today, Software Tomorrow
Automation will lessen the need for the elusive, talented, and expensive human data scientist -- and that’s a good thing, says Narrative Science cofounder.
Millennials In IT: How To Talk To Old People
There are certain phrases that are like passwords to the heart of your IT managers. And, no, I'm not talking about, "I bought you a fresh box of adult diapers."
How DevOps Can Cut Innovation-Crushing Technical Debt
These five elements can reduce the technical debt that builds up when rotten code and bad practices get into your systems.
VMware Offers 'One-Button' Disaster Recovery In Cloud
VMware has added disaster recovery to its public cloud environment that makes use of existing, on-premises vSphere software and capabilities.
Password Fail: Are Your Workers Using 123456?
The 25 worst passwords of 2014 demonstrate once again that people just can't be bothered to take responsibility for their online security.
Microsoft Buys Equivio for Data Management
Microsoft has acquired software startup Equivio with plans to integrate its machine learning technology into Office 365.
Augmented Reality Is For Real In The Enterprise
Google Glass got the hype, but a system used by Lockheed Martin shows how augmented reality will charge ahead in the enterprise.
Samsung Smartphones Lose Ground In 2014
Samsung's smartphone marketshare retreats as Chinese vendors turn up the heat.
SAP Forecasts 7X Cloud Growth, Previews Next-Gen ERP
SAP CEO Bill McDermott predicts fast growth through 2020, previews S4 Hana, a new suite of "simplified" ERP software.
IoTivity Preps For IoT Standards Showdown
Open-source IoTivity framework is built to ensure interoperability among devices and services across the Internet of Things. But it’s got competitors. Who will win?
9 CIO Tech Priorities For 2015
What's on the agenda for CIOs this year? Top executives at last week's NRF Big Show had plenty of advice for retailers, but these tips apply to any customer-facing company.
Windows 10: 7 Predictions Of What's Next
Microsoft will unveil more details about the Windows 10 operating system during a special event Jan. 21. Here's what we expect.
IT Stress: Management, Empathy, And The Kindness Of Strangers
Stress makes us more likely to forget how the other guy feels, which is not good for the modern IT department.
Integration Moves Into The Cloud In 2015
If development is moving into the cloud, application integration should soon follow, argues George Gallegos, CEO of Jitterbit.
FreeBSD Gains Ground With Small Cloud Providers
Can this 30-year-old version of Unix help DigitalOcean and other cloud startups compete with the likes of Amazon?
The Trouble With Dashboards
Gleaming executive dashboards are often based on no data whatsoever, and they tell us nothing useful.
Startup Profile: DataTorrent Taps Hadoop For Streaming Analytics
DataTorrent's software, which runs on top of Hadoop, ingests tens of millions of events per second to analyze data in real-time and let businesses respond faster.
Google Glass Killed: For Now
The Google Glass Explorer Program is shutting down for now, but this isn't the end of the company's plans for Glass or wearable computing.
T-Mobile, Virgin Offer New Low-Cost Plans
Both carriers have introduced dirt-cheap prepaid service plans -- but beware of a few catches.
Fiber Mountain Sees Redesigned Data Center Nets
Fiber Mountain's goal is to make data center networks more scalable with fiber and photonic switches, creating "the programmable light path."
Enterprise Drones: What CIOs Should Know
Flying drones are coming to the enterprise: Will CIOs and the FAA be ready?
Geekend: Elon Musk's Hyperloop Pod Racing
He doesn't know it yet, but Elon Musk is about to launch a 700 mph racing league.
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