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O2, U.K. Employee Union Reach Outsourcing Deal

June 19, 2013
Communication Workers Union says threat of mass walkouts forced O2 and outsourcer Capita to sign a better deal for call center staff.

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HTC Butterfly S Boasts Big Screen, Big Battery

June 19, 2013
Butterfly S smartphone steals features from the popular HTC One.

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Teambox Adds Free Video Chat

June 19, 2013
Social collaboration platform steps into WebEx and GoTo Meeting's turf with affordable video chat option.

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VMware Fights Rival Amazon With 'Cloud Credits'

June 19, 2013
VMware says pre-paying for hybrid cloud services gives customers more control over "rogue IT spend," hopes it will keep them in the VMware fold.

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In-Q-Tel Bets On 3 Hot Technologies

June 19, 2013
Intelligence community's investment arm taps artificial intelligence company to turn data into narratives, also invests in flash storage and solar...

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How Office 365 Pays Off For Two SMBs

June 19, 2013
Microsoft Office faces more competitors than ever, but Office 365 gives it a leg up with small and midsize businesses seeking to cut costs and...

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Healthcare Collaborative, IBM Partner On Big Data Platform

June 19, 2013
New collaborative of healthcare organizations to develop tools to manage population health, using version of IBM's Netezza warehousing appliance.

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Google Challenges Surveillance Gag Order

June 19, 2013
Google argues it has a First Amendment Right to report the number of demands for information it receives under national security laws.

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The Good And Bad Of Tablets At Work

June 19, 2013
From stakeouts to burger orders, tablets are taking charge. And Windows 8 could add even more use cases.

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6 App Store Buying Criteria

June 19, 2013
As smartphones and tablets displace PCs as the client device, software distribution and management strategies must adapt.

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Google Defends Efforts Against Rogue Pharmacies

June 18, 2013
Under fire from law enforcement officials, Google insists it has been making progress in its effort to deny advertising to rogue pharmacies.

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Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?

June 18, 2013
The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.

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BYOD: Why You Will Lose

June 18, 2013
Restrictive BYOD policies will fail because humans have a compulsive attachment to mobile devices.



Amplify Brings Gamification To Middle-School Students

June 18, 2013
Collection of educational games aims to motivate students to expand learning beyond the school day.

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FBI Driver's License Photo Searches Raise Privacy Questions

June 18, 2013
Facial-recognition software advances allow law enforcement and government agencies to match images of unknown suspects with government-issued ID...

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HTC One Gains Share, Smaller Version Coming

June 18, 2013
HTC sits in third place behind Apple and Samsung. Meanwhile, the company is developing a smaller version of the One, called the One Mini.

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LG Racks Up 1M Optimus G Pro Sales

June 18, 2013
LG's phablet device is popular in its home market of Korea. Elsewhere? That's another story.

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10 Tools To Beat Email Overload

June 18, 2013
New tools and services promise to help you put more love into your love-hate relationship with email. We check out the contenders.

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Privacy Concerns: Big Data's Biggest Barrier?

June 18, 2013
Businesses must be up front with consumers about what data they're using and why. Opting out should be easier, too.

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HP's Turnaround: Why I Believe

June 18, 2013
Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics...



Oracle Wins Case Against Third-Party Support Provider

June 18, 2013
Judge finds in Oracle's favor against ServiceKey and its CEO, Angela Vines, in case involving Solaris operating system support.

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MySQL Cluster Adds NoSQL Option

June 18, 2013
MySQL Cluster 7.3 brings a JavaScript connector, foreign-key support and a wizard-driven auto installer to a highly scalable database.

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Google Triples Chromebook Retail Presence

June 18, 2013
After two years of slow sales, Chromebooks are beginning to catch on.

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CrowdStrike Falcon Traces Attacks Back To Hackers

June 18, 2013
Startup that encourages playing offense on security launches cloud-based service to help businesses identify adversaries, mitigate attacks and...

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Big Data Reveals Weather-Related Shopping Patterns

June 18, 2013
Google BigQuery and Tableau Software's visualization tools show how weather affects shoppers' behavior, help retailers prepare for spikes in demand.

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