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Apple Launches iPhone Trade-In Program
Apple joins host of other retailers that offer current iPhone owners sweet deals, just in time to capitalize on its new iPhone models due out in September.
Microsoft Greenlights Gag Order Lawsuit
Citing free speech, Microsoft and Google proceed with lawsuits against government to allow the companies to publicly divulge more information about FISA requests for user data.
U.S., Canada Spectrum Agreements Expand Wireless Capacity
New international accords open new spectrum bands along Canadian border for business and government communications applications.
Vanderbilt Teases Students, Pleases Faculty With MOOCs
Vanderbilt positions its massive open online courses as "educational outreach," not course replacements.
Social Media May Influence Your Credit Worthiness
Some lenders look at how you interact with friends and customers on Facebook and Twitter to decide whether you're a good loan candidate.
MOOCs Proliferate Despite Unanswered Questions
Universities investing in massive open online courses face an uncertain payoff.
PC Sales Slump Continues
Desktop and laptop shipments are even worse than expected, according to IDC, and they haven't yet hit rock bottom. Still, don't count PCs out.
Will MOOCs Massively Disrupt Higher Education?
Even as they grow in popularity, massive open online courses prompt debates about their impact on students, business model and role in the future of education.
Nokia Connects Cars To Cloud With Here Auto
Nokia banks on the future of constantly updated, Internet-connected maps with its cloud-based Here Auto in-dash navigation system.
Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Specs Emerge
Samsung smartwatch will have oversize 2.5-inch screen but only 10 hours of battery life.
Nebula's Kemp Challenges VMware's Cloud Vision
Chris Kemp, former NASA CIO and OpenStack founder, says Nebula's server scale-out approach is superior to VMware's server-consolidation play to run next-gen applications.
Facebook Says User Data Is Price Of Admission
Social network clarifies it has the right to sell ads associated with user names and profile pictures without compensating the user.
Pearson Expands Online Adaptive Learning To Science, Business
Pearson will use Knewton's big-data technology to power its online tutoring service for college biology, anatomy/physiology, chemistry, physics, finance and accounting students.
U.S. Military Units Share IT, Save $1.2 Billion
Air Force, Army and Defense Information Systems Agency agree to share 100-Gbps backbone and regional security stacks, saving over $1 billion in future IT costs.
Tablet Sales Face Growing Threat From Smartwatches, Phablets
Tablets have eaten into the PC market, but will soon face their own competition from smartwatches and phablets, IDC predicts.
Grading Higher Education: Beware Pitfalls
Obama administration's plan to tie financial aid to colleges' outcome data may be a system that's built to fail.
Twitter Intros Facebook-Style Conversation Feature
Twitter plays catch-up to Facebook with the launch of a better threaded commenting system, new mobile features.
How To Attract Young Talent: 10 Tips
To attract bright younger workers to your organization, you need to push the tech envelope. Here's how.
Android VP Barra Exits For Chinese Smartphone Maker
Hugo Barra leaves Google's Android team to join Xiaomi, a three-year old company valued at about $10 billion that expects to sell 20 million devices this year.
Education IT Talent Development: Who Needs It, Anyway?
Universities can tap students, consultants and even offshore labor to fill work gaps, so why bother grooming staff? There are plenty of reasons.
BlackBerry Q10 Fails To Entice Buyers
The BlackBerry Q10, with its QWERTY keyboard, was expected to rekindle BlackBerry sales. Instead, consumers ignored it.
Google Glass Gets Road Test
Traffic data provider Inrix believes Google Glass has a future on the highway.
Cloud Security: Why Auditors Are Part Of The Problem
IT must face the hard reality that compliance rules are stuck in the past -- and forge ahead anyway. Here's how.
9 Ways Parallels Access Makes Your iPad Better
Access allows iPad users to run applications on remote OS X and Windows computers through Apple's tablets.
Hire Goats, Not Outside DevOps Engineers
Tap the curious, hungry individuals inside your company to change the culture between software developers and other IT pros.
Mobile BI: Native App Or Browser?
Aberdeen research shows that for companies with a well-developed mobile ecosystem, native apps are the way to go. Here's why.
DARPA Creates Cloud Using Smartphones
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tests software that turns mobile devices into cloud-like communication networks on the battlefield.
Nokia, Microsoft Plan New Windows RT Tablets
Both Nokia and Microsoft prep new Windows RT tablets with formidable features -- and in Nokia's case, formidable prices.
Google Slashes Price On Nexus 4 Smartphone
Google shaves smartphone price by $100, also expands availability of Nexus 7 tablet to U.K.
Moto X Manufacturing Cost Runs $226
Motorola pays $5 more per device to build its Moto X smartphone in the United States, say analysts.
20 Great Ideas To Steal In 2013
IT innovators turn great ideas into action. Use these winning InformationWeek 500 projects to spark your creativity and advance your plans.
Top 10 Government IT Innovators Of 2013
From low-cost open-source tech tools to better citizen services, government IT staffs show how creative -- and cost conscious -- they can be.
Windows 8.1 Released To Manufacturers
Microsoft puts Windows 8.1 in PC and tablet makers' hands. But according to Forrester analyst, there might not be many customers waiting.
Build Richer Customer Relationships Using 'Small Data'
Treat your customers like people, not marketing segments. The key: pay attention to tweets, Facebook posts and other data that can help personalize the relationship.
Where Do Data Scientists Come From?
Data experts aren't uniformly distributed around the globe. Prepare to be surprised at some of the best countries and cities for data expertise.
Facebook Expands Shared Photo Albums
Facebook's newest feature lets selected friends add images to a shared photo album. Here's how it works -- and how to keep it private.
Why Ballmer's Departure Isn't On My Worry List
Yes, our organization is heavily invested in Microsoft products, but here's why the CEO's exit won't keep me up at night.
LG Claims New Tablet Is 'Just Right'
LG teases G Pad 8.3, which splits the difference between 7-inch and 10-inch tablets.
Dell Updates Business Ultrabooks, Laptops
With its durable but svelte Latitude 7000 Series Ultrabooks, Dell hopes to energize its enterprise PC sales while promoting its new software and services capabilities.
Samsung Confirms Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
Samsung will debut wearable computer Sept. 4, says exec, but it may not yet be ready for consumers.
VMware: Software-Defined Networking Without 'Rip And Replace'
NSX software will overlay existing hardware to produce virtual networks, says VMware networking CTO Martin Casado.
Rackspace Challenges VMware With 'Host Anywhere' Strategy
Not every VMware customer wants a VMware public cloud, says Rackspace CMO and former VMware exec Rick Jackson. That's where Rackspace comes in.
Google Explains Chromecast Changes
Despite claim that it will shut out small developers, Google insists it wants Chromecast video-streaming apps for local content.
Ballmer's Legacy Still Incomplete
Clearly, Ballmer had to go. But will Microsoft's "device and services" plan seem any more viable once a new CEO takes over?
Will Flash Memory Rule VMworld?
Flash is everywhere at VMworld. Here's why.
Samsung Courts Developers With Conference
Samsung's inaugural Global Developers Conference is open for registration.
Big Data Profile: Michael Rappa, Institute For Advanced Analytics
Creator of the nation's first master of science in analytics degree, Michael Rappa foresaw today's overwhelming need for data scientists.
What I Didn't Say About Agile
Former VA CIO Roger Baker responds to readers who haven't seen the upside of Agile development.
Army, Marines Can Improve Training Simulation
GAO says two services lack an overall strategy for simulator training.
Big Data: A Practical Definition
Today's hazy definitions don't clearly illustrate big data's benefits, says one Hortonworks exec. Here's a pragmatic alternative.
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