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Celebrity 'Advisers': Tech's Most Entertaining Ticket
BlackBerry names Alicia Keys "global creative director." I can't wait to see who hires Honey Boo Boo.
IBM Showcases Bunchball Social Gamification Partnership
To get users to discover the business value of enterprise social networking, first give them a fun experience, IBM says.
Apple Wants You To Dispense Cash
Apple's filed a patent application to coordinate the physical transfer of cash between two individuals.
PC Makers, Learn From Car Makers: Use Model Years
PC vendors, are you tired of losing sales to the cool new tablets? Take a page from the auto industry's playbook and introduce model years.
United Healthcare's Humedica Buy Signals Analytics' Clout
Humedica would give Optum, United's health services arm, new power in the growing health data mining market.
Apple iOS 6.1 Sees Quick Adoption
Apple's iOS update was installed on 22% of devices within 36 hours, says website developer.
BlackBerry's New Enterprise Candy Won't Tempt CIOs
The company formerly known as RIM can't just copy the same things Apple and Google did to steal the top spot.
HIMSS Goal: Show Value Of Health IT
Convincing national policy makers that health IT is worth the
investment and promoting interoperability tops health IT
organization's Washington agenda.
Bill Gates Touts Analytics To Solve Global Problems
In his foundation's annual letter, Microsoft co-founder says analytics are helping developing countries tackle health and education problems, urges setting clear goals.
Apple's Tablet Rivals Gaining Share
Apple sold more tablets than any other company during the fourth quarter, but its competitors are starting to catch up.
IBM Sees Progress On Social Software Standards
Support for OpenSocial makes it easier to adapt and embed new and legacy applications for use with enterprise social networks.
EHR Accuracy Remains Problem, CHIME Says
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives warn technology and workflow burdens make EHR reporting nearly impossible.
Microsoft Surface Pro Storage Snafu: Does It Matter?
Windows 8 takes up about 70% of the 64-GB Surface Pro's storage. Will this factor into the tablet's BYOD potential?
OVF 2.0 Takes On Cloud Lock-In Worries
DMTF standards body updates its vendor-neutral virtual machine file format. The goal: Make it easier to leap from cloud to cloud.
Are Big Companies Ready For Cloud ERP?
Any ERP change is high risk, but CIOs will look closely at cloud options.
China's GitHub Censorship Dilemma
Censorship becomes more difficult when communication gets combined with code.
BlackBerry 10: Visual Tour Of Smartphones, OS
RIM rebrands itself as BlackBerry and unveils a new operating system and two new smartphones. Take a closer look at the company's last hope of regaining mobile glory.
Why CMO Tech Spending Is Good For IT
As CMOs increase their tech spending, it's up to IT to get wise to marketing’s ways.
Federal Gun Control Requires IT Overhaul
White House plan will work only if the IT systems and databases used for background checks and gun tracing get the improvements needed to support stepped-up oversight.
Judge Won't Triple $1.05B Verdict Against Samsung
In patent battle, Apple had sought "willful infringement" decision in motion following August jury trial; more wrangling ahead.
BlackBerry 10: Not All The Right Moves
BlackBerry got many elements of its pivotal new smartphone platform right, but not all of them. Let's break down the good and bad.
Apple Asks Court To Force Google Cooperation
iPhone maker accuses Google of unwarranted delays in providing documentation it needs for Motorola Mobility lawsuit defense.
BlackBerry 10 Radically New, But Many Details Missing
BlackBerry, the company now formerly known as RIM (Research In Motion), formally announced the new BlackBerry 10 platform today along with two phones to run it. The software on these phones is radically different from the old BlackBerry OS and from existing smartphone operating systems. But many important details - technical specs like battery life and availability in the US - are still missing or unclear.
U.K. Government CIOs Unhappy With ERP
More than 60% IT decision makers in British local government feel their electronic resource planning (ERP) investments haven't delivered, says poll.
U.K. Online Retailers Struggle With Product Returns
U.K. shoppers adore buying things online. But they also like returning a lot of that stuff and expect snappy turnaround when they do.
BlackBerry Debuts Z10, Q10 Smartphones
New smartphones from the company formerly known as RIM are the first to run its new BlackBerry 10 operating system. They won't go on sale in the U.S. until March.
5 Tips For Proactive Customer Engagement
When reaching out proactively to customers and potential customers, there's a fine line between helpful and creepy.
Healthcare Experts Confront EHR-Related Medical Errors
AMIA task force calls on vendors, clinicians, academics and policy-makers to rethink poorly designed health IT systems.
IBM's Watson Finds Home At Rensselaer Poly Tech
IBM's cognitive computer will let university do advanced computing research and expose students to big data analytics disciplines.
Google Maps North Korea With Help From Users
Individuals around the world are contributing geo-information about secretive North Korea.
IBM Expands Enterprise Cloud Services
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ can host SAP, other enterprise apps, and offer uptime rates of 99.7%.
New Supercomputer To Target Climate Research
Department of Energy spending $17 million on a new supercomputer for climate and biological research.
Immigration Reform Package Includes Tech Workers
Separate bill would significantly increase the number of H-1B visas issued by the United States.
Chromebooks Actually Selling, Acer Says
Laptops running Google's browser-based operating system are resonating with buyers.
MS Office 2013 Upgrade: 4 Points to Consider
Microsoft Office 2013 offers some compelling new features, especially for mobile users. But how will buyers respond to the new version's license shake-up and cloud emphasis?
Europe's Fastest Satellite Broadband Service Debuts
30 million Europeans can't get high speed Internet connections via existing infrastructure. Could a revamped satellite-based option tempt them to try the space-based alternative?
Google U.K., Raspberry Pi Donate School PCs
Google U.K. teams with Raspberry Pi to donate 15,000 cut-down computers to British schools and inspire the next generation of computer engineers.
Can Europe's Hi-Tech R&D Bet Pay Off?
New Future Emerging Technology programs seed graphene and brain modeling research to kick-start whole new tech industries. Do they have a chance?
How Big Data Could Help Tame Cancer
U.K. cancer scientists say a huge DNA database could help prolong the lives of some patients.
Apple To Release 128GB iPad 4
A new 4th generation iPad with Retina Display will come with 128GB of flash storage.
Apple Adds 128-GB iPad Starting At $799
Apple says boosting storage capacity will make the iPad more useful for enterprises, educators and artists who work with large files.
BlackBerry 10 Has This CIO Singing Taylor Swift
My enterprise will give the new BlackBerry 10 and BES careful consideration, but it appears our RIM romance is over.
Oracle Wants Cloud Cake And Hardware Wins
Oracle hopes infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) plan will help the company have its cake and eat it, too -- boosting Oracle hardware use and increasing cloud subscription revenue.
Are Universal Social Engagement Standards Possible?
Business needs a better barometer of audience interaction in social media.
Apple iOS 6.1 Expands LTE Support
Apple's mobile operating system update also allows Siri to accept spoken orders for movie tickets.
Technology Not Widely Used in Health Tracking
Pew survey finds that majority of people track health indicators but only a fifth do so using smartphones, medical devices or spreadsheets.
Don't Give Up On APM Just Yet
Application performance management tools are declining in popularity with IT managers, even as application work gets harder. Here's advice on how to keep up with performance demands.
VMware 2012 Earnings: The Microsoft Story
At the close of trading Monday, VMware will hold its fourth quarter 2012 earnings call. Revenues are expected to come in on the high side of its range.
IT Cost Control Measures Pay Off For U.K.
Ambitious plans to reform government technology purchasing are making a positive impact, netting $496 million in savings last year, says government audit.
BlackBerry 10: 6 Ways To Win Back Consumers
Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 platform needs to do these six things to steal market share from Apple and Google.
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