Blog Profile / Geek Tech
| URL : | http://www.pcworld.com/blogs/id,62/geek_tech.html | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology / Hardware | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3163 | |
| Posts / Week: | 18.4 | |
| Archived Since: | February 2, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Bitcoin developer talks regulation, open source and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto
With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinion. Most people would put Jeff Garzik in the former camp. A Bitcoin core developer for...Show More Summary
Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B
Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion [b] in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal. The plan is for Tumblr to operate as an independent business, the Journal reported on Sunday, quoting anonymous sources. Show More Summary
Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride is not slowing down
More bumps in the road are probably in store for Bitcoin. The virtual currency has seen some massive swings in value over the last several weeks, but that volatility is not likely to end soon, its lead developer suggested on Saturday. Show More Summary
FBI urges banks to share data, tactics to fight cyberattacks
The FBI has reportedly briefed bank executives on a wave of cyberattacks that have lashed the industry since last summer as part of a new policy designed to foster cooperation between the state and private sectors. According to comments...Show More Summary
At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight
Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and this year, with...Show More Summary
Yahoo calls press conference amid Tumblr acquisition rumors
Yahoo has called a mystery press event in New York City on Monday afternoon, hot on the heels of rumors that it plans to buy Tumblr for US$1 billion. "Join us as we share something special," says the invite, sent to members of the press Friday afternoon. Show More Summary
Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed SafeNet
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental organizations from over 100 countries. Show More Summary
Take Advantage of BYOD Without Sacrificing Security
If your company hasn’t yet embraced BYOD (bring your own device), there’s a good chance it will soon. Gartner has predicted that 90 percent of all companies will support BYOD by 2014, and recently projected that half of all companies...Show More Summary
8 essential features you need in a business router
A router is the heart of your network, so it deserves to be chosen carefully. Any router will share your Internet connection amongst your computers and other networkable devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on), but better models provide features that will enhance your network and its performance. Show More Summary
Yahoo wins appeal of $2.7 billion suit in Mexican court
An appeals court in Mexico has overturned an approximately US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a breach-of-contract suit concerning online directories. Yahoo announced on Thursday it had won its appeal of the case in the Superior Court of Justice for the Federal District. Show More Summary
Focus On Your Business and Outsource Your IT Support
Businesses today are faced with fierce competition in a struggling economy, coupled with an increased reliance on complex technology to get things done. It can be precarious to be dependent on technology—it has a way of complying with...Show More Summary
Dell profit dives 79 percent on falling PC sales
Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private. Dell's profit for the quarter, ended May 3, was US$130 million, down 79 percent from $635 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Show More Summary
Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet
Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the executive. Page criticized Microsoft and Oracle in response to questions after his keynote speech at Google's I/O developer conference in San Francisco Wednesday. Show More Summary
Samsung Link to replace AllShare Play multimedia-sharing app
Samsung's AllShare Play application, which allows file sharing among the company's mobile devices, has been renamed Link, and it has a new user interface and search features. The Link app will replace the existing AllShare Play app on Samsung smartphones and tablets. Show More Summary
Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass
While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device. Show More Summary
New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8
We've seen several Linux tablets emerge over the past year or so, but examples with triple-boot capabilities are much less common. Enter the Python S3, a tablet released on Monday by Italian Ekoore that can boot three operating systems:...Show More Summary
Google eases Android app development with a new IDE
Google has introduced an IDE (integrated developer environment) aimed at easing development of Android apps. Android Studio made its debut Wednesday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Android developers could use the Android...Show More Summary
Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM
Spiceworks has teamed up with Fiberlink to add mobile device management functionality to the next version of its free network and IT management software. As the BYOD (bring-your-own-device) trend accelerates, IT departments are seeking ways to remain in control while letting employees use their own smartphones or tablets for work. Show More Summary
Dell aims to cut desktop reliance with workstation for data centers
Dell intends to move workstations into the data center and then serve up intense multimedia and engineering applications to remote users over the cloud or in virtualized environments via thin clients. To that end, the PC maker Thursday...Show More Summary
Amazon gives DynamoDB a performance boost
Amazon Web Services is improving the performance of its DynamoDB database service with Parallel Scan, which gives users faster access to their tables. DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service that, like Amazon’s other cloud services, promises to offload administration tasks while allowing enterprises to scale easily and pay only for what they use. Show More Summary