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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1251 | |
| Posts / Week: | 7.1 | |
| Archived Since: | February 2, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Facebook buys Parse, gets into development tools business
Facebook is acquiring Parse, a cloud service company that makes it easier for developers to build mobile apps by providing them with a hosted back-end infrastructure, the companies announced Thursday. The deal appears to put Facebook in the business of selling application development tools. Show More Summary
Civil rights coalition says EU data protection bill threatens citizens' rights
Some of the proposed changes to Europe's data protection laws would strip citizens of their privacy rights, a coalition of international civil liberties organizations said Thursday.The European Parliament is currently considering proposals from the European Commission for a complete overhaul of the E.U.'s data protection laws. Show More Summary
Interview: Dell software chief talks transformation
John Swainson has one of the more challenging jobs in the tech industry right now. As president of Dell's software division, he's charged with sorting through all the software Dell has acquired and organizing it into coherent offerings that can further its effort to become a more profitable, software- and services-driven company. Show More Summary
Samsung delays launch of Knox Android security software until 'later date'
If you're looking for more robust security features for your business's Android phones, you're going to be waiting a while longer—at least if your company relies on hardware from the most popular Android manufacturer in the land. Samsung...Show More Summary
Box sets its sights on healthcare customers
Box is taking steps to increase usage of its cloud storage and file sharing system in the health care industry, where it sees a demand for tools that simplify content collaboration. The company hired an external auditor to certify it complies with the U.S. Show More Summary
Nintendo President: Lack of games hurting Wii U, but more titles coming
Nintendo's President said a lack of compelling titles for the Wii U is hurting sales, and promised to improve the console's lineup this year. The comments from Satoru Iwata came Wednesday, a day after the Kyoto-based company revealed...Show More Summary
Wireless networks may learn to live together by using energy pulses
Researchers at the University of Michigan have invented a way for different wireless networks crammed into the same space to say "excuse me" to one another. Wi-Fi shares a frequency band with the popular Bluetooth and ZigBee systems, and all are often found in the same places together. Show More Summary
Ads coming soon to your Outlook.com inbox
It was going to happen sooner or later: the clean minimalist Outlook.com will soon start displaying advertisements alongside your inbox and emails. Microsoft announced users in the U.S. and Brazil will be the first ones to see the new-format ads, christened versaTiles. Show More Summary
The 21 worst tech habits—and how to break them
Photograph by Robert Cardin A bad habit can ruin your digital life just as easily as it can harm your offline one.
You bite your nails. Your house is a sty. You never signal before changing lanes, and when you finally reach your destination, you're 30 minutes late.
We all have bad habits in real life. Show More Summary
What the 'console-ification' of PCs means for gamers
Traditionally, gamers have voluntary segregated themselves into two camps: console gamers and PC gamers. Hostility between the two runs irrationally deep, and rare is the gamer who’s willing to proclaim allegiance to both sides. Either...Show More Summary
Skitch brings markup tools to Evernote PDFs
Many business users rely heavily on Evernote for managing documents and other information, but the service's Achilles' heel has long been its lack of markup capabilities. That's where Skitch comes in. Now owned by Evernote, this desktop/mobile...Show More Summary
IBM snatches UrbanCode for DevOps prowess
Sensing a need among its customers for faster software development, IBM has acquired UrbanCode, a provider of tools suited for the emerging practice of rapid software development called devops. UrbanCode's application release automation...Show More Summary
Google comes clean(er) about Glass: What you need to know
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been yakking about Google Glass for more than two years. Yet until this week, we didn't know even the most basic facts about the platform. Google spilled some beans in an earnings call this week. The company also published facts about the hardware, software and licensing. Show More Summary
QA Testing
Test This is a test. Please Ignore.
VSDL2 on steroids takes off as broadband over copper declines for first time
Broadband based on VDSL2 helped by a technology called vectoring is taking off, while older members of the DSL family are getting less popular as users around the works crave more bandwidth. The need for more bandwidth is driven by users...Show More Summary
EU teachers need more IT training, report says
The latest European Union survey of ICT in schools has found that 20 percent of secondary students have never or almost never used a computer in school. Speaking at the presentation of the survey on Friday, the E.U.'s Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said there was a very real need for more IT skills training for teachers. Show More Summary
Reports: Blackstone abandons offer for Dell
Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than a month after the private-equity fund manager said it was planning to top an offer from founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, according to news reports. Show More Summary
Researchers find malware targeting online stock trading software
Security researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations company Groub-IB have recently identified a new piece of malware designed to steal login credentials from specialized software used to trade stocks and other securities online. Show More Summary
Developers unveil new mobile apps for shopping, restaurant reviews at DEMO Mobile
Snaptiva wants to add a bit more color to the experience of shopping for home design and fashion products, literally.The company's early-stage mobile app is designed to take photographs snapped by users on their mobile devices and employ...Show More Summary
US House to vote on CISPA cyberthreat bill this week
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, despite continued opposition from some privacy and digital rights advocates. Show More Summary