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VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service: Don’t call it an Amazon killer

Posted May 21, 2013 - 2:41 pm by Nancy Gohring

VMware announced it will launch a public cloud service later this year

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If Linux were a dog

Posted March 13, 2013

As I zoned out this morning, sipping coffee and watching my dogs wrestle on the couch, I wondered, "If my dogs were Linux distributions, which ones would they be?" Yes, these are the thoughts that run through my head as I get started in the morning.
The geek skills challenge: 10 talents worth mastering

Posted October 25, 2012

From replacing a hard drive to picking a lock, these are the skills you need to earn the name 'geek'
Spotlight on cybersecurity

Posted September 10, 2012

Cybersecurity events make splashy news headlines, with damages from data breaches running in the millions of dollars and the spectre of attacks on government agencies and critical infrastructure looming large. Here's what you need to know about cybersecurity and cyber threats.
Software Defined Networking (SDN) explained

Posted August 29, 2012

As is somewhat typical of emerging technologies, there isn't a universally agreed to definition of what is meant by software defined networking (SDN). Over the last year or two most of the definitions have focused on the decoupling of the network control plane from the network forwarding plane.
How to spot a Twitter bot

Posted June 28, 2012

Is that hottie really just a bottie? Here are six ways you can tell the difference between real and fake accounts on Twitter.

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Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert

Posted May 23, 2013 - 7:14 am

As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders?
Microsoft boosts Japan Azure offering, adds data centers in two regions

Posted May 23, 2013 - 7:02 am

Microsoft will boost its Azure cloud offering in Japan, adding two domestic data centers to speed response times and improve reliability in the face of natural disasters.
Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency

Posted May 23, 2013 - 6:15 am

Adobe has acquired Thumb Labs, a small mobile app agency, as part of its broader push to give its new cloud-enabled software offerings a more social flavor.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets to go on sale in 170 countries on June 13

Posted May 23, 2013 - 6:05 am

Amazon.com is expanding the distribution of its tablets in a big way with the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 now available for preorder in over 170 countries, and its Appstore open in nearly 200 countries.
Google engineer bashes Microsoft's handling of security researchers, discloses Windows zero-day

Posted May 23, 2013 - 5:47 am

A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights.
French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead

Posted May 23, 2013 - 5:13 am

The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.
Google's 'conversational search' stinks: But it's destined to change search forever

Posted May 23, 2013 - 4:39 am

Google has Star Trek-visions of making today's search experience more like the Starship Enterprise's talking central computer.
SoftBank said to be in talks with US to allay national security fears

Posted May 23, 2013 - 2:55 am

The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report.
Lenovo's net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soar

Posted May 23, 2013 - 1:59 am

PC sales in China and high growth in smartphones shipments helped boost Lenovo's net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter by 90 percent year-over-year.
Ericsson makes bus windows part of a Wi-Fi network

Posted May 23, 2013 - 12:48 am

Ericsson may have a contender for oddest networking product if it commercializes the wireless bus windows it demonstrated at this week's CTIA Wireless trade show.

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