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Dell and OnApp cooperate on pretested cloud packages

IDGNS staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:52:13 +0000

OnApp and Dell have teamed up to create pretested cloud packages for service providers and make it easier for them to roll out services, which could result in more competition in the cloud space.

Pioneer to crowdsource car navigation, add augmented reality

IDGNS staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:46:08 +0000

Pioneer will soon launch a new car navigation system in Japan that uses dashboard cameras to scan the road ahead for approaching street signs and other cars, and will share images of road conditions with other vehicles.

California may outlaw 3-D printed guns

IDGNS staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:48:24 +0000

Proposed legislation in California aims to ban guns made using 3-D printing, after an organization Defense Distributed fired a handgun made with the technology, and said it would distribute its drawings online.

Google revamps admin console for Apps and other enterprise products

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:40:24 +0000

Google is rolling out a new IT administration console for its Apps email and collaboration cloud suite and for other enterprise products such as Maps Coordinate and Chrome OS devices.

Google may roll out overhauled Maps at Google I/O

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:25:17 +0000

Google Maps is reportedly getting an overhaul that may be shown off at the annual Google I/O conference next week.

Protect WordPress blogs with free Wordfence plugin

jimlynch — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:34 +0000

Here's how you can get a free plugin called Wordfence to protect your WordPress blog.

Internet back up in Syria after 20-hour outage

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:32 +0000

Syria suffered another Internet and mobile communications outage that lasted for about 20 hours. Service was restored earlier today.

YouTube Trends Map tells you what North Dakota's watching

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:34:50 +0000

According to YouTube, most of the country can't wait for season six of True Blood to begin.

6 tips to build your social media strategy

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:30:44 +0000

IT executives and social media experts share their top six tips for selecting the social media platforms that will provide the greatest return on your investment of time and resources.

London Gatwick Airport takes out 200 servers, moves to cloud, BYOD

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:59:19 +0000

Airport's IT transformation to cloud, BYOD support is saving money, boosting security.

San Francisco adds social networking element to emergency, disaster planning

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:55:58 +0000

The nation's tech hub plans to partner with social networks to help residents prepare for the worst.

Platform-as-service offerings blurring lines between cloud packages

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:17 +0000

Cloud-based infrastructure and software providers like Amazon and Salesforce are incorporating application development tools into their offerings, blurring the lines between IaaS, SaaS and PaaS

Consumer service lawsuit looms for Google in Germany

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:57:34 +0000

A lawsuit against Google's customer service practices in Germany is looming after the company declined to sign a document promising German consumer organizations to start answering customer emails individually.

Google simplifies content management on its cloud storage service

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:35:25 +0000

Google has added a new notification to its Cloud Storage service, allowing applications to automatically take action when new content is uploaded by users.

If you need ammo, Bing is your search engine

Phil Johnson — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

If comparing Bing and Google on regular search results isn’t enough, try comparing them based on autocomplete suggestions