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Betting big on the 'SMAC stack'

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 09/10/2014 - 11:00

The concept of creating an IT infrastructure that supports and integrates social, mobile, analytics and cloud is gaining ground, and some industry experts and IT executives are convinced that the next generation of IT will revolve around SMAC components as the key foundational technologies.

"We see a lot companies focusing on one or more of these trends. But it's when they converge that it becomes really interesting," says Ed Anderson, research vice president at Gartner.

Categories: IT General

Four no-bull facts to know about Apple Pay

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 22:13

Rumors about Apple devising some form of digital wallet for the iPhone were swirling thick and fast months before Tim Cook stepped on stage today and confirmed those suspicions.

Categories: IT General

Apple Watch: The Internet of things' new frontier

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 21:21

iOS 8 is the hidden revolution in personal computing, pulling together smartphones and tablets with car infotainment centers, home automation devices, health and fitness devices, and Macs. It's the center of liquid computing in the Apple universe, and right now the main center in the industry.

Categories: IT General

Dell's 'virtual smartphone': Too much, too late

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 13:30

A newly announced product from Dell, set to debut this October, is being touted as a way to turn any late-model smartphone into a managed business smartphone, with its own voice line, storage management, and app ecosystem.

Categories: IT General

iOS 8's hidden revolution goes way beyond the iPad and iPhone

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

[UPDATED 2:00pm PT] While the world has obsessed over iPhone 6 details such as its size and whether it will use a sapphire

Categories: IT General

Java, C++ slip in popularity as domain-specific languages spread

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs.

Categories: IT General

iOS 8's hidden revolution goes way beyond the iPad and iPhone

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

[UPDATED 2:00pm PT] While the world has obsessed over iPhone 6 details such as its size and whether it will use a sapphire

Categories: IT General

Review: Dell's 13G PowerEdge R730xd, a workhorse server with a kick

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

New generations of commodity servers typically deliver incremental updates to CPU, memory, power, and storage. It's not often that you see real innovation making its way into these systems.

Categories: IT General

10 ways Apple really has changed the (tech) world

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00
Apple is both a creator of and a beacon for the technology future we now live in Dek:  Apple is both a creator of and a beacon for the technology future we now live in External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/163441
Categories: IT General

Java, C++ slip in popularity as domain-specific languages spread

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs.

Categories: IT General

Dev and test the Docker way

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Fanatic Studio

Categories: IT General

Hollywood or Home Depot: Whose breach is better?

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

Whew, thank goodness! The world is finally paying attention to Internet security.

Categories: IT General

Review: For a sweet desktop, try Mint with Cinnamon

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

If Red Hat’s specialization is enterprise application, development and hosting, and Ubuntu’s is anything that moves, then Linux Mint is carving only one niche: desktop dominance.

Categories: IT General

CloudStack, losing to OpenStack, takes its ball and goes home

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 09/09/2014 - 11:00

Remember the playground when you where a kid? Picture a spirited round of basketball, and you're getting the better of a friend. You're 10 points ahead when, in frustration, your friends leaves in a huff. Or in the words of Cartman from "South Park": "Screw you guys, I'm going home." The tech sector behaves very much like that as cloud computing begins to settle on its winners and losers.

Categories: IT General

Microsoft patch KB 2918614 triggers 'key not valid for use,' more errors

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 12:10

As if we haven't had enough problems with last month's Black Tuesday patches, I'm now seeing

A telco as cloud powerhouse? CenturyLink might pull it off

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:42

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Categories: IT General

It's time to split Linux distros in two

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

Credit: iStockphoto

Categories: IT General

Rotten Apple: Apple's 11 biggest failures

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00
Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company Dek:  Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/163363
Categories: IT General

It's time to split Linux distros in two

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

Credit: iStockphoto

Categories: IT General

Rotten Apple: Apple's 11 biggest failures

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00
Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company Dek:  Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/163363
Categories: IT General
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