China's Xiaomi to sell US$13 smart wristband, trumpets global ambitions
Xiaomi's fitness-tracker wristband can also automatically unlock your smartphone.
What makes for satisfied Indian CIOs?
The characteristics of happy CIOs, versus unhappy ones, goes beyond money, CIO research proves. But it has plenty to do with it.
Is the need for data analysts in India exaggerated?
In contrast to all the hoopla around the need for data analysts, some Indian CIOs aren't ready to hire business analysts. Here's why.
China's Internet growth sags to levels not seen in 8 years
China's rush to the Internet is slowing, with the country adding only 14.4 million new Internet users in the first half of 2014, the lowest half-year growth in eight years.
Baidu launches search engine for Brazil
China's Baidu is stepping into another major market with a search engine geared for Brazil, and is preparing to set up a research and development center in the country.
40 percent of Asian companies suffer economic loss due to data breaches: EIU report
Despite lapses in data security, a significant 85 percent of corporate executives still believe their own IT security systems are trustworthy.
Systems engineer arrested in massive data leak in Japan
At least 7 million names were stolen from the database of education firm Benesse.
Adobe: Class division emerging in website design
New research from Adobe suggests that a digital divide is rapidly emerging when it comes to website design.
Global presence required for eCommerce success
New Forrester report identifies massive global eCommerce opportunity.
More mobile gadgets than people? Seven countries now qualify
Finland, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea and the U.S. had wireless broadband penetration of more than 100 percent as of December 2013, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday.
BYOD has evolved to Bring-Your-Own-Other-Device: Webroot
Security vendor also finds the majority of users rely on security already bundled with mobile devices.
How much of your job can you really do on an iPad?
Tim Cook recently said that he performs 80% of his work on an iPad--and he thinks everyone should do the same. But is that really realistic?
Embracing IaaS
Consider easy access to IaaS capabilities as a means to enable increased innovation, experimentation, and even the ability to "fail fast" and move on with minimal pain, reduced disruption, or risk to either business processes or IT operations.
Two-factor authentication the cheap and easy solution for SMBs: ESET
Security vendor claims that while they maybe small, SMBs are the 'low hanging fruit' when it comes to data theft.
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How to negotiate and get what you want
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Google may bring Wi-Fi to New York City pay phones
Google may be among the hopefuls vying to turn the New York City phone booths of the past into "communication points" of the future with free Wi-Fi and cellphone charging.
'Nadella Effect' makes Ballmer US$2.8 billion richer
And since Thursday's downsizing, CEO Satya Nadella has an extra US$1.3 million in his portfolio.
Members of UK Parliament call for judicial review of data retention law
A hastily adopted surveillance law violates fundamental privacy rights and should be changed, a human rights organisation said.
U.S. senator blasts Microsoft's H-1B push as it lays 18,000 off workers
Republican lawmaker takes issue with U.S. corporate belief that there's a STEM shortage.
How complexity is clogging your project environments
Projects often suffer from bloated, convoluted solutions that impede delivery, says Corinne Forrest
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Developers are overcoming Big Data learning curve: Splunk
Analytics company finds developers are now overcoming the complexity of Big Data with better tools.
Microsoft revenue lifted by cloud sales to businesses
Strong sales of cloud products to businesses helped lift Microsoft's revenue by 18 percent last quarter, though its profits declined.
Mature datacentre footprint still has room for innovation: Veeam
Even as the local datacentre market reaches saturation point, Veeam is seeing continued investment in the sector.
Want an Apple watch? Just 3D print one
An industrious design graduate from the University of Edinburgh has posted a 3D printing CAD file for a wrist ban that allows users to insert an iPod Nano, which can act as a watch, music player and more.
Juniper jettisons mobile security biz
Juniper Networks has divested its mobile security product line, selling the assets to a private equity firm for $250 million.
Investigation of missing IRS email holds lessons for your business
Congress has been pursuing an investigation into alleged misconduct at the IRS, and as a part of that investigation it requested emails from former IRS director Lois Lerner for the timeframe in question. The response Congress got was those emails--along with any archive or backups of those emails--have been erased and are no longer available. There are legal and compliance requirements organizations must abide by when it comes to retention of information, and the IRS apparently dropped the ball.
HTC's rumored Android Wear smartwatch pops up in HTC promo video
Is that an HTC smartwatch on your desk or are you just messing with me?
IEEE forms 25G Ethernet study group
On the heels of the formation of a vendor consortium to promote the need, the IEEE this week said it will explore standardization of 25Gbps Ethernet.
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Hackers inside Chinese military steal U.S. corporate trade secrets
In the wake of the attacks, security leaders now work to determine future defenses.
Intel releases its most reliable pro SSD
Intel today unveiled its Pro 2500 series of flash drives, which include 2.5-in. drives and M.2 flash cards for mobile devices.
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IBM’s cloud platform strategy is getting legitimate
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Malaysian professionals lead in valuing friendships in the workplace: LinkedIn Asia
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