Piracy is an ongoing problem, despite several measures to crack down. The digital age is a haven for counterfeiters and forgers. But as consumers, we might have, at one point, become participated in some of these acts unknowingly. There are still debates on the exact definition of piracy. However one thing is certain—it is hurting ...

The IPO dance party is definitely in full swing. This season’s focus suddenly shifted to public offerings with companies like Fusion-io, Groupon and LinkedIn joining the crowd. Personalized internet radio service Pandora just went public, and hit the market strong with a recorded 46% increase in shares in the opening, pulled back a bit but still ended ...

Mobile enterprise is slowly kicking laptops and PC’s to the sideline as mobile devices shape the world of communication and information technology.  Millennial Media’s reports on mobile trends for the month of May feature three frontrunners: iPad, Windows Phone 7 and connected devices. Some notable figures in the research include Apple Inc. as the undisputed ...

The unimaginable scope of mobile devices is the same thing that makes it vulnerable to all kinds of attacks, particularly cyber criminals. Since early this year, Google has been cleaning up its Android Market from the variations of malware assaults that struck more than 50 apps.  Lookout became an instant hero when they discovered and ...

VMware is expanding its reach in Asia. After sealing a deal with Japan’s Hitachi, VMware moves westward and taps Israel’s Digital Fuel, IT financial and business management software as a service. The cloud computing and virtualization enthusiast is now heading to the business-management software and intensifying its current SaaS roster with the acquisition that is ...

It’s a small world after all. Oracle and SAP are like oil and water—their molecular constituents at one point seemed to be made to hate each other’s.  Now, looks like the two companies cannot afford to avoid each other, be it along the good or bad road, as Oracle Exadata receives another certification from SAP ...

Beating the world’s favorite tablet is no easy task, even for a giant like Hewlett-Packard. The leading computer manufacturing company will soon launch the TouchPad—a tablet they dubbed as the “iPad killer”.  To avoid any further stumbles as their business model still hangs in the balance, HP is equipping the TouchPad with apps and the latest ...

The cloud is a unique platform that encourages collaborations from within and outside the industry, and the country. A few days ago, Hitachi and VMware inked a deal to deliver IT as a service to the Asian region. This strategic cloud partnership will make use of VMware vSphere and VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform to ...

London-based Swedish music services company Spotify is making its way to become a superpower in the online music industry. The “to die for” factor in their new attack of the business is their “freemium” service. Without ads involved, users are able to do music streaming on the desktop and mobile, picking they favorite songs from the ...

Amidst stocks decline and long economic slumps, Fusion-io’s strong IPO opening is the most notable deal in the tech community throughout a seemingly tough week. The Salt-Lake City-based company debuted its IPO Thursday morning, making a resounding impact and wowing Wall Street as the shares flickered: Fusion-io shared first traded for $25.30 and closing at $22.50—higher ...