Can DNA stave off an impending storage crisis?
The amount of data that exists in the world is growing at such a rapid rate that it doubles every two years, according to a a 2011 EMC Digital Universe study. It’s an impressive thought,…
Illumio wants to toughen up your data center
For those tasked with defending their data centers from security threats, they need to know more than just what those threats are. They need to understand how those threats work, and, more importantly, the…
Get the most out of iOS 9.3 with these 8 features
By Collen Kriel
Apple launched iOS 9.3 on March 21 together with the iPhone SE and iPad Pro 9.7-inch. iOS 9.3 bought Apple users a host of great new features, including Night Shift, two-factor authentications, 3D Touch…
An Apple Original Series: Tech giant secretly schmoozing A-list celebs to drum up talent for slew of shows
Is Apple Inc. secretly turning up at big movie events, sidling up to A-list Hollywood actors in a bid to get them onside before the tech giant launches a handful of series designed to…
Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure raises $1.2m Series A
By Duncan Riley
Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure (Secure Bitcoin Traders Pvt. Ltd.) has raised $1.2 million Series A in an “ongoing round” where those providing the funding were not named. Founded in 2014, Coinsecure is aiming to…
Teradata doubles down on IoT analytics and hybrid cloud services
Big Data warehouse giant Teradata Corp. looks like it’s switching its focus to hybrid cloud services and the Internet of Things, likely as part of an initiative to head off declining sales revenues in…
BlackBerry’s John Chen explains why he helped Canada’s cops hack one of its phones
When the Royal Mounted Canadian Police wanted to take down some bad guys, BlackBerry Ltd., a name synonymous with security and privacy, was only too eager to help out. Unlike its larger phone-making brethren…
How to track your lost or stolen iPhone, iPad with Find My iPhone
By Collen Kriel
To track your device, protect your data and have the ability to remotely erase your device, it is essential that Find My iPhone is enabled on your iPhone or iPad. When you enable Find…
Vista Equity Partners acquire SaaS events management firm Cvent for $1.65b
By Duncan Riley
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) events management firm Cvent, Inc. has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners LLC for $1.65 billion. Under the deal, Cvent stockholders will receive $36 in cash per share, a premium of about…
New York, 5 minutes in the future: AR for creating virtual bed partners, according to new film Creative Control
Director (also co-writer) Benjamin Dickinson’s recently released film, Creative Control, is one of few movies over the past several years to take recent technological advances seriously, inasmuch as the technology isn’t far from what we already…