Gartner: Most enterprises are gearing up for Windows 10
Microsoft is willing to go to all kinds of lengths to push PC users onto Windows 10, but its new operating system is already seeing significant success in the enterprise, according to a new…
Apple recalls Mac and iOS plug adapters as electric shocks weren’t meant to be a feature
By Duncan Riley
Apple, Inc. has issued a recall for plug adapters sold with Mac and iOS devices in large parts of the world between 2003 and 2015. Adapters sold in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina…
Wal-Mart takes OneOps off the shelf, sticks it on GitHub
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is getting into the open-source game, unleashing the code for its cloud management and application lifecyle platform OneOps on GitHub for the entire world to slice and dice. For…
Apple acquires education technology startup LearnSprout for an undisclosed sum
By Duncan Riley
Apple, Inc. has acquired education technology startup LearnSprout, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2012, Learnsprout makes tools that make student data from school information systems (SIS) more readily accessible. “Empowering educators to…
Microsoft looks to the cloud as revenues dip
Microsoft’s cloud transformation remains on track, with its latest quarterly earnings offering more encouragement even as the tech giant saw its overall revenues dip. The big news from the call was Microsoft Azure’s fantastic…
Amazon posts record profit in 4th qtr but misses market expectations
By Duncan Riley
Amazon.com, Inc. disappointed Wall Street Thursday with the company reporting fourth-quarter financial results that missed market expectations. Net sales in the quarter increased 22 percent to $35.7 billion compared with $29.3 billion in fourth…
Sony tried and failed once again to secure the trademark to “Let’s Play”
By Eric David
Earlier this month, a few eagle-eyed NeoGAF users noticed that Sony Corp had filed paperwork to trademark the term “Let’s Play,” a phrase gamers use for fan made gameplay videos with commentary. Sony’s application was…
GOG launches “Games in Development” storefront to compete with Steam Early Access
By Eric David
Online PC game seller Good Old Games (GOG) has announced the launch of Games in Development, a new storefront that allows consumers to purchase games before they are finished in a model similar to that…
Court finds smart meters not a health threat, opponents unhappy
Are smart meters bad for you? According to the courts, it’s not. The battle between pro and anti smart meters has been on for years, ever since these devices have been installed in homes as…
Electronic Arts pulls out of the E3 2016 show floor in favor of holding its own event
By Eric David
Game publishing giant Electronic Arts Inc has announced that it will not have a presence on the show floor at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), saying that it will instead be holding its…