The iOS 9 public beta is out: Here’s what is included
By Collen Kriel
The iOS 9 public beta is out. If you are on the fence about installing it and want to see what is included before you take the plunge, we have you covered. Below is…
By Collen Kriel
Installing iOS 9 public beta? Create an archived backup in iTunes first
By Collen Kriel
Apple released the iOS 9 public beta on Thursday. Before you hurry to install it, you should backup your iOS device using iTunes. Why back up? Beta software is bound to be buggy and…
iOS 9 public beta available now: Here’s how to install it
By Collen Kriel
Hot on the heels of iOS 9 beta 3 for developers, Apple on Thursday released the highly-anticipated iOS 9 public beta. This means scores of people can now install Apple’s new operating system and…
Splunk picks up cyber-security startup Caspida for $190m in cash and share deal
By Duncan Riley
Operation intelligence firm Splunk, Inc. has acquired cyber-security startup Caspida, Inc. for $190 million. According to a statement from the company, the deal includes $127 million in cash and $63 million in restricted Splunk…
Application-centric infrastructure makes networking simpler | #RHSummit
“We need to make things simpler. Networking is hard. It’s a special skillset, and it’s not something that people who build applications really think about,” Mike Cohen, director of Product Management at Cisco Systems, Inc.,…
Slack now lets users add up-to 722 emoji as reactions to messages
By Duncan Riley
Slack Technologies, Inc.’s rapidly growing enterprise messaging platform received an upgrade of sorts this week with a new feature that allows users to like posts from others by using one of Slack’s 722 emoji.…
Square Enix announces a new Dragon Quest and it looks like Minecraft
By Kyt Dotson
Yesterday video game developer and publisher Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. announced the most recent spin-off game from the long-running Dragon Quest series and it looks surprisingly like a block-placing game we all know.…
OpenPower, IBM and community-driven innovation | #RHSummit
IBM and Red Hat, Inc. share a view that openness drives innovation in the marketplace, and that approach has led to an 11-year partnership. “No one company owns the innovation model,” Doug Balog, vice…
BitFury grabs another $20m to build 100 MW data center for blockchain infrastructure
By Kyt Dotson
BitFury Group, a well-established Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, just announced it raised $20 million in funding with participation from DRW Venture Capital, iTech Capital and Georgian Co-Investment Fund. “The success…
Oracle simplifies Cloud integration at JDSU | #datacenter
JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU) is currently undergoing work to separate the company into two strategic entities called Lumentum and Viavi Solutions. As part of the separation process, the company needed to consolidate, simplify, modernize…