China adds Apple and Cisco to its blacklist
China’s government has removed any lingering doubts that it’s making life difficult for US tech firms with the removal of Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Ltd. from a list of approved companies. The Reuters…
Survey says gamers buy a PS4 because of its resolution and an Xbox because…it’s an Xbox
By Eric David
It might seem like exclusive game titles would be the key decision maker when it comes to choosing which new video game console to buy, but according to a recent survey, exclusives are not as…
Facebook adds suicide prevention features to the social network
By Eric David
While Facebook’s role in mental health is not always positive, the social network is taking steps to help some of its users by providing new tools designed to prevent suicide. Facebook Inc has allowed…
The data throttling debacle: Deceptive “unlimited” data practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going after AT&T Corp. — and other carriers — in an effort to impose fines for data throttling practices. In response, AT&T stated that the FTC had no…
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How PEFCU wards off hackers and hurricanes with EMC | #CubeConversations
Every organization faces challenges in protecting its data, but typically not as many as the Publix Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) does. In addition to the usual worries about hackers and meeting the financial…
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Harmony or Hail Mary? Experts debate need for the Open Data Platform
Will the Open Data Platform (ODP) association bring harmony to the Big Data market or dive a wedge into it? Experts have been debating that point since the blockbuster announcement last week, with the…
Android for Work: Google’s enterprise play
By Collen Kriel
On Wednesday, Google Inc. announced its Android for Work program in an effort to tap into the “business and innovation potential” of the more than one billion Android smartphones in use. Google claims that…
Coolan wants to keep tabs on your data center in the cloud
A new startup led by one of the founders of Facebook’s Open Compute Project is bidding to make data centers more economical by gathering and analyzing performance data from thousands of users, with a…
Report: Apple, Samsung loses tablet market share to generic brands
By Collen Kriel
The top two tablet makers, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., lost market share to generic brands in 2014, according to two new reports from research firm Strategy Analytics. Combined, these generic brands accounted…
Google tipped to launch Android Pay, intensifies effort to compete with Apple Pay
By Collen Kriel
Google Inc. is apparently preparing to introduce a new payments API, dubbed Android Pay, to power in-store and in-app payments for third-party Android apps. Anonymous sources familiar with Google’s plans told Ars Technica that…