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6 Google Play Rule Changes
Google tightens app store rules for developers to improve Android app security, integrity, and quality.
IBM Preps SoftLayer Cloud Datacenter In Hong Kong
Hong Kong SoftLayer facility will open April 14 and offer Watson, BlueMix, and other cloud services.
Microsoft Clarifies Email Snooping Policy
Microsoft amends its terms of service to stop peeking into customers' emails, even if it suspects they may be stealing from the company.
Sony Reveals 'Digital Paper' Tablet
Sony sees Digital Paper, to ship in May, as a way to get paper-based processes out of legal, education, and government organizations.
Microsoft Office For iPad: 7 Questions Answered
Is Office for iPad a good fit for you? We go hands-on and answer seven key questions to help you decide.
Google Wins In Amazon Cloud Price Battle
Let's put this week's cloud price cuts in context. Cash-rich Google has made it harder for Amazon to profit on AWS. Whether or not Google steals a ton of AWS customers, Google wins.
Office for iPad: Microsoft Shifts Strategy
After years of anticipation, Microsoft Office for iPad arrives -- and it's just the beginning of a new push toward apps across all mobile devices, says new CEO Satya Nadella.
Social Media And Future Of News: 8 Findings
Pew Research Center finds reason to believe that American journalism has a future -- and social media will play a key role.
Amazon Counters Google Cloud Price Cuts
Amazon trotted out a wide range of price cuts to Amazon Web Services products one day after Google made a similar announcement.
Facebook Debuts Web-Scale Variant Of MySQL
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter share expertise to launch WebScaleSQL, a super-DBMS built on Oracle's MySQL Community Edition.
Adobe Takes On Marketing Rivals
Adobe's Marketing Cloud is a powerhouse, but what's next? New predictive capabilities and a SAP partnership hint at the future.
GM's Randy Mott: What I Believe...
CIO's five core principles underpin automaker's three-year "IT transformation" plan.
Nadella's Big Moment: 5 Things To Watch
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will face stratospheric expectations Thursday when he makes his first public appearance since succeeding Steve Ballmer. Here's what we want to know.
Oculus VR: Crowdsourcing Or Mass Exploitation?
Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR should consider rewarding its Kickstarter backers with something more than a T-shirt.
SAP To Buy Fieldglass, Cloud-Based Workforce Management Firm
SAP's deal with Fieldglass extends SuccessFactors' HR reach to contingent workers and Ariba procurement to labor and services.
Microsoft Office For iPad: 5 Big Questions
Will the much-anticipated productivity suite, expected to be revealed Thursday, be a hit with customers? Watch these five factors.
Google Drops Cloud Pricing
The price of cloud computing should keep pace with the falling price of hardware, Google insists.
Lawsuit Raises Red Flags For Government Cloud Users
A California lawsuit suggests the federal government must take stronger steps to protect government data from data mining and user profiling by cloud service providers.
Google Turns Up The Heat On Amazon
Google cloud architect Urs Holzle has a plan for more robust cloud services to compete with Amazon Web Services. But Google's cloud to-do list remains long.
Cisco's Cloud Plan For Internet Of Things
Cisco's $1 billion cloud investment is not about competing with Amazon, Google, or Rackspace to supply general-purpose IaaS. Cisco and its partners will offer a global chain of datacenters to serve as a backbone for the Internet of Things.
CIO's Real Boss: The Customer
As customers become more engaged with business through mobile and social, the CIO must help nurture that relationship.
10 Ways To Fight Digital Theft & Fraud
IBM touts holistic approach to cyber-security, counter-fraud, and compliance efforts. Bankers, security experts, and a former White House CIO offer proactive advice.
Agile, DevOps, Cloud: IT's New Trinity
Agile, DevOps, and cloud form an almost-holy triumvirate with a common theme: Software rules.
DevOps: IT's Only Chance Of Keeping Up
DevOps pushes two differing cultures together -- developers and operations -- but it gives IT a fighting chance at keeping up with the business.
Google Makes HTTPS For Gmail Mandatory
Google no longer allows Gmail users to turn off HTTPS encryption. The move protects data going between Google's servers and users.
10 Google Glass Myths, Translated
Google wants to clear up some misperceptions about Glass. We have our own views on the truth.
Cloud Should Be Part Of BC/DR Plans
DRaaS offerings are mature and dependable. Now IT just needs to think differently about continuity.
Amazon Smoothes Cloud Workload Shutdowns
Connection Draining enables AWS customers to shutter unneeded virtual servers without disrupting users' in-flight requests to apps.
How Enterprises Can Plan For Wearables
CIOs need to stay ahead of the wave by staking a claim in the wearables ecosystem through apps and always be asking: What do employees and customers need from wearables?
Google Gets Break In Gmail Privacy Lawsuits
People who claim Gmail violates anti-wiretapping laws must pursue their claims individually rather than as a group.
Feds & The Cloud: Management Approach Must Evolve
Cloud services change how federal agencies acquire, fund, and use IT services. IT managers must realize they're buying a service, not technology.
Red Hat Announces Linux App Container Certification
Open source developer adds container certification for Enterprise Linux apps, aims to improve workload portability and ease maintenance burden.
Oracle Reports Gains, But Rivals Grow Faster
Oracle Cloud subscription revenue increases 25% and hardware rebounds, but Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce.com, and Workday threats loom large.
Google Launches Android Wear Developer Preview
Android developers can now adapt their apps to send information to forthcoming Android smartwatches.
Microsoft Office For iPad: 8 Facts
After years of rumors, Office for iPad could arrive before the end of the month. Here's what we know.
MuleSoft Quietly Becomes Cloud Powerhouse
Cisco, SAP, Salesforce.com back MuleSoft and its quest to simplify on-premises and cloud integration; $131 million raised so far.
GDC: Hunting Social Whales
Courting the socially connected can help make games more profitable.
GDC: Google Play Games To Support iOS
Google's cloud gaming service for developers gets new features and analytics capabilities.
IBM: We'll Stand Up To NSA
IBM denies sharing customer information with U.S. government, asserts it would challenge any data demands through "judicial action or other means."
PayPal Finds Node.js Secret To Successful Makeover
As PayPal transforms itself for transactions over smartphones and other mobile devices, it's found Node.js to be an indispensable tool.
Google Tightens In-App Purchase Process
New password requirement can reduce the risk of running up big bills from unauthorized purchases.
Code You Can Quote
GitHub, FigShare, and Mozilla join forces to make programming code fit for academic citation.
Red Hat's Stubbornness Will Keep OpenShift Alive
Insiders have publicly bet against Red Hat's platform-as-a-service, but I say it will stand by OpenShift without regret.
Office 365 Personal: 5 Questions Answered
Is Microsoft's Office 365 Personal right for you? Here's what you need to know.
Google, Microsoft Pressure Asus To Cancel Dual-Boot Tablet
Intel may be the biggest loser if Asus cancels dual Windows-Android devices due to operating systems makers' objections.
Google Drive Chops Prices
Google Drive blows past other online storage services by tripling free space to 15 GB and cutting prices across the board.
Apple iPhones Could Thwart Attackers
Apple patent application suggests the company is looking to add personal security features to its mobile devices.
6 Lessons CIOs Can Learn From WhatsApp
CIOs looking to expand services globally should take a long, hard look at WhatsApp's strategy, growth, and acquisition.
Berners-Lee Seeks Digital Bill Of Rights
On the 25th anniversary of his proposal for the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee wants Internet users to come to the Web's defense.
Web Turns 25: 10 Graphics To See
Tim Berners-Lee's proposal changed the world. These visual representations show what his World Wide Web has become.
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