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CERN's Hadron Collider Research Fueled By OpenStack
CERN works with Rackspace to upgrade cloud infrastructure to OpenStack Grizzly in time for reactivation of its Hadron Collider, being used to pursue Higgs Boson particle.
Salesforce, Benioff Must Beware Oracle's Embrace
This new relationship holds much promise for Oracle, not so much for Salesforce. It reminds me of Captain Ahab's relationship with the great whale.
NASA's Next 5 Missions, Explored
From a spacecraft that captures asteroids to a telescope that reveals details of the universe, NASA's upcoming missions will break ground in space science and technology.
Can Big Data Trump Doping In Sports?
Massive amounts of data, along with Hadoop and visualization tools, helped the U.S. women's cycling team earn silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
10 Great Gadgets From The Future
They're highly anticipated, heavily hyped and possibly wonderful, at least until the reviews arrive.
Windows 8.1: 8 Essential Facts
The Windows 8.1 preview has landed. Is it enough to jumpstart adoption? Consider these eight facts.
Take Social Collaboration To Next Level
Social collaboration for teams is important, but here's how to scale up using "creation spaces" of forums, videos and other networked tools.
Wi-Fi That Sees Through Walls
MIT researchers have found a way to track motion, even through walls, using Wi-Fi signals.
Google Tweaks Android, iOS Apps
Google has updated a number of its mobile apps recently. We break down some of the biggest changes.
What Is Higher Education's Value Chain?
Disruptive innovations mean higher education leaders must rethink what they do best.
Google Unveils Plans For London HQ
Plans for the facility, located adjacent to King's Cross railway station, include a roof garden and space for an interior campus.
20 People Who Changed Tech: Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder, more artist than engineer, blew up the status quo in multiple industries.
Occum's App: 5 Barriers To Mobile Simplicity
Big enterprises are hard-wired to botch mobile apps design. But you can change your culture to avoid the pitfalls.
Couchbase Takes On Oracle, MongoDB And Cassandra
Couchbase has added features to match MongoDB and Cassandra, but Oracle is the biggest target for this NoSQL database.
IT Visionary James Martin Dies
British-born philanthropist and author of more than 100 books on computers, technology and society was a visionary who some say predicted the Internet.
Microsoft Moves To Weekly Software Updates
Microsoft aims to match competitors with weekly updates to Office, Outlook and other Windows 8 apps beginning later this year.
How To Hack Facebook In 60 Seconds
Facebook rewards U.K. researcher with $20,000 for discovering a mobile device confirmation bug that could be used to take control of any Facebook account.
Google Works On Android-Based Gaming Console
Google plans Android-based devices such as a gaming console, smartwatch and a revised Nexus Q.
HP To Build Navy's $3.45 Billion Next Gen Network
HP wins long-awaited deal to replace Navy Marine Corps Intranet.
Oracle's Week Of Mega Deals Leaves Questions
As Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff heaps compliments on Larry Ellison, what's the future for Oracle cloud apps, Force.com?
BlackBerry Ships Just 2.7 Million BB10 Phones
BlackBerry's quarterly results show that sales of the company's BB10 platform and new smartphones aren't as strong as hoped.
Microsoft Touts Azure To iOS, Android Developers
Microsoft hopes to sell developers on its vision for Azure -- and use the popularity of mobile platforms, including iOS and Android, to become a cloud powerhouse.
MOOC Leader EdX Turns One: What's Next?
Like anything in its infancy, massive open online courses like EdX are full of possibilities and promise. But their path is unpredictable.
DARPA Challenge: Build Virtual Robots
Seven teams advance in robotics challenge, helping DARPA explore how virtual robots could improve disaster response.
Intermountain, Deloitte Tool Analyzes Health Outcomes
Big data software application OutcomesMiner can help researchers pinpoint specific shared characteristics of patients in various scenarios.
U.K. Startup Offers Neural Net-Based Fashion System
Cortexica's Find Similar for Fashion analyzes images to help consumers find clothing and accessories with similar characteristics.
Older Android Devices At Risk As Carriers Delay Upgrades
Latest version of Android OS rebuffs most malware, says study, but carriers continue to drag their feet on providing upgrades and patches.
Facebook Offers Gay Pride Emoticon
Facebook's new rainbow emoticon reflects support of Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality.
Why U.S. Must Invest In Internet-Connected Infrastructure
A hybrid infrastructure that combines physical foundations such as roads, buildings and the power grid with the Internet and sensor networks will pay off for the U.S.
Microsoft Understands Its Windows 8 Mistakes, Finally
At Build conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledges that aspects of Windows 8 have bugged users -- and promises to address the issues.
Kaplan Expands Gamification Of Online Courses
In pilot, online university used challenges and badges to spur students to work harder and improved grades by more than 9%.
Oracle, NetSuite Partner To Storm Cloud
Oracle joins cloud HR apps with NetSuite ERP to take on SAP and Workday in competition for midsized companies.
Teradata Doubles Down On Hortonworks Hadoop
Teradata adds three ways of deploying and supporting Hortonworks software, giving a big boost to "100% open source" big data platform.
Microsoft Build: From Windows 8.1 To Xbox
Windows 8.1 got its moment in the spotlight during Monday's Build keynote, but the real star was Microsoft's expanding ecosystem.
NASA's IRIS Mission Delayed
Power outage at Vandenberg Air Force Base prevented the 400-pound observatory from lifting off on Wednesday; plan is to launch Thursday.
HP Wins $67 Million Spain Government Cloud Contract
HP will migrate Catalonia's compute infrastructure and applications into an HP Enterprise Cloud facility.
Software Flaw Threatens LG Android Smartphones
Android devices at risk over vulnerability in backup software that can be exploited to provide root access to LG smartphones.
U.S. Supercomputer To Model Renewable Energy Impact
New supercomputing facility will focus on how to integrate renewable energy sources into nation's energy grid.
3 Reasons Voice Will Finally Come To The Web
Siri is teaching us to talk to and not just type on our devices. But will we be comfortable recording all our conversations to make voice a searchable app?
Splunk Spawns Hunk Hadoop Tool
Splunk brings its analytic know-how to the multi-structured data living in HDFS with Hunk, a new stand-alone system aimed at Hadoop users.
Nokia Brings Augmented Reality To Job Search
Nokia's JobLens app for the Lumia smartphone helps job seekers "see" the open jobs available around them.
Progress Launches PaaS For Mobile, On-Premises Apps
Progress Software uses Rollbase acquisition to announce Pacific platform-as-a-service for cloud and mobile apps.
Software AG Takes Messaging To Industrial Internet Scale
Terracotta Universal Messaging addresses real-time, big data movement in e-commerce, retail point-of-sale, oil and gas, and financial services applications.
Mobile Ads Drain Battery Power
Ads consume 23% of the energy used by ad-supported Windows Phone apps, says study.
Former White House CIO Champions Disruptive Educational Tech
After spending his White House years in turnaround mode, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CIO Brook Colangelo seeks to get ahead in educational media.
Microsoft Build: 3 Windows 8 Questions To Answer
Microsoft has a chance to regain control of the Windows 8 narrative at Build conference. But can the company execute where it has stumbled before?
Mozilla Firefox Opens Door To New Web Apps
With support for WebRTC and Asm.js, Firefox 22 offers developers the framework to create compelling new Web applications.
Navy Fires Head Of Naval Enterprise Networks
Dismissal comes days before planned announcement for Next Generation Enterprise Network contract award.
U.K. Outsourcing Market Gets More Competitive
New research suggests service provider market is tightening, advises outsourcing customers to consider renegotiating current contracts.
Education CIOs: Get Involved In Big Data
Be alert to the opportunity to show what central IT can bring to the table.
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