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Can't wait for NFC and Passbook? Download CardStar today

Aug 14, 11:14AM

If you're not ready to commit to a completely digital wallet like the Geode, or even a partial digital wallet like BookBook, CardStar might be the ticket for you.


Salesforce builds upon Chatter for Communities collaboration platform

Aug 14, 11:01AM

Salesforce.com aims to transform sales, service and marketing with a new social collaboration platform.


Nexus 7: A Road Warrior's best friend

Aug 14, 8:32AM

Maps, video conferencing, voice to text, a great screen, Jelly Bean, and more make this Android tablet the one to beat.


NBN numbers prove we need more numbers

Aug 14, 7:04AM

Now that the updated NBN corporate plan is out, we have better numbers to inform public debate. Haters have jumped to conclusions, but if Conroy is smart, he'll lift the NBN's bushel to silence the critics.


Daily Cuppa: iPhone too secure, Google culls Motorola staff

Aug 14, 5:57AM

Apple's iPhone is so secure that it is giving the US Department of Justice trouble during criminal investigations. Meanwhile, Google is in a bit of trouble for paying too little tax in the UK.


Happy 20th birthday to the IBM ThinkPad: a design classic

Aug 14, 5:20AM

The IBM ThinkPad range of notebook PCs, now owned by China's Lenovo, has been around for 20 years and is still going strong. But the name was originally used for a range of IBM touch-sensitive tablet PCs, which flopped.


Ocean Observatories Initiative: Cloud and Big Data come together to give scientists unprecedented access to essential climate insights

Aug 14, 5:15AM

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and its accompanying Cyberinfrastructure Program aims to provide an unprecedented ability to study the Earth's oceans and climate using myriad distributed data centers and literally oceans' worth of data.


The Incumbent: Chapter 44

Aug 14, 5:00AM

It's an intricate web of murder plots, government conspiracies and rampant tanning. Oh, and the future of the entire nation.


Apple, Microsoft have smartphone design gentleman's agreement

Aug 14, 1:26AM

Apple and Microsoft have a long-running patent deal that acknowledges there's no cloning of the iPhone. Indeed, Windows Phone's approach veers hard away from Apple's iOS and Google's Android.


DOJ: iPhone data 'too secure'; A key moment for the enterprise?

Aug 14, 12:20AM

According to MIT, the U.S. Justice Dept. is struggling to access iPhone data, making the task of law enforcement nigh on impossible. The security is good, but only BlackBerry's have the government edge.


With Frommer's purchase, Google poaches a Microsoft partner

Aug 14, 12:12AM

Google's purchase of the popular Frommer's series of travel guides gives it a premium source of information to combine with its search products. It also poaches a partner that exclusively provides data for a featured app in Windows 8.


Microsoft: Dell, Lenovo and Samsung Windows RT machines are coming

Aug 14, 12:09AM

Windows RT, Microsoft's coming Windows release for ARM-based systems, has RTM'd and will be available on new machines from a handful of vendors.


Nokia poll finds consumers prefer keyboards on smartphones

Aug 13, 11:47PM

The smartphone market place is awash with touchscreen-only devices, but a new Nokia poll suggests that might be misleading.


Red Hat finally commits to OpenStack for the cloud

Aug 13, 11:20PM

Red Hat, the Linux giant, has at long last decided to throw its full support behind OpenStack.


Intigua launches platform that virtualizes the management layer

Aug 13, 10:57PM

Newton, Mass-based Intigua Platforms has launched a new platform that virtualizes the management layer (not just VMs) and applies the concept of virtualization to management agents. It is available on a usage-based subscription model, with pricing starting at $75 per server per year.


Google buys Frommer's: More build, acquire vs. partner

Aug 13, 10:44PM

The search giant buys John Wiley's travel publishing assets as it aims to build out Google Maps and Android into a unique experience.


India antitrust body investigating Google: report

Aug 13, 10:44PM

Google is now being investigated by the U.S., the Europeans, but also India antitrust authorities as the search giant starts to feel pressure in one of its largest markets.


Red Hat offers up OpenStack preview, supported version planned for '13

Aug 13, 9:38PM

Red Hat today made available a preview version of its much anticipated OpenStack cloud distribution based on Enterprise Linux 6 and announced that a fully supported OpenStack distribution will ship in 2013.


Prepare Your People For The Future Of IT Service Delivery

Aug 13, 9:06PM

The same forces that are eroding some jobs will fuel new ones. Taking a page from Forrester's Service Management and Automation Playbook, Stephen Mann outlines what the hottest infrastructure and operations (I&O) jobs of the next five years will be.


Microsoft passing on Nokia for Surface tablets -- it's a branding thing

Aug 13, 8:52PM

Microsoft is entering the hardware market with its own Surface tablets. Some are wondering why the company didn't rely on its hardware partner, Nokia, to build the Surface together. Simple, it's a branding thing.



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