Microsoft maxes out pre-orders for new Surface Book

The company’s online store is no longer allowing pre-orders of the new device.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 15, 2015

Oracle triumphant in suit against Rimini Street

Rimini Street must pay Oracle $50 million over copyright infringement.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 15, 2015

Whole Foods to partner with Infor in effort to improve competitiveness

The companies will work together to build a cloud-based merchandising and supply chain platform.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015

Intel cuts estimates for data center businesses

The company says that data center businesses are growing slower than expected.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015

Will the enterprise PC soon be a thing of the past?

Falling PC sales make big news, but the PC will remain a stalwart of the business environment — just not in its current form.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015

Report: Sales of Microsoft Windows business tablets and smartphones on the rise

Two million companies globally now use Microsoft tablets, according to study.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015

Twitter officially announces job cuts

The company says its first significant layoff will affect over 300 people.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015

Dell, EMC deal confirmed: Dell and EMC merge with $67 billion deal

The deal sets a new record for tech mergers.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2015

Gartner: PC shipments dropped 7.7% in third quarter

The launch of Windows 10 may have further slowed sales, say analysts.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2015

HP and SanDisk to partner on new generation memory chips

Companies say the new chips will employ two technologies they have been researching separately.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 9, 2015

Dell may be considering EMC purchase

The move may help Dell improve its positioning as a provider of enterprise computing services.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 9, 2015

U.S. SMBs concerned over EU Safe Harbor ruling

Many larger companies have ways around the ruling, leaving smaller businesses to feel the brunt of the change.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 8, 2015

Market for business-analysis technology heating up

Both SAP and Amazon plan to introduce products designed to help businesses glean better insights from their data.  

By Justine Brown • Oct. 8, 2015

Microsoft introduces its first legitimate laptop

The new Surface Book includes a special hinge that allows it to morph into a tablet.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 8, 2015

Gartner: Rise of the robots just around the corner

The analyst firm’s annual top ten list predicts a growing role for robots and other forms of automation.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 8, 2015

Study: HP and IBM generate most customer loyalty

Following two straight years of declining scores, IT vendors saw an increase of more than eight points this year.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2015

IBM forms new unit dedicated to AI

The company plans to help businesses extract useful information from large quantities of data.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2015

EU court pulls plug on Safe Harbour agreement

The case the court is reviewing stems from a complaint alleging Facebook helped the NSA harvest the private data of EU citizens.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2015

Gartner: IT budgets projected to grow for first time in five years

Analysts say the 2.2% jump is still not enough.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2015

Streamlined Google officially becomes Alphabet

Analysts and investors are optimistic that the new structure clearly delineates the units, allowing for transparency and smoother operations.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2015

SanDisk introduces flash for IoT devices

The new devices last longer and can handle tougher conditions than traditional memory cards.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2015

HP to lead new open source NOS development effort

Developers have been invited to work on innovation without restrictions — and while lowering risk.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2015

Apple buys artificial intelligence startup

VocalIQ Ltd. focuses on improving a computer's ability to understand human speech.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2015

CIA launches new directorate aimed at improving cyber capabilities

The agency hopes to better tap data and analytics to carry out its operations.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2015

AMD to cut jobs, citing weak demand for computer chips

The move comes after the company’s second-quarter revenue fell 35%.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2015