Epilogue to von Simson book on strategy puts the spotlight on innovation
After Ernest von Simson's book, "The Limits of Strategy: Lessons in Leadership from the Computer Industry," was published three years ago, he watched major shifts occur at the IT companies he had...
View ArticleMicrosoft CIO, Tony Scott, has left the company
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott has left the company after five years.
View ArticleITC orders import ban on some iPhones, iPads in Samsung patent dispute
Apple infringed a Samsung Electronics patent, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a final judgment released Tuesday that bans import into the U.S. of certain AT&T iPhone and iPad models.
View ArticleThe year in tech quotes
With 2013 coming to an end, we took our annual look back at quotes from news stories over the last 12 months. Here are a handful that stuck with us through the year:
View ArticleIncreasing malware sophistication vexes lawmakers, industry
The failure of U.S. financial institutions and retailers to implement more robust cybersecurity measures, such as the smart-card technology widely used in Europe, was questioned and criticized by...
View ArticleFCC will establish new net neutrality rules in light of court decision
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will not seek further judicial review of a January court ruling that struck down the agency's net neutrality regulations, but it does plan to issue a new set...
View ArticleComcast, Netflix reach interconnection deal
Comcast and Netflix have agreed to a multiyear deal that will speed streams from the video service to Comcast's U.S. broadband customers.
View ArticleGuardian, Post win Pulitzers for NSA spying coverage
The Washington Post and the U.S. edition of the Guardian newspaper have each won a public service Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the leaks by Edward Snowden that revealed the extent of surveillance on...
View ArticleRumors confirmed: AT&T plans to buy DirecTV
AT&T plans to acquire DirecTV for about US$50 billion, it announced Sunday, laying to rest days of reports based on anonymous sources that such a deal was in the offing.
View ArticleWarrants needed for cellphone searches, Supreme Court rules
Police cannot generally search cellphones without a warrant when they are arresting someone, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Wednesday that weighs heavily in favor of Fourth...
View ArticlePrivacy group files FTC complaint over Facebook's 'emotional contagion' study
Facebook "purposefully messed with people's minds" in a "secretive and non-consensual" study on nearly 700,000 users whose emotions were intentionally manipulated when the company altered their news...
View ArticleApple enters the mobile payments business
Apple is getting into the mobile payments business with the launch of Apple Pay in the U.S. next month.
View ArticleSymantec's board votes to split the company in two
Security vendor Symantec is splitting into two companies, with one focused on security and the other on information management.
View ArticleSymantec identifies sophisticated, stealthy 'Regin' malware
Symantec researchers have identified a particularly sophisticated piece of malware, called "Regin" that was likely developed by a nation state and has been used to spy on governments, infrastructure...
View Article2014: The year in quotes
From rattled airline passengers who fear the coming of smartphones to jurors who don't know a smartphone from a tablet, here are some of the colorful quotes from IT news in 2014.
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