January 25, 2014 Google Pushes Back Against Data Localization by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Though Microsoft allows customers to choose to store their data outside the United States, Google has warned against data localization…
January 25, 2014 U.S. Court System Targeted in Cyber Attack: Report by REUTERS By REUTERS Unidentified hackers temporarily blocked access to the federal court system’s public website on Friday, preventing lawyers from filing legal documents, Politico reported….
January 24, 2014 The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON To celebrate the 30 year anniversary or the Mac, Steven Levy, the author of a book on the computer, is releasing…
January 24, 2014 Chip Figures Take Sting Out of Declining Sales at Samsung by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER A slide in smartphones was partly offset by the company’s hold on vital handset components. Published: January 25, 2014 at 12:00AM…
January 24, 2014 Nokia Struggles to Project a Bright Future Without Phones by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The firm, which is selling its handset business to Microsoft, announced a fourth-quarter loss of $34 million, adjusted to exclude its…
January 24, 2014 Asia Is No. 1 Market for Mobile Apps, Study Says by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The smartphone and tablet phenomenons got started in the United States, after Apple introduced the iPhone and the iPad. But…
January 24, 2014 Microsoft Suggests Wider Options for Foreign Data by NICK WINGFIELD and MARK SCOTT By NICK WINGFIELD and MARK SCOTT In a published interview, Microsoft’s general counsel said the company’s customers should be able to “make an informed…
January 24, 2014 Samsung’s Profit Drops as Apple Squeezes Mobile Sales by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER The company cited a range of factors, including the recent strength of the won currency and concerns that economic growth would…
January 24, 2014 Microsoft Earnings Illustrate Move to Devices and Services From Software by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company said its second-quarter profit rose 3 percent, ahead of analysts’ forecasts, with strong sales of its Xbox consoles and…
January 23, 2014 IBM Happy to Be Rid of Low-End Server Business by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Cheap servers were a drag on Big Blue. Now the company plans to focus on computer hardware with better profit margins….