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  • LTE Advanced is coming, but smartphone users may not care

    LTE Advanced is coming soon to the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, but U.S. carriers still have to upgrade LTE networks to operate the faster service, and

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 19 June 13 10:05

  • The Microsoft break-up that never happened

    Thomas P. Jackson, the former federal judge who in 2000 ruled that Microsoft should be split into two companies, died Saturday. What if his ruling, overturned before it could be implemented, had gone into effect?

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 18 June 13 18:39

  • Office Mobile for the iPhone enters an already-crowded field

    The problem with Microsoft's approach to Office for the iPhone is that a diverse range of alternative iOS apps and suites already exists. Apple and other developers have had years to create and refine products that deliver compatibility with Office file types.

    Written by Ryan Faas • 18 June 13 16:13

  • Oracle's Q4 results: What to watch for

    Many eyes in the tech world will fall on Oracle later this week, when the vendor's fourth-quarter results are set for release. This is typically the biggest reporting period for Oracle each year in terms of revenue, but a number of questions loom beyond its top-line performance.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 17 June 13 20:27

  • Five ways the Sprint-Clearwire drama might end

    The battle of takeovers among Sprint Nextel, Dish Network, Clearwire and SoftBank has heated up as Clearwire's board recommended shareholders accept Dish's bid instead of Sprint's.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 17 June 13 17:50

  • Prism doesn't have CIOs in a panic -- yet

    Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy's impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful reactions.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 17 June 13 15:56

  • First impressions of Apple's iOS 7

    The star of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference last week was clearly iOS 7, which gets a new look and a raft of new features. Columnist Michael deAgonia takes a look at what's coming this fall.

    Written by Michael deAgonia • 17 June 13 10:28

  • Best Places spotlight: FINRA recognizes and rewards success

    Employee and team achievements are well rewarded at the No. 62-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

    Written by Mary K. Pratt • 17 June 13 10:18

  • Best Places spotlight: MetroStar Systems stresses career development, training

    IT workers get plenty of support for achieving their career goals at the No. 48-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

    Written by Stacy Collett • 17 June 13 10:18

  • The Grill: Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads takes on new role with global reach

    Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads was tapped earlier this year to lead the defense contractor's newly formed Global Business Services unit, whose goal is to improve operations and services by optimizing resources.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 17 June 13 10:18

  • Apple plays defense, Microsoft goes on offense in battle for iPhone customers

    Rivals Apple and Microsoft bookended the week by revealing productivity tools aimed at the same pool of customers: The millions who own Apple's iPhone.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 16 June 13 21:53

  • Office for iPhone a belated, ambivalent move by Microsoft

    Microsoft's release of an Office suite for the iPhone is too little, too late and yet another timid move aimed at protecting Windows 8 sales at the expense of customer demand for a product like this one for iPads, according to analysts.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 14 June 13 20:01

  • 10 iOS 7 features that could make enterprises smile

    Now that developers have had a few days to delve into the iOS 7 beta, it's becoming clear that the iPhone version of the software could prove beneficial to enterprises.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 13 June 13 15:30

  • Google buys Waze and puts the squeeze on Facebook and Apple

    With Google set to buy app-maker Waze, the question is whether Google actually needs the crowd-sourced traffic app or is simply trying to stick it to its competitors.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 12 June 13 21:23

  • Microsoft's ambivalence about Office on the Web gives Apple shot with iWork on iCloud

    Almost as an afterthought, Apple has announced it was working on browser-based versions of its iWork productivity applications, a move one analyst said challenged Microsoft's Office behemoth.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 12 June 13 11:22

  • Gartner reveals Top 10 IT security myths

    When it comes to information security, there are a lot of "misperceptions" and "exaggerations" about both the threats facing businesses and the technologies that might be used to protect their important data assets, according to Gartner analyst, Jay Heiser.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 11 June 13 22:03

  • Where Cloud goes next

    It's difficult to define what the "Cloud of tomorrow" will look like because of all the changes happening in the IT industry - changes to fundamental application architecture, service models and interactions between components. The Cloud continues to disrupt IT in new ways so predicting tomorrow is a perpetual moving target.

    Written by John Considine • 11 June 13 15:10

  • Google execs talk China, privacy, betting big

    At Google's annual shareholders' meeting, company executives talked about censorship in China, Glass privacy issues and the need to bet big to win big

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 07 June 13 10:05
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    Launch of Outlook RT testifies to Microsoft's app troubles

    Microsoft's announcement Wednesday that it will add Outlook to Office on Windows RT says as much about the company's app problem as it does about customers clamoring for a business-grade email client.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 06 June 13 18:27

  • Beginner's guide to R: Painless data visualization

    One of the most appealing things about R is its ability to create data visualizations with just a couple of lines of code.

    Written by Sharon Machlis • 06 June 13 14:28
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