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Apple moves its iAd platform to self-service model

Apple is giving up on many of the unique iAd features that distinguished the mobile advertising platform, and the move could have significant impact on the ways publishers and advertisers reach consumers via iOS devices.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 15, 2016

Apple Marketing iOS

Acquisitions help IT service providers in India stay relevant

Indiau2019s IT outsourcing industry is making acquisitions, flattening hierarchies and experimenting with automation to stay ahead of price pressures and decreased demand.

By Stephanie Overby

Jan 15, 2016

Managed Cloud Services Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

Microsoft open sources Javascript engine behind its Edge browser

Source code for the Chakra Javascript engine is now available on GitHub

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 14, 2016 2 mins

Linux Open Source

OwnCloud founder sells openDesktop.org

The buyer is a very well known, but media shy, supporter of open source projects.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 13, 2016 4 mins

Linux Open Source

Dronecode project announces working groups, new members

Drones are everywhere, and if the Dronecode project has it's way most of them will be running Linux.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 12, 2016 2 mins

Linux Open Source

Tableau partners for BI on Hadoop

Startup AtScale will help Tableau accelerate BI on Hadoop with improvements to performance and enterprise-grade security without the need to move, transform or sample data.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 11, 2016

Big Data Business Intelligence Hadoop

Privacy, mobile broadband top tech priorities for FTC, FCC

Chairs of FTC and FCC look ahead to a year that will see continued inquiries into tech firms' data collection practices and an ambitious effort to build out mobile broadband capacity.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jan 8, 2016

Big Data Internet of Things Small and Medium Business

WD and ownCloud team up on consumer cloud device

Western Digital Labs and ownCloud are working to bring a consumer grade self-hosted cloud to market.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 7, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

How the Treasury Department looks to use big data

Secretary Jacob Lew vows to keep the u2018pedal to the metalu2019 in the waning days of the Obama administration as lawmakers envision a new push for legislation to promote innovation in the tech sector. Specifically, he describes efforts to tap into

By Kenneth Corbin

Jan 7, 2016

Big Data Financial Services Industry Government

Healthcare outsider developing software to improve diagnosis

Harvard-trained lawyer turned healthcare entrepreneur grooms MD-mimicking technology to empower patients and help providers deliver better care.

By Greg Freiherr

Jan 6, 2016

Android Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

How robotic process automation threatens workers today

IT workers are concerned about how implementing robotic automation will add to their workload right now more than they are worried about someday losing their jobs to robots.

By Stephanie Overby

Jan 5, 2016

Careers Robotics

Desktop Linux starts 2016 with a bang thanks to Acer and Chrome OS

Acer announces two Chrome OS powered devices at CES, Las Vegas.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 4, 2016

Chrome OS Linux Open Source

10 outsourcing trends to watch in 2016

Experts expect a number of shifts in the IT outsourcing industry in 2016. Some of these shifts include a focus on hyper-speed deal making, new multi-sourcing headaches, more man-machine collaboration and more.

By Stephanie Overby

Dec 29, 2015

Agile Development Managed Cloud Services Outsourcing

IT outsourcing year in review: Grading our 2015 predictions

We predicted that this was the year that IT outsourcing companies would welcome standardization, outcome-based contracts would finally take hold and RFPs would become a thing of the past. Now it's time to grade those and the rest of our predicti

By Stephanie Overby

Dec 24, 2015

Managed Cloud Services Outsourcing Robotics

How to build a better, safer artificial intelligence

A new kind of artificial intelligence is emerging, one that amplifies human abilities, turning groups into super-experts. Early medical studies support claims that this new technology, called swarm AI, is more effective than individual experts. What

By Greg Freiherr

Dec 22, 2015

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Why we need a national IoT strategy

New report calls for a concerted effort from the government to develop a cohesive strategy to support the development and adoption of Internet of Things technologies.

By Kenneth Corbin

Dec 18, 2015

Government IT Strategy Internet of Things

Ford draws on Pivotal to reshape developer culture

Ford engineers are traveling in teams to Pivotal Labs in Toronto to work with Pivotal engineers to learn agile pair programming. The Ford engineers are bringing those lessons back to Michigan to help transform Ford's IT culture.

By Thor Olavsrud

Dec 16, 2015

Agile Development Developer Manufacturing Industry

New LinkedIn job listings help you find the right gig

To help you find better career opportunities, job postings on LinkedIn will soon receive a makeover that includes additional details on hiring companies and their current employees.

By Matt Kapko

Dec 15, 2015

Careers IT Jobs Social Networking Apps

IBM opens Watson IoT global headquarters

Marking its biggest investment in Europe in two decades, IBM has opened the global headquarters for IBM Watson Internet of Things in the HighLight Towers in Munich. It has also opened eight new Watson IoT Client Experience Centers around the globe.

By Thor Olavsrud

Dec 15, 2015

Big Data Internet of Things Technology Industry

Cloud adoption soars in regulated industries

New study from cloud security firm finds that government agencies and businesses are rapidly warming to Google Apps and Microsoft Office 365.

By Kenneth Corbin

Dec 15, 2015

Cloud Computing Government

Watch out Microsoft, Google ‘LibreOffice as a service’ is here

Collabora Productivity has partnered with ownCloud to bring online LibreOffice to usersrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 15, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source

IT pros don’t fear rise of the robots

IT professionals are more likely to view robotics and other automation as an asset that can free them up from menial tasks than a threat to their jobs, according to a recent survey.

By Stephanie Overby

Dec 11, 2015

Careers Robotics Technology Industry

SUSE’s Nils Brauckmann promoted to CEO

This promotion reflects the growth of SUSE and the important role it plays within Micro Focus.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 11, 2015

Linux Open Source Operating Systems

Facebook plans to release its Facebook at Work social network for business in the 'coming months.' The project's leader spoke with CIO.com about the motivation behind Facebook at Work, how the consumer-focused company prepares to take

By Matt Kapko

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins

Collaboration Software Facebook Small and Medium Business

Get the best iOS apps and games of 2015

Apple has announced its picks for the best games and apps for 2015. Find out which apps and games won, and then click through to the app store to install them on your iOS device

By Jim Lynch

Dec 10, 2015

Video Games iPad iPhone

2016 will be a big year for health IT

Administration officials and lawmakers look ahead to policy changes that would improve EHR usability and interoperability in the coming years.

By Kenneth Corbin

Dec 10, 2015

Government Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Android Pixel C tablet goes on sale for $499

Just as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, Google announces the availability of its Pixel C tablet

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 9, 2015 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Linux Open Source

Open Container Initiative establishes self governance model

Is now a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 9, 2015 3 mins

Linux Open Source Virtualization

Linux Foundation and Microsoft offer new Azure certification program

The two organizations come together to bring the open source community closer to the Azure cloud.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 9, 2015

Careers Linux Open Source

Facebook kills Creative Labs, shifts innovation strategy

Facebook shuttered its Creative Labs division and killed off three applications the team created. The move suggests the social media giant will be less public in development of experimental services, but it could also signify a major shift in its inn

By Matt Kapko

Dec 8, 2015 3 mins

Facebook Mobile Apps Social Networking Apps

MapR brings down data silos with converged data platform

The Hadoop distribution specialist has announced MapR Streams, which will combine with its Hadoop distribution and NoSQL database to integrate file, database, stream processing and analytics to support new data-driven applications.

By Thor Olavsrud

Dec 8, 2015

Big Data Hadoop Open Source

FTC appoints EFF board member Lorrie Cranor as Chief Technologist

She will succeed the renowned privacy and security expert Ashkan Soltani.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 4, 2015 2 mins

Open Source Security

EFF files complaints against Google for tracking students

Google refutes such allegations and says itu2019s tools comply with both the law and their promise on student privacy.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 3, 2015 3 mins

Open Source Security

Linux Foundation offers OpenStack Admin Course

As the adoption of OpenStack increases, there is growing demand for professionals well versed with this technology.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 3, 2015

Linux Open Source OpenStack

iOS gamers: Get Monument Valley free in the App Store

The award winning and popular game Monument Valley is now free in the iOS app store

By Jim Lynch

Dec 3, 2015

Video Games iPad iPhone

Microsoft brings Debian GNU/Linux to Azure cloud

Azure customers will now be able to run Debian GNU/Linux based virtual machines.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 2, 2015

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

LinkedIn mobile apps for Android, iOS get radical redesign

LinkedIn's apps for Android and iOS got a major makeover designed to provide a more focused user experience. The software also has a new app launcher that makes it easier for people to access LinkedIn's additional mobile apps.

By Matt Kapko

Dec 2, 2015

Android Mobile Apps Social Networking Apps

Federal CIOs struggle to recruit and retain top IT talent

Government officials stress the need for CIOs to step up IT recruiting and training efforts. They also stress the need to engage more actively with younger workers as they groom the next generation of agency leaders.

By Kenneth Corbin

Dec 1, 2015

CIO Government IT Jobs

Raspberry Pi foundation launches $5 Pi Zero

… and you can thank Google chairman Eric Schmidt for the low price tag

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Linux Open Source

Feds look to breathe new life into legacy IT

Federal IT managers believe that they can breathe new life into a majority of aging applications, but say modernization as an u2018urgentu2019 priority.

By Kenneth Corbin

Nov 30, 2015

Government IT IT Strategy

WordPress.com rebuilds codebase, releases code as open source

Bye bye PHP, hello JavaScriptrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 24, 2015 3 mins

Open Source

State CIOs will focus on security and cloud in 2016

Security concerns rate at the top of NASCIO poll for third straight year, while cultural and administrative challenges slow the adoption of cloud computing in state governments.

By Kenneth Corbin

Nov 24, 2015

CIO Cloud Computing Government IT

Mirantis Fuel becomes an OpenStack Project

Itu2019s part of the OpenStack Big Tent nowrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 23, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source OpenStack

IBM forms practice to improve engagement for sports fans

Big Blue's new Sports and Entertainment Global Consortium and the IBM Sports, Entertainment and Fan Experience consulting practice aims to offer sports enterprises an integrated capability spanning design, strategy, technology and data to drive

By Thor Olavsrud

Nov 20, 2015

Consumer Electronics Markets Technology Industry

Google whittled down its Google+ platform to the bone as part of a new redesign that highlights groups and topics. But does the latest batch of changes represent a new beginning for the struggling social network, or the beginning of the end?

By Matt Kapko

Nov 20, 2015

Google Social Networking Apps