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Why LinkedIn spent big on Lynda.com

LinkedInu2019s $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com is the fourth-largest deal in social media history. It stands to become a major boon to LinkedInu2019s future, but first it must integrate the educational technology into its platform.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 16, 2015 4 mins

LinkedIn Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

Ars Technica OS X reviewer John Siracusa retires

In today's Apple roundup: Ars Technica OS X reviewer John Siracusa retires. Plus: Apple buys 36,000 acres of forest for conservation and sustainable harvest. And why exactly is Apple going green?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 16, 2015 10 mins

Consumer Electronics MacOS Operating Systems

Microsoft apps shine on the iPhone

In today's Apple roundup: The iPhone beats Android for Microsoft's mobile apps. Plus: App revenue gap grows between Android and iOS. And how should Apple spend its $178 billion dollar cash hoard?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 15, 2015 9 mins

Android Mobile Apps iPhone

The reviews are in for Photos for OS X Yosemite

In today's Apple roundup: Read reviews of Apple's new Photos app for OS X. Plus: AnandTech reviews the 2015 MacBook. And the 20 best MMORPG games for the Mac

By Jim Lynch

Apr 14, 2015 12 mins

Consumer Electronics MacBook MacOS

Apple Watch review spawns nasty war on Twitter

In today's Apple roundup: Jean-Louis Gassee battles Nilay Patel on Twitter over an Apple Watch review. Plus: Does Safari need more browser extensions? And migrating from Aperture to OS X's Photos app

By Jim Lynch

Apr 13, 2015 8 mins

Browsers Consumer Electronics Smartwatches

Hortonworks to speed Hadoop cloud deployments

Hortonworks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Budapest-based SequenceIQ, a specialist in deployment automation technology for launching on-demand Hadoop clusters in the cloud or any environment that supports Docker containers.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 13, 2015 2 mins

Big Data Hadoop Open Source

Apple CEO Tim Cook wears this Apple Watch model

Apple chief executive Tim Cook's relatively modest choice of Apple Watch might surprise you.

By Al Sacco

Apr 10, 2015 1 min

Consumer Electronics Operating Systems iOS

OS X has hidden backdoor API for root privileges

In today's Apple roundup: Why you should update to OS X 10.10.3 right away. Plus: Apple Watch sells out in minutes. And Mac sales up nine percent in the U.S

By Jim Lynch

Apr 10, 2015 12 mins

MacOS Small and Medium Business Smartwatches

Is AppleCare+ for your Apple Watch worth the price?

Choosing the right Apple Watch and band combination for you is confusing enough, but you also need to decide whether or not to purchase the AppleCare+ extended warranty. CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin, who already ordered his Watch, shares a number

By James A. Martin

Apr 10, 2015 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Will the Apple Watch succeed or fail?

In today's Apple roundup: What are the chances that the Apple Watch will succeed? Plus: How to use the new Photos app on your Mac. And the reviews are in of the new 12-inch MacBookrn

By Jim Lynch

Apr 9, 2015 13 mins

Consumer Electronics MacBook Smartwatches

What does a content marketer look like?

Many marketers still donu2019t get digital content. Instead of treating potential customers as people and being part of the social media conversation, marketers add jargon and sales pitches as if they still own the conversation. So what's a digi

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 9, 2015 3 mins

Marketing

Federal CIOs want SLA assurances from cloud vendors

Industry officials call on cloud providers to offer provisions in service agreements with government agencies that address vendor lock-in and data ownership.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 9, 2015 4 mins

CIO Government Managed Cloud Services

Wait staff at the popular restaurant chain will soon be using tablets to zap orders to the kitchen while still interacting with diners.

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 8, 2015 3 mins

Markets Small and Medium Business Tablets

Should you buy the Apple Watch?

In today's Apple roundup: Read reviews of the first generation Apple Watch. Plus: Why an Apple employee quit the company. And the Popcorn Time torrent streaming app is out for iOS

By Jim Lynch

Apr 8, 2015 22 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartwatches iPhone

How workers really use Microsoft collaboration tools

A new report suggests the most common activity among businesspeople using Microsoft collaboration tools is document sharing, and much of that activity occurs early in the week, on Monday and Tuesday.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 8, 2015 2 mins

Collaboration Software Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

Verizon’s Boston ‘Destination Store’ goes way beyond wireless

Verizon Wireless opened its fourth 'Destination Store' last month in Boston. Itu2019s designed to not only showcase the company's lineup of wireless devices, but also encourage you to engage with other gadgets and accessories that enha

By Al Sacco

Apr 7, 2015 3 mins

Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones

The pros and cons of the iPhone 6 Plus

In today's Apple roundup: The advantages and disadvantages of the iPhone 6 Plus smartphone. Plus: The Apple ID FAQ page is worth bookmarking. And is a 4K Apple television set coming?rn

By Jim Lynch

Apr 7, 2015 12 mins

Small and Medium Business iOS iPhone

Zoho bolsters cloud tools with expense report features

Zoho Expense, a new expense report tool, represents the company's latest step in its plan to deliver an integrated cloud-based experience for employers and their staffs.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 7, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications Small and Medium Business

The IT outsourcing price wars are on

Outsourcing customers are seeing some IT services prices dip as much as 40 percent. But industry experts advise caution during this period of industry transition.

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 7, 2015 6 mins

Outsourcing

Microsoft closes acquisition of R software and services provider

Microsoft acquires Revolution Analytics, a commercial provider of services for the open source R programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 6, 2015 3 mins

Hadoop Linux Mergers and Acquisitions

How should indie iOS developers deal with Apple?

In today's Apple roundup: Indie developers and iOS app store rejections. Plus: iOS 8 versus Android 5.1. And Apple will require online reservations for the Apple Watch

By Jim Lynch

Apr 6, 2015 6 mins

Developer Smartwatches iOS

Which new features should be in iOS 9?

In today's Apple roundup: What new features does iOS 9 need to succeed? Plus: Does iOS 8 still stink? And is it too soon to think about the Apple Watch 2?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 3, 2015 16 mins

Operating Systems Smartwatches iOS

New Office tool brings analytics for everyone

Analytics tools are useful, if youu2019re a data scientist. If youu2019re not, then all you have is lots of useless data. Columnist Rob Enderle says BeyondCore Apps for Office is a potential game-changer because it puts an easy to use, affordable, an

By Rob Enderle

Apr 3, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Microsoft Office Office Suites

Will the Apple Watch eliminate iPhone distractions?

In today's Apple roundup: Is the Apple Watch more or less of a nuisance than the iPhone? Plus: Final Cut Pro X and the world record for skinny dipping. And will the next iPhone be called the iPhone 7?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 2, 2015 10 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartwatches iPhone

Chromebit may be the hottest enterprise device ever

Will this sub-$100 device repeat the success of Chromecast?

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 1, 2015 4 mins

Desktop Virtualization Linux Open Source

Apple’s quiet march into the enterprise continues

In today's Apple roundup: Apple makes inroads in enterprise IT under the noses of its competitors. Plus: Office 2016 for Mac reviewed, and 10 Mac games worth playing that were released in March

By Jim Lynch

Apr 1, 2015 5 mins

Gaming Platforms Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

Facebook’s future could include app consolidation

Facebook currently offers a family of apps, and for now its users are embracing the differences, but if the lines between apps and services blur the company could very well consolidate.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 1, 2015 6 mins

Facebook Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

What is data-driven marketing?

Once considered a mysterious black art, marketing is now a quantifiable, data-based function. But how do businesses use data analytics to drive marketing decisions?

By Tom Kaneshige

Mar 31, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Data Mining Marketing

Hadoop powers big data digital marketing platform

Splice Machine and RedPoint Global join forces to provide customers with an omni-channel marketing platform powered by Hadoop.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 31, 2015 4 mins

Big Data Hadoop Marketing

How similar are OS X and Linux?

In today's Apple roundup: What are the similarities between OS X and Linux? Plus: Why Apple bought FoundationDB, and reviews of the new 13-inch Macbook Pro with Force Touch

By Jim Lynch

Mar 31, 2015 10 mins

Linux MacBook MacOS

Google Drive for Work gets new IT-friendly features

Google's premium cloud-storage service is getting an upgrade that includes new sharing controls for IT, information rights management tools and custom alerts.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 31, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Storage Operating Systems

IBM to invest $3 billion in Internet of Things

A new IBM IoT unit will focus on creating an open platform and tools to help organizations leverage enterprise and IoT data.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 31, 2015 4 mins

Internet Internet of Things Technology Industry

Is the time finally right for hyperlocal?

The concept of AOLu2019s Patch sounded great, but the trail of inactive Patch sites shows the business model was flawed. But maybe its hyperlocal approach was ahead of its time, because itu2019s exactly what marketers are starting to do today.

By Tom Kaneshige

Mar 30, 2015 4 mins

CMO Marketing Social Networking Apps

Microsoft adds MDM capabilities to Office 365

Leveraging Microsoft Intune and Azure Active Directory, Microsoft extends built-in mobile device management capabilities to Office 365 commercial plans at no additional cost.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 30, 2015 3 mins

Microsoft Office Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

What happens with data from mobile health apps?

Health IT experts caution of lax cyber hygiene in the medical community, urge policymakers to address privacy issues.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 30, 2015 5 mins

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Mobile Security

What’s in your garage?

Digital-ready C-Suites, or D-Suites, are launching innovation spaces as part of an effort to support digital transformation and disruptive ideas. Some big companies are already on board with the concept. In the spirit of tech innovation, Capital One

By Richard Pastore

Mar 30, 2015 4 mins

CIO IT Leadership Innovation

Microsoft extends Azure Site Recovery

Microsoft is continuing to open up its cloud platform in an effort to support customers' hybrid clouds. As part of that strategy, Microsoft has updated Azure Site Recovery to work with VMware virtual machines and physical servers.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 26, 2015 4 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Computing Server Virtualization

White House pushes STEM, marks broadband milestone

Obama stumps for STEM education and broadband deployment as administration establishes an interagency panel to promote high-speed Internet service.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 25, 2015 3 mins

Careers Government

How Facebook’s Creative Shop aims to boost marketing ROI

Facebook's Creative Shop team of 130 ad specialists wants to help marketers and brands be more creative on Facebook and increase the overall impact of their ad campaigns.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 24, 2015 6 mins

Facebook Marketing Social Networking Apps

Health insurance companies prime targets for hackers

Anthemu2019s recent data breach underscores the need for stronger security and highlights the potential harm that hackers can cause.

By Jen A. Miller

Mar 20, 2015 5 mins

Data Breach Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry

Facebook video views continue to soar

Facebook saw high double-digit growth in video views last year, and 2015 promises more of the same.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 19, 2015 3 mins

Facebook Social Networking Apps Video

EHR adoption up, challenges in interoperability and meaningful use remain

Senate panel hears of woes in implementing electronic health records as lawmakers mull legislation to ease the administrative burden in health IT systems.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 19, 2015 5 mins

Healthcare Industry

OpenPOWER Foundation shows off data center innovations

The foundation, which says it seeks to create an open ecosystem for data centers as an alternative to the proprietary x86 architecture, announced more than 10 new solutions at its second annual summit.rn

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 18, 2015 4 mins

CPUs and Processors Data Center Innovation

Facebook releases open source ORC reader for Presto

Aiming to optimize performance of open source distributed SQL query engine Presto, Facebook has designed a new Optimized Row Columnar (ORC) file format reader that supports columnar reads, predicate pushdown and lazy reads.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 17, 2015 5 mins

Big Data Data Warehousing Facebook

Adobe says new cloud service will end ‘document disconnect’

Adobe has announced Adobe Document Cloud, promising a seamless and unified document experience across desktop, mobile and the Web.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 17, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Computing Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

BlackBerry teams with Samsung on locked-down, high-priced tablet

BlackBerry announced SecuTABLET, a pricey new tablet PC built with Samsung hardware and the Android OS thatu2019s designed for public sector and government use.

By Al Sacco

Mar 16, 2015 3 mins

Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Tablets

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn dominate ad market growth

In 2014, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn combined for a 66.3 percent increase in U.S. online ad revenue, but which of the big three is the biggest winner?

By Matt Kapko

Mar 16, 2015 2 mins

Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

Feds look to developers to improve big data, open source projects

Technology officials look to enrich the value of large datasets by collaborating on open source projects with developer community.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 16, 2015 4 mins

Developer Government Government IT

Why workers want self-service IT

A combination of consumer tech thatu2019s as powerful as it is cool, cloud services with free versions, and IT departments that are perceived as slow-moving is leading workers to look to roll their own tech solutions, according a Harris Poll survey.

By Tom Kaneshige

Mar 13, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Consumer Electronics

How the Apple Watch could increase Apple Pay fraud

Criminals are already exploiting Apple Pay to make fraudulent purchases, and the new Apple Watch could actually make it easier, and cheaper, for the bad guys to use stolen card data to make in-store purchases.

By Al Sacco

Mar 13, 2015 6 mins

Payment Systems Smartwatches iPhone