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  • Analysis: Massive layoffs at HP make for IT outsourcing identity crisis

    It's been more than three years since HP acquired IT services provider EDS, and the long-term direction of its bigger - if not better - outsourcing business is no more clear than it was on the day the deal closed.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 24 May 12 19:14

  • Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining

    Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big?

    Written by Brandon Butler • 10 May 12 20:41

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) review: A nice price, but where's the 'wow'?

    Android devices - both smartphones and tablets - are getting increasingly affordable. With its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) tablet, Samsung is obviously hoping to claim its piece of the budget-price pie.

    Written by JR Raphael • 12 April 12 09:18

  • Hold the phone: retailers eye payments via smartphone

    An emerging technology called Near Field Communication will soon give new meaning to the phrase "tapped out."

    Written by Maria Korolov • 26 March 12 22:26

  • Review: Apple iPad (third-generation)

    Apple's new iPad is an incremental upgrade rather than a revolutionary one.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 19 March 12 15:40

  • Your guide to the new iPad

    Apple's new iPad has been unveiled. It is worth your hard earned dollars? Let's find out.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 08 March 12 14:34
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    The social business network

    You’ve gotta feel for the CIO who has to write a business case to convince his or her board to spend money on new technologies with names like Yammer, Mr Tweet, Pluck, Chatter or Jive. After all, whimsy is only so cool to the chequesigners in multi-billion dollar corporations who quickly follow their tacit approval of anything leading edge with that old-school refrain of “show me the money”. Look past the funky names of today’s social networking tools, however, and chances are there will be enough nifty features to justify the investment.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 29 Feb. 12 11:23
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    Samsung's Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule

    When will your Samsung smartphone get Google's latest Android update, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich?

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 23 Feb. 12 13:14

  • OS X Mountain Lion: A big cat for business?

    Apple surprised the tech world by unveiling a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, the next generation of its desktop operating system set to ship this summer - just a year after OS X 10.7 Lion arrived.

    Written by Ryan Faas • 19 Feb. 12 09:13

  • In depth: Hands on with Apple's new OS X, Mountain Lion

    Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? Apple has announced that it will release a new version of OS X—Mountain Lion—this summer, just a year after the release of OS X Lion.

    Written by Jason Snell • 17 Feb. 12 01:38

  • LG's Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule

    When will your LG smartphone get Google's latest Android update, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich?

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 16 Feb. 12 12:23

  • The A-Z of LinkedIn

    LinkedIn has become a dominant player in the recruitment and human resource space in the past few years, with 150 million members and availability in 200 countries

    Written by Lisa Banks • 15 Feb. 12 08:07

  • Android's Ice Cream Sandwich update and why it takes so long

    We explain how and why Android updates take so long to be released.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 13 Feb. 12 11:44

  • Hot Authentication Tools

    The trusty telephone is emerging as one of the key elements in new multifactor authentication schemes designed to protect online banking and other web-based financial transactions from rapidly evolving security threats.

    Written by Julie Sartain • 07 Feb. 12 11:27

  • HTC Velocity 4G speedtest

    The HTC Velocity 4G promises data speeds of up to five times faster than its competitors, but is it really that fast? We put it to the test.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 24 Jan. 12 15:40

  • Resources CIOs in Australia

    In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 24 Jan. 12 08:55

  • A first look at the Nokia Lumia 800

    Nokia's Lumia 800 represents somewhat of a new dawn for the struggling giant. It's the first phone to use the Windows Phone platform, following Nokia's decision early last year to partner with Microsoft for many of its future smartphones.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 20 Jan. 12 11:39

  • What smartphones will be like in 2012

    Since the advent of the first modern smartphone--arguably the original Apple iPhone in 2007--the power of these mobile computing devices that also happen to make phone calls has advanced by leaps and bounds.

    Written by Jared Newman • 12 Nov. 11 01:31

  • Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading

    Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That's the software giant's recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular than Vista or Windows 7 worldwide. Microsoft is hoping the final cadre of users hanging on to XP will start to dump it and move to the more modern Windows 7.

    Written by Ian Paul • 27 Oct. 11 04:41

  • Want better Wi-Fi? Five things you need

    Laptops used to be the only devices on the company's wireless network. But Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous standard used by a host of devices -- including desktop PCs, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, printers, storage devices, and projectors.

    Written by Logan G. Harbaugh • 27 Oct. 11 08:27
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