• Sony pulls PS3 update after complaints it bricks consoles

  By Jay Alabaster | 19 June, 2013 11:25

  Sony's gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless.

• Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud

  By Chris Kanaracus | 18 June, 2013 22:13

  Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service.

• Nvidia updates programming tools to boost mobile device speed

  By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 20:16

  Nvidia wants to accelerate mobile-device performance with underlying tools that enable CPUs and graphics processors to work in a coherent manner.

• Canonical taps international cell carriers for mobile advice

  By Jon Gold | 18 June, 2013 18:17

  Canonical announced Tuesday that it has formed an advisory group of international wireless carriers – including big names like Deutsche Telekom and Korea Telecom, but excluding all of the big four U.S. networks.

• Google puts $7M into fighting child porn, abuse

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 June, 2013 17:34

  Google said it's spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them.

• How to Export Your Google Reader Account

  By Kristin Burnham | 11 June, 2013 19:36

  If you use Google Reader, you must say goodbye to the service on July 1. Here are step-by-step instructions for exporting your information to use with another RSS service.

• 6 Practical Predictive Analytics Tools

  By John Brandon | 30 May, 2013 12:53

  Most analytics tools put data in an historical context. That's all well and good, but if what if you want to use past data to gauge future performance? That narrows your analytics options. These six tools will help you make practical use of your data in order to make business decisions.

• Saving Google Maps destinations for easy navigation

  By Nick Barber | 22 May, 2013 17:54

  Saving a destination in Google Maps makes it easier to navigate to and also lessens the chance for error when entering or trying to remember an address.

• 5 New Gmail Tips for Power Users

  By Kristin Burnham | 15 May, 2013 18:45

  Gmail's newest features include ways to search for old emails, quickly add meetings to your calendar, send large files and more. Here's a look at five of Google's latest email features to help you make the most of the popular Web-based service.

• ESB Persists As Application Integration Tool

  By John Moore | 15 May, 2013 12:50

  The tried-and-true enterprise service bus--long the foundation of now-dated service oriented architecture deployments--is back in style thanks to the increasing need to integrate disparate applications. The secret to ESB's future success, some say, is a close tie to API management tools.

• Oracle's Q4 results: What to watch for

  By Chris Kanaracus | 17 June, 2013 20:27

  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.

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

  By Chris Kanaracus | 17 June, 2013 15:56

  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.

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

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  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.

• Office for iPhone a belated, ambivalent move by Microsoft

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 June, 2013 20:01

  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.

• 10 Hot Big Data Startups to Watch

  By Jeff Vance | 13 June, 2013 00:27

  Big Data startups are building viable products that target real-world pain points, and most of these Big Data new ventures are well-funded with solid management teams. Here are 10 Big Data startups to watch.

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