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It's difficult enough for marketers to stay on top of the latest data about consumers, but reaching the right people in the B2B world presents a whole host of new challenges. 

HP may have tried, but it couldn't hold the secrets of Intel's unreleased Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake CPU chips close to its chest.

Although Apple has recently implied that its iPad Pro tablet could replace a traditional PC, the nascent ad campaign does not signal an immediate change in the company's strategy, an analyst argued today.

Researchers have found a way to steal a PC’s data by using the mechanical noise coming from the hard disk drives inside.

CVS has announced CVS Pay inside its existing mobile app that allows customers to pay in store for prescriptions by scanning a barcode at the register.

Microsoft yesterday resumed delivery of Windows 10 previews to its Insider members after taking a break in the lead up to and immediate aftermath of releasing this year's one major upgrade.

HP has dabbled in many operating systems over the last few years, but the company always seems to come back to Windows.

Tech issues went largely ignored when U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton laid out their economics plans in speeches this week.

Russia has fined Google $6.8 million for preloading some of its own apps on Android smartphones, in violation of the country's antitrust laws.

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We've all been looking at, thinking and talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) for some time now. Many of us have begun to implement IoT-based systems and solutions.

Designed solely for the purpose of server-side Swift development, Perfect is a Web application server for OS X and Linux created by a lesser known Canadian startup historically connected to Apple, PerfectlySoft.

A new organization that will perform key internet domain name system functions has been formed, suggesting that a proposed transition to a global governance model could be completed this year despite opposition from some U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups.

The Wi-Fi Alliance says it’s taken more steps toward compromise since backers of LTE-Unlicensed slammed a coexistence workshop that took place last week. But those moves haven’t brought about wireless peace just yet.

Facebook and Adblock Plus are engaged in a little turf war.

On Tuesday, the social giant let users know that it had made it impossible for ad blockers to determine the difference between an ad and an actual post on the site, effectively making them useless on Facebook. Facebook instead offered users the option to fine tune the ads they saw while perusing the social network.

It didn't take long for the ad blocking community to fight back, with Adblock Plus issuing a fix just days later. Читать дальше...

Microsoft made a divisive announcement last month when it revealed that Azure Stack will be delayed until the middle of next year and that the private cloud software will only run on a set of integrated hardware systems rather than a wide variety of hardware. 

The logic behind the Logitech ZeroTouch is solid: Build a device that will mount almost any Android phone in a car and let it be controlled solely by voice, so that you can get directions, make a call or answer a text without having to touch -- or even look at -- the display.

Consultant pilot fish gets a gig working on the servers at this steel mill -- and as usual, that's not where the job ends.

Millions of Volkswagens built over the past 20 years can be broken into with a hack that exploits the cars’ remote control key systems, security researchers have found.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying SGI in a $275 million deal that it hopes will give it a major boost in big-data analytics and high-performance computing.

Acer's 15.6-inch Full HD Chromebook allows you to see more, do more and explore more than ever before. With a 27% larger screen area than the 13.3-inch Chromebook, and a 24% larger screen than a 14-inch Chromebook means more content can be shown and less scrolling and productivity tools such as Excel are easier to interact with.  The display is bright and crisp with a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution with wide viewing angle display, allowing you to share content simply and easily with those around you. Читать дальше...

There’s something cathartic about space.

I’ve never been there, of course, but I’ve looked up at the stars on many occasions. I’ve wondered what it might be like to wander around in uncharted regions of the galaxy. I’ve read a few Robert Heinlein novels.

I’m guessing the creators behind No Man’s Sky, released for PS4 earlier this week and for PC tomorrow (via Steam), have also read some pulpy sci-fi books. Maybe they've even written a few, who knows?

In the game, you meet some exotic creatures. Читать дальше...