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Microsoft today announced new hardware and named its first 2017 Windows 10 update, all part of a new promotional pitch that aims to establish itself, its partners and the Windows ecosystem as centers for creativity, analysts said.

First up, an apology in advance to Nubeva. I'm not trying to crucify its PR agency or marketing team, and it is far from the worst offender in the "PR which says little" space. But for whatever reason, its release caught my attention and I wanted to use it to write a quick lesson in how to craft a company and/or product launch for maximum effect.

LAS VEGAS -- Executives at 1-800-Flowers.com expect a new wave in artificial intelligence technology will help to change their business so much it’ll be like running a brand new business.

Artificial intelligence and robots aren't coming for your job anytime soon, the U.S. White House's chief economic adviser says.

Platform business models are gaining a lot of attention lately, but not everyone knows precisely what they are. These business models, which allow enterprises to set up powerful ecosystems for value exchange and innovation among participants, can be used across industries and are fast becoming a dominant business model for the digital economy.

Microsoft unleashed a ton of Windows and Surface news on the world from New York on Wednesday, revealing new Windows features and brand new hardware. Here's the run-down on the biggest news from the company's two-hour-long presentation.

This is an essential adapter if you need to connect your standard USB devices to the newer USB-C style connector found on the new Macbooks, Chromebooks and others. This one from Nonda is super small and fast, capable of data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps with USB 3.0. The adapter averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from reviewers on Amazon (read reviews) and its typical list price of $15.99 has been reduced to $9.99. See it now on Amazon.

Microsoft's "SharePoint has conquered the enterprise intranet," but its complexity requires expensive third-party help, according to reviews by enterprise users in the IT Central Station community. Meanwhile, user reviews of Atlassian's Confluence say that Confluence is great for posting technical documents, but not great for searching that content.

Adobe Systems has released an emergency patch for Flash Player to fix a critical vulnerability that attackers are already taking advantage of.

Attackers are abusing yet another widely used protocol in order to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks: the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), which is used for directory services on corporate networks.

Apple on Tuesday said it sold 4.9 million Macs in the September quarter, a 14% year-over-year decline that extended the sales slump to four consecutive quarters.

Android upgrades are a contentious topic. Bring 'em up in any way, and you're bound to see some riled up people.

Researchers at Flashpoint pointed a finger of blame at “script kiddies” for the huge IoT-based DDoS attack that made parts of the internet inaccessible last Friday. In fact, the primary target may have been a “a well-known video game company” that happened to use Dyn for DNS services.

Masterpass digital payment technology will run on many General Motors vehicles starting in 2017 with an assist from IBM's Watson.

Microsoft announced a new all-in-one desktop called the Surface Studio today. It’s a sleek, stylish competitor to the Apple iMac that will be well-suited to the next release of Microsoft Windows, called the Creators Update, that comes out next year and emphasizes 3D imaging and printing.

Technology changes faster than many of us can keep up with it. New paradigms like software-defined networks and the cloud emerge, and the old ones continue to hang around.

When did you last look at an election poll tracker? Today, probably. Maybe yesterday. How much time did you spend considering how that information flows from the pollsters through data centers via scripted pages and eventually to your browser? You probably didn't give it a moment's thought.

What will the next Macs have? Ask a PC

At long last, Apple is expected to unveil new MacBooks and possibly other Mac hardware on Thursday. The usual rumors fly ahead of the event, hinting at everything from long-overdue internal updates to innovative OLED touch strips.

As the mobile market has matured, organizations have taken significant steps in enabling their workforce while still maintaining control of apps and data. However, as the cloud and the Internet of Things come into play, IT teams may need to expand their focus to create an environment that provides them with governance across all platforms and devices, while giving users a consistent interface for all their apps and seamless authentication to keep them productive.

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The transformative potential of the iOS enterprise took a huge step forward this week, with IBM giving iPhone users in-app access to the powerful cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson, using MobileFirst for iOS apps.

I climbed into my son’s car the other day, an older Saab with a fairly decent sound system. I had an iPhone 7 Plus in my pocket, but I didn't bother fishing it out. I know the phone comes with a Lightning port adapter that lets you use a standard 3.5mm cable to connect up to a car stereo. The adapter is about the size of a walnut, but I normally connect up to my car using Bluetooth and don’t carry the adapter with me. It was a “gotcha” because we really wanted to listen to the new Wilco album.

LAS VEGAS -- While the Amazon Echo and Google Home brought the digital assistant to the home, Staples wants to do the same for the office.

Are you one of the lucky few who lives in a city with Google Fiber? 

If so, you might remain in the minority. Google Fiber has announced is "pausing" work in 11 cities, potentially laying off 9% of its workforce and its CEO is stepping aside. But the Alphabet division claims to be going strong. So what is going on?

In IT Blogwatch, the truth races past on "superfast and abundant internet."

What exactly is going on? Brittany A. Roston has the background

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Google Fiber has paused plans to roll out fiber optic cables across a number of U.S. cities, as the company reevaluates its strategy to use mainly wireless to provide high-speed Internet service.