David Needle

Interest in cloud computing is growing as an answer to dwindling IT resources and the necessary real estate to expand traditional on-premise datacenters. As CIO Update reports, cloud computing services offer plenty of advantages, including lower costs and a flexible infrastructure for scalability, but IT needs to be diligent about being sure its valuable information […]

Apple’s Steve Jobs raised some eyebrows when he predicted the marginalization of the PC — one of the industries he helped popularize. Speaking during this week’s AllThingsD “D8” conference, the Apple CEO likened PCs to trucks, but devices like tablets to cars — more commonplace, and more useful to more people. But Microsoft begs to […]

Google has built its empire on the little linked snippets of text that appear alongside its search results. But in recent years, the company has talked loudly about its plans to build up its display-advertising business. With the acquisition of Invite Media, Google has taken another step in that direction. Through the purchase, Google will […]

Computer companies covet small businesses because they comprise a huge, multi-billion market of millions of prospects. But selling effectively to SMBs (small-to-midsize businesses) is tricky because their needs are so diverse. Another factor, detailed by CIO Update, is that SMBs have minimal to no IT staff and require products and services that are simple to […]

Much has been made of the recent feud between Apple and Adobe over the prohibition of Flash technology on Apple’s products. Adobe, however, has managed to find a home for its media technology on Apple’s iPad. It’s not Flash, but it is a digital viewer application developed in concert with Wired magazine, and Adobe says […]

Here’s yet another aftershock to follow Google’s revelations of a wave of cyberattacks emanating from China last year: the search giant is phasing out the use of Microsoft Windows systems in its corporate offices. That’s the word from the Financial Times, which reported that Windows has been on its way out at Google, which is […]

When Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad tablet, the pitch was for consumers. But in a new survey, Citrix polled its enterprise customers and found that 80 said they are planning to purchase iPads for their businesses. Citrix admits that its survey sample may not be representative of the entire enterprise sector, but the strong interest […]

It was a very different world 25 years ago when the commercial Web was born. VeriSign has been marking that noteworthy anniversary with several events this year, and hosted a gala dinner this week to honor pioneering technology luminaries. And it all came with a bit of levity, with co-emcees Dana Carvey and Scott McNealy […]

So much excitement about the mobile Web is fueled by the advertising potential in the emerging medium. That exuberance has manifested in big acquisitions of large mobile ad firms by Google and Apple. But does anybody actually click on ads on their mobile devices? Apparently so, according to ABI Research, which found that 27 percent […]

Pac-Man was one of the early classics that helped spawn a flood of other video games. But unlike the later generations of gory shoot ’em ups, Pac-Man harkens to a simpler time of limited sound and multimedia effects and easy play — gobble or be gobbled is about the only rule players needed to know. […]

Social networks like Facebook are proving to be wildly popular among consumers and similar services are gradually making inroads in the enterprise. But there have been bumps along the way in terms of security and privacy concerns. A number of companies already offer social network services targeted at business with more management and security features […]

Google has long been the clear market leader in search, but that doesn’t mean the company is sitting still. The search giant has scores of projects designed to improve performance and add features to its Google.com search engine. But like other successful Web sites, Google also faces security threats. As Datamation reports, Google now offers […]