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Windows 8.1 Update Could Arrive in April

ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley writes that unnamed sources have told her Microsoft changed the planned shipment date for Windows 8.1 Update 1 from March to April. In addition to bug

The Eclipse Foundation Turns 10

The Eclipse Foundation, the non-profit organization that oversees the Eclipse IDE and related projects, was first announced on Feb. 2, 2004, meaning that it has just celebrated its tenth anniversary.

Microsoft Names Satya Nadella as CEO

Microsoft has confirmed that Satya Nadella will be its next CEO, replacing Steve Ballmer effective immediately. A twenty-two year veteran at the company, Nadella most recently headed up Microsoft’s Cloud

80% of Applications Are Misconfigured, Says HP

HP’s 2013 Cyber Risk report finds that developers are making mistakes that result in security vulnerabilities. According to the company, 80 percent of all applications are misconfigured, which makes them

IBM Claims to be the Cloud Leader

IBM claims that it generated more cloud revenue in 2013 than Amazon Web Services. In its latest financial statement, Amazon reported $3.72 billion in “other” revenue, which includes all AWS

AWS Sales Appear to Have Risen Sharply

Amazon has released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2013, and its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing division appears to have had a fantastic quarter. It’s hard

Cisco Launches ‘Fog Computing’ Initiative

Cisco has launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) project that will bring distributed computing to its network hardware. The company calls this concept “fog computing,” and it has launched

Intel to Close AppUp Store

Intel has announced that it will close down AppUp, it’s little-known storefront for PC apps. The store will stop working March 11, and apps that communicated with the AppUp client