Yahoo reportedly to mull sale of its core business

From CNET: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been desperately trying to lure consumers back to the company's products, like Yahoo Mail and search. But now she may be considering another option: selling Yahoo's iconic Internet services altogether, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The...

HP exits the low-cost tablet market

From ComputerWorld: If you're looking for a low-priced tablet from HP, you soon will not be able to find one.

HP is exiting the low-end tablet market amid declining prices and slowing demand. Instead, the company will focus on detachables, hybrids and business tablets at the higher end of the...

Samsung appoints new head for mobile business

From ComputerWorld: Samsung Electronics has appointed D.J. Koh, head of mobile research and development, as the new chief of the company's mobile communications business.

The move follows setbacks in Samsung's mobile business during the tenure of the former head J.K. Shin, including an...

Nearly 370 million IE users have just 6 weeks to upgrade

From InfoWorld: Nearly 370 million Internet Explorer users have just six weeks to upgrade their browsers or switch to one from a Microsoft rival, new data showed today.

In August 2014, Microsoft took Internet Explorer (IE) users by surprise when it announced that most had to be running IE11 by Jan...

Microsoft and HP reveal more details about cloud partnership

From PC World: Hewlett Packard Enterprise outlined new details about its hybrid cloud partnership with Microsoft in an announcement Tuesday, saying it will provide a new hardware product that integrates with the Azure cloud platform and build its software to take advantage of Microsoft's offerings...

Google Chrome update can drop data consumption by 70 percent

From CNET: Internet usage is becoming increasingly prevalent on smartphones, and last January Google helped out users on a bandwidth budget by introducing a Data Saver mode. Now, following competition from fellow browser Opera, it's beefing up its compression capabilities.

The Californian...

Windows 10's usage share lead over Windows 7 evaporates

From ComputerWorld: Windows 10's uptake pace has lost its lead over the adoption rate of Windows 7 six years ago, even though the former has been offered free of charge to hundreds of millions of customers, according to data from a Web analytics firm.

As of Nov. 28, Windows 10's usage share -- a...

Node.js discloses two critical security vulnerabilities

From InfoWorld: Node.js is facing two security vulnerabilities, including a potentially major denial-of-service issue, with patches for the problems not available for a week. Releases of Node.js ranging from 0.12 to version 5 are vulnerable to one or both issues.

A bulletin issued today by the Node...

Microsoft's new service makes app developers out of everyday employees

From PC World: Work is growing increasingly mobile thanks to smartphones, but companies can have a hard time coping with demand for apps that let their workers take corporate data on the go. Mobile developers are expensive, and getting new applications tested and then pushed out to users can be a...

Amazon, the king of e-commerce, gets primed for 2016

From CNET: If it weren't for Prime, Amazon might have just been the name of a river in South America.

The top revenue-maker in online retail worldwide owes much of its success to its Prime membership service, which the Seattle company started in 2005 with an offer of free and speedy shipping. All...

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