Cyber-Experts Impressed with Heist Bloomberg Admits Terminal Snooping Hospitals Lose $8.3B Using Old Tech Best of Interop Winners Announced LivingSocial Hacked, 50M Vulnerable A bloodless bank heist that netted more than $45 million has left even cybercrime experts impressed by the technical sophistication, if not the virtue, of the con artists who pulled off the attack. The editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News apologized for the news service's practice of accessing private data on clients through the company's ubiquitous information service for stock and bond traders. U.S. physicians and hospitals are in the digital dark ages when it comes to using the latest mobile devices and Internet services to deliver patient care, costing $8.3B a year in lost productivity. Judges at the Interop IT Expo have named their top picks for cloud computing, data center & storage, network performance, security, and mobility. Arista won top honors for its 7500E Data Center Switch. The Groupon competitor has suffered a cyberattack that left more than 50 million users exposed, although credit card data was not stolen. What can we learn about safeguarding customers' data and our own? FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Dell's Dismal Quarter Shows PC Maker's Challenges Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets in the beleaguered industry.
U.S. Defense Department Gives iOS 6 Security OK In a vote of confidence for Apple's iOS devices, the Defense Department has given the all-clear for employees to use iPads and iPhones for work. But only those running iOS 6, and only if issued by the government.
Cisco Surges After Profit Exceeds Analysts' Estimates Networking equipment giant Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half, as tech spending increases.
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Qualcomm CEO Eyes Smartphone Growth With more than 6 billion mobile phones on the planet and population growth jumping in many corners of the world, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs is sharing his thoughts on the future of the devices we love.
Teen Shows Battery-Charge Breakthrough at Intel Fair Imagine being able to recharge your phone's battery in just seconds. If an invention recognized in Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair reaches the mass market, it could soon be possible.
Samsung Launches $800,000 App Development Challenge Although it's unlikely that any mobile device maker will catch up with Apple's App Store in the short term, Samsung is taking another swing at it. Samsung has launched a contest to woo app developers to its cause.