
Dell mocks Cook’s PC doom-saying
The “post-pc” era has been good for the PC
Tin-box shifter Michael Dell mocked the prophecy of the Grand mufti of the Apple Cargo cult, Tim Cook who insisted that the PC was on its way out.

Companies lagging behind employee’s cloudy expectations
Claims Microsoft backed study
A study based on 5,000 respondents from small and medium enterprises found that “enterprises are lagging behind their employees’ expectations to be more productive, collaborative and innovative in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.”

Microsoft will block SHA-1
Shutting out the spooks and other criminals
Software Giant Microsoft has joined Mozilla and will consider blocking the SHA-1 hashing algorithm on Windows to keep the US spooks from using it to spy on users computers.

Microsoft shakes off the curse of Steve Ballmer
First growth in 15 years
For ages Microsoft has suffered from static growth and a share-price which was more consistent than the speed of light.

Intel has strong earnings result
Even if data centre business slumping
Intel beat Wall Street's revenue and earnings targets but is predicting trouble ahead.

US not allowed to take EU data
Legal ruling puts US tech in a spin
The US technology industry is paying the price for the obsession that its government has on stealing data.

Microsoft rolls out Office 2016
Cloudy office
Microsoft has begun rolling-out of Office 2016, the latest addition to its cloud-based subscription service Office 365.

Dell creates new hyperscale unit
Cloudbusting plans
Tinbox shifter Dell has created a new business unit to chase after the "second tier" of hyperscale customers.

MediaTek labs' autonomous robots track objects
Inexpensive solution for Makers robots
Everything is about Robots these days and Intel, MediaTek and many platform manufacturers are trying to find a way into the market.

China presses ahead with glorious five year tech plan
US tech companies nervy
The Chinese government is set to hack off the US government by working on a set of banking cyber security regulations.