Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey

Long hours? Likely. A healthy work-life balance? Probably not. Despite the challenges of working in tech, most IT pros are satisfied with their demanding jobs, according to new survey data. Ninety-five …

Web suffered 9000 service outages in last five months

Seeing a “404 error” or the Twitter “Fail Whale” can really kill a good online buzz. Those kinds of service outages, though, occur on the Internet on a daily basis, …

CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

By now, it’s become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. But while that sentiment remains true, technology trends, generational shifts in the workforce and changing …

Samsung sells over 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones in first month

Samsung Electronics has reported global channel sales of over 10 million units of the Galaxy S4 in less than a month after its global launch. The new smartphone from the …

Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace

The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs to exploit, according to a white paper published by the …

The third option

By coupling the spark and drive of a successful start-up with some real business sense, Infor has become much more than a thorn in the sides of SAP and Oracle. …

What to do when you can’t boot from an external source

When you turn on a PC, you usually want and expect it to check the hard drive or SSD and, from there, load Windows or another operating system. But occasionally …

The growing role of network performance management

Global enterprises and growing businesses are harnessing IT to add branch offices, remote sites and enabling mobile users. Simultaneously, they are decreasing IT administrative footprints, boosting productivity, working with greater efficiency, and improving the bottom line in other ways. Read more

Video: Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Sony‘s Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale globally in the second quarter, priced from $499 in the U.S. The 10-inch tablet will be just 6.9 millimetres thick, with an …

VIDEO: TechTips – Mobile printing

Just because you’re on a smartphone doesn’t mean you can’t print. In a few easy steps and you’ll be printing from your mobile device in no time.

VIDEO: RIM demos key features in BlackBerry 10

Research In Motion will launch the BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30, 2013. Ahead of that launch Jeff Gadway, a RIM senior manager, stopped by IDG to demonstrate some …

VIDEO: EMC – Big Data Transforms Business

EMC – What’s the deal with Big Data? The new opportunities created from Big Data and how technologies make it possible to capture the value of structured and unstructured data!

VIDEO: Candidates emerge to succeed Intel CEO Otellini

Intel CEO Paul Ottelini announced that he’ll retire in May after 40 years with the company. He spent eight of those years as CEO. The board of directors will take …