Saturday 13 July 2013

Wall Street Beat: Icahn battle with Dell over buyout going down to the wire

The latest from PCWorldToday in Tech Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
07.13.2013  View in a Browser

Wall Street Beat: Icahn battle with Dell over buyout going down to the wire

07.12.2013 2:00 PM

With a shareholder vote scheduled for July 18, the battle over Dell's $24.4 billion plan to go private intensified Friday as investor Carl Icahn and his affiliates issued an enhanced offer for the company.

Jelly Bean tops Gingerbread as dominant Android version

07.13.2013 8:36 AM

The latest major version of Android, known as Jelly Bean, is now the most widely used variant of the platform, according to new statistics from Google.

 

Windows 8 Starter Guide

Start learning Windows 8

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500

»See what we think about it.

»Check its price.

 

Computer, make me a program! Researchers find a way to code using plain English

07.12.2013 2:30 PM

Programming languages can be intimidating to learn, but researchers at MIT show that it's possible to write programs in plain englishfor some things, anyway.

Microsoft addresses DevOps with InRelease technology

07.12.2013 4:35 PM

Microsoft has completed its purchase of InCycle's InRelease business unit, announced in June, and is now deploying the software to offer DevOps capabilities to its Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server users.

Shooting in building where AirBnB is based leaves two dead

07.12.2013 6:10 PM

The offices of Zynga, Pinterest, AirBnB and other companies in San Francisco's South of Market District were under lockdown Friday after a shooting at a nearby store located in the same building as AirBnB's headquarters.

Analyst questions tests that put Intel's 'Clover Trail' over ARM

07.12.2013 4:57 PM

Does Intel's "Clover Trail" Atom chip outperform the incumbent ARM processor? One analyst has rerun the benchmarks, and concluded that ARM's processor comes out on top.

China commits to software, IP protections in talks with the U.S.

07.12.2013 1:20 PM

China agrees to implement software management systems to promote the use of legal software in state businesses and promises to take action against Internet piracy and trade-secret theft.

Scientists create liquid metal structures with a 3D printer

07.13.2013 7:00 AM

University scientists have developed a way to use 3D printing to create structures and wires made from liquid metal.

10% of new US jobs are tech

07.13.2013 8:08 AM

Technology hiring has been on the upswing in the first half of this year, constituting about 10% of all the job growth in the U.S. in June, according to two independent assessments.

5 streaming TV shows full of badass, shady ladies

07.12.2013 12:00 PM

From mean girls to backstabbing servants to stone-cold killers, these shows all feature strong female characters nobody puts in a corner.

Secure location sharing with Glympse for smartphones

07.12.2013 4:14 PM

Running late for a meet up with friends or an appointment? Share a location securely and for a limited time period with smartphone application Glympse. It's a free download for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.

Hackers use Dropbox, WordPress to spread malware

07.13.2013 10:50 AM

The attackers did not exploit any vulnerabilities, but they opened up accounts and used the services as their infrastructure

No comments:

ads