Salesforce.com CEO Benioff: Windows 8 will mark ‘the end’ of the Microsoft OS
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 will mark “the end” of the computer industry’s dominant OS due to increasing competition and choice sparked by alternatives, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff predicted Friday. Windows 8 is a catalyst or “gambit” for CIOs, forcing them to say “am I going to Windows 8, or am I going to something else,” Benioff said during a question-and-answer session at...
Moog shows off LEV-96 sensoriactuator prototype on an acoustic guitar
By Brian Heater posted Oct 19th 2012 9:47AM Moogfest isn’t happening for another week, but the synth-maker couldn’t wait to take the wraps off of its latest bit of technology. Still in the early days of beta-testing ,the LEV-96 is a far cry from the classic analog instruments we’ve come to associate with Moog. The company is showing off the sensoriactuator in its early stages by affixing it to a guitar, with two...
Apple Introduces All-New MacBook Pro with Retina Display
Apple today unveiled an all-new 15-inch MacBook Pro, featuring a stunning Retina display with over 5 million pixels, all-flash storage architecture, and quad-core processors in a radically thin and light design. Measuring a mere 0.71 inch high and weighing only 4.46 pounds, the completely redesigned MacBook Pro is the lightest MacBook Pro ever and nearly as thin as a MacBook Air. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is...
Microsoft launches four-year, $80 Office 365 University subscription for students
By Steve Dent posted Oct 19th 2012 10:01AM Microsoft’s given Xbox love to PC-buying students recently, and it’s just announced that it’ll carry on that tradition with Office 365 University, by offering a special four-year, $80 subscription to higher-education students. For that sum, you’ll get four years of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access if you’re seeking a sheepskin...
DHS official suggests sharing resources to mitigate cyberattacks
Groups of companies in the same industry could pool infrastructure resources to help each other mitigate the effects of cyberattacks and work together on security issues, a senior official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suggested on Friday. The comments by Mark Weatherford, deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, come as a handful of American banks are dealing with a fourth week of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service)...
