Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• CRM, Collaboration Software Among Businesses' Top Picks: IDC

  Software’s enjoyed some healthy growth over the past few years, even as manufacturers of PCs and other hardware have seen their sales and profits implode. But that solid run could be coming to an…
• Cray Unveils XC30 Supercomputer

  [caption id="attachment_5778" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Cray's rendering of the XC30 supercomputer, formerly codenamed "Cascade."[/caption] Cray has unveiled a XC30 supercomputer capable o…
• Samsung’s Galaxy S III Passes iPhone as Quarter’s Top Smartphone

  Apple might have hurled legions of high-priced patent attorneys directly at Samsung’s product portfolio, but all that legal fervor hasn’t stopped Samsung’s Galaxy S III from seizing the title of…
• Google Chrome 23 Delivers Do Not Track

  [caption id="attachment_5757" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Google has implemented Do Not Track for Chrome, but it's not activated by default.[/caption] Google’s latest update to its Web brows…
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  Office for Android, iOS Coming in 2013: Report

  Office for Android and iOS is apparently due early next year, according to unnamed sources speaking to The Verge. “Office Mobile will debut in the form of free apps that allow Android and iOS use…
• Google Doubts Apple Will Approve Maps App: Report

  Holding your breath for a Google Maps app for iOS? It might prove a long, blue-in-the-face wait. According to The Guardian, itself citing unnamed “sources at Google familiar with its mapping plan…
• Google Android Apps Could Present Data Security Issue: Bit9

  Google Android might have enjoyed massive growth over the past few years—research firm IDC recently estimated that the mobile operating system accounted for 75 percent of the 181.1 million smartp…
• EMC Acquires Silver Tail Systems for Big Data Security

  EMC announced Oct. 30 that it’s acquired Silver Tail Systems, a privately held firm that specializes in behavioral analysis and “real-time Web session intelligence,” for an undisclosed sum. The a…
• Amazon’s Android Photo App Hints at Cloud Rivalries

  [caption id="attachment_5620" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Amazon's Cloud Services are battling those of Google, Microsoft, and Apple.[/caption] Amazon has introduced a free app, Cloud Photos…
• SAP Jam Spreads Enterprise Social Networking

  [caption id="attachment_5615" align="aligncenter" width="618"] SAP Jam will become a competitor to Salesforce and other social-enterprise platform vendors.[/caption] Not to be outdone by Salesfor…