BlackBerry wins $815 million arbitration settlement against Qualcomm
The two companies had agreed to arbitrate a contract dispute over whether Qualcomm’s royalty cap program applied to payments made by BlackBerry under a licensing deal. Read More
A10 Networks’ Harmony Controller brings per-app analytics to multi-cloud deployments
A10’s cloud-native controller will become the analytics and orchestration engine for the company’s entire product line, and also includes useful support for open-source load balancers. Read More
Windows 10 tip: Navigate the Windows Settings app like an expert
Use these common navigation tricks to get around the Settings app at full speed. Version 1703 adds a new keyboard shortcut that lets you go back home in a single jump. Read More
Samsung to sell Galaxy S8 baseball team edition
Just 1,000 Galaxy S8 Samsung Lions Edition handsets will be stocked as the company continues to market its new phones hard to make up for the Note 7 disaster. Read More
Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?
Ubuntu’s moving to a Gnome 3 desktop from here on out. Here’s the plan. Read More
Accenture to have 90 percent of internal IT in the cloud by 2019
With 60 of its entire IT infrastructure and applications already in the cloud, Accenture expects all but 10 percent to be deployed within 12 to 18 months. Read More
AMD unleashes high-performance Ryzen 5 desktop chips
AMD has released four Ryzen 5 chips, strengthening the company’s grip on the mainstream PC market. Read More
Apple Pay is ahead of the pack, but pay-by-iPhone is still limited
Only 13 percent of iPhones have Apple Pay activated — and how many are actually using it? Read More
How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)
Got a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the job done. Read More
Gartner slashes global IT spending forecast for 2017
Gartner has cut its projected global IT spending rate in half as more enterprise customers flock to the cloud. Read More