OnX targets Canada in $20 million cloud investment
The money will upgrade its data centre facilities to Tier 3 status, the company says. Why some companies insist on a Canadian cloud
VMware, Piston Cloud pledge to develop open source PaaS offering
The move signals a more collegial tone in the PaaS market
Ivy Bridge chips run hotter than predecessors
The chips reportedly run hotter by as much as 20 or 30 degrees Celsius
Small businesses are the vast majority of Google Apps early adopters
Only three per cent of Google Apps early adopters have more than 500 employees
Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation
But whether the new subsidiary will become a stand-alone public company hasn’t been decided
LG to launch cloud for sharing content across smartphones, TVs and PCs
Users can shoot a video with their smartphone and stream to a TV via LG’s cloud
Small-company security problems can threaten large corporate nets: Symantec
Adversaries target lower-level employees because they are more likely to open up malware attachments
How to virtualize mission-critical applications
Even as businesses realize the benefits, many are lagging in transitioning their tier 1 applications
Nokia still has a patent business
Plus, Visa launches a digital wallet and some differing views on BYOD
Many MSPs missing opportunity for backup and recovery in SMB market
A Toronto area company has launched a partner program to take on what it says are missed revenue opportunities
Samsung WB150F Wi-Fi camera
The Samsung WB150F is one of the first Wi-Fi-enabled cameras we’ve seen to offer impressive specs outside of its wireless tricks
Microsoft Canada’s presidential switch: I don’t buy it
Outgoing president Eric Gales will be replaced by Max Long
New iPad owners pay big ‘halo’ dividends for Apple
iPad users twice as likely to buy only Apple products than other tablet owners
Ex-Sun boss McNealy sides with Oracle in Google dispute
McNealy backed Oracle’s arguments in court and called Larry Ellison a ‘national economic hero’
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Professional Edition
In a Microsoft Office-dominated world, Corel’s productivity suite offers an alternative with all sorts of extras and Office-format support