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In the past few years, IT has witnessed a ‘virtualisation evolution’ in the form of cloud computing. For the uninitiated, this “as a Service” model offers a total solution, delivering IT as a service where resource sharing, allocation and availability are on demand via the internet at any given…
Link: What exactly is cloud testing?
via http://www.comparethecloud.net
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager during one of the Google antitrust announcements. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
If you remember all the way back in 2009, the EU’s European Commission said Microsoft was harming competition by bundling its browser—Internet Explorer—with…
Link: Google will implement a Microsoft-style browser picker for EU Android devices
via arstechnica.com
Windows 7 versus Windows 10: Here comes the big push Windows 10 users: We’re killing OneDrive Groove Music streaming, says Microsoft Windows 10 bugs: Microsoft reveals more on automatic removal of broken updates Windows 10 graphics: Intel warns, patch 19 severe driver flaws now Windows 10 now automatically recovers from bollixed updates (CNET) How to turn on verbose booting mode in Windows 10 (TechRepublic).
Link: Microsoft angers ex-Windows boss: Halting Office 365 sync on his new iPhone is ‘crazy’
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Apple’s focus is shifting. In recent years, iPhone sales have begun to plateau, and now Apple’s services business — which encompasses everything from the App Store to licensing deals — is being positioned as its next big frontier for revenue growth. More than ever, Apple wants to sell people constant, ongoing subscriptions for things they can do on their phones.
Link: How Apple makes billions of dollars selling services
via http://www.theverge.com
Security experts at Check Point uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad malicious code through the official Google Play Store.
Researchers at Check Point have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad agent through the official Google Play Store….
Link: SimBad malware infected million Android users through Play Store
via securityaffairs.co
Google has offered to remind Android users in Europe that Chrome isn’t the only game in town – similar to the “Web Browser Ballot” measure imposed on Microsoft a decade ago as part of a competition remedy. In a blog post, senior SVP of global affairs Kent Walker wrote that Google will start doing more “to ensure that Android phone owners know about the wide choice of browsers and search engines available to download to their phones.
Link: Google takes a page from Microsoft of old and revives browser ballot on Android
via http://www.theregister.co.uk
Windows 7 versus Windows 10: Here comes the big push Digital transformation: 10 lessons from an ultra marathoner Intel offers AI breakthrough in quantum computing Best live TV and video streaming services: Top picks for cord-cutters. Google’s senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker, announced the move in a blogpost, explaining that the company wanted to ensure Android handset owners “know about the wide choice of browsers and search engines available to download to their phones”.
Link: Android shake-up: Google agrees to promote rivals to its Chrome and search
via http://www.zdnet.com
