Amazon.com and Microsoft are locked in a battle to determine who will lead the cloud computing age. Corporate America is shifting from client-server computing, which began in the 1990s, to shared computing resources in the Internet cloud. The cloud age has just begun. But already Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) have emerged as early leaders. Microsoft, which dominated during the earlier PC-server computing cycle, aims to be a top player in
The good news for those worried about mobile-banking malware is that a few easy steps can help deter attacks. The bad news: These security steps have been promoted for years, but most people still ignore them. Some in the digital security industry say that consumer nonchalance will continue until banks stop picking up the tab for breaches attributable to customer inaction. That something needs to change becomes more obvious with each new attack.
Google Glass won’t emerge as the latest must-have consumer holiday tech gadget of 2014. Web search leader Google (GOOGL) continues to put off the full consumer release of its Internet-connected eyewear, which the company’s secretive and ambitious Google X research and development lab released in limited supply for just a select few customers starting in 2012. Early indications pointed to a relatively fast rollout. Google Executive Chairman Eric