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Anarchy Linux, the distro formerly known as "Arch-Anywhere Linux" has changed my tune about the terrors of Arch-based Linux as a suitable operating system. In general, however, Arch-anything presents a challenge that may not be worth the effort for typical desktop needs....

There will be little New Year's Eve celebrating but perhaps a lot of morning-after hangovers for U.S. businesses that haven't begun preparing for ASC 606, the Financial Accounting Standards Board's new rules about revenue recognition. They are set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. The news is much the same for Europe, though there the rule's name is "IFRS 15."

Samsung on Thursday announced a new app, Linux on Galaxy, designed to work with its DeX docking station to bring a full Linux desktop experience to Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphone users Samsung introduced DeX earlier this year, a docking station that connects to a monitor to give Galaxy smartphone users a desktop experience....

There's a lot of excitement about all the new artificial intelligence technology hitting the market -- like Amazon's Echo and Google's Home smart speakers, among many other products. However, there's also growing concern over how these devices may invade our privacy. These AI devices are designed for use throughout our homes -- and despite the com...

Apple and General Electric on Wednesday announced a new software development kit for Apple's mobile operating system, iOS. The SDK, which will be available for download next week, enables developers to create applications for Predix, an Internet of Things platform made by GE "Together, Apple and GE are fundamentally changing how the industrial worl...

Accenture Interactive and SAP Hybris on Wednesday announced a partnership to create a new platform that will let users build and curate end-to-end contextual, personalized customer experiences -- from marketing, e-commerce, and offline shopping to customer service and loyalty management The joint platform will target B2C and B2B firms in retail, te...

Epicor this week released Epicor Commerce Connect, a cloud-based application designed to help wholesale distributors quickly deploy e-commerce sites that will automate many of the steps required to move product to their customers The Commerce Connect software is now available for Epicor Eclipse, a cloud-based platform geared toward helping companie...

Many software developers and enterprise users have been lax or oblivious to the need to properly manage open source software, suggest survey results Flexera released Tuesday Companies are not mindful of open source components and fail to monitor security implications, according to the report, which highlights the consequences of failure to establis...

As Google's new Pixel 2 smartphones get ready to hit the shelves, reviews of the models have begun mushrooming online While the new phones generally have received positive grades, many reviewers found the their design boring....

Microsoft on Tuesday launched the Surface Book 2, positioning it as the laptop of the future The device is powerful enough for the next wave of computing, characterized by mixed reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning and immersive gaming, said Microsoft Devices Corporate Vice President Panos Panay....

Tushar Makhija is vice president of revenue at Helpshift In this exclusive interview, Makhija underscores the importance of establishing effective ways to connect with customers....

In-home broadband has become "the fourth utility" in United States households, many of which have multiple connected devices and viewing screens. More than 85 percent of U.S. homes have broadband service, according to Parks Associates, 93 percent of those have DSL, fiber or cable high-speed, fixed-line Internet services The demand for high-speed fi...

A security flaw in WPA2, the security protocol for most modern WiFi systems, could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data including emails, credit card numbers and passwords, Researchers at Belgian university KU Leuven reported Monday Depending on the network configuration, the flaw also could allow an attacker to inject or manipulate informatio...

Salesforce is a large and well-disciplined development company. It's pretty good at marketing too. It continues to innovate in all product areas, from core platform to applications, and the one criticism I'd make is that it's information overload at times. Reminds me of Oracle Lately Salesforce has made a big deal of adding its AI product, Einstein...

Most retailers don't have the in-store technology to view customer information across various touchpoints, suggests a new study from Kibo, "Technologies That Are Changing How We Think of Brick and Mortar." Fifty-eight percent of retailers who participated in the study, released last Thursday, acknowledged they did not have that capability.

Technology companies tend to have very fickle relationships. For instance, Microsoft helped launch Apple, worked to kill the company, provided money to save it, and then got its butt kicked by it. Dell first partnered with EMC, then competed with it, then bought it (the CEOs remained friends throughout). ...

Music can enhance the customer experience even in nontraditional retail environments, suggests a study released Thursday by Mood Media and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SACEM). The study was conducted in France Customers had a more favorable experience in five business locations -- including gas station, optical, banking, ...

It can be a full-time job trying to keep up with Salesforce's newest cloud offerings and messaging. However, it is always worth the effort, because the company's pronouncements are often early bellwethers of the future direction of the software industry This has become particularly true with respect to the company's evolving efforts to penetrate an...

Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others may pose a threat to American democracy, suggests a new report from The Omidyar Group. The report follows recent disclosures about targeted dark post advertising, fake news and other abuses propagated by Russian troll farms during the 2016 presidential election.

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft on Thursday announced the availability of Gluon, an open source deep learning library for building artificial intelligence neural networks Gluon will make it easier for researchers to define machine learning models using a collection of prebuilt, optimized neural network components. The interface will enable softwa...