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• 14 May 2013

• News: Safaricom expects to dominate data businessSafaricom expects to dominate data business in AfricaSafaricom expects to dominate data business in Africa

  Safaricom expects to increase its data market share in Africa after reporting an increase in both voice and data revenue for its latest fiscal year.

• News: Google makes Go faster

  Google has updated its Go programming language, making it faster and more suitable for multicore processors.

• News: Melinda Gates tells Duke grads: It's all about your real connections

  Transcript of technologist/philanthropist Melinda Gates' commencement address to Duke University graduates.

• News: Square's new Stand turns iPad into a cash register

  Internet payment company Square has announced a new accessory that turns your iPad into a high-tech cash register, complete with built-in credit-card swiper and a slew of point-of-sale accessories.

• News: Microsoft rushes Explorer 8 patch release

  Just 11 days after issuing an advisory, Microsoft has released a patch for a bug in Internet Explorer 8 that bedeviled the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this month.

• News: North African countries hit hard by security threats on continent, Symantec says

  Four North African countries and South Africa top the list of 30 nations on the continent in Symantec's rankings for security risks on the Web, in a regional breakout of the security company's 2013 Internet Security Threat Report.

• News: Hours before I/O, Larry Page opens up about his hoarse voice

  Less than 24 hours before Google kicks off its annual I/O developers confab in San Francisco, Google CEO Larry Page is revealing why his speaking voice is so soft.

• News: Tablet v PC -- Asus straddles the fuzzy divide

  In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic and even small business users, Asus continues to release a number of combined and flexible devices that try to play on both sides of the dividing lines.

• News: Consumers concerned about green issues: GfK global study

  The good news is that global consumers are aware of some green issues that may affect their lives. The bad news is that not many of them are aware of how to resolve these issues.

• News: Tech may sink immigration bill if unhappy, Sen. Hatch warns

  The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.

• News: TechAmerica: US tech employment grows slightly in 2012

  The U.S. tech industry added 67,400 jobs in 2012, a 1.1 percent increase from a year earlier, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation.

• News: Online gaming company recounts fighting for survival vs. DDoS attacks

  Fighting denial-of-service attacks has become a matter of survival for some businesses that find their websites getting smashed and network flooded by attackers. Online gaming company SG Interactive says it's under constant attack and the only way to keep going is to set up an anti-DDoS defense.

• News: Nathan Love and Ana Benaroya give National Geographic an animated 80s workout

  Jim McKenzie's bold, hand-drawn promo isn't what you'd expect from the National Geographic Channel.

• News: Windows 8 app store fails Top 10 test

  Microsoft's Windows 8 app store failed a test touted by a former Microsoft manager and distinguished engineer as a way to determine an ecosystem's relevance.

• News: Rackspace to help customers debug their programs

  Facing fierce competition in the market for cloud services, hosting provider Rackspace has pledged to help its users debug the programs they'll run on Rackspace's OpenStack platform.

• News: Adobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion

  Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already actively exploited by attackers.

• News: BlackBerry Messenger is expanding to iOS and Android

  BlackBerry's free Messenger service is being expanded to work with iOS and Android devices, the company announced today at its BlackBerry Live event.

• News: Microsoft commits to secure coding standard

  Microsoft says its coding practices and its corporate management structure both comply with an international application security standard to encourage secure software development.

• News: Q&A: Nick Carr on 10th anniversary of 'IT Doesn't Matter'

  Nick Carr rocked the tech world with his controversial essay in the May 2003 issue of the Harvard Business Review, titled "IT Doesn't Matter." Carr claimed companies were overspending on IT and that the competitive advantage to be gained by tech investments was shrinking as technology became more commoditized and accessible to everyone. On the 10-year anniversary of the article's publication, Carr talked with Network World's Ann Bednarz about what he got right, what he got wrong, and how the piece remains relevant today.

• News: Nick Carr's 'IT Doesn't Matter' still matters

  Nick Carr's article "IT Doesn't Matter" was published in in Harvard Business Review in May 2003 and ignited an industry firestorm for its perceived dismissal of the strategic value of IT.

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