EMC confirms CEO change at VMware unit
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer Pat Gelsinger, EMC confirmed on Tuesday. Maritz will instead become chief strategist of EMC, which is the majority owner of VMware. The news confirmed rumors of a change in VMware's leadership that had swirled throughout the day.
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Motorola's Xoom tablet does not infringe on Apple's designs, German court rules
Motorola's Xoom tablet (called the Xyboard in the U.S.) does not infringe on some of Apple's community designs, the regional court of Dusseldorf ruled on Tuesday. Apple wanted a Europe-wide ban on the Motorola tablet, a court spokesman said.
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Dice.com: Java developer most difficult tech job to fill
Java developers remain the most difficult tech pros to land, followed by mobile developers, .Net developers and software developers, according to new data from Dice.com.
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Microsoft could face billions in new fines over browser choice
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators today threatened Microsoft with more fines, potentially massive ones in the billions of dollars, after the company failed to make good on its promise to offer consumers there a choice of browsers. The EU's chief regulator, Joaquin Almunia, talked tough. "If the facts are confirmed, [I will] use the legal instruments at my disposal to deter and to punish [Microsoft]."
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DHS warns of vulnerabilities in widely used Niagara software
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an alert warning of vulnerabilities in a software technology called the Niagara AX Framework, used to manage millions of devices over the Internet. The alert, from the DHS' Industrial Control System Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) security group, is addressed to organizations that are using Niagara software to remotely control via the Internet industrial control systems, heating, lighting and security equipment, building automation devices and other systems.
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Retina-ready Mac apps are on the way
Slowly but surely, Retina-enabled apps for the new MacBook Pro are starting to hit the market -- and that trickle should grow into a flood as the summer turns into fall.
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Tech giants urge passage of STEM green card bill
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to STEM advanced-degree graduates. Smith, who is the gatekeeper on immigration bills in the House, is being urged take action by a broad coalition of groups, including tech's largest competitors, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft, as well as the IEEE-USA.
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Torvalds bemoans size of RC7 for Linux kernel Version 3.5
A host of small modifications and a large number of system-on-a-chip and PowerPC fixes inflated the size of release candidate No. 7 for Version 3.5 of the Linux kernel, according to curator Linus Torvalds' RC7 announcement, made on Saturday.
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Will Marissa Mayer bring new life to Yahoo as CEO?
Yahoo's appointment of longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new CEO is a bet on a strong, competent leader, though one without experience in the company's core businesses, analysts said on Monday.
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Apple-EPEAT dustup points to 'ultra' green challenges
Just over a week ago, Apple yanked all its products from the EPEAT registry with little explanation.
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