Stories by Nancy Gohring

'NoOps' debate grows heated

The dust-up over the term "NoOps" escalated this week, with high-profile IT executives from Netflix and Etsy issuing dueling blog posts about the evolution of IT organizations.

Analyst: One in 10 tablets sold has a cellular connection

It's clear that people are willing to pay for new tablets, but it's also clear that they aren't yet ready to take on the fee for cellular connectivity to it, according to an analyst.

Payment now issued, Google tells frustrated developers

Google on Friday morning posted a brief, apologetic message on a forum filled with angry comments from app developers who haven't been paid for sales of their Android apps.

Public safety sees opportunity, pitfalls in social media

Law enforcement agencies are looking for ways to mine social media to look for threats, but those speaking at a conference on Wednesday suggested that an equally important issue might be trying to control authorities who are causing problems by their...

Shrinking budgets spur creativity in public safety IT

Shrinking budgets have driven many public safety organizations to focus on wringing value out of existing IT implementations and take a close look at whether new technologies actually make sense.

Motorola, HTC, Samsung and others face antitrust suit

A company that controls 100 patents has filed an antitrust complaint against Motorola, LG, Samsung, Dell and HTC, saying that they have conspired to refuse to negotiate with the company.

Yahoo sues Facebook over 10 patents

Yahoo is accusing Facebook of copying a range of technologies that the flagging search company invented, in a lawsuit that alleges the social media giant infringes 10 patents.

Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum looks for new life

The founder of the Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum is working to revive the organization, which fizzled in 2010.

Cloud economics improving for users in wake of price cuts

Cloud computing price cuts by Google, Amazon and now Microsoft may indicate that businesses are discovering that moving to the cloud doesn't always save costs.

Microsoft to shut down app store for old phone platform

Microsoft will soon shut down the app store for Windows Mobile, the phone platform it is phasing out.

Ray Ozzie's startup has mobility, communications at core

Ray Ozzie, the former chief software architect at Microsoft, has given a few more hints about what his new startup will do.

Motorola to offer phones with VMware hypervisor, too

Motorola Mobility has joined LG and Samsung among the companies building VMware's hypervisor into their phones. The move is part of a larger push at Motorola to cater to business users.

Windows 8 on ARM on track, Microsoft says

Anyone can take Windows 8 for a spin now that Microsoft has launched the so-called "consumer preview" version of the software at an event in Barcelona on Wednesday.

Nokia focuses on appealing to developers

Nokia pitched its Windows Phones as the best bet for operators and app developers, and to prove it, announced partnerships for new apps with brands including Michelin Travel, Red Bull, Kraft Foods and others.

Google once considered issuing currency

Google once considered issuing its own currency, to be called Google Bucks, company Chairman Eric Schmidt said on stage in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress Tuesday.