Vendors and Providers

DOJ reaches settlement with eBay to end no-poach hiring deals

The proposed settlement would bar eBay from entering into no-hire agreements with other tech firms

Oracle will allow customers to swap on-premises software for cloud services

The move follows a similar one by rival SAP

XP’s retirement triggers another wave of deserters

Windows 8/8.1 reaps the biggest benefit in April

Are these the first OpenFlow 1.4 switches ready for prime time?

This week, startup Pica8 became the first vendor to support 1.4, which may be the first OpenFlow version that's ready for prime time.

Samsung grabs tablet market share from Apple

But tablet shipments during the first quarter of this year rose just 3.9 percent, lower than IDC's expectations

PayPal rebrands, touting mobile payment abilities

Analysts view PayPal as a strong mobile payment contendor as accounts grow, though most note that Apple could spoil things

Catching up with the guy who ‘live-blogged’ bin Laden raid

Facebook grows up as a software firm, though some developers are wary

Facebook's new tools raise questions for some developers at F8

Bogus Facebook hacking tool dupes users

Users think they will get access to their friends' accounts, but their account is hacked instead

Facebook looks to woo developers with new tools for growth

The company's platform offers new tools to help developers gain exposure