Stories by James Niccolai

Has HP done enough to rival the iPad?

Hewlett-Packard launched a slick-looking tablet computer on Wednesday based on a new release of its webOS, but the question many are now asking is, has HP done enough to steal some business from Apple's trailblazing iPad?

Written by James Niccolai10 Feb. 11 11:46

HP launches first run at the tablet market

Hewlett-Packard rolled out its debut entrant into the red-hot tablet market, the HP Touchpad, as well as two new smartphones -- all running the latest version of the webOS acquired last year when it bought Palm.

Written by James Niccolai10 Feb. 11 06:58

SAP to fight Oracle's $1.3 billion jury award

SAP will ask a California court to reduce the $US1.3 billion jury award it was hit with last November in Oracle's TomorrowNow lawsuit against the company, SAP said Thursday.

Written by James Niccolai04 Feb. 11 11:19

Cisco backs OpenStack cloud platform

Cisco Systems has thrown its weight behind OpenStack, the open-source cloud infrastructure platform developed jointly by NASA and managed service provider Rackspace Hosting.

Written by James Niccolai04 Feb. 11 05:08

Microsoft presses Intel for 16-core Atom chip

Microsoft has asked Intel to develop a 16-core version of its low-power Atom chip for use in servers, part of a wider effort to reduce power consumption in its massive data centers, a Microsoft executive said Thursday.

Written by James Niccolai28 Jan. 11 10:35

Dell services chief to leave company

Dell said Thursday it has replaced the head of its $US8 billion services business, which it built up in late 2009 through its acquisition of Perot Systems.

Written by James Niccolai14 Jan. 11 09:19

UltraViolet could mean you'll really 'own' that movie

A group of Hollywood studios and technology companies has come up with a system for buying digital movies and TV shows that's supposed to do away with the problem of content being locked to a narrow set of devices by the company that sold it.

Written by James Niccolai08 Jan. 11 02:54

Skype buys Qik mobile video streaming service

Skype has acquired Qik, the mobile-to-mobile video streaming service, as part of an effort to expand its voice and video calling service beyond PCs and to more devices.

Written by James Niccolai07 Jan. 11 06:57

Microsoft to put next Windows OS on Arm chips

Microsoft said Wednesday that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will run on Arm processors, part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast-growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction.

Written by James Niccolai06 Jan. 11 10:09

Microsoft to put next version of Windows on ARM chips

Microsoft said Wednesday that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will run on ARM processors as part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast-growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction.

Written by James Niccolai06 Jan. 11 08:45

Report: EU may delay Intel's McAfee acquisition

European regulators are looking closely at Intel's planned McAfee acquisition and may hold up the deal with an investigation, according to a report published Friday.

Written by James Niccolai18 Dec. 10 13:24

Microsoft adds Facebook 'likes' to Bing search results

Microsoft on Wednesday showed how Facebook friends will be able to influence Bing users' search results, as part of a wide-ranging update on search that also included developments for its image, maps and mobile services.

Written by James Niccolai16 Dec. 10 06:24

HP adds new service level for virtual data centers

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new level of service for customers running critical business applications on virtualized, x86-based hardware, the company announced Tuesday.

Written by James Niccolai14 Dec. 10 23:48
[]