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  • Lenovo to release tablet PC at year's end

    After releasing its own handset to compete with Apple's iPhone, Lenovo looks like it may be preparing to take on the iPad. The Chinese company plans on releasing its own tablet PC at the end of the year.

    Written by Michael Kan20 July 10 15:46
  • Apple's iPad to reach nine more countries Friday

    Apple's popular iPad tablet computer will Friday become available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.

    Written by Agam Shah20 July 10 00:30
  • Amazon and IBM are the 'cloud champions,' report says

    Amazon and IBM are the "cloud champions" according to a new report, but Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Red Hat and VMware are also among the list of heavyweights in the emerging cloud computing field.

    Written by Jon Brodkin16 July 10 05:47
  • CIO alert: Five new microsoft licensing tweaks

    As if Microsoft software licensing schemes weren't complex enough, the brain trust in Redmond has cooked up changes to keep up with growing trends such as mobility and virtualisation.

    Written by Shane O'Neill15 July 10 08:52
  • Toshiba, SanDisk look to boost flash production

    Toshiba Corp. announced today that it has started construction on a new NAND flash chip fabrication facility - dubbed Fab 5 -- at its Yokkaichi City Operations in Japan. The facility, a joing venture with long-time business partner SanDisk Corp., will turn out about 210,000 NAND wafers a month when it becomes fully operational.

    Written by Lucas Mearian15 July 10 05:36
  • Dell nudges Acer from No. 2 spot in PC sales

    Dell recovered its second-place spot in worldwide PC shipments during the second quarter, edging out Acer as corporate PC sales gained steam, IDC said on Wednesday.

    Written by Agam Shah15 July 10 07:39
  • Velocity Micro takes on Apple with $US299 Android tablet

    PC maker Velocity Micro on Tuesday announced the $US299 Cruz Tablet computer, a handheld device that is priced significantly lower than Apple's popular iPad tablet, which is available starting at $US499.

    Written by Agam Shah14 July 10 06:06
  • Amazon introduces cluster computing for HPC apps

    Amazon Web Services says its latest cluster computing service, which it announced Tuesday, can provide the same results as custom-built infrastructures for high-performance applications at organizations that don't want to build their own.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk14 July 10 04:08
  • Five Trends Shaping Data Center Designs

    In the past, companies built data centers like parents buy clothes for their children: Buy big and wait for the kids to grow into them.

    Written by Robert Lemos08 July 10 10:15
  • HP breaks in new TPC power usage benchmark

    The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has added a power efficiency metric, TPC-Energy, to its ongoing roundups of speedy transactional processing systems. Hewlett-Packard is the first participant to use the new TPC-Energy specification, submitting benchmark results of four of its systems.

    Written by Joab Jackson08 July 10 03:45
  • Will the Cius challenge the iPad's potenial in health care

    Last week, Cisco Systems announced its Cius tablet. Weighing 1.15 lbs. with a 7-in. SVGA screen and powered by an Intel Atom processor and Google's Android OS version 2.2, the Cius is designed as part of a range of products for the enterprise that offer integrated solutions for every part of the network, including switches, cloud storage and collaboration tools.

    Written by Ryan Faas07 July 10 02:46
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