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Bank predicts upturn in PC market in 2010 
Hardware
Bank predicts upturn in PC market in 2010
Jul 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
Netbooks and Windows 7 to the rescue.
 
Analyst: Solid state drives save money 
Hardware
Analyst: Solid state drives save money
Jul 13, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Lower failure rates help accountants warm to SSD.
 
Quantum computing gets closer 
Oddware
Quantum computing gets closer
Jun 30, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Qubits last longer.
 
Microsoft hooks up with HP on unified comms 
Software
Microsoft hooks up with HP on unified comms
May 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft and HP inked a four year partnership at Interop 2009 in Las Vegas today around end-to-end unified enterprise communications.
 
Apple: No plans for "junky" netbooks 
Hardware
Apple: No plans for "junky" netbooks
Apr 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook has thrown cold water on rumours the company was looking to manufacture netbooks, calling the tiny PC's "junky".
 
Rumours hint at three new BlackBerry handsets 
Hardware
Rumours hint at three new BlackBerry handsets
Apr 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is gearing up to release three new handsets, according to an online report.
 
Microsoft expresses outrage at secret 'Cloud Manifesto' 
Software
Microsoft expresses outrage at secret 'Cloud Manifesto'
Mar 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has criticised a secret 'Cloud Manifesto' penned by Amazon, Google, IBM and others, on the ground that it was not written through an "open process".
 
CeBIT deemed a hit, despite recession 
Strategy
CeBIT deemed a hit, despite recession
Mar 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
There is an air of confidence in Hannover, despite the number of exhibitors and visitors at this year's CeBIT conference dropping 20 per cent on last year.
 
CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing 
Networking
CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing
Mar 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Amazon.com may be a bookseller but its heart is in the cloud, according to Dr. Werner Vogels, vice-president and CTO at Amazon.com
 
CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT 
Hardware
CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT
Mar 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Never mind CeBIT, the German technology trade fair should be re-named "StealBits", with vendors reporting thefts left right and centre.
 
Skype COO blasts EU telcos 
Telco/ISP
Skype COO blasts EU telcos
Mar 4, 2009 | Comment Now 
Skype COO Scott Durchslag has blasted European telcos for trying to block his company's path and delivered a "call to action" to form what he described as "win-win" partnerships...
 
Server revenue tumbles as recession deepens 
Hardware
Server revenue tumbles as recession deepens
Feb 26, 2009 | Comment Now 
Blade servers have emerged as the one shining light in an otherwise bleak report from market research firm IDC, which said that IBM, HP, Dell and Sun Microsystems have all seen ...
 
U.S. nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers 
Security
U.S. nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers
Feb 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
The mention of nuclear weapons laboratories rarely has a calming effect on anyone, even less so when the mention involves 67 lost or stolen computers.
 
Global mobile connections hit four billion 
Telco/ISP
Global mobile connections hit four billion
Feb 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
The GSM Association (GSMA) has released figures from its Wireless Intelligence unit, claiming that the global number of connections on mobile phone networks has exceeded four ...
 
Mozilla unveils Firefox update 
Software
Mozilla unveils Firefox update
Feb 5, 2009 | Comment Now 
Mozilla has released an updated version of its open-source Firefox browser, which tackles six main security and stability problems from previous versions.
 
Nokia denies threatening to leave Finland 
Finance
Nokia denies threatening to leave Finland
Feb 3, 2009 | Comment Now 
Mobile phone giant Nokia has publicly denied claims that it could transfer its headquarters out of Finland if the country's laws on electronic surveillance are not changed.
 
Mythical Gdrive surfaces in Google code 
Storage
Mythical Gdrive surfaces in Google code
Feb 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
It would appear Google has its own Loch Ness monster, with mysterious sightings suggesting the existence of Google GDrive, Google's mythical online storage service.
 
Intel's OS for netbooks makes alpha debut 
Software
Intel's OS for netbooks makes alpha debut
Feb 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
Intel has proved itself to be pretty good at building netbook platforms, so it's decided to have a go at building netbook software too.
 
Microsoft enables Live Search in Firefox 
Software
Microsoft enables Live Search in Firefox
Feb 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has reasserted itself in the so-called 'browser wars' with the release of a new add-on for rival Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser.
 
Google promises offline Calendar support 
Software
Google promises offline Calendar support
Jan 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
After announcing much requested offline support for Gmail, Google has now revealed that it will roll out an 'offline enable' tool for Google Calendar within a few weeks.
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