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Google is considering going legit with Gmail and a few other offerings by removing the pervasive beta labels that comes with them. At the company's I/O Developer Conference, Google noted that the iss... More >
According to IDC, global server sales fell nearly 25 percent the first three months of the year when compared with the same period the year before. Sales totaled $9.9 billion, the lowest total since ... More >
The Serial ATA International Organization released a finalized version of the SATA 3.0 specification this week. The new spec features 6.0Gbps data transfers and a backwards compatible connector, re... More >
Google gave a preview of its new online communication tool dubbed "Google Wave" at its I/O Developers' conference. Wave synchronizes collaborative communications like IM, e-mail and wikis in a Web br... More >
Microsoft has introduced Touch Pack, a collection of six multitouch applications for Windows 7. The company is giving Touch Pack to manufacturers of touch screen Windows 7 machines as a pre-installat... More >
Google has made a lot of news at its I/O conference, but the company's embrace of HTML 5 is taking the cake, or donut. Both Google Chrome 3 and Android 2.0 Dunut will support HTML 5 features, repor... More >
It's official, Microsoft's Live Search has been rebranded as Bing. Steve Ballmer made the announcement today at the D7 conference, reports CNET News . Microsoft had also been considering the ... More >
Integrated Digital Technologies announced it will begin mass production of LCD display panels embedded with solar cells by the end of the year. An increase in demand for interactive screens (iScreens... More >
Huawei and Vodafone have jointly developed EasyGSM BTS, a 2G base station designed to provide access to rural areas in emerging economies. Initially tested in South Africa, EasyGSM BTS promises a low... More >
Sun Microsystems expanded its Unified Storage line with the addition of the new Sun Storage 7310 system. The 7310 line offers customers up to 96 TB of storage with the option of configuring it an add... More >
Salesforce.com launched a new version of its Force.com developer platform for the Google App Engine. Support from the on-demand software vendor makes it easier for Google-based applications to access... More >
ABI Research projects that the wireless communications industry will net $6.8 billion over the next two years as a result of the economic stimulus package. An analyst from the firm believes $1... More >
AT&T has confirmed plans to upgrade its 3G network to High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2. The upgrades are set to begin later this year and be completed in 2011. The speed boost will be extended... More >
Canonical is creating an Android execution environment that will enable Android applications to run on the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, reports TechSpot News . It's a move that would bring A... More >
Apple quietly updated its white 13-inch MacBook. The company has added a 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo processor to its entry-level MacBook, says Pocket-lint . In addition, the $999 notebook now includes a 160... More >
Intel unveiled the Nehalem-EX, its eight-core next-generation server processor. The company demonstrated a 128-thread server based on the chip. Based on Nehalem microarchitecture, the Nehalem-EX is e... More >
Microsoft released the second service pack for Windows Vista to the public. The release of Windows Vista SP2 brings bug and security fixes, reports DailyTech . The update also include performance up... More >
Shuttle announced it will unveil two new additions to its Embedded Slim-series PC lineup at Computex in Taiwan next month. The XS92 will be powered by VIA's Nano L-series processors and the XS92F wil... More >
The U.S. Department of Energy says it will soon release the first set of draft standards for smart grid projects, including smart meters and intelligent devices. Once released, the draft standards wi... More >
An e-mail sent out by Microsoft over the weekend mistakenly indicated that the bi-hourly Windows 7 beta shutdowns would begin June 1. The shutdowns won't actually begin until July 1, says PC Magazin... More >
According to TG Daily , the next version of Microsoft's Live Search will not be called Kumo. The company is preparing an $80 million to $100 million advertising campaign to tout Bing, the new name f... More >
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it will begin accepting grant applications in June and hand out the first broadband stimulus grants during the f... More >
According to Digital Trends , Hulu is reportedly in talks with three major UK networks to make their programming available as part of Hulu's Internet TV service. British programs will be made availa... More >
Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz revealed on his blog that the company plans to launch an application store for Java software. The project is code named "Vector," but likely will be called Ja... More >
AMD is reportedly planning to move production of its desktop processors to the 45nm node process in the third quarter to reduce costs, reports DigiTimes . At the moment, only AMD's Deneb quad-core P... More >
Mozilla Labs has launched Jetpack , a new initiative aimed at bolstering extensions to Firefox. Jetpack makes the add-on process even easier by allowing add-ons created with Jetpack to take effect w... More >
IBM has added the option of using solid-state drives (SSDs) on its server and storage platforms. In addition, the company is offering software management tools for SSDs, reports PC World . Th... More >
Google's Chrome has a little more shine after an update from the search giant. Yesterday the company released Chrome 2.0.172.28, an update the company claims gives the Web browser a 30 percent boost ... More >
Researchers from the University of Washington and a company called Tessera are working to adopt ionic cooling technology for use in laptops. DailyTech reports that ionic cooling methods can extra... More >
New data revealed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed that the United States resides in the middle of the pack when it comes to broadband penetration, reports... More >
A Freeform Dynamics study of 1,275 IT professionals from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Western Europe and the U.S. found that Linux desktop deployment was easier than expected when targeting the ri... More >
On its official blog , Google announced it has partnered with eight utility companies that have installed the Google PowerMeter tool, which can show their customers their personal electricty consu... More >
Limited users of Microsoft's Live Search may soon use a lite version of Kumo , the company's upcoming refresh of its search engine. According to TG Daily , rumors are swirling that Steve Ballmer wi... More >
After trialing subsidized 3G netbook sales plans in Atlanta and Philadelphia , AT&T is expanding the program nationwide. Beginning this summer, the carrier will rollout the service to its 2,200 ... More >
Intel shared information on its next-generation Atom processor, tabbed Pineview, and its upcoming Linux-based Moblin operating system for netbooks. The Pineview Atom processor is at the heart ... More >
Microsoft has made some additions to its BlueTrack Technology line of products. The company's hardware division is offering two new mice and and a new desktop set that will debut in June, reports Ar... More >
Google has added automatic translation of messages to its Gmail service which covers 41 different languages. The company began offering the service yesterday through its Google Labs. According... More >
IBM, through a partnership with Intuit, announced the debut of its Smart Cube appliance. Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, the Smart Cube is geared to enable SMBs to avoid some of the compl... More >
Twitter is looking to monetize its service while steering clear of advertising, reports Computerworld . The company is in the midst of developing business services and tools for release by the end o... More >
At Interop today, Microsoft and HP announced they will jointly develop a unified communications suite with support for Microsoft Office Communications Server and related products and services, report... More >
On the heels of recent comScore figures showing it continues to trail Google and Yahoo in search by double digits , Microsoft quietly unlocked a streamlined version of its Live Search refresh, tabbe... More >
Acer launched a pair of netbooks today in its Aspire One AO751 and its Aspire One AOD250. The AO751 is Acer's first 11.6-inch netbook with a full-size keyboard. Powered by an Intel Atom 1.2GHz... More >
AT&T has launched Synaptic Storage as a Service, an on-demand storage offering for business customers. According to vnunet , the product, the result of a joint effort by AT&T and EMC,... More >
Google News suffered another service outage this morning around 8:30 A.M Eatern time. Users trying to access the service were met with a "503 Server Error" or had pages displayed incorrectly, reports... More >
According to Web metrics firm Net Applications , the usage share of Linux on client devices reached 1.02 percent in April . While some predict that Linux may eventually reach 20 percent, P... More >
Intel has confirmed that its multi-core Larrabee graphics chip will launch in 2010 rather than 2009. The company is continuing to narrow down a launch date and noted that it is on track to release se... More >
Clearwire is preparing to launch its Clear 4G mobile WiMax service in Atlanta next month. The company has begun accepting online orders and has posted a coverage map. Atlanta Business Chronical rep... More >
HP is recalling 70,000 laptop batteries due to a risk of fire, says ITProPortal.com . The recalled batteries were shipped with multiple models of HP Pavillon and Compaq Presario notebooks.The batter... More >
According to Google, a traffic routing system error was the source of sluggish and interrupted search, Gmail and YouTube service around the globe yesterday. About 14 percent of users experienced sl... More >
Intel CEO Paul Otellini told Fortune Magazine in an interview that he envisions Medfield being the processor that brings Intel into the smartphone fold, reports The Register . The company aim... More >
Microsoft plans to demonstrate the PHP SDK for Windows Azure at TechEd India this week. The company's aim is to ease the development of PHP applications for use on its Azure cloud computing platfor... More >
The netbook continues to make its mark in the PC market, as evidenced by recent research from DisplaySearch . According to the market research and consulting firm, nearly one in five computers sold ... More >
Motorola recently scored a lucrative contract with China Mobile in which the telecommunications company will provide GSM infrastructure and services to the Hong Kong-based carrier. The companies toda... More >
Beginning this Sunday, Verizon will start offering the HP Mini 1151 NR netbook. The EV-DO-capable netbook will be priced at $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year data agreement, reports ... More >
Globally, users of Google's search site experienced slowness and inaccesibility today. Similar site issues were reported with other Google services, including Google News, Gmail, YouTube and Google A... More >
The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report yesterday warning that the energy used by consumer electronics will double by 2022 and triple by 2030 if actions are not taken. According to the ... More >
Verizon clarified its 4G LTE network plans in a conference call this week. Lowell McAdam, Verizon CEO, said the company would launch the network commercially in 20 to 30 markets during the second hal... More >
Google released a new developer version of Chrome this week. Version 2.0.180.0 provides the ability to support extensions, a key asset of Chrome rival Mozilla Firefox, says Techtree.com . The... More >
Samsung announced that it has begun shipping its 32 GB moviNAND memory chips. The new chips double the capacity of the company's previous 16 GB moviNAND products and are built using a 30nm process, g... More >
Verizon won't be the only carrier offering Novatel's MiFi 2200 mobile hot spot for long. Verizon will begin selling the device to its customers beginning May 17. Today, Sprint announced that... More >
It's unknown exactly when Windows 7 is coming out, although Microsoft did confirm its release for 2009 . One more thing that is known is that Microsoft plans to avoid the compatibility proble... More >
Verizon is targeting cost-conscious small and medium-sized businesses with new wireless calling plans, InformationWeek reports. Eligible companies will be able to utilize the new Nationwide ... More >
Cisco Systems and Clearwire announced a partnership today that will see the computer networking company provide infrastructure for Clearwire's 4G WiMax network in addition to developing and building ... More >
EMC today released new software designed to reduce service downtime and ease the process of configuring storage area networks (SANs). EMC's Storage Configuration Advisor (SCA) is aimed at large compa... More >
Kip Meek, a government-appointed independent spectrum broker, published his recommendations for the UK's Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. According to Meek's proposal,... More >
In what could be called an answer to WolframAlpha , Google unveiled a new feature at its Searchology summit yesterday called Google Squared. The new search tool, which is to be released via Google L... More >
AirTran Airlines is set to become the first carrier to offer in-flight Wi-Fi on all of its flights beginning this summer. AirTran will use Gogo technology in a partnership with Aircell to equip its... More >
The first Android-based netbook could be available in as soon as three months from China-based Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies Co. According to Techtree.com , one of the more intriguing ... More >
At its Tech-Ed conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be ready in time for the holidays this year. The company did not go so far as to give an exact date, reports the ... More >
Yesterday, Fujitsu unveiled its next-generation half-height blade servers and new blade chassis. The Primergy BX900 S1 provides a complete system in a single enclosure and serves as Fujitsu's answer ... More >
In a notable move, Apple has put a freeze on the APIs for the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. MacNN reports that Apple is presumably doing so because all key components are in place an... More >
Mozilla Labs borrowed from Google Chrome with the unveiling of Prism , the beta of a Firefox extension that turns any Web site into a desktop application. Like Google Chrome's create applications sh... More >
Dell unveiled the ST2010 , a 20-inch HD widescreen monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1000:1 contrast ratio, reports SoftSailor . The flat panel monitor will initially be available in Hong Kong, ... More >
For all the pomp and circumstance surrounding solid-state drive technology, you'd think it would be without flaw. You'd be wrong. According to the Solid State Storage Initiative's Consumer SSD... More >
The WolframAlpha search engine is set for launch on May 18, reports Pocket-lint . Created by mathematician Stephen Wolfram, the search tool is said to be capable of understanding queries and prov... More >
A number of accessories for the Palm Pre have made their way into Best Buy's inventory system, according to PreThinking . The accessory that caught the attention of this I4U post was the Touchsto... More >
AT&T has entered into an exclusive partnership with Jasper Wireless. It's a move that the carrier hopes will bolster its 3G network by leveraging Jasper's wireless platform to accelerate market e... More >
Qwest Communications announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi to its high-speed Internet customers at more than 17,000 locations nationwide. The service, which will also be offered to the company's sm... More >
The fate of Windows Vista may be known, but Microsoft quietly released the final buildout of Windows Vista SP2 on MSDN, TechNet and Connect amid the public release of the Windows 7 RC . Dai... More >
This morning, Gmail users worldwide experienced a disruption in service. Google updated its Apps Status Dashboard shortly after 5 a.m., saying it was aware of the problem and updated it again rough... More >
Verizon recently unveiled a portable Wi-Fi hotspot with built-in mobile broadband that can connect up to five devices to the Internet, reports InformationWeek . Verizon's MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobil... More >
Mobile operator Vodafone Germany, in partnership with German public broadcaster WDR, will conduct a trial to see whether Long-Term Evolution is a viable solution for delivering broadband to rural are... More >
T-Mobile and HTC are reportedly working together to develop a notebook running Google's open source Android operating system that will be launched this year, reports Mirror.co.uk . The two vendors a... More >
TheStreet.com reports Dell is exploring Google's Android operating system for future use in its products. Speculation arose after a Bsquare press release saying it was developing software for a Dell... More >
Only 15 percent of the 2.25 trillion pages printed worldwide each year are in color. Xerox is intent on changing that statistic with the help of new technology. Today the company is unveiling the Col... More >
The days of not having Internet access just because you're traveling by plane are numbered. By the end of the year, the number of aircraft equipped for in-flight broadband is set to balloon from 25 t... More >
Intel sent notification to its partners today that it will begin phasing out its Core i7 940 2.93GHz processor to make room for its Core i7 950 3.06GHz processor, reports Fudzilla . The final order ... More >
Nokia Siemens has inked a cooperation deal with EMC covering IP network management, reports Telecompaper . The two companies will work together to improve the ability of service providers to manage ... More >
No word if they'll be by the seashore, but Asus is set to start selling the 1008HA Seashell. The netbook, the latest in Asus's Eee PC family, will make its way to British shelves on May 15 and will r... More >
It appears that Wndows 7's XP Mode is not compatible with several Intel chips, especially those in top-selling retail laptops. According to Gizmodo Australia , Intel's Virtualization Technology is r... More >
German regulator BNetzA is planning to sell off 340MHz of 4G spectrum . A date for the auction has yet to be set and the regulator plans to conduct a consultation this summer on how to divide the 1.8... More >
CenTrak has unveiled what it calls the world's slimmest hybrid active RFID tag. CenTrak's IT-740 Staff Badge is only 3 millimeters thick, almost as thin as non-RFID-enabled badges, which allows it to... More >
Network equipment vendor Ciena and NYSE Euronext are set to launch what could be the first commercial 100Gbps network, says Light Reading . The technology will serve as the cornerstone of NYSE Euron... More >
The Distributed Management Task Force has established the Virtualization Management Forum, or VMAN Forum. The VMAN Forum, which currently includes 20 virtualization management vendors, aims ... More >
Apple notebooks took the cake and the icing in Consumer Reports' June report. According to TG Daily , Apple captured the top three spots in the 13-inch notebook segment and grabbed the top spots in ... More >
Microsoft's Windows 7 release candidate is now available for download to the general computing public. The company made the release candidate available to developers and testers last week. Microsoft ... More >
Jive Software has launched a SaaS version of its Jive SBS enterprise collaboration suite to enable faster setup for organizations. Jive Express is built on Amazon's AWS and is considered to be a low-... More >
Amazon has added 25 new partners, including CardinalCommerce, ShopVisible and Zoovy, that will support the e-tailer's Amazon Payments service. The service, which includes Checkout by Amazon and Amazo... More >
Oracle is revamping its Beehive enterprise collaboration software so that it can better compete with the likes of Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint and IBM Lotus Notes. A couple of Beehive's new feat... More >
You can get almost anything at Costco these days. Thanks to a new partnership with AT&T, Costco shoppers will be able to get their hands on a 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One 3G netbook starting May 11,... More >
Windows XP seemingly refuses to go away, but Microsoft is remaining quiet on its plans for Vista after the release of Windows 7, says PC World . Enterprises that purchase PCs pre-loaded with Windows... More >
New research from Forrester found that Microsoft's Internet Explorer is still tops when it comes to Web browser use, largely driven by IE7 and IE6. However, Internet Explorer continues to lose market... More >
The folks at Gmail Labs are up to it again. Google has added an experimnetal feature that offers users the ability to search Google directly from Gmail, reports CNET News . According to the article,... More >
Apple, which is not in the increasingly popular netbook game, reportedly is going to cut prices on its iMac and 13-inch MacBook. The report, from AppleInsider, says the move is Apple's reaction to th... More >
Researchers from the University of California San Diego and Microsoft have created a prototype USB device that allows basic computing tasks to be done while the machine is in sleep mode. Dubbe... More >
According to an Acer executive, Windows 7 will be out no later than October 23, says guardian.co.uk . At a press conference in London announcing future products, it was revealed that the company's Z... More >
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