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Intel is readying a new standard for microservers , based on the company's prototype targeted at low-traffic Web sites. Intel plans to present its design specifications at the Server System Infrastr... More >
The European Union has outlined its Internet innovation strategy . Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information, society and media, says that European systems can become smarter and more efficien... More >
Rackspace announced it is enhancing its portfolio of services designed for the needs of large enterprises with a focus on managed storage, disaster recovery and application-level hosting , according... More >
This week, Taiwanese manufacturer Asustek debuted the Asus Xtreme Design P7P55D-E Premium, the world's first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 motherboard . It is based around Intel's P55 Express Chipset which do... More >
CTO Edge reports that Juniper has unveiled cutting-edge networking hardware that use a new processor architecture it claims is several times faster than anything else on the market. The chipset of... More >
A few details have emerged of a new Lenovo all-in-one desktop. It will be the first in Lenovo's ThinkCentre range geared toward business users , SlipperyBrick.com reports. The leak came via... More >
A survey commissioned by the European Commission reveals that organizations in Europe, Middle East and parts of Central Asia have been slow to adopt IPv6 , the next generation of Internet addressing... More >
Sony has initiated a voluntary recall for certain power adapters for its Vaio range of laptops after receiving four reports of customers receiving electric shocks, reports TopNews United States . ... More >
Nokia has begun selling its first latptop, the Booklet 3G . The device made its global debut courtesy of O2 Germany. The carrier is charging 249 euros (US$370) up front and then 20 euros a month ($3... More >
IDC recently updated its forecast for cloud computing , saying the technology is due to grow 26 percent over the next four years and that softtware-as-a-service will continue to lead the charge. SM... More >
Despite Dane-Elec's planned November launch of its USB 3.0 external hard drives, Intel has no plans to implement the USB 3.0 in its chipset until 2011 , which means it's going to be a while before... More >
Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that Roadrunner , the world's fastest supercomputer, is done playing and is ready to get down to business for the U.S. Department of Energy. During its shake... More >
Amazon launched a public beta of a hosted MySQL database called Amazon RDS. The relational database service allows customers to operate and scale database clusters while leaving administration and ... More >
Over the past five years, IBM has bet big on business analytics. The company will continue to gamble on business analytics with the announcement that it will hire or train 4,000 new consultants and... More >
Sales of netbooks are on the rise and telecommunications vendors are using the debut of Windows 7 to help push sales of their netbooks and services. Sascha Segan, writing for PC Magazine ... More >
Microsoft's plan to offer Windows 7 to students for $30 was good in theory, but thus far has not proved to be in application. Customers began to report issues as soon as the deal went live, accordi... More >
Mac users will soon be able to Google's Chrome browser. Google co-founder Sergey Brin announced the availability of an official Chrome for Mac developer preview , according to dbTechno . The browse... More >
Now that Microsoft has formally launched Windows 7 , European and U.S. telecommunications companies are expected to push notebooks running Windows 7 along with calling plans to their customers in th... More >
Distinctions between the components that make up unified communications will no longer exist by 2013, according to analyst firm Gartner, reports CIOL . Gartner also predicts that by that time, 50 pe... More >
A Forrester Research survey found that more than half of UK businesses plan to migrate to Windows 7 over the next 12 months , reports Computing . A large number of the IT decision makers polled, sa... More >
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan and a litany of key administrators from the University of Massachusetts, MIT, Boston University and senior executives representi... More >
The first white space wireless network will use unused portions of TV spectrum to distribute broadband access to residents of Claudville, Va., reports FierceBroadbandWireless . Using an experiment... More >
Microsoft's new operating system is officially available today and HP has used the occasion to announce that Windows 7 is available across its entire range of computer systems , reports SlashGear .... More >
Lenovo's five new ThinkVision displays are very eco-friendly , according to DesktopReview.com . They are all at least TCO Certified , EPEAT Gold rated and 50 percent more energy-efficient than p... More >
According to research firm ITIC, Microsoft's Windows 7 could receive a warm reception from businesses in its first months of existence, reports V3.co.uk. An ITIC survey found that 49 percent of b... More >
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $12 million federal grant to Georgia Tech to construct two heterogeneous high-performance computing systems that will expand the range of research proj... More >
Windows 7 arrives tomorrow and before you set out to procure a copy, it would be wise to make sure you are compatible, says Ars Technica . Microsoft has made that task a little simpler with the rele... More >
Cisco has unveiled its Borderless Network architecture. Included in the announcement was the launch of the Cisco's second generation of its family of Integrated Services Routers. The routers a... More >
Windows 7 officially launches tomorrow and people cannot seem to wait, according to Amazon UK. According to the e-tailer, the operating system has broken records for pre-order sales on Amazon. ... More >
The Green Grid has published a new range of data center guidelines aimed at the European storage and managed-hosting market. The guide incorporates information on current and upcoming data center po... More >
Lexar Media has announced the release of its Professional 600x CompactFlash memory card, which allows for 90MBps transfer speeds using the UDMA 6 standard, reports Rob Galbraith DPI. Lexar follows ... More >
According to a new survey conducted by encryption firm Thales, cloud security concerns still loom among IT professionals . Thales' annual Encryption and Key Management Benchmark report found that 47... More >
AMD announced a new range of desktop microprocessors, including its first Athalon triple-core processors. The company launched four Athalon II X3 triple-core processors as part of a new lineup betw... More >
Google is offering free in-flight Wi-Fi on every Virgin America flight from Nov. 10 to Jan. 15. Online access on Virgin flights usually runs between $6 and $13 depending on the length of the trip. W... More >
After spending months teasing consumers with images of its thin new laptop, Dell has finally announced that the Adamo XPS will be released Oct. 22 , says Slippery Brick . Few details about t... More >
A study commission by the Federal Communications Commission and conducted by researchers at Harvard University's Berkman Center found that open-access networks would spur competition and drive down... More >
Although Mozilla had said it would release the Firefox 3.6 beta this week, it instead has pushed back the date another week , but has offered a test build version for those who can't wait to try i... More >
With the pending release of Windows 7, which is being called a significant improvement over Vista, no doubt many companies will be eager to upgrade. According to The Times of India , Gartner has rel... More >
Nearly every company is trying to make more "green" decisions for its data center, but tight budgets have hampered most large-scale plans. According to eWEEK , companies can still make some smaller... More >
According to a survey by Softchoice, nine out of 10 corporate PCs in North America are powerful enough to run Windows 7, reports Computerworld . That's a significant difference from the 50 percent... More >
An incorrect software update caused the temporary disappearance from the Internet of almost a million Web sites in Sweden, according to Computerworld . A missing dot was the culprit of the disappe... More >
According to InformationWeek , the Wi-Fi Alliance is developing a new technology that will allow Wi-Fi-capable devices to connect to each other without a hotspot . The alliance says it will ... More >
In a research note to investors, Brian Marshall with Broadpoint.AmTech, found that the upcoming Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7 could be good news for Macs, reports Erictric . Regarding the correlatio... More >
HP says it is bringing new power-management features to its new business laptops, the ProBook 6445b and the Probook 6545b. HP's Power Assistant software tool can help enterprises meet energy budgets ... More >
Hitachi announced the availability of two new 15,000 RPM Ultrastar hard drives. The new drives, the 2.5-inch Ultrastar C15K147 and the 3.5-inch Ultrastar 15K600 are tailored for mission-critical ente... More >
HP has announced its new high-end business desktop PCs. The Elite 7000 desktop runs on Core i5 and Core i7 and has a high-gloss black exterior. It also boasts 8GB of memory, hard drives up to 1TB and... More >
Dell and Salesforce.com will sell customer relationship software under a new agreement that targets small and medium-sized businesses. The deal allows Dell to promote Salesforce's products as part of... More >
According to Iolo Technologies, Windows 7 boots slower than Windows Vista. Andrew Thomas largely says, "So what?" in a piece for TG Daily . In his opinion, Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal p... More >
Acer announced that certain Aspire notebooks may overheat under certain conditions and has voluntarily instituted a safety recall program to replace the microphone cable in the affected models. ... More >
BT announced that it has adjusted its plans to have its fiber-to-the-home network available to 2.5 million homes and businesses by 2012. The original plan was for 1 million, reports ISPreview UK .... More >
Nokia confirmed that its first laptop will arrive in Europe later this month. The Finnish firm announced its Booklet 3G will be available from O2 Germany beginning Oct. 22, reports TechWatch . ... More >
IDC has updated its forecast for cloud services and estimates the that the technology will grow 26 percent over the next four years, become a $45 billion market and account for 10 percent of IT reven... More >
In the midst of the separate negotiations with Google and Microsoft about real-time search partnerships , Twitter suffered an outage yesterday, says PC World . While users could post tweets to thei... More >
Samsung is demonstrating 4G mobile broadband base stations that use Mobile WiMax 2.0 (IEEE 802.16m) technology with the help of Russian WiMax specialist Yota. The technology provides data speeds that... More >
Sony has rolled out its latest series of laptops. The company is touting its Vaio X Series as the world's lightest. Targeting business-class users, the Sony Vaio X weighs in at 1.6 pounds and flaunts... More >
Despite its early praise, Windows 7 might actually boot slower than Windows Vista, according to iolo Technologies. iolo's study found that it took Windows 7 one minute and 34 seconds to become usable... More >
Speaking at CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment in San Diego, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has said that he wants to "close the spectrum gap." To combat the growing presence of smartphones and th... More >
IBM announced its intentions to enter the cloud space with the launch of the IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud. The offering is IBM's version of a private cloud . The IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud ... More >
Western Digital announced three new families of external hard drives that feature E-Ink screens that indicate how much free storage space remains. The display indicators for the My Book Elite and My ... More >
Form meets function through a partnership between LaCie and designer Philippe Starck. The two collaborated to produce the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive and the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive. Accor... More >
Google announced a new partnership with Energy Inc., a provider of home energy management measurement devices that negates the need for users of Google's PowerMeter tool to wait for their local uti... More >
Windows 7 is still a few weeks away from its general release, but the upcoming operating system is already beginning to snag market share away from its predecessor, according to Web metrics firm Net ... More >
Google has taken another step to bridge the gap between Web applications and desktop applications by including its Native Client technology in its latest version of its Chrome browser. Native ... More >
The Green Grid, an organization of IT companies that work toward advancing energy efficiency in data centers, announced new tools and reports to assist data center managers in improving the efficienc... More >
Consumers who recently bought a PC expecting a free Windows 7 upgrade could have their feelings hurt, reports The Consumerist . According to Mouseprint.org , the free Windows 7 upgrade offers could... More >
Sony has announced the development of a new wireless power transfer system, which it claims will eliminate the need for power cables from electronic products such as televisions and PCs. The company ... More >
Despite wireless carriers, such as AT&T , preparing to launch femtocells, revenues from femtocells are expected to remain small through next year, according to a report from Unstrung Insider . ... More >
Dell has added a new mini-tower desktop aimed at small business customers to its line of Vostro PCs, reports ChannelWeb . Starting at $699, the Dell Vostro 430's base package includes a 2.66GHz Core... More >
Philips has launched a new eco-friendly monitor that the company claims can cut power consumption by up to 70 percent. The 22-inch Philips Brilliance 225P1ES utilizes PowerSensor technology which aut... More >
Microsoft announced that the code for Windows 7's XP Mode has reached the Release to Manufacturing stage. The completed version will be ready for download Oct. 22, the same day Windows 7 will be made... More >
According to its own press release , 3Tera is now offering IPv6 support for its AppLogic cloud-computing platform. Many companies have not embraced IPv6 support because it was long believed that it ... More >
A study conducted by the Said Business School and the University of Oviedo found that on average, global broadband quality has improved. The average global download throughput rose 49 percent to 4.75... More >
Mozilla Chief Engineer Mike Shaver took a shot at Google's Chrome Frame plug-in as a solution to Internet Explorer's poor performance. Released last week, Chrome Frame allows users of IE6, IE7 and ... More >
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