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Google appears prepared to rival services like Skype with Google Voice, says The Next Web . Google, which acquired VoIP startup Gizmo5 last month, bolstered Google Voice by integrating its voice c... More >
Industry research and analysis firm DisplaySearch reports that netbook shipments grew 103 percent year-over-year in 2009. Revenues for the netbook market also experienced growth of 72 percent, Hot... More >
Green technology has been in the headlines for some time now, be it for business , federal or state government . Tech titans like Google and startups have all jumped on the green wagon. ... More >
According to an IFS study of ERP trends , there is strong demand for environmental management functionality and social media in business software used in manufacturing and other industrial settings.... More >
One important difference between WiMax and LTE is that LTE is potentially much faster. That, coupled with late WiMax deployments, is casting doubt on whether WiMax can beat out LTE in the 4G race , ... More >
Mozilla, which saw its Firefox 3.5 Web browser eclipse Internet Explorer 7 as the world's most popular browser last week, has pushed back the release of Firefox 3.6 until the first quarter of 201... More >
Although cloud computing is gaining ground in the enterprise, vendors are still trying to become a platform for business-critical applications. To that end, vendors are working on improving service l... More >
Vonage has issued unlimited international calling for mobile users just in time for Christmas, Unthinkable reports. For $24.95 a month, Vonage offers its users unlimited calling to around 60 coun... More >
In response to continued criticism, AT&T reiterated its commitment to improving its wireless network. The company says it spent $17 billion to $18 billion to improve its wireline and wireless ne... More >
Dell announced the new version of its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, which is based on Intel's new N450 processors . The new version also includes Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 3150. The price of th... More >
Mobile workers in the market for a new automobile might want to peruse their local Ford dealership. The carmaker announced the next generation of its Sync system which aims to turn Fords into true m... More >
Apple has released a new graphics firmware update that corrects video-flickering and image corruption problems with the latest 27-inch iMacs. The 638KB patch updates the firmware on ATI Radeon HD... More >
Firefox 3.5 has dethroned Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular Web broswer, according to StatCounter . The browser, which got off to a fast start when it was released this summer, has 21.9 perc... More >
BT Group plans to fast-track the rollout of its superfast broadband network to 10 million households by the summer of 2012, when London will host the Olympic Games. The telecommunications company ha... More >
Intel unveiled a trio of new Atom processors and its new low-power NM10 Express chipset. The new processors and chipset combine to make up Intel's Pine Trail platform , notes ChannelWeb . Ac... More >
French President Nicolas Sarkozy revealed that the government plans to invest £4.5 billion ($6.59 billion) in the development of national broadband networks to stimulate the deployment of 100Mbps ul... More >
HP announced a trio of products that it says will enable cloud providers and enterprises to ease the adoption of internal cloud computing and public cloud services. Dana Gardner details HP's new clo... More >
Bandwidth.com has brought a new infrastructure option to market for businesses looking to build voice and telephone applications. FlexNetwork , a nationwide VoIP network, is already being used by if... More >
Beginning in January, McDonald's customers will be able to get free wireless Internet with their burgers and fries . McDonald's confirmed that it will lift its $2.95 fee for two-hours of Wi-Fi next ... More >
An increasing number of businesses are deploying unified communications as a means to cut costs and communicate more effectively, says analyst firm Dell'Oro Group. IT professionals with the skills ... More >
Twitter has begun a trial of its first business service, which the company has tabbed Contributors. According to the microblogging company, Contributors "enables users to engage in more authentic con... More >
Seagate announced the Momentus Thin, a new 2.5-inch laptop hard drive that is only 7mm thick. Its size is comparable to most solid-state drives (SSDs) used in netbooks, but offers the advantages that... More >
Google has released its own URL shortener called Goo.gl. The service is considered a direct challenge to Bit.ly and TinyURL. More people are sharing links online, especially through services l... More >
Scandinavian carrier TeliaSonera claims to be the first in the world with an active Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. Thus far, the company has completed work on 4G networks in both Stockholm, Swe... More >
Businesses and individuals hoping for a new 27-inch iMac under their tree for Christmas may feel like the Grinch stopped by for a visit come Dec. 25. The much-coveted desktop has experienced some p... More >
Fujitsu has asked owners of its Amilo P range of notebooks, specifically those sold between April 2007 and June 2009, to return their laptop batteries immediately in exchange for free replacements. A... More >
Skype has released the Skype 4.2 for Windows beta as well a new beta build for Symbian phones. The Skype 4.2 for Windows beta allows for call transferring, which the company says will be of benefit... More >
Google announced that its Search Appliance will now show tweets from Twitter next to internal Search Appliance results, eWEEK reports. According to Google, the move allows businesses an easier pa... More >
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance has completed its specification for a 60GHz technology that supports data transmission rates of up to 7Gbps, promising a wireless speed boost between mobile phones, PCs ... More >
Google is proud of the speed the beta version of its Chrome for Mac OSX provides, but the beta came in second in a Computerworld -conducted drag race of four OSX browsers. The results showed that ... More >
IBM announced that it has opened a new research lab in Hong Kong that will be dedicated to developing products and services for the cloud computing market . The lab is an expansion of the IBM China ... More >
Dell is revamping its line of OptiPlex commerical desktops, with the release of the OptiPlex 780 Ultra Small Form Factor (USSF) . The new model is the world's smallest fully functional desktop PC to... More >
While multicore processors are fairly ubiquitous in notebook PCs, they are just now becoming common in other mobile devices, according to In-Stat. As multicores are continued to be used in notebooks ... More >
Wanova, an Israeli startup, has released the beta version of Mirage, its distributed desktop virtualization software. Mirage provides centralized management to improve lifecycle management processes ... More >
Although a little later than expected, Mozilla has made Thunderbird 3 available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux users. The latest addition of Mozilla's free alternative to Microsoft Outlook... More >
In its latest upgrade to Google Apps, Google has added Google Groups to the Premier and Education editions of its Web-based communication, collaboration and security apps. According to Google, the ... More >
BT and Cisco announced they are jointly launching a global cloud-based IPT solution from BT's Onevoice UCC portfolio. The global hosted IP telephony service allows businesses to bring converged voi... More >
Google has now launched beta versions of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux. The company also made Google extensions available for everyone. Both betas lack a few features, but Google plans to have fu... More >
In Britain's efforts to bridge its digital divide, David McCourt, chief executive of Skyware Global, suggests the government look at broadband satellite technology . The improving speeds of satellit... More >
Fujitsu announced that it will offer end-to-end enterprise cloud computing services in North America. The service, part of Fujitsu's plans to expand its footprint in this region, will enable enterp... More >
Seagate has released its first solid-state drive. While SSDs have found limited acceptance in the laptop market, Seagate is aiming for the more lucrative and larger server market with its new Pulsar... More >
CloudShare Inc., formerly known as IT Structures, announced the availability of its Virtual Sales Engagement platform for sales engineers and trainers on Saleforce.com's AppExchange . Mike ... More >
Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.), a New Hampshire-based DNS service provider, has found affirmation in the launch of the Google Public DNS . A press release from Dyn Inc. says the Google P... More >
Apple has quietly upgraded its Mac Pro desktop. The company's high-end computer for graphics and video editors, Web designers and other professionals now can be equipped with a 3.33 GHz Intel Xeon p... More >
Research firm IDC forecasts that the unified communication market will continue to experience strong growth . The value of the convergence market in Western Europe alone is expected to rise to nearl... More >
Yesterday, Google announced the launch of the Google Public DNS service , which purports to make the Web faster, more reliable and secure for the folks that use it. Of course, it seems no Google ini... More >
Microsoft's Bing search engine received its first standing eight count yesterday when the site suffered an outage that was resolved in less than an hour, reports BBC News . At the time of the outa... More >
As part of its efforts to make the Web faster, Google introduced a public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS . In Google's mind, helping make the Web faster and more reliable will encourage peo... More >
The shopping season is upon us and Microsoft is in the giving mood. Through its Microsoft Partner Network, the Redmond, Wash.-based outfit is offering 20 percent off purchase of Microsoft Office Pro... More >
Skype made its SIP beta program public yesterday, allowing any business that has a corporate VoIP system to take advantage of the company's SIP trunking service to cut their phone costs. Ken Hardin a... More >
A few years ago, Intel had the blogosphere abuzz with its planned release of a quad-core processor . What a difference three years makes. Yesterday, the chip giant unveiled a prototype chip that pac... More >
Google, in a move to improve its relations with those in media, is allowing publishers additional control in how their content appears on Google News. The tweak to Google's First Click Free program ... More >
Dell has unveiled a customized version of Google's Chrome OS for its Mini 10V netbooks , but Acer says it will be first to market with a netbook using the Chrome operating system. The netbook is set... More >
Rising energy costs are expected to be one of several factors making data center management an increasingly tougher task, according to research firm Gartner. Data center costs are expected to rise ne... More >
AfterDawn.com reports that 60,000 iPhones were sold in South Korea on the first day they were made available by carrier KT Corp. That trumps the 5,000 iPhones sold in China during its first week... More >
Fortisphere, a virtual-service-management software company, has launched a beta release of its patent-pending relationship-management technology vRadar . The technology, part of Fortisphere's Virtua... More >
Google is seeking to patent a data center cooling system that could significantly reduce the cost of running large-scale computing systems. The technology provides precision cooling inside server rac... More >
Global retail traffic was heavy as folks surfed for Cyber Monday bargains. According to the Akamai Index, global retail traffic had surpassed the 2008 Cyber Monday peak by 11:30 a.m. At 3 p.m. , the ... More >
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