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Sun Hardware 'Blows,' According to Oracle Internal Documents
Cisco all but Kills Cius Tablet Computer
Fri, May 25, 2012 - Cisco is slowly killing off its Cius business tablet less than a year after it started shipping.
Aged Windows XP Costs 5x More to Manage Than Windows 7
Fri, May 25, 2012 - Microsoft yesterday added ammunition to its increasingly aggressive battle to get users off the nearly-11-year-old Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for the older OS are more than five times that of Windows 7.
Dell Windows 8 Tablet Specs Leak
Fri, May 25, 2012 - Don't expect any big surprises out of Dell's first Windows 8 tablet aimed at enterprise users.
6 Essential Desktop Apps to Make Your Android Phone Device a Work or Play Powerhouse
Fri, May 25, 2012 - Use these Android and PC software recommendations to work more efficiently or interact more quickly with your multimedia files.
Sony Brings Streaming Music Service to the Iphone
Fri, May 25, 2012 - The company will offer a free app for its Music Unlimited service, the basic monthly plan for which costs US$4
Extreme BYOD: When Consumer Tech Goes to Unexpected Places
Thu, May 24, 2012 - If there's one phrase I associate with the future, it's control panels. You know, the gleaming, custom built set of controls that provide a direct interface to the advanced machines that we use in our every day lives, here in the futuristic world of the 21st century.
Google Chairman Pledges to Fund Raspberry Pi Availability in U.K. Schools
Thu, May 24, 2012 - Google chairman Eric Schmidt announced this week at the London Science Museum that his company would fund the U.K. charity Teach First, which will provide teacher training and student equipment, including the Raspberry Pi, for the purpose of improving computing education in the country.
Smartphones with Quad-core Chips and 4G LTE Coming Soon
Thu, May 24, 2012 - The Fujitsu Arrows X LTE phone will have a quad-core processor and arrive first in Japan
Microsoft Clarifies Ballmer's Claims of Massive Windows 8 Adoption
Thu, May 24, 2012 - Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts agreed.
GAO: US Gov't IT Reform Slower Than Claimed
Thu, May 24, 2012 - The U.S. OMB still has work to do to meet its goal of streamlining government IT systems, a report says
Lenovo' Tablet Shipments Grow in China with Low-Priced Products
Thu, May 24, 2012 - PC maker Lenovo has used a basement price strategy in China to become the country's second largest tablet vendor, coming ahead of rivals offering Android-based products, according to research firm IDC.
Supercomputer to Connect to 400PB of Storage via Ethernet
Thu, May 24, 2012 - The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is rolling out a storage infrastructure that will include 380 petabytes of magnetic tape capacity and 25 petabytes of online disk storage made up by 17,000 SATA drives.
Cellphone Vibration Syndrome and Other Signs of Tech Addiction
Thu, May 24, 2012 - There's a growing body of research on phantom cellphone vibrations and the other problems associated with technology obsession, and leading the way is Larry Rosen, the author of iDisorder. IN this Q&A, Rosen talked about how addicted we've become and what we can do about it.
Sony Pulls Out of LCD JV with Sharp, Gets US$126 Million Investment Back
Thu, May 24, 2012 - Sony first invested in Sharp's LCD subsidiary in 2009


