Intel will get a strong indication at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show whether its decision to bet heavily on ultrabooks …
HDD washout in Thailand
October?s flooding of Thailand has knocked out close to half of the global hard disk manufacturing base. Normalcy will take …
STC to roll out LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent has announced its selection by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the leading service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, …
Samsung to buy Sony’s share of LCD panel joint company for $934 million
Sony said yesterday that it would sell off its entire stake in an LCD (liquid crystal display) manufacturing joint venture …
Dell pulls back from netbook market
Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of …
Hard drive manufacturers slash warranty periods
Seagate and Western Digital are cutting back on hard drive warranties, in some instances from five years to one, in …
Google to invest US$300 mn in Hong Kong data centre
Google will inject US$300 million as a long-term investment in its Hong Kong data centre that will go live in …
Impact of hard drive shortage to linger through 2013: IDC
Hard disk drive supply shortages in the wake of Thailand flooding will continue to affect consumers, computer system manufacturers and …
Windows 8 will be “largely irrelevant” on PCs: IDC
Windows 8 will be “largely irrelevant” to traditional PC users, IDC said Monday. Microsoft faces a tough sell with the …
Fujitsu targets secure tablet PC at government
Fujitsu has added data encryption to its Stylistic Q550 slate PC, creating what the company believes is the first tablet …
In-Stat: Faster Wi-Fi will grow rapidly
The emerging 802.11ac standard, which is aimed at gigabit-speed wireless LANs, will be quickly adopted over the next four years …
Thailand floods will hurt overall PC shipments: IDC
Widespread flooding in Thailand will directly impact PC markets in the first half of next year, with worldwide shipments dropping …
Technology in Spanish
Going to a new city is always exciting, and it gets all the more exciting when your luggage doesn’t make …
Sony to acquire Ericsson’s share of Sony Ericsson
Ericsson and Sony Corporation announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50% stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”), …
Small businesses stuck in IT ‘dark age’: Intel
A shortage of money, combined with a lack of technical expertise, is keeping half of small businesses in a technology …
Etisalat Entertainment Network wins global innovation award
Telecoms provider, Etisalat and Verimatrix, a provider of multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, have been presented the Global …
AMD gains market share over Intel
Worldwide processor shipments went up during the third quarter this year and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gained market share from …
Back to school
The application of IT is not only transforming the way students learn, but also the way they are being taught. …
SAP and UNFPA unveil interactive analytics as population grows beyond 7bn
SAP AG and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today unveiled two interactive population dashboards using business analytics technology from SAP …
Forrester to CIOs: End the Mac Prohibition
Forrester analyst David Johnson likes to compare Macs in the enterprise with the heady days of the Prohibition Act of …