Touch screens have mostly been limited to business-minded Tablet PCs. But HP's TouchSmart tx2 gets props for bringing touch to …
Flavors of Windows 7
Windows Me may not have had much going for it, but it has one claim to fame: It was the …
Lenovo buys a startup
Lenovo said Switchbox is developing “new consumer technologies,” but details about its projects are largely a mystery. Its development work …
Full-disk encryption for all computer drives
The world's six largest computer drive makers today published the final specifications(download PDF) for a single, full-disk encryption standard that …
3G networks don’t deliver speeds, Gartner says
The 3G networks of all four major U.S. wireless carriers deliver slower speeds than customers expect, according to Gartner Inc., …
Backup merger unites Barracuda, Yosemite
With the addition of software agents from Yosemite, Barracuda can offer incremental backups of applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server …
A versatile NAC
Few customers of network access control use it for what it was intended, preferring instead to deploy the security technology …
AMD sees no Geode chip replacement in sight
Advanced Micro Devices said it has no replacement planned for the aging Geode low-power chip, creating uncertainty for its use …
Citrix invests in desktop virtualization
Citrix has spent the past year and a half redefining itself as a virtualization company, first purchasing the desktop and …
Virtual desktops getting security boost
Businesses looking for safer virtual desktops can cut the risk of attacks if they run their virtual-machine hypervisors directly on …
Smart steps for corporate mobile devices
If you've ever let a stranger borrow your corporate smartphone, you may have just given him a gift of your …
Samsung plans new netbook, smart phones
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to follow up its NC10 netbook in the coming few months with a new model and …
Fujitsu Siemens plans ‘zero power standby’ PC
PC maker Fujitsu Siemens is planning a new range of 'green' PCs that draw zero power while on standby, effectively …
High-speed Wi-Fi packed into travel router
TRENDnet has shrunk a high-throughput 802.11n Wi-Fi router into a form that travellers can carry around with them, the first …
Sharp, Toshiba and Panasonic launch US recycling network
Three of the biggest names in consumer electronics have launched a joint nationwide recycling program in the U.S. that allows …
Toshiba eyes Fujitsu’s hard drive business
According to reports in Financial Times and other media agencies, Toshiba has made an offer of around US$340 million to …
Time to close digital divide: Barret
Craig Barrett spent decades using his business skills to make Intel Corp. the world's most powerful semiconductor company. He has …
Cisco overcomes 11n AP power, form-factor issues
Cisco has tackled the power-consumption and form-factor criticisms of its hefty Aironet 1250 Series Access Point in a new pre-standard …
Forrester forecasts decline in global IT spending
The market saw 8 percent growth during 2008, Forrester said. The economic recession in the U.S. and other countries is …
Cisco’s new 11n gear boosts legacy Wi-Fi performance with beamforming
Cisco unveiled a new 802.11n WLAN access point designed to simplify enterprise deployments, lower costs, and improve performance for existing …