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IN PICTURES: The Apple iPad quiz
Apple's iPad 3 is on deck, but how well do you know the Apple tablet computer's short, illustrious history?
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AMD's move could pave the way for ARM in future chips 04 February, 2012 11:36:55
AMD's CTO said the company will employ other chip architectures if they meet the needs of its customersAdvanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips. - +
iPhone 5 'to be revealed at WWDC in June' 04 February, 2012 04:10:00
Apple will get its iPhone launches back on the usual schedule, report claimsApple is planning to unveil the sixth-generation iPhone at the WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) scheduled for June, a report has claimed. - +
AMD targets Ultrabooks, shows 18mm Trinity Notebook 04 February, 2012 04:56:00
Super-skinny laptops will offer long battery life and smaller price tag than Intel's entries, AMD tells analysts.AMD is preparing a super-thin laptop that could give Intel-based Ultrabooks a run for their money, with reportedly better graphics performance and battery life. The 18mm-thick reference laptop, which AMD showed at its recent financial analyst day, was built by Compal and showcases AMD’s next-generation Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), codenamed Trinity, which is due later this year. - +
Smartphone shipments outpaced PCs in 2011 for first time 04 February, 2012 05:05:00
487m smartphone figure trumps all laptops, tablets, desktop and netbooks combinedSmartphone shipments overtook personal computers -- including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops -- for the first time in 2011, according to new research from Canalys. - +
Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs 04 February, 2012 09:09:24
Texas couple hears from many after unemployed engineer's wife questions president on visa programThe White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas. The offer was made during a live online town hall after the engineer's wife questioned the government's policy concerning H-1B visa workers. - +
Under the gavel: Motorola patents trump Apple in Germany 04 February, 2012 07:25:00
Products briefly removed from the shelfVisitors to Germany's online Apple Store may have witnessed an odd sight on Friday, as Apple scrambled to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and all Wi-Fi + 3G iPads, thanks to a temporary injunction banning the sale of those products--a ban that was lifted mere hours later. In addition, iCloud users in the country may have to change how they get their email, thanks to a separate legal issue.
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AMD's move could pave the way for ARM in future chips 04 February, 2012 11:36:55
AMD's CTO said the company will employ other chip architectures if they meet the needs of its customersAdvanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips. - +
Under the gavel: Motorola patents trump Apple in Germany 04 February, 2012 07:25:00
Products briefly removed from the shelfVisitors to Germany's online Apple Store may have witnessed an odd sight on Friday, as Apple scrambled to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and all Wi-Fi + 3G iPads, thanks to a temporary injunction banning the sale of those products--a ban that was lifted mere hours later. In addition, iCloud users in the country may have to change how they get their email, thanks to a separate legal issue.
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Why the House spectrum bill should be ditched: Q&A with Reed Hundt 03 February, 2012 22:32:24
Former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt made waves this week when he called the House spectrum auction legislation "the single worst telecom bill" he's seen. - +
Goodbye e-books, hello apps 03 February, 2012 09:33:25
"It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore ... Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year."
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Data#3 forms strategic partnership with EMC 03 February, 2012 10:25:00
Integrator earns highest level of EMC accreditation possibleData#3 has announced a new partnership with EMC, one of the world’s largest storage vendors. - +
SAP-SuccessFactors deal delayed as US regulators conduct investigation 03 February, 2012 02:12:19
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is probing the US$3.4 billion dealSAP's US$3.4 billion purchase of cloud software vendor SuccessFactors has been delayed indefinitely while a U.S. regulatory body investigates the deal, an SAP spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
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Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs 04 February, 2012 09:09:24
Texas couple hears from many after unemployed engineer's wife questions president on visa programThe White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas. The offer was made during a live online town hall after the engineer's wife questioned the government's policy concerning H-1B visa workers. - +
Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch 04 February, 2012 08:06:25
'We had some fun this week,' says Microsoft's chief marketing execMicrosoft today wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers.
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Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott 04 February, 2012 08:27:27
Hacker demanded a $150K job, free hotel room and the right to work whenever he wantedA Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison. - +
How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work 04 February, 2012 08:27:24
The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential information taken from the company's computers if Marriott did not offer him a job, has been sent to prison for his criminal endeavor.
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Micron CEO dies in plane crash 04 February, 2012 07:01:09
Steve Appleton died Friday in a plane accident in Boise, Idaho, Micron saidSteve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. - +
CommVault brings Singular Information Management to Simpana 02 February, 2012 11:10:00
Software vendor unveils new innovations for its Simpana solutionSoftware vendor unveils new innovations for its Simpana solution
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Motorola, Woot 'fess up to reselling uncleared Xoom tablets 04 February, 2012 07:35:23
Motorola Mobility is warning people who bought but then returned Android-based Motorola Xoom tablets between March and October last year that the devices might have been resold by bargain-of-the-day website Woot with the ex-owners' sensitive data still on them. - +
Under the gavel: Motorola patents trump Apple in Germany 04 February, 2012 07:25:00
Products briefly removed from the shelfVisitors to Germany's online Apple Store may have witnessed an odd sight on Friday, as Apple scrambled to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and all Wi-Fi + 3G iPads, thanks to a temporary injunction banning the sale of those products--a ban that was lifted mere hours later. In addition, iCloud users in the country may have to change how they get their email, thanks to a separate legal issue.
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NEWS ROUND-UP: The latest from Garmin, OpenText, SafeNet, and Konica Minolta 03 February, 2012 09:53:00
Navteq GPS maps, VERS certification for business solution, new Gartner leader, and Line of the Year awardNavteq GPS maps, VERS certification for business solution, new Gartner leader, and Line of the Year award - +
Dell forms software group, names former CA CEO as head 03 February, 2012 03:46:08
Dell tries to organize disparate software units in the company under one roofDell on Thursday said it is forming a Software Group, which will bring together disparate products under one roof as the company tries to sharpen its end-to-end enterprise offerings.
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Austar to delay vote on Foxtel take-over 03 February, 2012 15:27:00
Austar to seek postponement on Foxtel's shareholder vote until MarchRegional pay TV provider Austar will seek court approval to postpone a shareholder vote on Foxtel's proposed take-over because the competition watchdog is yet to approve the deal. - +
Optus scores win against NRL and AFL 02 February, 2012 09:31:00
Optus has scored a win in its Federal Court case against the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL) over the telco’s Optus TV application. - +
Vale John Linton 02 February, 2012 11:52:00
The outspoken boss of ISP, Exetel, and telco industry veteran sadly passes away after suffering a stroke
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Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans 04 February, 2012 06:08:52
Analysts expect Dell to focus on the midmarket and infrastructure with its new software divisionDell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning. - +
SAP-SuccessFactors deal delayed as US regulators conduct investigation 03 February, 2012 02:12:19
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is probing the US$3.4 billion dealSAP's US$3.4 billion purchase of cloud software vendor SuccessFactors has been delayed indefinitely while a U.S. regulatory body investigates the deal, an SAP spokesman confirmed Wednesday. - +
Alfresco 4.0 heads for the cloud 02 February, 2012 16:03:23
The latest enterprise release of the Alfresco CMS prepares users for content management in the cloudIn anticipation of offering its open-source content management software as a service, Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work with multiple clients and to interact with a wider range of form factors, the company announced Thursday.
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