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Why Apple leaves low-end computers to the competition
News Apple with its luxury-goods maker strategy adheres to graceful design esthetic and limits lineup keeping margins sky-high.
Tags: Personal Computers, Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Computer, laptop computer, Apple iMac, Apple Macintosh, keyboard, NPD Group Inc., desktop
Google: Computer memory flakier than expected
News After studying most of its servers for more than two years, Google finds that computer memory failures are much more common than expected and debunks some other myths.
Tags: Memory, Error Rate, Google Inc., Error, Memory Module, Computer, Operating System, Envisioneering Group, University of Toronto, Error Correction Code
IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019
News Leading scientist, working with colleagues from several top universities, has pioneered computational analysis that rivals that of a cat's cortex. Human brain could be just a decade away.
Tags: Supercomputing, Multiprocessor servers, Brain, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Computing, Computer, DARPA, financial system, financial
Gartner: Brace yourself for cloud computing
News Cloud computing led Gartner's list of ten big technologies to plan for in 2010. Also: mobile apps, desktop virtualization, social networks, green IT.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cloud computing, Computer, Virtualization, Information Technology, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Social Computing, Gartner Inc., Cloud computing
Xerox to acquire Affiliated Computer Services
News Dcument company has said it will buy ACS, a major American public-sector business-process contractor, in a US$6.4 billion deal.
Tags: Hardware, Business Strategies & Functions, IT project management, Xerox Corp., Asia, Outsourcing Company, BPO, managed services, South America, solution provider
Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
News New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Back Door, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Adobe Acrobat Reader
How cloud computing will change business
News IBM, Qualcomm, Nokia and other majors, along with startups, are preparing to cash in on new technology. Not that it will be easy.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Sales, Cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, network, industry, PC
Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing
News Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Computing, FAWN, David Andersen, Storage, Server, Intel Atom, Carnegie-Mellon University
Google: The browser is the computer
News HTML 5 technologies will let Web developers build apps almost as cool as anything found on the desktop, according to Google executives and engineers.
Tags: Cloud computing, Google Inc., Web Browser, Video, Web Application, computer, Cloud computing, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Eric Schmidt
Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic
News Company says its new silver-based ink can be used to print electronic circuitry on everything from flexible e-book screens to pill bottles.
Tags: Handhelds, Xerox Corp., Computing, desktop printer, silicon chip, Smith, Conference, E-book Reader, Manufacturing, Inkjet Printer
GPS phones can't plug computing gap
News Some personal navigation device manufacturers are betting GPS-enabled mobiles won't catch up with standalone handhelds anytime soon.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, SatNav, Smart Phone, 3D, e-mail
Cloud computing not compelling yet
News CIOs in region are optimistic about adopting cloud services, but market doesn't carry sufficient offerings to make it compelling, says new survey.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ovum, International Data Corp., Survey, Asia-Pacific, SLA, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), software-as-a-service
Report: 1 in 5 portable computers shipped are netbooks
News Despite many saying the netbook era is over, the popularity of miniature notebooks is increasing.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Telecommunications, Europe, Notebook, computer, Microsoft ASP, portable computer, North America, telecommunications company, incentive
Salesforce touts Asia's cloud computing era
News Hosted CRM provider opens data center in Singapore, its first outside United States; says businesses of all sizes can reap benefits of cloud model.
Tags: Cloud computing, SMB, Asia, India, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, U.S., data center
US regulator questions cloud computing security
News U.S. federal and international regulators have suggested they may have to re-examine privacy and security standards to take into account cloud computing.
Tags: Data security, Security, Google Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, FTC, Regulator, Marc Rotenberg, Washington, data protection
