Should Microsoft merge its smartphone and tablet/laptop/desktop operating systems into one substantial OS? It's not just a theoretical question prompted by an older "write once, run anywhere" development mindset. Merging the Windows Phone ...
Tags: Unified Dev Tools, Microsoft, Developers
Don't like the song playing on the stereo? Just wave it goodbye, literally. That's the vision of a team of researchers at the University of Washington's Networks Lab, who are developing a new gesture recognition technology called "WiSee," ...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Gestures, Smart Home
International alternative assets advisory firm, MVision, has deployed Tintri VMstore, developed by Time Inc., to support its virtual desktop infrastructure. MVision is said to be benefiting from faster remote access to the company network ...
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Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today unveiled its completely redesigned version of its premium lines of Satellite P Series and S Series laptops with the latest quad-core ...
The trusty old laptop is being kicked to the curb, with PC makers trying to spice up their offerings by pushing a variety of hybrids, tablets and smaller-screen devices at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week. Asustek Computer, ...
Samsung TVs will be able to play movies streamed directly from PCs running Intel's latest processors by the end of this year. Intel and Samsung announced a tie-up on Tuesday under which the chip maker's Wireless Display technology will be ...
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A low-power Thunderbolt interconnect for smartphones and tablets is in the works, but the wired technology may not thrive if consumers prefer products using the wireless WiGig specification for data transfers. There is a need for faster ...
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Google today patched 12 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including one of the few labeled "critical" that it has fixed in the five-year history of its browser. Tuesday's update to the "stable" build channel -- analogous to a production version ...
Intel wants to match PC battery life with that of tablets through its new dual-core fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. Intel's fourth-generation Core i7 code-named Haswell, U-series dual-core laptop chip (1) The ...
Nvidia's CEO showed an updated version of the company's Shield portable gaming device at the Computex trade show Tuesday, and said it will start shipping the device later this month to customers who pre-ordered it. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang ...
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Norfolk County Council is seeking bidders for an IT framework that could be worth up to £100m. The council is seeking an agreement with a single operator for a duration that "exceeds four years". In the Official Journal of the ...
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Norfolk County Council is seeking bidders for an IT framework that could be worth up to £100m. The council is seeking an agreement with a single operator for a duration that "exceeds four years". Further reading Wolverhampton ...
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Intel has released details about its forthcoming i-series microprocessors, dubbed "Haswell", which it claims will feature radically reduced power consumption. The details cover the high-end quad-core Core i7 and Core i5 microprocessor ...
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Microsoft and Apple last week kicked off promotions that may signal inventory clearing as they prepare their next generations of hardware. On Friday, Microsoft debuted a deal that hands a free keyboard-cover to buyers of its Surface RT ...
Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from Gorilla Glass to make it resistant to scratches. The 13.3-inch Zenbook will go on sale in the third quarter with a choice of Windows 8 ...
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