Hewlett-Packard took back its server crown from IBM last quarter as the overall market contracted, IDC reported Wednesday. HP expanded its share of the market only modestly from a year earlier but IBM’s portion declined 4.5 points ...
A security researcher has released software and technical instructions for modifying a drone so that it can identify and hijack other drones. Security researcher Samy Kamkar created the hacker drone, which uses the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 ...
Microsoft is to invest €170m (£141m) to expand its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) data centre in Dublin, Ireland. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by spring 2014, and will create 380 construction jobs and 20 ...
It may be years, if ever, before drones are delivering Amazon.com products to people’s doorsteps. But they’ve already been successfully field-tested when it comes to delivering crucially needed medical supplies. Andreas ...
Millions of Americans logged on to e-commerce sites Monday to take advantage of deals ranging from free shipping to hundreds of dollars off electronics and half-price clothing on what was expected to be the busiest Internet shopping day of ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeff Bezos' idea to let self-guided drones deliver packages may be too futuristic for Washington to handle. The Amazon CEO is working on a way to use the small aircraft to get parcels to customers in 30 minutes or less. ...
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Need a quick delivery? Jeff Bezos wants to send in the drones. That's the not-so-distant reality the Amazon.com CEO envisions, a future in which his company transports packages in 30 minutes or less -- using self-guided drones. Story ...
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After running the service in preview mode for over a year, Google is making its IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) Google Compute Engine (GCE) available as a full-fledged commercial service. The company has established a service level ...
The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with low prices and convenient shipping. Now, stores are fighting to get customers back during the busiest shopping period of the year. Story ...
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If your loved ones are looking for an easy way to watch Internet content on their big-screen TVs, Google's Chromecast ($35) is an inexpensive choice. Owners use their smartphones, tablets or computers as a remote control to tune in Netflix, ...
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Ingredients firm Wild Flavors has extended its processing capabilities through the acquisition of Alfrebro, a natural extracts and aroma chemicals maker in Ohio, for an undisclosed amount. The deal allows Wild to further develop its ...
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Salesforce1 is nothing more than an attempt by Salesforce to smooth over its customer message in the face of falling share value, a Gartner analyst has accused. Speaking to Computing at Salesforce's Dreamforce 2013 conference in San ...
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Resonetics Inc. Resonetics announces that Scott Davis has joined the company as Director, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. Resonetics, a leading supplier of polymer laser micromachining services and systems for the life sciences ...
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Barnes & Noble returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as it invested less in its Nook e-book reader and cost cuts offset lower sales. Its sales missed expectations, however, and its shares dropped more than 3 percent in ...
Lately, I’ve been in full-blown grumpy old man mode. It started a couple of weeks ago when someone’s administrator asked me if I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with my grand kids. I will admit my mustache is greyer than it ...
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