McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features ...
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IDG News Service - Following Intel's lead, contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), is investing A!838 million (US$1 billion) in Netherlands tools maker ASML to speed up the development of faster and more ...
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IDG News Service - Lenovo's ThinkPad team plans to release more ultrabook models, and remains "bullish" about the upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows 8, according to company executives, who also said on Monday that the famed PC unit ...
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IDG News Service - Acer on Tuesday assigned a starting price of $499 for its new Iconia W510 tablets, which will have Windows 8 and Intel's Atom chip code-named Clover Trail. The tablet will have a 10.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen, weigh ...
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Computerworld - In a few years, instead of getting an instant text message from the boss, workers may see the chief's face pop up on the screen and start talking. At least that's the vision of Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin ...
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Computerworld - Western Digital today announced what it is calling its smallest external hard disk drive, the 500GB My Passport Edge, for both Macs and PCs. The new drives are 4.34 inches long by 3.2-inches wide and .5-inches thick. The ...
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The Thunderbolt interconnect technology could take a while to reach smartphones and tablets because of power consumption issues that need to be resolved, Intel executives said on Wednesday. Intel would like to bring Thunderbolt to ...
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Computerworld - Western Digital on Monday announced what it said is the industry's thinnest hybrid drive for Ultrabooks, a 5mm-thick model with 500GB of storage capacity. The drives, equivalent to about one-fifth of an inch thick with a ...
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Computerworld - Intel needs to generate a lot of excitement at its annual developers conference this week -- not just around the company but also around the whole PC industry. After Intel lowered its third-quarter revenue forecast last ...
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c-owned Motorola Mobility launched its first smartphone with an Atom processor from Intel, the companies announced at an event in London on Tuesday. The Razr i smartphone from Motorola. The Razr i is the first smartphone with a ...
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PC World - Intel used its Developer's Conference in San Francisco to unveil a desktop computer prototype that has a display that can double as a 27-inch tablet with a four-hour battery life. Slate producers like Samsung, with its Galaxy ...
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IDG News Service - New Windows RT tablets announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin have intensified competition among ARM-based chip makers, which are adding unique capabilities to processors so tablets become more attractive to buyers ...
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EMC is showing heavy interest in boosting its share of the data center market by moving from storage and related services to servers. Over the past two years, EMC has announced a number of partnerships and products that slipped its toe ...
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A California court on Wednesday ordered Oracle to continue porting its software to the Intel Itanium chips used by Hewlett-Packard in a number of its servers. Last year, Oracle, which competes with HP in the hardware market but shares ...
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Computerworld - Symantec said Windows 8 "doesn't move the needle much" on security as it rolled out new versions of its antivirus software and promised to provide users with several so-called "Modern" apps for the new operating system. On ...
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