Hewlett-Packard's lawsuit against Oracle over the latter's decision to halt future software development for Itanium will enter its second phase on Feb. 4, 2013, in front of a jury that will determine whether Oracle breached a contract and ...
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Tablets and smartphones -- and users' infatuation with them -- continue to pummel the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments were flat this past quarter, just like they were for the previous six quarters before that, according to a report out ...
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A hacked Colombian Transport website has been rigged to deliver a malware payload that is able to target Mac OS, Windows and even Linux systems, according to a report from F-Secure. MORE SECURITY: Smartphone, tablet security and ...
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Motorola Mobility has announced three new Droid Razr smartphones with 4G LTE capabilities and reiterated its commitment to the Android operating system as the company forges ahead with its smartphone strategy. The three new Droid Razrs ...
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Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like the ones in the iPhone and iPad, according to Bloomberg. The report cites 'people familiar with the company's research' who ...
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Apple's new OS X, dubbed Mountain Lion, will exclude some older Macs that can run 2011's Lion, the company's website said. The system requirements for OS X 10.8, slated to ship this month, ban older machines including the plastic-encased ...
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The Toshiba Qosmio X870-11Q is a 17.3in high-spec desktop replacement laptop, boasting a third-generation Intel Ivy Bridge processor, dedicated nVidia graphics and active-shutter 3D display technology. Read reviews of high-end laptops. ...
The final specification of DDR4 DRAM, which will help PCs run faster through more power-efficient data transfers, was published Tuesday. DDR4 memory shuffles data faster than DDR3 memory, which is in most new computers available today. ...
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Microsoft has taken its server OS a giant step forward with yesterday’s release of Windows Server 2012, making this version the first that can be controlled remotely so it is more suitable for data centres. “Microsoft has ...
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This year's Intel Developer Forum was upstaged by Apple's iPhone 5 launch event, which to some show attendees felt like a reprise of last year, when IDF had to compete with Microsoft's Build conference. Apple's event dominated the second ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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Oracle is expanding its support for R, the open-source language for statistical analysis, the company announced Friday. New features include R ports for the Solaris and AIX OSes, adding to existing support for Linux and Windows ...
Dell announced servers based on designs the company is implementing in an upcoming 10-petaflop supercomputer called Stampede, which will be fully deployed at the University of Texas, Austin, starting next year. The PowerEdge C8000 servers ...
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With Intel unveiling a tablet processor this week, analysts say the chip maker may be on track to becoming less dependent on the struggling PC market. Intel on Thursday took the wraps off a new processor code-named Clover Trail. The Atom ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will sell ARM-based server processors in 2014, ending its exclusive commitment to the x86 architecture and adding a new dimension to its decades-old battle with Intel. AMD will license a 64-bit ...
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