Dell today announced the Middle East launch of its extended converged infrastructure portfolio, which includes the first converged solution specifically built for SMBs. With a paradigm shift towards converged infrastructure emerging, two ...
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Global sales of external server storage have dropped for the first time since 2009, according to data from research firm IDC. IDC said that first-quarter sales fell in developed markets, causing an overall decline of 0.9 percent year on ...
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A series of blunders by Microsoft have paved the way for Sony's PlayStation 4 console to capture the top spot in year-end holiday sales. "In terms of the initial sales of Xbox One and the PS4 I think the $100 price difference will make a ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumerization of IT and self-service trends will lead to a restructuring of the today's IT shop, leaving behind a hybrid model consisting of tech consultants and integrators. "The business itself will be the IT ...
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At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. But unlike other mini PCs that run Windows, this one ...
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Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest forecast by IDC. That company is predicting total smartphone sales of 958.8 million for the ...
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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 ...
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A majority of Americans -- about 56% -- now own a smartphone, according to Pew Research Center's latest survey released Wednesday. The question now becomes: What will it take to raise that percentage even higher? Average prices are ...
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Microsoft today confirmed what many analysts suspected, that it has cut prices of Windows 8 and Windows RT licenses to hardware partners building smaller-sized tablets as a way to drop device prices and juice sales. Analysts questioned ...
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More smartphones will ship worldwide in 2013 than other so-called mobile "feature" phones as the average price of smartphones drops, IDC said Tuesday. The average price of smartphone declined by 8% globally in 2012 and is projected to ...
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Long considered old-school tools with no place in shiny corporate social collaboration suites, to-do software is making a comeback with a new air of cool about it and renewed appreciation from enterprise IT. The reason? It's now clear ...
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Lenovo is in preliminary negotiations to start a joint venture with an unspecified party, the company said on Tuesday, setting off speculation that the company could be looking to bolster its expanding smartphone business. The Chinese PC ...
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Compuware Corporation, the technology performance company delivering a new generation of APM, has released PureStack Technology. Compuware believes it is the first solution to finally expose how IT infrastructure conditions impede the ...
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Server revenue worldwide was down 7.7% in the first quarter, as weak economic conditions and server consolidation by customers slowed sales, according to research firm IDC. Revenue in the market dropped to $10.9 billion in the quarter, ...
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Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 tablet will be powered by Intel's Clover Trail+ chip in at least one of its versions, a source told Reuters. Previous use of Intel chips in Samsung tablets had been restricted to its Microsoft ...
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