There is a long history of users wanting, or needing, different tools to use in the workspace. Until recently, such desires have usually been expressed in terms of informal complaints and/or formal requests to IT to provide new equipment or ...
Tags: IT equipment, IT services, bring-your-own-device policy, personal devices
EarthLink will resell wireless broadband on Clearwire's WiMax network starting early next year and later will launch a service based on that company's planned LTE network. The rollout will begin with fixed-wireless WiMax service in ...
Tags: Earthlink, Broadband, 4G networks, USA
When I first approached this feature I thought that a test of several power options would be the right way to deliver some useful verdicts on performance and value. Then the reality sunk in about the vast range of options available and the ...
Tags: solar power, wind-up lighting, feature
The Paralympic Games was the largest live broadcast undertaking for Channel 4, but also gave the IT team an equally complex project that presented a range of new challenges and had to be executed under very tight deadlines. To broadcast ...
Tags: Interview, Channel 4, London 2012 Olympic Games, network, Wi-Fi
Intel said it has improved performance and graphics in the upcoming version of its Core chip line,while also slashing power consumption by a whopping 41%. That,say industry analysts,could help laptop manufacturers build and sell,thinner ...
Claims that 12 million unique device identifiers(UDIDs)of Apple iPads were hacked from the laptop of an FBI agent have been rebutted by the US law enforcement organisation. The FBI–which has its own Twitter feed–initially ...
Tags: FBI, Apple iPad UDID leak, 12 million unique device identifiers
The first round of Windows 8 tablets and laptops coming out later this year will be"just the beginning"of a range of form factors and styles that will evolve as the operating system matures,according to the president of a major Taiwanese ...
Tags: Windows 8 PCs, Acer, Taiwanese computer maker, ARM processors
Several leading PC suppliers, including HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba and Sony, have announced products from laptops to smartphones that will run Microsoft's newest operating system Windows 8, expected to be released in October. Windows 8 ...
Tags: Windows 8 Devices, laptops, smartphones, operating system
The U.S.Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new look at the use of portable electronics on airplanes,seeking public comments starting this week and forming a government-industry group to study when smartphones,tablets and other ...
Tags: USA, Federal Aviation Administration, electronics, PED
Computer giant HP has chalked up a $8.9bn HP has chalked up a $8.9bn (£5.6bn) loss(£5.6bn) loss in it is latest quarterly results due to write-downs on its poorly timed $13.9bn (£8.75bn) purchase of services company EDS. ...
Tags: Computer, HP, PC, server, storage hardware
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter ended July 31 due to writedowns and weak hardware sales and also said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance. ...
Tags: HP, weak sales, revenue, Personal Systems Group
The government may struggle to deliver its end-user device strategy due to limited resources and a lack of centralised planning, Computer Weekly has learned. The EUD strategy intends to create a more flexible approach to working by ...
Tags: end-user device, EUD strategy, smartphones, laptops, tablets
Looking at the present scenario, it can be assumed clearly that the coming generation will be head-buried deep into the technology by using their best techno savvy devices of the world like x-box, i-pads, i-pods, phones and laptops. The ...
Aruba Networks has released the latest version of its WLAN system software,with several changes designed to optimize throughput even as the wireless network is flooded with mobile clients. The company also says the new firmware ...
Tags: Aruba, Wi-Fi software, mobile client, WLAN system software
IDG News Service - Microsoft and Nokia will hold a press conference in three weeks, an event that will likely center around Windows Phone 8, the next version of Microsoft's OS for mobile devices. Nokia is a close Microsoft partner in the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Nokia, Conference