Intel researchers envision a future of driverless smart cars that can be updated at any time with the latest technology and apps. Intel hopes to play a major role in the new age, creating small, energy-efficient multi-core chips that can ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says charities and third sector organisations stand to benefit most from a data protection check-up. The privacy watchdog offers free day-long advisory visits that give small and medium sized ...
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The Government Procurement Service has put out a framework tender for hosting services worth between £100m and £1bn. The four-year framework for IT services will include consulting, software development, internet and support. ...
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In the last five years mobile data has grown significantly and now generates just under 700 petabytes per month. According to internet firm Akamai, there is now four times as much data as voice traffic on mobile networks. In the first ...
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Microsoft announced today that Xbox 360 owners will now be able to use the company's SkyDrive cloud storage service, allowing them to download and share files such as videos and photos with other users. The SkyDrive app will go live later ...
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As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilize a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for "personal devices," 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said today. "This ...
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About 100 people waited outside Boston's Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company's new Surface tablet, which runs a new version of Windows. Unlike previous versions of the operating system, Windows RT runs on an ARM processor, typically ...
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Tech stocks were flat Friday afternoon after earnings announcements from IT vendors this week and a government economic report offered glimpses of good news, but not enough to dispel the pall that hangs over the technology market. Apple, ...
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Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)-- Wistron Corp., one of the world’s biggest five contract manufacturers of notebook PCs by shipment, and Acer Inc., one of Taiwan’s top two brand vendors of PCs by market shares, will reportedly ...
The Wireless Broadband Alliance has announced that it is teaming up with the Small Cell Forum to deepen integration between Wi-Fi hotspots and licensed small cells. A number of companies already manufacture small cells that incorporate ...
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IDG News Service - The new version of Microsoft Office offers compelling enhancements to its capabilities and interface design, as well as improvements in cloud functionality that should make it a far better product than its predecessor. ...
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IDG News Service - Citrix Systems has started to detail the future of Windows desktops and applications in its virtual environments with tech previews of Excalibur and Merlin, the first versions of its Project Avalon. Project Avalon, ...
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Network World - Apple is one of the most secretive companies on the planet, so the Apple-Samsung trial was fascinating in that it lifted the veil of secrecy that typically shrouds Apple's operations. From marketing budgets to photos of ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has lured Jim Keller from his role as platform architect at Apple to head its processor group as the struggling company tries to reshape its chip strategy and stem a loss in processor market share. Keller was part ...
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The latest release of Google's Chrome browser can render webpages with the resolution of Apple's Retina display, the company said on Tuesday, making good on a commitment it made several weeks ago. This means that users of 15-inch MacBook ...
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