Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer Pat Gelsinger, EMC confirmed on Tuesday. Maritz will instead become chief strategist of EMC, which is the majority owner of VMware. ...
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Samsung is considering buying Research in Motion or licensing RIM's BlackBerry 10 operating system, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek wrote in a note to investors this week. "Among other options, we believe Samsung is considering ramping up ...
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Just weeks after announcing the deal, Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI), whose large-scale, multitouch displays Microsoft plans to use to boost its collaboration, meetings and presentation products. PPI will ...
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Apple on Tuesday reported revenue for the quarter just ended that was lower than analysts had expected, despite a big jump in iPad sales. At the same time, as if to cushion the blow, Apple said its new Mountain Lion OS will ship on ...
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Apple on Tuesday announced record sales of its iPad tablet, but missed Wall Street's consensus on total revenue. During an earnings call with analysts and reporters, Apple said it had sold 17 million iPads, an increase of 84% over the ...
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As select buyers emerged for specific tonnage largelv the cape size bulkers and suezmax tankers/VLCCs vessels with 20,000 LDT and over, a whole raft of candidates either discharging in the area or coming from the East were mostly ignored, ...
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Cisco is cutting 2% of its global workforce, or about 1,300 employees, in a "limited restructuring," the company said today. NUMBERS: Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2012 CUTS: Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2011 "We routinely ...
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A U.S. House intelligence committee report warning that two Chinese networking companies are posing security risks to the country also includes allegations of job bias and visa fraud at one of the firms, Huawei Technologies. The report, ...
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Apple today issued invitations to an Oct. 23 event in San Jose, Calif. where it's expected to unveil a smaller tablet, tagged as the "iPad Mini" by most. The invitation is typical Apple-esque, with a colorful graphic and a single line of ...
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In his first public appearance since his company's sluggish IPO, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the social network's stock performance "disappointing." Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to ...
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Attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability in the latest versions of Java 7 have become widespread after an exploit for the new flaw was integrated into the popular Blackhole attack toolkit, according to security researchers from ...
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On Wednesday, Nokia and Microsoft are once again taking the stage together to launch Nokia's second-generation Windows Phones. Based on Windows Phone 8, they will have a new start screen, dual-core processors and improved cameras. For ...
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Apple's cryptic invitation on Tuesday to an event set for next week triggered another surge in trade-in activity by consumers wanting to unload older iPhones in time to buy the new model. Some trade-in companies registered spikes on ...
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Although Apple on Tuesday unveiled redesigned iMac desktop computers,it has none to sell,nor is it taking pre-orders for the slimmer,higher-priced all-in-one. At the same time,Apple pulled the previous generation of iMacs from its ...
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The Discovery Channel's popular science series Mythbusters uses test sensors from PCB Piezotronics in several of its episodes. The show hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to ...