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Florida-based Psystar, the company advertising a Mac-compatible system, has attracted criticism from the hackers who created the underlying software. A Florida-based firm advertising cheap, Mac-compatible systems running on standardized hardware has created a swirl of controversy this week–and drawn an angry response from one of the principal hackers involved…
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IT staff to the rescue. They have to both identify and solve business needs to lift the country out of a financial downturn, says Gartner analysts. IT innovation will be a key factor in helping the US to get out of recession, said a Gartner analyst on Monday. …
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Atom chips are Core 2 Duo-compatible with a tenth of the power requirements that CEO Paul Otellini says are as important to Intel as the Pentium chips in the mid-1990s. Intel has launched its Atom range of processors at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai today. …
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Despite the naysayers, virtualization is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions and administers not only the data center but also the user desktop experience, says Fortisphere’s Chris Farrow. Commentary–News flash! Virtualization is here to stay. Despite…
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Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now on how should do it acoording to CiRBA CTO Andrew Hillier. Commentary–Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now…
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Montalvo has some cash and a lot of execs with deep backgrounds in the chip industry. But will it have the staying power to survive against Intel? It’s a drama we’ve all seen play out before: a small, secretive start-up lays plans to come out with a chip…
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There’s a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? Clear your mind. Now, create a mental picture around the words “energy executive.” Then do the same around “Internet employee.” In the first…
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Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series sports the new owner’s badge and includes three Internet Protocol-based arrays. Having completed its acquisition of networked storage supplier EqualLogic last week, Dell has launched the first EqualLogic storage systems with the new owner’s name attached. The Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series comprises three…
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If we look at the investment in enterprise IT security infrastructure over the past decade, companies have invested heavily in their perimeters while ignoring the inside, says Sentrigo’s Slavik Markovich. Commentary–We begin with a story: A wealthy man decides to protect…
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Reworked architecture of traditional sensor pixels said to yield better images and reduce chip manufacturing costs. Photography company Eastman Kodak on Monday introduced chips that can boost the picture-taking power in mobile phones and help manufacturers cut development costs. Kodak says its KAC-05020 Image Sensor is the…
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Immigration department memo asks employees to turn off their handsets evenings and weekends. It may be wishful thinking, but a Canadian government ministry has sent out a directive to its employees urging them to relax and not to use their BlackBerry smartphones at night or on weekends and…
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Memo from Canadian immigration department asks employees to turn off their handsets evenings and weekends. It may be wishful thinking, but a Canadian government ministry has sent out a directive to its employees urging them to relax and not use their BlackBerry smartphones at night or on weekends…
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It doesn’t go far, but the new vehicle from Zenn Motor doesn’t use gas either.Photo: Zenn’s new low-speed electric car Zenn Motor plans to release a new line of cars in a few weeks that will run on more powerful AC motors–but consumers will have to wait for…
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Rise in quarterly profit more than offset steep TV price falls for the third-largest flat-screen television maker. Japanese tech conglomerate Sharp Electronics reported a 5.5 percent rise in quarterly operating profit to a record high, as rivals delayed opening new plants, slowing price declines for the big LCD…
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Japanese electronics maker reports healthy demand for Panasonic TVs and cameras, sticks by annual forecast lower than analysts’. Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial reported a 22 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on brisk demand for its digital cameras and flat televisions, and it stood by its annual…
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Internet Attorney Sophia Cope says the new law will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit a fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to…
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Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to acknowledge…
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Earnings below expectations as company cites flash-memory competition, price drops, and HD DVD woes. Japanese electronics group Toshiba posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip prices ate into margins. The world’s No. 2 NAND flash memory chipmaker now expects…
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The storage specialist is pushing hard to become a leader in hosted storage and backup services with its MozyEnterprise offering. EMC has launched a new strategy and a product for businesses looking to make use of online storage and backup. Announced late last week, MozyEnterprise is the…
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More than a third of RIM’s customers are now noncorporate and nongovernment. But can Pearl go mano a mano with iPhone? Research In Motion has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candy bar-shaped e-mail phone stuffed with multimedia goodies,…
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It might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but the company hasn’t forgotten that its biggest customers still pay the bills. Cisco Systems might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but it hasn’t forgotten that its large business customers still…
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Resellers are expressing doubts over the move, saying they might go elsewhere if they can’t get the IBM badge. IBM has licensed its xSeries server technology to Lenovo so the Chinese manufacturer can make its own Intel-based servers, but resellers are expressing doubts over the move. Lenovo…
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Server maker credits strong growth in emerging markets in helping double its quarterly profit. Sun Microsystems, the world’s fourth-largest server maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit doubled amid strong growth in emerging markets. Net income rose to $260 million, or 31 cents per share,…
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Chipmaker’s Isaiah processor architecture is expected to double performance but consume same amount of energy.Images: Isaiah architecture up close Via Technologies is making processors based on a new architecture this year that may help the tiny company inch up the chipmaking pecking order. The chips, which utilize…
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Comments totaling around 380,000 words were made by eight top administration officials before the March 2003 Iraq invasion. The Bush administration’s warnings about prewar Iraq, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “mushroom cloud” to Vice President Dick Cheney’s statements on weapons of mass destruction, were released on Wednesday…
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Investors may be panicking, but Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says business and tech trends paint a different picture than the one on CNBC. Like a lot of technology CEOs these days, Seagate’s Bill Watkins finds himself frequently asked whether the world as we know it is coming to…
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Samsung had accused Sharp of infringing four patents on LCDs, which are often used in computer monitors. A U.S. trade panel that often hears patent disputes said on Tuesday it agreed to Samsung Electronics’ request to investigate Sharp for allegedly infringing liquid crystal display patents. Samsung…
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Japanese electronics maker plans to put struggling chipmaking operations in new unit and transfer some development from Tokyo to Mie. Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu on Monday said it would put its struggling semiconductor operations into a new unit, in a move that could smooth the way for partnerships…
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Software maker buys Calista Technologies, broadens partnership with Citrix in aim to better compete with virtualization leader. Microsoft has acquired a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems, targeting VMware’s early lead in virtualization technology. Microsoft unveiled the news on Monday as part…
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The company hopes new chassis and blades will increase market share. Dell on Monday introduced a new blade server with new chassis and blade design, and updated connectivity options. The PowerEdge M-Series server was developed over two years and 55,000 man hours, the “most extensive R&D program we’ve…
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Purchase of graphics chipmaker ATI leads to a $1.68 billion charge for No. 2 chipmaker AMD. Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second-largest maker of computer microprocessors, on Thursday posted a wider quarterly net loss due to a $1.68 billion charge related to its purchase of graphics chipmaker ATI….
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With 3D scanners and high-speed cameras, scientists studying the biomechanics of sport can detect subtle differences that can push athletes to the top of their game. Three-dimensional images, which helped to show that double amputee Oscar Pistorius receives considerable advantages from carbon fiber blade attachments, have become a…
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Panasonic parent Matsushita Electric Industrial and chipmaker Renesas Technology agree to work together to develop next-generation semiconductors. Panasonic parent Matsushita Electric Industrial and chipmaker Renesas Technology have agreed to work together to develop next-generation semiconductors, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported Thursday. Renesas–a joint venture between Hitachi and…
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Even though economic concerns may cut demand, Dell showed signs of revival in fourth quarter while HP’s growth slowed, says IDC. Dell returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard’s…
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