Machinery and equipment (CPUs, disk and tape drives, modems, keyboards, printers, scanners, cables, etc.). In operation, a computer is both hardware and software. One is useless without the...
Remember Hybrid SLI? For those you don't, it was Nvidia's solution for an ever-vexing problem for laptop makers: How can you deliver the power of a discrete graphics card without sacrificing battery life? The Hybrid SLI solution was to have an Nvidia video card work in...
In its latest Head-to-Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion article, MacTech said it performed more than 3500 tests on both single- and multiprocessor desktop and mobile Mac models. The study looked at the two main virtualization solutions on the market, as well as both 32-bit and 64-bit performance...
It seems like a week doesn't go by without ATI releasing a new GPU. Today we get a GPU that slots in between the HD 5450 and HD 5670 - introducing the Radeon HD 5570. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
I'm a directionally challenged individual. As a result, I've been using a GPS since it was first offered. Throughout the years, though, I've graduated to using my mobile phone more for my GPS-related activities, including using the iPhone to find my car on a rainy night. It...
Researchers at MIT have turned an innovative open source security technology known as Ksplice into a commercial product. Ksplice Uptrack, whose general availability was announced today, eliminates the need to reboot Linux servers to perform monthly updates and security patches, the Cambridge, Mass. company said. ...
A longtime German CAD developer on Tuesday introduced a new cross-platform, AutoCAD-compatible program built with a fresh codebase. Could this be the knock on the door or head to spur Autodesk to really committing to the Mac? by David Morgenstern
A unit of Samsung has licensed technology that could help it build smartphone handsets with the ability to navigate via the amount of pressure applied to a touchscreen. by Andrew Nusca
Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform has a comfortable lead in U.S. smartphone market share with Apple's iPhone a solid No. 2, according to comScore data. Microsoft's Windows Mobile comes in third place. The comScore data is notable as a contrast to the buzz-o-meter. For instance, RIM, which...
TechRepublic's CIO Jury says there's a business case for the Apple iPad and the various slate PCs coming from computer manufacturers in 2010. by Jason Hiner
While there is some concern about Research in Motion's roadmap for its BlackBerry device, sales appear to be chugging along at a healthy clip, according to an analyst. by Larry Dignan
I've been on vacation for the past week or so, on a beach in Hawaii, mostly disconnected from the tech world. So it was a pleasant surprise today to encounter a relevant tech story in Paradise, one that demonstrates both the strengths and weaknesses of the Windows platform. by Ed...
Everyone seems to be getting into the tablet PC game, hoping to steal some mind and wallet share from Apple's iPad, and that includes Sony. According to reports from PC World and the Financial Times, Sony's CFO Nobuyuki Oneda recently stated that “Sony is very much interested in this segment...
This latest BriefingsDirect discussion explores how converged infrastructure provides more business results productivity and offers a stepping stone to private cloud implementations. by Dana Gardner
IBM rolled out its latest Power7 systems, which are designed to power everything from smart grids to analytics, but the real story may be Big Blue's attempt to punch Oracle and its Sun Microsystems-powered hardware systems in the mouth via YouTube and Facebook. by Larry Dignan
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