What to expect from Nokia’s next Windows phone
On September 5, Microsoft and Nokia will introduce the world to the its first Windows Phone 8 devices. The form of that signature handset remains a mystery for now, but I’ll venture a guess that from the outside, the next iteration of Nokia’s flagship phone will look very similar to the Nokia Lumia 900 device […]
Lenovo’s ThinkPad team ‘bullish’ on Windows 8, looks to expand beyond notebooks
Lenovo’s ThinkPad team plans to release more ultrabook models, and remains “bullish” about the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Windows 8, according to company executives, who also said on Monday that the famed PC unit needs to expand further outside its traditional notebook business. “We are going to keep breaking that barrier, to bring the ThinkPad […]
RIM finally unveils 4G LTE tablet, with Aug. 9 launch
The BlackBerry PlayBook will be available to Canadian customers first, the company says. It will be available in the U.S. and other territories “in the coming months.” After a long wait, Research In Motion has unveiled its 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook. The device will be available to Canadian customers first and come with 32GB of […]
New data center design boasts ‘world’s most efficient cooling system’
A new kind of data center claiming to employ “the world’s most efficient cooling system” turns the traditionally unbearable “hot aisle” between server racks into a rather pleasant air-conditioned hallway, all the while using significantly less energy. Integrated energy technology company Inertech and construction partner Skanska held a tour of their new data center design […]
Microsoft saying good-bye to Hotmail
Microsoft’s new Outlook.com address is pushing out Hotmail, Curiosity will soon meet Mars, and we look at the head-scanning technology used by EA Sports. It’s not often we get a shakeup in the email world, but say hello to Microsoft’s new free email account, Outlook.com. It’ll eventually be replacing Hotmail, but you might want to […]
Microsoft Announces New Hardware for Windows 8
Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. The new devices are lighter and more mobile, and will work with tablets running the latest versions of Windows 8 and RT, which are due for release on October 26. The new mice and keyboards are […]
Flurry launches AppCloud with help from mobile startup Trestle
The mobile app analytics company aims sky-high and launches its new cloud services collection — hooking it into the company’s analytics, which helps developers increase app engagement. Venturing out of its typical terrain Flurry announced today that it is launching a collection of cloud services to “empower developers to build better apps faster.” To accomplish […]
Apple Q3 earnings: $35B in revenue, 26M iPhones, 17M iPads
iPhones and iPads once again led the way in a record quarter for Apple, but the results were less than what Wall Street expected. During its third fiscal quarter, which ran through June 30, Apple reported revenue of $35 billion and earnings of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per share. That was up from the $28.57 […]
Vizio meets the MacBook
Vizio offers a design that could give buyers pause when considering a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. In the latter case, it’s almost $1,000 cheaper than the lower-end MacBook Pro retina. Vizio is the latest to make a run at Apple’s MacBook. So far, I like what I see. The Irvine, Calif.-based company’s ultrabooks are […]
Apple plans high-security data center in Maiden, N.C.
New 21,000-square-foot “tactical” data center is being built adjacent to the company’s massive 500,000-square-foot data center. Apple is building a high-security “tactical” data center on the site of its massive data center in Maiden, N.C., according to records reviewed by the Hickory Daily Record. According to design plans filed with Catawba County, the new 21,030-square-foot […]
Android rules U.S. and Europe smartphone sales
For the first time ever, Android has dominated smartphone sales in several major markets, including the U.S., Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia, according to data released today by market analysis firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. In all of these countries, Google’s mobile OS has taken at least half of smartphone sales, with the […]
Understanding the Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an integral part of our understanding of nature. It is a particle that is an excitation of what is called the Higgs field. The Higgs field permeates all of space and when some of the fundamental particles travel through it they acquire mass. The amount of mass they acquire depends on […]
Apple wants to build cloud data center near Reno
Apple is looking to set up shop in the Biggest Little City in the World, with local and state government footing the bill for a possible $89 million in tax breaks, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. Apple is planning to open a data center in northern Nevada as part of the company’s plan to spend […]
Apple Stores get their turn under NY Times’ investigative spotlight
A just-published Times report on pay and conditions at Apple Stores has at least one news outlet wondering if recent Apple activity around salary increases was meant as a kind of preemptive strike. Was recent Apple activity around raises at its retail stores a preemptive strike against a just-published New York Times article? That’s what […]
Google finds 9,500 new malicious Web sites a day
Search giant details how much malware its Safe Browsing keeps away from users and hints at scanning Chrome extensions. Google prides itself on being proactive in protecting its users from malware and other attacks (even government-sponsored ones) on the Web via its Safe Browsing API and other technologies over the past five years. In a […]
iOS 6 Passbook vs. Google Wallet
Apple’s Passbook will beat Google Wallet by killing the whole mobile-payment game. Sorry, Google Wallet fans, but Apple may have just pulled the mobile-payment rug from under Android’s feet. In signature Apple fashion, the new iOS 6 Passbook app takes a shockingly simple approach, which is just why it’ll prove a hit. Google Wallet’s dilemma […]
5 reasons for considering cloud-based anti-spam
No small business wants its employees to be burdened with spam, and will do whatever it can to keep it from spreading malware through the organisation, phishing account credentials and affecting general productivity. GFI Software’s Jeff Orloff explains how new anti-spamming solutions in the cloud can help tighten up small businesses, even when building at […]
Memristors in silicon promising for dense, fast memory
Researchers have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. The device is a “memristor”, a long-hypothesised but only recently demonstrated electronic component. A memristor’s electronic properties make it suitable for both for computing and for far faster, denser memory. Researchers at the European Materials Research Society meeting now […]
Pay-per-use bandwidth? Not without some ground rules
Molly Wood faces the hard reality that the days of unlimited bandwidth are over, but she’s not going to get taken to the cleaners by greedy providers. Here’s how to make pay-per-use a fair deal for everyone. Do I get results, or what? Less than a day after this column posted, Comcast announced it would […]
Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft
Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China? Microsoft thinks so. Making its debut among Chinese consumers just two months ago, Windows Phone has already picked up a market share of 7 percent, according to Microsoft. That’s a tad higher than the 6 percent share owned by Apple’s […]