We need to develop smart new ways to deliver the computing power employees require while ditching the fat desktop PC with its replacement cycle treadmill.
Verizon Wi-Fi Program Bypasses Smartphone Users
Verizon has a new WiFi hotspot program where any of its "Mobile Broadband" customers get free access to hotspots across the country. The advantage is for the same price you were paying yesterday, you can now transfer more data without worrying about the typical 5GB per month limit since none of the hotspot transfers count against your monthly limit. The bad news is, being a Verizon smartphone owner doesn't get you any of these benefits.
Google's Chrome Now The No. 3 Browser
Google recently released beta versions of its Chrome browser for the Apple and Linux platforms. After they became available, the number of Chrome users surged past Apple's own Safari browser to become the third-most used browser. But...
The Fourth Paradigm: All About The Data
Hope you're not tired of buzzwords. After "the network is the computer" and "the cloud", welcome to "data-intensive computing". This time, however, there's far more at work here than a clever turn of phrase.
Android Round-Up: 20k Apps, Facebook Update, OS2.1 Ported
The Android space continues to heat up. Today, we learned that the Android Market has reached the 20,000 apps milestone, the Android Facebook application has been updated, and Android OS 2.1. has been ported to the Droid.
Gartner attributes the improved forecast to sales in Western Europe and on the grey market, and says that sales will finish flat year-over-year.
Apple's two-week delay in shipping 27-inch iMacs could be due to the product's success, said NPD Group.
Retrospect 7.7 for Windows features integration with VMware Consolidated Backup, energy conservation, and a 64-bit engine.
The 64-GB NAND flash memory module could double internal storage of smartphones.
The Momentus Thin drive is 25% thinner than the typical 2.5-inch drive found in netbooks, and will allow computer makers to offer thinner netbooks and laptops.
TeliaSonera launched its 4G wireless network Monday in Sweden and Norway.
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