Touch screens have changed the way people use mobile phones dramatically. But gesture controls, augmented reality and larger screen sizes …
At 40 years old, what's next for the Internet?
As the Internet hits 40 this week, it's not difficult to to look back and see the changes it's brought …
How to protect your brand
Cybersquatters are siphoning away increasing numbers of users from the Web sites of businesses large and small. Using variations on …
The Linux Foundation's grand new ambitions for Linux
Like a fervent preacher appearing before his flock, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin emphasized benefits and potential for the …
Red Hat releases first KVM support with RHEL 5.4
Red Hat for the first time included KVM hypervisor technology in a release of its Enterprise Linux operating system, kicking …
Supercomputer uses flash storage drives
The San Diego Supercomputer Center has built a high-performance computer with solid-state drives, which the center says could help solve …
Cisco UCS, Nexus 1000 virtual switches power VMworld labs but suffer glitches
A year after introducing the Nexus 1000 virtual switch, Cisco is using that switch and its unified computing system servers …
Western Digital's 7200 rpm 2 TB Hard drives
Western Digital today announced that it is now shipping desktop 7200 RPM 2 TB and is qualifying with OEMs enterprise-class …
Parallels retools, renames Windows/Linux virtualization app
Parallels Inc. released a new version of its Windows/Linux desktop virtualization software, saying it should be able to run some …
Malware, e-mail scams on the rize: Fortinet
Fortinet announced its August 2009 Threatscape Report, vacations may be wrapping up towards the end of summer, but there was …
3Com to blend security brains, enterprise brawn
3Com plans to integrate intrusion prevention technology from its TippingPoint subsidiary into networking gear from its H3C division as part …
Smartbooks prepare to compete in mini-laptop space
Mini-laptops based on Arm chips are set to make their way to users, which could heat up the battle in …
AMD ships low-power six-core Opteron chip
Advanced Micro Devices introduced a low-power variant of its six-core Opteron server chip, which is codenamed Istanbul. The Opteron 2419 …
Privacy missing from Google Books settlement
If Google digitizes the world's books, how will it keep track of what you read? That's one of the unanswered …
Sharp to launch ultramobile device with Arm chip
Sharp Electronics this week introduced a netbook-like mobile device with a 5-inch touch screen that is designed to run Internet-based …
Asustek's Android Eee PC remains in deep freeze
The CEO of netbook pioneer Asustek Computer said today that he still sees no clear market for mini-laptops known as …
Novell, SCO ready for another day in court over Unix fight
Both SCO and Novell are anticipating their next day in court to settle who owns Unix copyrights after a judge …
Gigabit Ethernet fit for a tank
Ethernet continues to go places its inventors probably never imagined. This week GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms got a $645,000 contract …
Yahoo still considers Bing a search competitor
Yahoo hopes to remain relevant and competitive in the search engine market, battling for users not only against nemesis Google …
AMD to drop clock speed in 12-core chips
Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core chips will draw the same power as its six-core chips, but will have reduced clock …