Monthly Archives: January 2012
CES: ATandT, Verizon, Sprint Tout Android Smartphones
Media who proclaimed carriers were keeping a low profile at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas were sorely mistaken.AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon Wireless...
FCC Extends ‘Lifeline’ Program to Include Broadband Services
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has announced a plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund'sLifeline program to include broadband communications. Currently, Lifeline...
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Targets Macbook Air at CES
Acer wants to challenge Apple's Macbook Air with the Aspire S5 ultrabook, a thin, low-weight computer running Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 7 operating system that...
Chinese Software Industry to Grow 25% Through 2016: Report
According to a recent report, revenue of the software development industry in China will continue to increase strongly over the next five years.IBISWorld, an...
Skytap Claims Customers Create More Than 1M Virtual Machines in Cloud
In what may be a definitive sign that cloud services are here to stay, cloud services provider Skytap has announced that its customers have...
Mobile Client Devices to Boost Solid State Storage Shipments: IDC
Technology advancements, changing dynamics in the PC industry, new enterprise server and storage architectures, and near-term hard disk drive shortages are all combining to...
Google Mobile Ad Revenue Could Top $4B: Munster
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) mobile ad revenue could top $4 billion alone in 2012, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, whose estimates come from the...
Mobile, Cloud, App Wish List for 2012
Recently, I stated my predictions for 2012. Here, I provide my wish list. The difference is simple: In my earlier column, I predicted things...
Nokia’s Lumia 900 on ATandT Unveiled at CES
LAS VEGAS - As part of its major push at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Nokia announced a new high-end smartphone running the Windows...
IBM Closes Platform Computing Acquisition
IBM announced the completion of its acquisition of Platform Computing, a maker of technical and distributed computing management software, to bolster its position in...