Monthly Archives: August 2012
Sprint Cuts iPhone 4S Prices by $50, Fueling iPhone 5 Talk
Sprint reduced the price of its iPhones by $50 on Aug. 6, a move that has encouraged rumors that Apple's next smartphonethe so called...
Microsoft Windows 8 Rolled Out to 30,000 Internal Users
Microsoft has successfully rolled out Windows 8 to more than 30,000 internal usersa prime example of what the company calls eating its own dog...
August 1
August 1
Microsoft releases Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to manufacturers. The company also releases Windows RT (also known as WinRT) to manufacturers, according...
FCC Should Reassess Its Advice on Cell Phone Radio-Frequency Limits: GAO
Questions about whether smartphones and the radio-frequency energy they emit can cause health problems in users were the impetus for an investigation by the...
HP Should Ditch PCs, Printers, Focus on Services: Analyst
Hewlett-Packard should shed its PC and printer businesses, according to an analyst in a research note that raises once again a controversial proposal that...
If BlackBerry 10 Fails, Samsung Could Buy RIM: Jefferies
Research In Motion is counting on its delayed BlackBerry 10 platform to reinvigorate its brand, increase smartphone sales and, in short, save the once-industry-leading...
EMC Uses DLm8000, VMAX to Drive Tape Storage From Mainframes
EMC is offering businesses a high-end disk archive for their mainframe systems that will give them an alternative to physical tape libraries, which can...
Apple Is Banishing Google From iOS 6: 10 Reasons Why
Apple and Google have long since become bitter rivals in the mobile market. In fact, Apple announced on Aug. 6 that it would not...
Apple iCloud Hack Raises Concerns Over Cloud Security
The hack into a Gizmodo writers Amazon and Apple accounts over the weekend is being used as a cautionary tale for consumers, a call...
Apple Accuses Samsung of Copying Even Application Icons
In an effort to make its patent case against Samsung as strong as possible, Apple brought forth a graphic designer as a witness to...