Monthly Archives: October 2012
Ubuntu Linux 12.10 Offered in Desktop, Server Flavors
Ubuntu has unveiled the latest Version 12.10 releases of its Linux operating system for desktop computers and for servers. The new Ubuntu 12.10 and...
Verizon Quarterly Results Show Double-Digit Growth, 4G LTE Focus
Verizon Wireless saw double-digit earnings growth during a third quarter that was helped by sales of 6.8 million smartphones, 3.1 million of which were...
Google Android Event Slated for Oct. 29
Apple's not the only technology giant that knows how to be coy when it comes to upcoming product announcements. Google sent out a colorful...
Cisco, Citrix Extend Partnership on Networking, Cloud, Mobility
Networking giants Cisco and Citrix announced an extension of their more than two-year desktop virtualization partnership to tackle the challenges of cloud computing, mobility...
Flash Memory Market to Decline Slightly in 2012: IHS
Revenue for the flash memory market by year-end is projected to decline to $24.3 billion, down 4.7 percent from $25.5 billion in 2011, according...
HDD Data Storage Remains Viable Despite Falling SSD Prices: Analyst
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—There was a lot of talk at the Storage Network World conference here about how steadily falling prices for solid state drives...
AT&T Plans LTE Expansion Thanks to FCC Vote
The U.S Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Oct. 17 to free up 30MHz of Wireless Communication Services (WCS) spectrum for use with mobile broadband...
Surface Tablet Preorders Are an Uncertain Indicator of Future Sales
Microsoft has begun taking preorders for its much-anticipated Surface RT tablet. The new device, which comes with a version of Windows 8 and a...
Windows 8 Sales to Ramp Up Slowly, Unevenly: Analysts
A check with Microsoft’s supply chain partners in Asia indicates that the production of Windows 8-based devices will briefly surge this fall before tapering...
Google’s Larry Page Talks Privacy, EU Troubles in Rare Interview
Google CEO Larry Page still sounds hoarse when he talks, but he's apparently back in the public spotlight after several months of lying low...