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Three years after Facebook kicked off the Open Compute Project, officials have announced that the carbon savings related to the power saved through the use of open hardware is equal to taking 95,000 cars off the road. At the March 10 OCP Summit Facebook officials talked about several projects within the OCP the company has […]

In 2014, Hewlett-Packard announced a partnership with contract manufacturer Foxconn to build open, low-cost servers for cloud environments that would enable the tech giant to push back at the encroachment of white-box server models in the data center. On March 10, HP unveiled the first fruits of the Foxconn partnership, announcing a new family of […]

As expected, Apple took the wraps off its upcoming Apple Watch on March 9, showing off the smartwatches that will start at $349 for a Sport version. Apple also finally released pricing details on its luxury Watch Edition, which begin at a cool $10,000 for a Watch in 18-karat gold. There was more at the […]

Hey there, here are your top news stories from eWEEK, sponsored by Dell and Intel. Criminals are using Apple Pay to commit fraud by using credit card information stolen in breaches at Target and Home Depot. The Wall Street Journal reported that the basic premise behind the alleged fraud is that the Apple Pay system […]

Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based mobile-device management software, now works better with Apple’s mobile device integration system for IT departments. Apart from fast-tracking iOS device deployments, Microsoft is providing customers of select cloud services with another layer of security. The Intune refresh includes new options that allow administrators to block or restrict access to the OneDrive for […]

Microsoft unveiled its latest Lumia 640 and 640 XL smartphones this week at Mobile World Congress 2015. The new devices offer 5-inch or 5.7-inch HD displays, respectively. Prices start at $154 for a basic Lumia 640 model with 3G connectivity and rises to about $242 for a 640 XL with LTE capabilities. Buyers of both […]

Mozilla is expanding its ecosystem of Firefox OS-powered mobile phones with the help of partners KDDI, LG U+, Telefonica and Verizon. Firefox OS is now set to power 17 different smartphones that are delivered in 40 different markets around the world. Firefox OS was originally known as the Boot to Gecko initiative that launched in […]

Hewlett-Packard is buying Aruba Networks to add a strong wireless and mobility element to its networking business. HP and Aruba officials announced the $3 billion deal March 2, less than a week after rumors of the deal began to surface and a day before Aruba kicks off its annual Atmosphere user conference in Las Vegas. […]

Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S6 smartphones have finally arrived. The new Galaxy models, a standard Galaxy S6 and a much flashier and more sculptured Galaxy S6 Edge that features a bright display which wraps around both sides of the handset, were unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 1. The improvements in […]

Apple is holding a special event on March 9 when it will likely provide more details about the upcoming Apple Watch smartwatch, which is slated for an April release. The company sent invitations, which included the simple message, “spring forward,” to media outlets on Feb. 26. Daylight Savings Time begins on March 8, so the […]