eWEEK Staff

HP, Lenovo Desktop PCs to Run AMD’s New Pro Processors

Today’s topics include AMD’s announcement that Lenovo and HP will be among the first PC hardware companies to deliver desktop systems with the chip maker’s latest AMD Pro processors, VirnetX’s court victory over Apple, the discounted price of the HTC 10 smartphone and Microsoft’s cloud services expansion project in France. PC market leaders Lenovo and […]

Microsoft Rolls Out Skype for Salesforce Beta

Today’s topics include the release of the Skype for Salesforce public beta, SAP’s plan to spend $2.2 billion to expand the company’s internet of things capabilities, the introduction of Google’s new website usability testing tool and AMD’s planned release of two new GPUs for embedded applications. Both the partnership that Microsoft struck with Salesforce and […]

Qualcomm in Negotiations to Buy NXP for $30B: Report

Today’s topics include Qualcomm’s talks to buy NXP, the end of BlackBerry smartphone production, new Microsoft Office 365 and Workday connections and Nvidia’s new Xavier system-on-a-chip that the company described as an AI supercomputer for self-driving cars. Major processor and mobile device vendor Qualcomm is reportedly negotiating a purchase of its rival NXP Semiconductors. This […]

Most Note7 Owners Choosing New Note7 Replacements Over Alternatives

Today’s topics include Samsung’s claims that many Note7 owners want replacement phones despite the recall, HPE and Dell’s unveiling of their latest cloud platform offerings, IBM’s launch of its new Watson-powered cloud-based big data analytics solution and Google’s claims that its OnHub home router is one of the safest on the market. Since getting a […]

Google Tablet, Laptop to Run Android, Chrome OS Hybrid: Report

Today’s topics include the rumors that Google is developing a Pixel laptop and a Nexus tablet, the release of Salesforce’s new unified consumer marketing platform, the Snapchat’s corporate name change and first hardware product and the updates to Splunk’s Enterprise Security and User Behavior Analytics platform. Google is reportedly developing a new Pixel laptop computer […]

Windows Server 2016 Debuts at Microsoft Ignite Conference

Today’s topics include the launch of Microsoft Windows Server 2016, the availability of the Docker Engine on Windows Server, a partnership to move the Adobe Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Document Cloud to the Azure platform, and NetApp’s announcement of new all-flash storage systems for midrange clients. Microsoft kicked off its Ignite 2016 conference in […]

Salesforce, Other Suitors Reportedly Considering Twitter Buyout

Today’s topics include the rumors that Salesforce.com may be preparing to acquire Twitter, the release of the public iOS 10.1 Beta test version, BlackBerry’s heavy discounts on the Priv and Passport smartphones and the latest distributed denial-of-service attacks are rapidly trending toward volumes of 1 terabit per second. Salesforce.com and Twitter—two companies that have banked […]

Apple iPhone 7 Users Report ‘Hissing’ Noise That May Prove Innocuous

Today’s topics include users’ complaints that some new iPhone 7 handsets are making a “hissing sound,” Microsoft’s delivery of Typescript 2.0 in Visual Studio Code, Comcast’s plan to offer mobile phone services in 2017 and Google’s implementation of the Accelerated Mobile Pages standard. Some owners of the latest Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus […]

Google Smartphone, VR Headset Expected to Debut at Oct. 4 Event

Today’s topics include the rumors that Google will unveil a new smartphone and virtual reality headset at its Oct. 4 event, Oracle’s Larry Ellison says his company’s cloud platform outperforms Amazon Web Services’ capabilities, ARM’s new chip design focuses on safe autonomous car operation and the Industrial Internet Consortium’s framework for internet of things security. […]

Google to Roll Out Allo Messaging App on Sept. 21, Report

Today’s topics include a report that Google will introduce its Allo smart messaging app on Sept. 21, an Intel and GE development effort to turn trains into mobile data centers, Salesforce.com’s Einstein platform that will integrate artificial intelligence capabilities into its cloud CRM applications and Oracle’s acquisition of security broker vendor Palerra. A single tweet […]