Jeff Burt

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich is pushing back at the notion that Apple will soon replace Intel chips with its own ARM-based processors for its Macs. Rumors that Apple would make the move have been circulating for years, and came to the forefront again last week when Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities, suggested it […]

Fujitsu officials continue to make their push into wearables and the Internet of things. Fujitsu in March will begin shipping its Vehicle ICT FEELythm device that is designed to make the roads safer by sensing when a driver is getting drowsy and then alerting the driver and the driver’s company about the problem. The new […]

ShoreTel executives said the company is just months away from launching its long-awaited common communications platform, which will enable customers to access the same services via the cloud or on-premises technology and embrace a true hybrid UC environment. “The common platform is a very big deal,” Mark Roberts, ShoreTel’s chief marketing officer, told eWEEK. “We’ve […]

PCs in 2015: Smaller, Thinner, Affordable and Armed With Windows 10 by Jeffrey Burt New Processors From Intel, AMD At CES, Intel launched its long-awaited 14-nanometer 5th Generation Core “Broadwell-U” chips, which promise better performance and power efficiency in a smaller package. They also include Intel’s RealSense 3D camera and Wireless Display (WiDi) technologies. More […]

Intel paid a heavy price in its efforts to raise its status as a major supplier of processors for tablets. Company executives set a goal to have its Atom chips in 40 million tablets in 2014. In the end, Intel silicon was in 46 million tablets that shipped last year, exceeding the company’s goal. However, […]

Lenovo officials throughout 2014 moved quickly to expand the company’s computing capabilities beyond its market-leading PC business, spending almost $5 billion to acquire IBM’s x86 server business and Motorola Mobility from Google. In October, company officials announced it was creating a new company that will build smart devices for the Internet of things (IoT). Now […]

When Brian Krzanich took over as Intel’s CEO in May 2013, the global PC market was in the middle of a deep sales decline and the chip maker was desperately trying to gain a foothold in a booming mobile computing market that it had missed out on earlier. Krzanich said he wanted Intel to learn […]

Light bulb maker Cree has created a smart bulb that not only connects to the Internet, but comes in at a price of $15. Cree officials on Jan. 15 introduced the Connected Cree LED Bulb, a 60-watt bulb that can be controlled through an Apple iOS or Google Android device. Through the smartphones, users anywhere […]

The Open Interconnect Consortium, one of several industry groups developing open standards for connecting devices in the Internet of things, is launching the initial version of its software framework. The group on Jan. 14 unveiled the preview release of IoTivity, an open spec designed to make it easier for the growing number of sensors and […]

LifeSize Communications has been rapidly growing its cloud-based video conferencing capabilities since founder Craig Malloy returned as CEO a year ago, and it is starting off the new year with more enhancements aimed at expanding the reach of the technology within its customers’ businesses. LifeSize, which is a division of Logitech, next month will being […]

Alcatel-Lucent is turning to an ex-Oracle executive to lead the business group that manages network-functions virtualization and the cloud. The company, on Jan. 12, appointed Bhaskar Gorti, who previously was senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Communications Global Business Unit, as president of IP platforms. He will report directly to CEO Michel Combes. […]

Fujitsu Laboratories engineers are developing a ring-type computing device that is designed to let users work hands-free by enabling them to “write” words in the air and select menu items without physically touching a system. The device leverages such technologies as a near-field communications (NFC) tag reader, motion sensors—an accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer—Bluetooth Low Energy […]