Jeff Burt

Acer Unveils New Notebook PCs, Tablets, Gaming Devices at IFA Acer rolled out an array of systems, including powerful gaming PCs, notebooks, and a modular PC that enables users to build their systems in Lego-like fashion. Building the Revo Build PC Users can assemble their PCs by building off the main “block”—the M1-601 PC—and attaching […]

Qualcomm officials over the past several weeks have talked about the machine learning capabilities the company is bringing to the processor for improved security, as well as released information about the next generation of Qualcomm’s Adreno GPU and Spectra camera image signal processor (ISP) and its Hexagon digital signal processor (DSP). Now they are opening […]

Cedexis has built its business on knowing what is going on in the Internet throughout the world at all times. Every day the company collects more than 5 billion measurements, creating a real-time picture of how traffic is moving through Internet service provider (ISP), cloud and content delivery networks (CDNs) worldwide. Cedexis officials can see […]

Lenovo officials are making more moves in the wake of recent disappointing financial numbers by making leadership changes in their PC and enterprise business units. The company on Sept. 3 announced that Senior Vice President Tom Shell, who had led Lenovo’s PC Business Group, will now be in charge of the Enterprise Business Group, which […]

PC makers are using the launch of Intel’s much-anticipated “Skylake” processors to release a slew of new systems that take advantage of the performance and power improvements and new features that the chip maker put into its product lineup. Lenovo, Acer and Toshiba were among the system OEMs that unveiled new offerings at the IFA […]

Acer wants to make it easier for PC users to build their own systems. At the IFA 2015 consumer electronics event in Berlin, Acer officials showed off the first of its Revo Build Series—the M1-601—a modular system running Microsoft’s Windows 10 and powered by Pentium or Celeron processors from Intel. The interesting part is how […]

Intel is launching a full portfolio of “Skylake” processors that company officials expect will combine with Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system to help jump start a stagnant global PC market. Executives with the chip maker have been talking about the 14-nanometer Skylake architecture and the advanced features that are contained within it for more than […]

Dell is introducing a range of new and upgraded products aimed at VMware environments and that are part of the tech vendor’s push to help organizations embrace hybrid clouds. Company officials announced the offerings this week during the VMworld 2015 show in San Francisco, saying they will help businesses that are looking to bring some […]

Enterprises are increasingly using the cloud to deliver applications and services, and their workers, who are becoming more mobile, are looking for greater and improved wireless Internet access. Organizations also are beginning to feel the impact of the Internet of things, which will put even more pressure on network infrastructures. In this shifting world, businesses […]

Nokia’s Networks’ $16.6 billion takeover of Alcatel-Lucent is pushing forward, though not without a bit of controversy. The deal, designed to take two networking vendors that are in transition and create a formidable company that can compete with the likes of Ericsson, Cisco Systems and Huawei Technologies, already has received approval from regulators in the […]

Qualcomm is bringing machine learning technology to its upcoming Snapdragon 820 mobile processor to protect Android-based smartphones against malware. Company officials argue that the sheer volume of mobile malware makes it difficult for traditional signature-based anti-virus solutions to defend against zero-day and other dangerous software. Also, the malware can morph and evolve through changes in […]

Apple is forging a partnership with Cisco Systems to help drive sales of its iPhones and iPads into the corporate market. The two companies on Aug. 31 announced a strategic partnership in which Cisco will optimize its networking gear for Apple’s iOS devices and software, will work to streamline the way iPhones work with their […]