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Microsoft has killed its long-rumored “Courier” tablet PC project, eliminating a possible rival to Apple’s iPad. Although it never managed to exit the development lab, early photo and video leaks on tech blogs suggested the Courier – at least as a prototype – featured two touch screens that folded on a central hinge, like a […]

Palm’s WebOS mobile platform was said to be a list-topping asset, when the smartphone maker went shopping for a purchaser. And indeed, following the April 28 announcement that HP will acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, analysts are agreeing that WebOS was a major factor in the decision, particularly as it could potentially help HP compete […]

The recent economic downturn has American workers stressed, overworked and anxious, but many are turning to technology to help them cope. According to a survey released today by InterCall, a conferencing and collaboration services provider, workers are using technology to stay connected (sometimes even secretly), work harder and maintain job security to survive the economic […]

Completing a lineup of connected devices, Acer additionally plans to launch a series of MIDS (mobile Internet devices). The additions will complete the user experience Acer offers, from occasionally connected devices, such as notebooks and netbooks, and moving to highly connected devices such as the MIDs and smartphones. READ MORE>>

Symantec announced plans to acquire encryption specialists PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies. Under the terms of the agreements, Symantec will buy PGP for $300 million and GuardianEdge for $70 million. The plans represent something of a reversal for the company, which had previously declined to buy into the encryption market even as McAfee purchased SafeBoot and […]

Integrated silicon solutions specialist Marvell introduced a Gigabit Ethernet switch platform designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Based on the Marvell Prestera family of packet processors and Marvell Alaska family of Gigabit transceivers, the Prestera 98DX3130 Ethernet switch and Alaska 88E1545 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver ICs are designed to drive down network Ethernet switch power […]

In what amounts to a pot meets kettle moment, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has laid out a series of reasons why Apple does not support Adobe’s Flash on its mobile platforms. In essence, Jobs said Flash is not fit for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod platforms, claiming that, among other things, Flash is not secure, […]

The PC microprocessor business continues to show signs that it’s coming out of the slump caused by the worldwide recession, according to research firm IDC. Intel continued to rule the market, increasing its market share by .5 percent over rival Advanced Micro Devices, according to IDC numbers released April 29. Overall, chip unit shipments showed […]

Cisco Systems, Verizon Business and Novell are unveiling offerings designed to make cloud computing more secure. Cisco on April 28 announced security services based around e-mail and the Internet that are part of the company’s cloud protection push and its Secure Borderless Network architecture, which aims to give users secure access to their corporate resources […]

Microsoft announced the week of April 26 that Windows 7 is now its fastest-selling operating system of all time. According to the company, it has reached over 100 million licenses worldwide, easily outpacing its predecessor, Windows Vista. It’s a major victory for Microsoft. Just a few years ago, some were wondering if the company’s dominance […]

IT departments battered by the global recession last year are increasingly adopting a “virtualize first” mentality, according to research firm IDC. In a report April 28, IDC analysts said that 18.2 percent of all servers shipped in the fourth quarter of 2009 were virtualized, an increase from 15.2 percent in the same period in 2008. […]

Salesforce.com and VMware have announced a partnership to jointly deliver, sell and support a new enterprise Java cloud called VMforce. VMforce, which is to be formally launched at an April 27 event in San Francisco hosted by the CEOs of the two companies, will bring together the technologies, expertise and communities of the two leading […]