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Apple will unveil two iPad models at a conference in January, according to Taiwanese publication DigiTimes. Apple is set to unveil its next-generation iPad which will come in two versions at the MacWorld/iWorld expo scheduled for January 26, 2012, read the Dec. 29 report, citing unnamed supply-chain sources. The new models will join the existing […]

VMware View 5 improves the end-user experience when employing PC over Internet Protocol display-compression technology by adding throttling that cuts back network usage. View 5 also added Persona, VMware s entry into user-profile management, a much-needed feature to keep up in the competitive virtual desktop arena. View 5 is focused on improving the user experience, […]

Most enterprise administrators have viewed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure as a way to deliver enterprise desktops to users more efficiently. However, VDI can deliver more than just a typical business desktop; the technology can also be used to deliver specialized business services. A case in point is bank hardware vendor Diebold, which is now running a pilot […]

Employers expect to add new jobs in the New Year, but are waiting to see how the economy shapes up before turning up the volume on hiring, according to CareerBuilder s annual job forecast. Nearly 25 percent of hiring managers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2012, similar to 2011. Employment trends among small businesses, which […]

Nearly three quarters of U.S. small and midsize businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees have plans to purchase tablets over the next 12 months, with the Apple iPad being the most considered tablet among those firms planning an upcoming purchase, according to IT research firm The NPD Group s third quarter SMB Technology Monitor. Among the […]

A leaked Windows Phone road map purports to trace the smartphone platform’s evolution over the next year. The road map was first posted Dec. 27 by the blog WMPoweruser, which declined to mention the source. Nonetheless, if taken at face value, the document suggests that Microsoft will follow up its recent Mango software update with […]

Microsoft has released a workaround for an ASP.NET vulnerability to help protect Websites against potential denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, according to a security advisory. The publicly disclosed vulnerability affects all supported versions of the .NET framework, but Microsoft is "not aware" of any attacks in the wild currently exploiting the flaw, Dave Forstrom, director of Microsoft […]

How green is your IT? That s a question asked by many business managers and IT staffers alike. The problem with developing a green strategy for your business is trying to measure your success when it comes to saving power, especially at the device level. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) manufacturer Eaton has taken a hard […]

Open-source cloud services provider OpenLogic announced Dec. 27 it has joined the Cloud Tools program with Rackspace Hosting, enabling CloudSwing to be deployed on the Rackspace Cloud. Rackspace Cloud Tools is a showcase site for the company’s strategic partners and independent developers to work with Rackspace Cloud to share tools, applications and services. "The Rackspace […]

Owners of Apple s iPhone 4 who have a hankering to use the company s much-publicized voice-recognition personal assistant Siri can now do so thanks to a download designed by a hacker known as chpwn, who posted the details of the program on his blog. The tool, Spire, will download Siri itself (directly from Apple) […]

According to All About Windows Phone (AAWP), the Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 50,000 apps. Although 50,000 is less than one-tenth of what Apple s iOS App Store has and also a fraction of the more than 400,000 apps in Android Market, Microsoft s ascent to 50,000 apps is a solid milestone given […]

A new computer, mobile device or other IT equipment generally requires some effort setting up and migrating data. Enterprises also need to spend the time making sure the data is completely removed from the equipment as it is replaced. Organizations do not always stop to consider the security implications of leaving data on obsolete equipment […]