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Advanced Micro Devices will lay off 10 percent of its workforce as part of a larger effort to cut more than $200 million in expenses in 2012. Executives with the world’s second-largest chip maker said Nov. 3 that the cost-cutting moves–which include not only the layoffs but also other efforts aimed at streamlining the operations […]

Just over two months after abandoning its WebOS tablet and smartphone strategy, HP has announced the HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, based on Windows 7, with expanded touch capabilities and embedded security. HP’s Slate 2 Tablet PC is aimed at business users and vertical markets such as education, healthcare, government and retail, according to HP. […]

The recruiting environment for tech professionals is less urgent than what was experienced in the first half of the year, according to the latest report from IT jobs site Dice. The reported noted that backdrop is still positive, with the unemployment rate for tech professionals at 4.2 percent. The number of resumes viewed on Dice […]

Data-protection software maker Bocada on Nov.2 added a new product for those struggling in the virtual IT world with the introduction of a VM monitoring software package. Bocada Vision provides insight into the data-protection operations of virtual environments. Users can monitor backup methods, performance, success and failures, problem and resource management, virtual environment recovery, configuration […]

Apple acknowledged a few bugs affecting the battery life of some iOS 5 devices, confirming earlier reports by users around the world. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple wrote in a Nov. 2 statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are […]

Legal data management software provider Kroll Ontrack, which first went prime-time with a cloud-based e-discovery service a year ago, came out Nov. 2 with an updated version that gives enterprise legal teams more control over processes that are often very tedious. Kroll’s new Verve e-discovery software as a service (SaaS) enables users to upload data, select […]

IT trade association CompTIA released a study that took a look at how taxes affect small and midsize businesses across the country, finding that overall, across both business size and form, opinions of the tax system were similar in one clear respect: An overwhelming majority of respondents noted that tax compliance is especially challenging for […]

Zyxel Communications, a provider of secure broadband networking, Internet connectivity and routing products, announced the availability of its cloud-enabled access point, NWA1100N-CE, and a promotion with PC Connection. Customers who purchase a three-year cloud-management service for $299 at PC Connection will receive the NWA1100N-CE at no additional cost. The NWA1100N-CE offers the dual-management option of […]

Apple will lose its overwhelming dominance of the consumer tablet space within the next three years, according to a prediction from analyst Jack Gold. His research note also predicts that Microsoft will own roughly 10 percent of the consumer tablet market by that 2014-2015 timeframe, beating out Research In Motion’s QNX operating system with less […]

IBM is bringing Watson to school. IBM on Oct. 31 conducted a Watson symposium with Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management to highlight the innovation IBM has put into its Watson question-answer computer system and to look at the future of technology in business. The event […]

Small businesses created 30,000 new jobs in October, but employees are working fewer hours and making less money. While small business employment grew by 0.14 percent in October, equating to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent, hours worked and compensation decreased by 0.2 percent and 0.06 percent, respectively. These were among the results of […]

Numerous case studies and anecdotal evidence tell the tale of Apple’s iPad as a boon for e-commerce and even in some select business markets. Law firm Prosskauer Rose, for example, issued 500 iPad 2s to its attorneys, who use them to send and receive email messages and share contracts with clients. Now evidence of the […]