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(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer Inc’s personal computer sales in the first quarter to date were 10 percent lower than the previous quarter due to weak demand in Western Europe and the U.S., in a worrying sign for technology demand. Acer also said in a statement on Friday that it expected PC revenues in the first […]

Hewlett-Packard and its HP-UX customers stand to take the biggest hit if Oracle sticks with its decision to end support for Intel’s Itanium platform, though the server maker does have options for easing the situation, according to an analyst. In particular, HP relatively easily could port HP-UX to its x86 server platform and already has […]

Microsoft’s cloud-based Windows InTune gives IT administrators for midsize businesses an enterprise-style level of control over a network, via a combination of cloud services, on-site PC-management tools and added malware protection. Whether it involves checking that software licenses are up-to-date, or diagnosing unbootable PCs, the platform is supposed to be streamlined for those IT pros’ […]

AT&T, making good on its promise to support more Android-running devices, will offer Acer’s first 4G tablet, the Iconia Tab A501. Pricing and an exact release date were left off a March 22 news release, but the 4G tablet will launch in the second quarter, according to AT&T—which could mean just weeks. The Iconia Tab […]

Unified communications services specialist Polycom announced the acquisition of Accordent Technologies, a provider of video content management and delivery solutions, for approximately $50 million in cash. Polycom said it expects this acquisition to be neutral to earnings in 2011 and slightly accretive to earnings in 2012. Accordent grew to $9 million in revenues in 2010 […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—Whether or not T-Mobile eventually ends up absorbed by AT&T, the carrier is still pushing forward into the tablet and smartphone spaces. At this year’s CTIA conference here March 22, the company is showing off the results of its latest collaboration with LG Electronics: the G2x, an Android smartphone with a muscular dual-core processor, […]

(Reuters) – A key measure of U.S. business activity rose sharply in February from a year ago, as companies borrowed more to invest in their operations, but the reading was down slightly from the prior month and credit quality eased, a lender group told Reuters on Tuesday. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said […]

(Reuters) – Research In Motion’s long-awaited tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will go on sale in the United States and Canada on April 19 at a base price of $499. RIM said on Tuesday it plans to sell the PlayBook through retailers and wireless carriers including Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon, Radioshack, Sears Canada and Wal-Mart. The […]

Children’s Hospital Central California plans to deploy the newly released VMware View Client for iPad to allow clinicians and staff to stay connected to their virtual Windows desktops anywhere in the building. Located in Madera, Calif., Children’s Hospital Central California is one of the 10 largest pediatric hospitals in the country. VMware View is the […]

Hewlett-Packard isn’t exactly shying down from a fight. In a March 14 press conference, freshly minted CEO Leo Apotheker has made it clear he intends to take the manufacturer in some new and radical directions, ones that will bring his company in direct and aggressive competition with not only its longtime rivals, but also a […]

AT&T March 20 agreed to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG, paying $39 billion in cash and stock for the struggling phone carrier to help accelerate its 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network plans. AT&T will pay Deutsche Telekom $25 billion, with the remainder to be paid in AT&T stock for T-Mobile in a deal […]

(Reuters) – The old three-ring binder filled with paper is on its way out of county government meetings in favor of the shiny, new touchscreen Apple iPad 2. Charleston County in South Carolina will start purchasing iPad2s for council members and key staffers next month, a move that will both save money and the effort of […]