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Apple
Apple Apple has taken the smartphone category that RIM first revolutionized and turned it into a cultural phenomenon with the iPhone. RIM’s been struggling to keep up with Apple’s cool factor ever since. Google Hot on Apple’s heels, Google has taken advantage of RIM’s vulnerability through a surge of new Android-powered smartphones. Last quarter it…
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EMC Will Roll Security Automation Vendor NetWitness Into RSA
Rumors that circulated recently about EMC buying another data security-related company turned out to be true after all. The storage and data security giant announced April 4 that it has acquired Virginia-based NetWitness, a provider of network security monitoring and analysis software, and had closed the deal on April 1. Terms of the transaction were…
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Intel Atom-Based Tablets on Sale in May
Tablets powered by Intel’s upcoming “Oak Trail” Atom processor reportedly should start hitting the market in May. In an interview with PC Advisor, an Intel spokesperson said the Atom-powered tablets will start becoming available around the time of the Computex trade show in Taiwan, which runs May 31 through June 4. "Oak Trail tablets are…
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Apple’s iPad 2 Tops Consumer Reports’ Tablet List
Consumer Reports may have longstanding issues with the iPhone 4, but its editors have decided to give a big thumbs-up to the new iPad 2. The publication tested 10 tablets, including the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab, before deciding that the 32GB iPad 2 with WiFi and 3G ranked highest across 17 criteria ranging…
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CSC Acquires Healthcare Software Provider iSoft
(Reuters) – U.S. technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) said it would acquire healthcare software provider iSOFT Group Ltd for about $188 million. Computer Sciences will offer iSOFT shareholders A$0.17 a share, 224 percent more than iSOFT’s March 24 close on the Australian Stock Exchange. "When completed, this acquisition will be a critical step…
