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Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 has been a downright nightmare for Microsoft so far. The operating system hasn’t been appealing to consumers, and there have been issues with the update process. If Bill Gates came back to Microsoft, he’d work closely with the mobile division to address those issues. If Gates is known for…
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Dell Launches XPS 15z, MacBook Air Alternative for SMBs
Dell has launched what the company is calling the thinnest 15-inch notebook on the planet—the XPS 15z laptop. It’s the start, the PC maker said in a May 24 announcement, of what will be a new series of thin and powerful Inspiron- and XPS-branded notebooks arriving later this year. The 15z runs second-generation Intel Core…
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Cisco Adds IPv6 Features to Routers, Switches
Cisco announced new products and services to help enterprises migrate their existing IPv4 infrastructure to the next-generation IPv6 standard. Cisco added IPv6-specific features to its routers and switches to make it easier to deploy and manage dual-stack environments, the company said May 24. The new capabilities address the challenges organizations face to “unify” IPv4 and…
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HP Broadens Online Support Services Portfolio
Hewlett-Packard is rolling out the first offering in an aggressive plan to expand the technical support services it can offer on the Web. HP on May 24 announced the HP Support Center platform, an evolution of the company’s Always on Support offering. HP Support Center is designed to give commercial customers online access to the…
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Intel Launches AppUp Hybrid Cloud Solution for Small Businesses
Technology giant Intel has launched the AppUp Small Business Service, an offering running on the company’s Hybrid Cloud platform that is designed to enable server manufacturers, software vendors and service providers to offer small businesses the advantages of cloud computing with applications and data running on their own premises. Intel’s AppUp Small Business Service represents…
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Spammers Start Their Own URL-Shortening Services
Spammers have upped the game of fooling end users by establishing their own fake URL-shortening services, according to a new report from Symantec. The dangers of clicking on unknown shortened URLs are higher now according to Symantec’s May 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. The report found that spammers have set up their own fake URL-shortening services…
