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Dell Planning New Tablets, Smartphones
Dell CEO Michael Dell shared, during the company’s Feb. 15 earnings call, that the company planned to enter the 10-inch tablet space later this year, with a device running Android 3.0, known as “Honeycomb.” But according to a leaked document said to be Dell’s product roadmap, Michael Dell was severely understating the company’s plans. According…
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Dell Server Business Gets Boost from Cloud
Cloud computing, virtualization and workload migrations are helping to boost Dell’s server business, as the company continues its transition to a solutions provider, according to Dell executive Forrest Norrod. In a recent interview with eWEEK, Forrest Norrod, vice president and general manager of Dell’s Server Platforms business, said that even though the company is rapidly…
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Intel vPro Tools Get Better Management, Security
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—When Intel starts shipping its newest "Sandy Bridge" PC processors later this quarter, the chips will come with the latest generation of the company’s vPro on-board management and security capabilities that now will include the ability to lock down lost or stolen PCs via a 3G text message. Intel officials have put on demonstrations…
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IBM’s Watson Beats Humans on Jeopardy!
The humans redeemed themselves in the second game of the man vs. machine "Jeopardy" tournament, after the previous game’s debacle, but it wasn’t enough. The best "Jeopardy" player is now a computer named Watson. Watson didn’t dominate the Feb. 16 game as thoroughly as it had on the previous night, with Ken Jennings and Brad…
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IBM Recruiting MSPs, SAAS Providers
IBM is quietly working to build its MSP channel by creating programs to help traditional VARs add or migrate to the emerging business model and also by recruiting MSPs to its traditional channel program. The quiet moves come amid a time when IBM and other big vendors are talking in broad terms about the cloud…
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IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Beats Humans at Jeopardy!
Although Watson routed the humans in the first "Jeopardy" match, its Final Jeopardy question left everyone scratching their heads. The Final Jeopardy category was "U.S. Cities." Watson said, "What is Toronto?" with multiple question marks denoting its lack of confidence. The clue was: "Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero, its…