Hardware Systems

Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption

Only 15% of corporate customers have adopted or are considering adopting cloud technology over the next year.  read more »

First look: The new iPhone 3G S still stylish, now speedy

With under-the-hood hardware changes, a new camera that shoots video and more storage room for a growing number of apps, Apple's new iPhone 3G S is a faster, more flexible, more capable mobile device.  read more »

No virtualization skills? Better get started

Virtualization know-how is becoming a standard requirement across IT disciplines.  read more »

IT shops borrow money, lease in droves as recession strains budgets

The recession has IT shops seeking financing and leasing agreements in ever-greater numbers, and demand shows no sign of relenting.  read more »

Intel Delays Itanium Server Chip Till 2010

Intel has once again pushed back the release of its next-generation Itanium server chip, this time from mid-2009 to the first quarter of 2010.  read more »

NComputing, UN team to provide workstations in 60 countries

NComputing has partnered with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to provide 500,000 computers to primary and secondary schools in 60 developing countries by 2012.  read more »

Bye-bye Kindle, e-reader screens coming for netbooks

Netbook makers will soon play a larger role in the e-reader market if start-up Pixel Qi has anything to say about it.  read more »

Will Windows 7 Really Run on a Netbook?

Netbooks, low-cost laptops originally designed for sale in countries with emerging economies, are becoming more popular in developed economies with consumers and business users who tend to use their own computers for work. Although these computers were initially offered with Linux, Windows XP has become an increasingly popular operating system option for netbooks, particularly given the conventional wisdom that they are not powerful enough to run Windows Vista. So what about using Windows 7 on a netbook? After using the beta on a netbook for a few weeks, it appears that Windows 7 is a workable OS for this class of computers.  read more »

A Verizon iPhone? It could be dual mode for CDMA and LTE

If Verizon Wireless sells the iPhone, possible as early as 2010, it would likely sell it with a dual-mode radio that works with Verizon's CDMA network and its upcoming, faster LTE network.  read more »

Human vs. machine: IBM supercomputer takes on 'Jeopardy!'

Who could possibly unseat the best Jeopardy! players in the history of the game show, Alex?  read more »

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