Articles By Valli Meenakshi Ramanathan
As the world keenly watches the next-round of the tablet war with Microsoft and its longstanding partners gearing up to launch the tablets that run on Windows 8 OS and Apple designing the launch of a smaller version of iPad in the same month, rumors are rife that Microsoft's hardware partner Asus has priced the Vivo Tab RT model at $599.
The second-largest computer manufacturer in the world, Lenovo Group Ltd (0992), has decided to acquire U.S.-based software company Stoneware Inc., marking its venture into cloud computing, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
After Google stopped Acer from launching a phone based on Aliyun OS, described non-compatible with the build of Android, Google's Andy Rubin, senior vice president, Mobile and Digital Content, continued his fight against Alibaba, which coordinated on Aliyun development with Acer.
As the launch date for Apple iPhone 5 comes closer, customers who placed the first preorders for the iPhone 5 are noticing updates that point to their orders being shipped from China, AppleInsider reported.
There is some good news cheering up Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Omaha, as he announced completion of cancer treatments, Sept.14.
A new study conducted by Microsoft dubbed Operation b70, from August 2011, shows that several computers carry malware installed in the factory, BBC News reported.
Apple's new A6 processor represents the company's first attempt to design a custom ARMv7 core that possesses twice the CPU power and twice the GPU power of the previous generation Apple A5 processor that powered iPhone 4S, notes Anand Lal Shimpi.
Just within an hour of Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders going live, shipment dates for the new orders dropped to two weeks in the U.S., UK, Canada, Germany and Australia, MacRumors stated.
After the iPhone 5 euphoria, it's back to Goliath Microsoft. The Redmond-software giant seems to have ushered in Christmas in Fall by deciding to distribute free surface RT tablet, Windows Phone 8 device and a refreshed Windows 8 work machine, Geek Wire reported.
In a move aimed at curbing obesity, New York City has banned the sale of sugary drinks and supersized sodas in establishments that have a food-service license.