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Fri, 9 May 2008 08:36:00 GMT

MoD encrypts laptops after data losses

The Ministry of Defence is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. Machines used by the army, Royal Navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt's Disk Protect Baseline. Disk Protect Baseline allows a hard disk to
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:36:00 GMT

Move over Resistor, Capacitor, and Inductor: HP Labs Builds the Fourth Passive Circuit Elementthe Memristorin Nanoscale

UC Berkeley Professor Leon Chua deduced by mathematical symmetry arguments that there was a missing basic passive electronic circuit element back in 1971. The basic passive circuit elements create physical relationships between the four electromagnetic
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Gateway GPRS Serving Node (GGSN) Development for a Top Global Telecom Equipment Manufacturer from North America

ABSTRACT: A North American telecom giant needed a reliable offshore partner for developing a hot-standby for the existing GGSN platform and to provide level 2 customer support. Infosys partnered with the client to implement critical design features on
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:29:00 GMT

Hitachi appoints vice president for worldwide hard disk drive manufacturing

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced the appointment of Thao A. Nguyen as vice president of worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturing. Nguyen will lead three Hitachi GST HDD manufacturing facilities in Thailand, Singapore
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT

Dell apologies for keyboard confusion

Dell has issued an apology for a recent keyboard error on its Vostro range that saw the keys fitted in the wrong place. The problem was flagged by blogger Jake Gordon who pointed out that his Z key had been shifted too far to the right by an enlarged
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:07:00 GMT

Tech Data brings Becker Traffic Assist GPS units to the U.S.

Tech Datahas inked a deal to distribute standalone GPS devices from Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, a company known in Europe for providing dashboard GPS units for luxury automobiles like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes and Porsche. Although GPS units
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:05:00 GMT

SAP collaborates with HP and IBM to offer business solutions for mid-sized companies

Attention VARs! 'Becoming an MSP - Part 2' will discuss growing your business, increased productivity and recurring revenue. Together we are shaping the future of the IT Channel. The ChannelLine Advisory Council needs your involvement. Sign up today or
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Dell unveils new virtualization products

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Fri, 9 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Technology to Trace Stolen Phones, Laptops Here

A NEW technology, to track stolen mobile phones and laptops, has been launched. The search-and-find technology is similar to the car-track system but tailor-made for a wide range of items. Top officials at Contact Centre Ltd, an IT services company in
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Desktop Authority and Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

SMS 2003 and Desktop Authority each have a place in a well-managed Windows environment. While there is some overlap in features between the products, their core strengths are quite complementary: SMS features a reporting database, desktop remote control,
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:56:00 GMT

Dell issues virtualization wonder box despite AMD

As long promised, Dell has gone hog wild with virtualization. The company today dished out a couple of new boxes geared toward running VMware and Citrix's virtualization wares, tuned its iSCSI storage gear for virtual servers and produced a couple new
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:54:00 GMT

Hitachi slips past Fujitsu with speedy 320GB laptop drive

Hitachi is updating its TravelStar laptop hard drive range with a more capacious 320GB disk that spins at 7,200rpm. The refresh follows Fujitsu's announcement of its own 320GB, 7,200rpm notebook disk drive, for which the company staked a 'world's first'
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:51:00 GMT

Big Book of Apple Hacks Reviewed, Five Stars all around

Columnist/Cartoonist The problem with book reviews if you?re an author is that if you believe the good ones you also have to believe the bad ones. I promised myself that if I did the best job I could on The Big Book of Apple Hacks I'd ignore the
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:49:00 GMT

Red Hat: No desktop Linux system for PCs

Red Hat Inc., a renowned proponent of open-source and Linux software, has announced last week of April that it is shelving plans to distribute a traditional desktop Linux product into the consumer PC market. Red Hat's initial plan to launch the
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:45:00 GMT

Apple offering fastest graphics ever in its iMac systems

Most of the product rumours surrounding Apple in 2008 have been related to the expected 3G iPhone this summer. However, some rumours have been circulating over the last few weeks that Apple was updating its line of iMac computers. Apple confirmed these
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:45:00 GMT

Dell Virtualization Servers Feature Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors

One of the industry's most scalable virtualization servers is now available from Dell and based on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, AMD today announced. Enterprise customers interested in consolidating server infrastructure may turn to two new
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT

Free Wi-Fi Expands with AT&T, Cablevision (PC World)

Hate paying for Wi-Fi but want a reliable, decent connection that your corner coffeeshop might not be able to offer? (Mine can, but that's not uniformly the case.) Two developments this week may keep your pocketbook full. AT&T slipped out and
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:20:00 GMT

Dell Virtualization Servers Featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Available

A new scalable virtualization server is now available from Dell and based on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, AMD announced. Enterprise customers interested in consolidating server infrastructure may turn to two new virtualization servers from Dell
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT

Hitachi Ships 7,200 RPM 320GB Mobile Hard Drive

Hitachi announced this week that it has begun shipments of its fourth-generation 7,200 RPM mobile hard drive, the Travelstar 7K320. According to Hitachi's claims, this new 320GB hard drive is not only 12% faster than its predecessor, it uses 22% less
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:07:00 GMT

Research and Markets: New Report Examines the Development of the Global PC Industry and the Changes in its Structure

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:09052008 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91246) has announced the addition of The PC Industry's Global Division of Labor and Evolving Value Chain to their offering.
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Happy 10th Birthday iMac!

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Fri, 9 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Latest servers from HP

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Fri, 9 May 2008 06:54:00 GMT

Revamped virtualisation for Linux, Mac, Solaris and Windows

May 2008 A new release of Sun's xVM VirtualBox provides Macintosh users with a fresh virtual machine option, and delivers improvements for other host operating systems. Related stories Available for various Linux distributions including Debian, Red Hat,
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:39:00 GMT

Two laptops travel light, but flaws weigh them down

Walt Mossberg tries out two laptops that weigh 1.4kgs or less. They are worth considering for frequent travelers, but each has its own flaws. Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal For years, the ThinkPad line has been the class of Windows laptops --
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:33:00 GMT

Two laptops travel light, but flaws weigh them down

Walt Mossberg tries out two laptops that weigh 1.4kgs or less. They are worth considering for frequent travelers, but each has its own flaws. Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal For years, the ThinkPad line has been the class of Windows laptops --
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:33:00 GMT

Desktop computers take a back seat to laptops

Early 2009 will see US notebook computers exceed desktop models for the first time. The desktop PC market is still expected to experience single-digit growth rates for several years with market due to plateau due to US macroeconomic pressures and the
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:33:00 GMT

Two laptops travel light, but flaws weigh them down

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Fri, 9 May 2008 06:25:00 GMT

MSI unveils Titan 700 low-cost desktop PC

Practically beating Asus to it, MSI has now started to get serious about its low-cost PC offer, but not by introducing the Wind notebook but by presenting the Titan 700 desktop. Measuring just 240 x 185 x 70mm, the Titan 700 uses an external PSU but it
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:25:00 GMT

Dell: 80% of Deal Registrations Approved

DATE: 2008-05-09 Article Rating: / 0 Rate This Article: Poor Best Add This Article To: Digg this Del.icio.us Slashdot Y! My Web E-mail Print Furl Google Simpy Spurl! PDF Version Dell's Channel Chief Greg Davis recently shared this and other details in a
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:12:00 GMT

Desktop computers take a back seat to laptops

Early 2009 will see US notebook computers exceed desktop models for the first time. The desktop PC market is still expected to experience single-digit growth rates for several years with market due to plateau due to US macroeconomic pressures and the
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT