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Article | 12/04/2013 New datacentre survey shows mediocre results for energy efficiency
A new survey suggests that large datacentres might be less energy efficient than was previously thought.
Article | 11/04/2013 Wall Street Beat: Weak PC sales rain on tech stocks' parade
Just as tech stocks were starting to rise this week, dismal PC sales reports for the first quarter burst the very short-lived bubble, causing shares o...
Article | 11/04/2013 A 7-inch Surface tablet will be D.O.A. without a killer app
Rumors continue to swirl around Microsoft's potential plans for a 7-inch Surface tablet, as smaller, less-expensive slates gobble up an ever-increasin...
Article | 11/04/2013 Products with faster USB speeds to reach market in 2014
Products based on a USB specification that will double the data transfer rates between host devices and peripherals will reach the market in late 2014...
Article | 11/04/2013 End is in sight for Intel's Atom netbook-specific processors
Intel's Atom processors designed for netbooks could be on their last leg, with analysts saying that the chip maker could be tweaking its product road ...
Article | 11/04/2013 Is Samsung's Galaxy Mega Android smartphone lineup just too big?
While the issue of size creep in Android phones hasn't exactly been ignored, big devices have become so commonplace that the discussion is largely aca...
Article | 11/04/2013 Surface 'Mini': ARM, Atom or both?
Microsoft will launch a new line of Surface tablets later this year, including one or more smaller 7-in. devices, according to the Wall Street Journal...
Article | 11/04/2013 Samsung sees value in bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones
Samsung struck again Thursday, announcing two even bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones with 5.8-in. and 6.3-in. LCD HD screens.
Article | 11/04/2013 Photos of alleged iPad 5 front panel with iPad mini-like design leaked online
Photographs of what appears to be the front panel of Apple's upcoming fifth-generation iPad have surfaced online this week, with the purported leaked ...
Article | 11/04/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 11
The Third Law of Rumors says that the less you know, the more you can say. And the iOSphere this week swelled with iPad rumors that relied heavily on ...
Article | 11/04/2013 iPad 5 may be delayed until late 2013
Reports claim that a new iPad 5 will feature a thinner and lighter design that will have a thinner bezel. However, earlier claims that it will launch ...
Article | 11/04/2013 Report: Microsoft plans 7-inch tablet to compete with Apple, Google
Microsoft is said to be planning a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet to help it compete with similar size devices from Apple and Google.
Article | 11/04/2013 Microsoft tries to stamps out concerns about Surface Pro warranty in China
Microsoft is trying to stamp out concerns about its Surface Pro warranty policy in China just over a week after Apple apologized for its own customer ...
Article | 10/04/2013 Oracle wants to be easier to work with, Mark Hurd says
Oracle's sales force isn't usually seen as the easiest to work with, with customers bombarded by multiple account representatives from different produ...
Article | 10/04/2013 Oracle-HP court battle over Itanium delayed indefinitely
Oracle and Hewlett-Packard's ongoing legal battle over software for Itanium has run into another delay, and this time there's no telling how long it w...