Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis.
“We’re the only player in the marketplace that has [a cloud service] for data-in-motion — being able to analyze data in real time,” said Bob Picciano, IBM’s general manager for Information Management.
Starting [...]
Windows 8 has changed the way we navigate the desktop, so it’s not surprising that Microsoft has a pair of new wireless mice designed specifically for Windows 8 (they’re also compatible with Windows 7 and the Mac OS X OS).
Sculpt Mobile Mouse
Microsoft’s Sculpt Mobile Mouse will fit into the tightest backpack or pocket while you’re [...]
Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet.
The company will be looking at entering new markets, including overseas, between now and the end of 2014, Lyft co-founder John Zimmer said Wednesday.
Specific countries of interest were not named. Lyft currently operates [...]
Samsung released data this morning showing that their newest flagship model, the much hyped Galaxy S4, has been a huge success with consumers. Since its release on April 27, the S4 has sold 10 million units. To celebrate the milestone, the manufacturer announced the production of a slew of new colors to supplement the stock white [...]
Foxit Software’s PhantomPDF (in both Standard and Business editions) make a good choice for basic office needs, but it suffers from an identity crisis once you get to the high-end features. Foxit’s download page makes the bold claim that it is “Better than Adobe Reader and Acrobat,” but a more accurate statement would be that [...]
Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox.
The Folders technology will be deeply integrated with Box’s own iOS application, which will be upgraded with the [...]
It’s been almost a year since Microsoft moved its newly acquired Skype for Linux out of beta with the release of version 4.0, surprising more than a few Linux fans with its apparent commitment to maintaining a telephony client for the free and open source operating system.
This week, however, that commitment became even harder to [...]
Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.
The desk-side thin clients also have advanced virtualization features for virtual desktops to host multiple applications in one session. [...]
Welcome to the dawn of the SSD age. Solid-state drives now offer great performance at affordable prices, which is why more and more users are choosing them in new PCs and adding them to older ones.
I’m a big fan myself, but I want to share a cautionary tale. About six months ago, an acquaintance of [...]
Microsoft has made it official: The new-and-improved Kinect that will ship with the Xbox One later this year will also come to Windows in 2014.
The Windows version will offer the same improvements found in the Xbox One’s Kinect. The device has a wider field of view, better depth detection, an improved noise-canceling microphone, more precise [...]
