Microservers & Cloud Computing to Drive Server Growth

From EETimes: The increased demand for cloud computing and high-density microserver systems has brought the server market back from a state of decline, and drawn battle lines between Intel on the one side and ARM, AMD, and a half-dozen other companies on the other.

“We’re seeing fairly significant...

Foxconn will develop some Blackberry phones

From PC World: Blackberry is turning to Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics, to jointly develop and produce some models of handset, the two companies said on Friday.

The deal marks a major change in strategy at Blackberry and is the first step away from the hardware...

Hulu to Hit $1 Billion in Revenue by End of Year

From DailyTech: Hulu mentioned in October that it could reach $1 billion in revenue by the end of the year, and it looks like the video streaming company has hit its target.

According to Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins, who blogged about the company's 2013 stats today, Hulu will achieve $1 billion in...

LG Announces World’s First All-In-One PC Based on Google Chrome OS

From X-bit Labs: LG Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, on Wednesday introduced LG Chromebase, the world’s first all-in-one personal computer based on Google Android operating system. Like all Chrome-based systems, the PC will be powered by low-cost/low-performance hardware and...

5G Work Officially Begins in Europe

From EETimes: The European Commission officially formed the 5G Public-Private Partnership Association (5GPPP), aiming to accelerate work on fifth-generation cellular networks for 2020 and beyond. The effort follows the footsteps of the 3GPP, a de facto standards group that develops the...

New Mac Pro Launches Tomorrow, Starts at $2,999

From DailyTech: Apple has announced that the all-new Mac Pro desktop computer will be available starting tomorrow. The new Mac Pro, which was unveiled back in June, looks more like a vase to put flowers or store your umbrella with its cylinder-shaped design than a computer.

Apple says that the new...

Apple’s 64-Bit A7 Chip Caught Qualcomm Unexpected – Insider

From X-bit Labs: For many years Qualcomm, the world’s largest supplier of application processors for mobile devices, was the first, or among the first, to adopt new technologies, such as new cores or architectures from ARM Holdings. However, with ARMv8 64-bit technology Apple managed to beat...

Microsoft Celebrates Bing's Big Year

From eWeek: Bing may continue to trail behind Google, but Microsoft is nonetheless touting its search technology's progress during the final days of 2013.

"Over the past 12 months, we have shipped thousands of changes to the search experience which are directly based on how you use Bing," wrote the...

LG embraces Chrome OS, announces all-in-one desktop

From InfoWorld: LG Electronics is planning to unveil its first product built around the Google Chrome operating system at the International CES show in Las Vegas next month.

The all-in-one Chromebase desktop computer is targeted at consumers and business users, and is described by LG as "the...

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