From PC World: PC owners probably don’t give firmware updates much thought and rarely, if ever, seek them out directly. Enthusiasts and small businesses running low-end servers, on the other hand, have a keener interest in firmware since sometimes skipping an update can be fatal for their investment...
From DailyTech: HTC has seen its fair share of losses in its recent past, but the smartphone maker has a plan to turn things around in 2014.
According to a new report from Reuters, HTC will sell more mid-tier and affordable smartphones as a way of filling in the gaps in its offerings.
Apple and...
From X-bit Labs: Sony Corp. has announced significant new measures to address reform of its TV business aimed to return the company to profitability. In a bid to streamline its TV unit, Sony will spin it off, enhance usage of outsourcing and reduce headcount of employees. Finally, Sony will attempt...
Over the years, I have owned many Dell UltraSharp LCD monitors. The first one I have owned is a 2005FPW roughly nine years ago; an exceptional 20" 16:10 widescreen LCD featuring a brilliant 8-bit S-IPS panel. Since then, I have tried to own monitors of other brands, and even ventured into ones equipped TN panels -- but I have always come back to premium UltraSharp monitors for my main setup. Its picture quality, features, and price is simply...
When 2014 rolled around, the first question I asked myself was whether or not I would make a New Year’s Resolution. Resolutions are quite common around the beginning of a year, as leaving the past and looking forward to the future gives people a sense of hope for better things to come. These resolutions can be self-focused or selfless. Goals like losing weight, getting organized, or spending more time with family are quite common. In a study...
From InfoWorld: Microsoft Thursday said it will issue five security updates next week, two tagged as "critical," to close holes in Windows and the company's Exchange-based Forefront Protection 2010 security software.
Three of the four updates for Windows will affect Windows XP, the 13-year-old...
From EETimes: Spansion, which began last summer its transformation process from a flash memory specialist to a supplier of "embedded systems solutions," reported Tuesday fourth-quarter revenue of $313.7 million, a 40% increase from the same quarter a year ago, and up 14% sequentially.
Calling the...
From Tech Hive: Panasonic is bringing 4K video content creation to video buffs with its Lumix GH4 camera, which launches globally this spring.
The GH4 is being billed as the world’s first digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM) camera to record high-resolution 4K video. It’s aimed at addressing the...
From DailyTech: Apple, Inc. (AAPL) this week pulled Blockchain from its app store, creating a growing controversy.
Blockchain is a developer that makes a wallet/trading app for the world's most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. Bitcoin's basis is the SHA-256d hash; you "own" Bitcoins via proof of...
From EETimes: The computer-related storage industry suffered a 5% decline in shipments last year, according to a new report from IHS, despite the market for solid-state drives (SSD) nearly doubling.
Blame goes to a decline in hard-disk drive (HDD) sales, which make up the vast majority of shipments...
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