Amazon cloud SDKs for Android, iOS exit beta testing

From InfoWorld: Amazon's SDKs (software development kits) for Android and Apple's iOS have exited the beta testing phase, the company said on Wednesday.

The company wants make it easier for developers to build mobile applications that take advantage of its cloud-based services...

IBM Expands Finance Options for SMBs

From PC World: IBM has pledged US$1 billion in financing to help small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) procure certain IBM systems and services, the company announced Thursday.

"SMBs face difficulties in access to financing. They may not have the wherewithal to go get financing or...

Intel: Future Ultrabooks more tablet-like

From CNET News.com: Speaking at a technology conference, Intel's chief financial officer outlined a not-too-distant future when Ultrabooks take on the hallmarks of the tablet. He also touched on Windows 8 competition.

"Form factors in the notebook market have been somewhat stagnant...

MSI Outs G-Series Gaming Notebooks with NVIDIA GTX 570M GPU

From DailyTech: MSI has announced new gaming notebooks today which are called the GT780DXR and the GT683DXR.

Both of the new gaming notebooks have the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M GPU inside and can be fitted with a Blu-ray burner as an option. The GT780DXR notebook has a brushed...

AMD: Shipments of Sixteen-Core Opteron Interlagos - Priority

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices admitted late on Wednesday that at present it is only shipping sixteen-core AMD Opteron "Interlagos" 6200-series chip for high-end servers with two or four sockets as it is priority for the company. The AMD Opteron "Valencia" 4200-series server...

Intel's Sandy Bridge-E Extreme Chip to Boost Performance

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp.'s next-generation Core i7 "Sandy Bridge-E" microprocessors for performance enthusiasts will deliver from 12% to 65% higher performance compared to current extreme chips, according to estimates by the manufacturer. Thanks to Sandy Bridge micro-architecture...

Bartz couldn't deliver Yahoo turnaround

From InfoWorld: As she approached her third anniversary as Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz couldn't overcome a recent string of missteps that apparently eroded the board's confidence in her and eclipsed her achievements as leader of the embattled Internet pioneer.

Bartz took over from co...

AMD to Honor Free Game Vouchers After Key Compromise

From PC World: Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that activation keys for the game "Dirt 3" that shipped with some of its products were compromised, potentially causing a delay before the vouchers can be redeemed.

AMD said the keys were hosted on a third-party fulfillment agency...

Sprint files suit to block AT&T's T-Mobile merger

From CNET News.com: Add Sprint to the list of big names choosing to speak now rather than hold their peace on AT&T and T-Mobile's dreams of corporate matrimony.

Saying it would violate the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, Sprint today filed a lawsuit opposing the deal before the same...

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