Microsoft Retires TechNet Paid Subscriptions for IT Deployers

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has for some time now maintained two separate subscription services to support deployments of Windows, Office, Sharepoint, and various other Microsoft products in the information technology (IT) community. IT folks could get some basic support...

AMD May Unleash Next-Generation Radeon HD 9000-Series in October

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices may start to reveal its next-generation graphics processing units this October, according to a rumour reported by a Chinese web-site. Moreover, since the company already sells Radeon HD 8000-series to OEMs, the firm is now expected to market...

Intel Vows to Deliver Wearable Computing Device by Year End

From X-bit Labs: Having missed the rise of the smartphones and tablets, Intel Corp. seems to be fully aware of incoming emergence of wearable computing devices. While the company has not made any actual announcements regarding chips for wearable devices, it looks like the company is...

Apple Looks to Trademark iWatch in Japan

From DailyTech: Apple is currently trying to trademark the name "iWatch" in Japan, signifying another step forward in the tech giant's quest for a possible 2013 smart watch release.

According to Bloomberg, Apple filed a request with the Japan Patent Office to trademark the name...

Hewlett-Packard to Dive Back into Smartphone Market

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard's last attempt at smartphones was a huge bust, but it looks like the company will give it another shot.

Yam Su Yin, HP Senior Director Consumer PC and Media Tablets Asia Pacific, said that HP is planning to enter the smartphone market once again....

Intel’s New Chief Exec Serious About Foundry Business

From X-bit Labs: Being the world’s largest and most progressive maker of semiconductors, Intel Corp. is tremendously interested in keeping its manufacturing capacities fully loaded. The new chief executive of the company, Brian Krzanich, is expected to be much more flexible when it...

Gigabyte Aivia Neon Review

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
(II. ii. 42-43).

This quote taken from 'Romeo and Juliet', and is spoken by Juliet. In this, Juliet is questioning why her love of her life is also from the family of her enemies. While most of us have read Romeo and Juliet in their earlier days, Juliet does bring up a good point. What is in a name? Not only humans, but companies also have their...

T-Mobile forks over $308M for US Cellular spectrum

From CNET News.com: T-Mobile customers in places like St. Louis and New Orleans are about to get a boost in coverage.

The wireless carrier has agreed to pay $308 million in cash for U.S. Cellular spectrum to expand its footprint in the Mississippi Valley region. Specifically, T...

Microsoft: Windows Phone is in Third Place and We're Proud

From DailyTech: A report from market research firm Interactive Data Corp. (IDC) last month gave some surprising news -- "Windows Phone posted the largest year-over-year gain among the leading operating systems, more than doubling its size from a year ago."

Led by Finnish phonemaker...

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