From InfoWorld: For the second month in a row, Windows XP and Windows 8 defied their maker's wishes, as XP -- which Microsoft just wants to go away -- gained user share, and Windows 8, the OS Microsoft hopes will fuel sales of new devices, flatlined in February, an analytics firm reported.
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From PC World: Android and Samsung Electronics were the big winners in the tablet market last year, as sales grew by 68 percent, according to market research company Gartner.
Worldwide sales of tablets to end users totalled 195.4 million units, fuelled by sales of low-end, smaller screen devices...
From DailyTech: With regulatory approvals (or lapsed periods of challenge, in some cases) in hand, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone Plc (LON:VOD) this week triumphantly announced the amicable end to their biggest relationship.
Under the deal Verizon Communications will pay $130B USD to...
From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp. has introduced its first, and probably last, smartphones based on Google Android operating system. The handsets feature a special version of Google’s platform with Windows Phone-like interface and provides basic functionality. Nokia will target emerging markets with its...
"I'm a poor student," my friend once said, "but I still want a good gaming computer for $700." "That simply is not possible," I replied, thinking that even a decently good gaming computer would mean a dedicated video card, somewhat decent processor, good amount of RAM; you know the drill. I thought to myself that if he had gotten most of the parts, it would easily exceed his budget, not to mention we have not added the cost of the operating...
From EETimes: IBM began its first round of United States layoffs Thursday as part of a "global rebalancing" act that could save about $1 billion in costs. The restructuring process could see as many as 15,000 jobs being cut globally, including India, Brazil, and the European region.
Charles King...
From PC World: Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is filing for bankruptcy protection with liabilities of ¥6.5 billion ($63.6 million), according to Japanese media reports.
A lawyer for the exchange, which had suspended bitcoin withdrawals weeks ago, made the announcement at a press conference at...
From DailyTech: Google's Android operating system offers a high level of software customization in smartphones, but Google wants users to be able to customize smartphone hardware as well.
According to TIME, Google could have a modular smartphone in the hands of customers by early 2015, which would...
From X-bit Labs: Dell, one of the world’s top PC makers, has joined the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), becoming the first major PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to join a wireless power standards organization. The manufacturer claims that it will integrate Rezence magnetic resonance...
From EETimes: In separate talks, Intel and TSMC revealed two new efforts that are rekindling hopes for extreme ultraviolet lithography. EUV has long been seen as one of the most promising tools to ease the mounting complexity of making a future generation of smaller, faster chips.
Intel and TSMC...
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