Intel, Micron claim a new class of memory between flash and DRAM

From InfoWorld: To fill computers' voracious appetite for data, Intel and Micron say they've developed the first new kind of memory since NAND flash was introduced in 1989.

The new technology, 3D XPoint, is a form of non-volatile memory that's as much as 1,000 times faster than NAND flash, the...

Alibaba eyes cloud computing expansion with $1 billion investment

From PC World: Enterprise customers can expect to hear more from e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The Chinese company is accelerating the global expansion of its cloud computing business, with a US$1 billion investment.

Alibaba announced the move on Wednesday, months after it opened its first data...

Wii U sales finally hit 10 million units as Nintendo nabs tiny profit

From CNET: Nintendo's Wii U, which hasn't budged from third place in the console space, has finally reached an important milestone.

Nintendo sold its 10 millionth Wii U during its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, nearly three years after the console hit store shelves, the company reported on...

Windows 10 roll-out will break Internet traffic records

From InfoWorld: Microsoft will break Internet traffic records this week as it begins to distribute Windows 10, a content delivery expert said Monday.

"Windows 10 ... will easily be the largest day/week of traffic ever on the Internet," said Dan Rayburn, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan who also...

IDC cuts forecast for mobile management software sales

From ComputerWorld: Sales of mobile management software will grow at a slower pace over the next few years but will still top $2.9 billion in 2019, according to IDC’s latest forecast.

The projected annual sales growth by multiple enterprise mobility management software (EMM) vendors globally will...

Here comes the Galaxy Note 5: Samsung sends out invites for August event

From PC World: Samsung Electronics has announced a key event in August in New York, suggesting that the company may be attempting to launch new products ahead of Apple’s closely-watched annual iPhone event a month later.

The South Korean company announced Tuesday the “Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015”...

Motorola doubles down on Moto X with Style, Play, updates Moto G

From CNET: Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, unveiled the Moto X Style. In the US, it will be known as the Moto X Pure Edition, which will have universal LTE banding, allowing it to work in any carrier. It will cost $399 unlocked. The company also unveiled the Moto Play...

Apple expands Watch sales into Best Buy

From ComputerWorld: Best Buy yesterday announced that it will begin selling the Apple Watch in 100 of its U.S. stores, about 10% of its total outlet count, starting Aug. 7.

The retailer will be the first national chain in the U.S. to sell the Apple Watch, not a surprise since it is one of Apple's...

Mozilla to launch new Firefox feature testing program

From InfoWorld: Mozilla plans to launch a new testing program next month that will let Firefox users try out potential changes to the browser, according to documents published by the open-source developer.

Dubbed "Idea Town" for now, the opt-in program is to kick off Aug. 11 with a teaser in the...

IBM launches its data warehouse service into the cloud

From PC World: Jumping into an increasingly competitive market, IBM has launched a cloud-based data warehouse service, which the company says offers a way for enterprises to analyze their operations while bypassing most of the headaches that come with running such a system in-house.

“You used to...

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