Cisco Updates Small-business Switches, Phones, Cameras

From PC World: Cisco Systems is updating parts of its product line for small businesses, a world where IT needs have grown up over the past few years.

In a broad product rollout set for Wednesday, the company is introducing new managed Ethernet switches, IP (Internet Protocol)...

BlackBerry Tablet May Appear Next Week, Report Says

From PC World: Research in Motion may introduce a tablet computer next week, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Persistent rumors over the past few months have pointed to a BlackBerry tablet that would aim to compete with Apple's popular iPad.

The Journal, citing...

Apple's Game Center playing nice with others

From CNET News.com: One question that was raised almost immediately when Apple announced Game Center, the company's first-party social gaming service, in April was what would happen to existing social game networks on the platform? The early answer, surprisingly, is comfortable...

Sharp buys Recurrent to expand solar business

From CNET News.com: Sharp said today it will pay $305 million in cash to acquire Recurrent Energy, a California-based solar project developer.

The move gives Sharp, a major manufacturer of solar modules, a vehicle for developing large solar installations at businesses and other...

HP and Oracle Settle Disputes, Reaffirm Long-Term Partnership

From X-bit Labs: HP and Oracle Corp. on Monday reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership and the resolution of litigation regarding Mark V. Hurd’s employment at Oracle. HP no longer has pretensions against Oracle and its ex-chief executive officer.

While the terms of the...

AMD Unveils Speedier CPU Lineup, Bumps Older Models Down in Price

From DailyTech: Today Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the world's second largest microprocessor maker, unveiled six new CPUs to hold off Intel while it prepares its next-generation architecture.

First, let's get a quick primer on AMD's CPU brand strategy, which can be a bit confusing...

Zune Expands to Other Countries and Debuts Multiscreen Service

From DailyTech: Microsoft has been working with its Zune media player and accompanying Zune software to win ground against Apple and its wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service. Apple still has the vast majority of the market and continues to dominate while Microsoft is a...

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Takes Off

From PC World: The Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) beta was downloaded more than two million times in the first 48 hours it was available--a significantly faster rate than the Internet Explorer 8 beta. The launch event and hoopla around the launch of the IE9 beta make it seem more like an...

MetroPCS launches first 4G LTE market and phone

From CNET News.com: MetroPCS launched the nation's first Long Term Evolution 4G wireless broadband networkTuesday in Las Vegas along with the first ever commercial LTE handset.

Like all MetroPCS services, the new 4G wireless broadband service is prepaid and it doesn't require a...

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