http://www.internet.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:50:12 +0100 en-us Copyright 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Gartner-Says-Mobile.html But research firm sees tremendous upside in 2010. Where will it come from? Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-AMD-Sets-May.html AMD has its biggest collection of mobile CPUs ever planned for late spring 2010. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Bing-Makes-Its.html Microsoft reaches out to Apple's iPhone to extend Bing's reach. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-AT-T-Ready.html The telecom giant has been rather rigid in its opposition but now it's softening its stance slightly by offering a concession to the FCC. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-CTIA-Looks-Ahead.html Spectrum and Net Neutrality fights will be top of mind for CTIA executives. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Intel-Merges-GPU.html The move to integrated CPU and GPU continues as Intel brings the technology down to the low-end netbook segment. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Blackberry-Email-Snafu.html Outage affected individual consumers and small businesses rather than major corporate orenterprise customers. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-22-RIM-Unfazed-by.html The maker of the BlackBerry line has its best quarter yet. What does it expect for the fourth quarter? Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Android-Passes-the.html Milestone for the mobile platform backed by Google but the iPhone still has quite a lead. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-23-Windows-Mobile-7.html A Microsoft executive says the future mobile OS is aimed at taking on the iPhone, but that it won't ship for another year. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Rumor-Google-s.html The first honest-to-goodness 'gPhone' may become available to AT&T subscribers as well, but as an unlocked handset. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-T-Mobile-Planning.html Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G may get updates to Microsoft's latest smartphone platform early next month. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-SPB-Delivers-Weather.html Combines detailed everyday forecasts for 10,000 cities worldwide with up-to-date satellite images on a 3D Globe for Nokia smartphones. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Webinar-Speech-Mobility.html Online event to provide insight into the shift from touch to text input. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Skyfire-Updates-Windows.html Aims to bridge the gap between PC-based and mobile browsing by processing Web content on its own servers. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Samsung-Mobile-Charging.html Cell phone vendor's installed mobile-device charging stations in airports across the country and is now in the process of doing the same at colleges and universities. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-UPS-to-Deliver.html Program all but turns a BlackBerry into a handheld shipping center. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Orion-Launches-Privacy.html Allows users to report telemarketing violations, block unwanted calls, and indentify unknown numbers. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Keep-Lithium-Batteries.html Transport any spare lithiums in carry-on baggage only, for safety's sake and to avoid possible confiscation by the Transportation Security Administration. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Zenprise-MobileManager-Now.html Mobile device management platform gains automated checklist to help IT more efficiently add smartphones to the enterprise. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Text-a-Child.html Texting service sends personalized SMS messages to kids for a fee to benefit the March of Dimes. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-15-Yfrog-Share-Videos.html Service, already iPhone compatible, now supports RIM's BlackBerry and Google's Android platforms. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-14-FTC-reviewing-Google.html Federal antitrust regulators are reportedly looking into Google's $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-14-Apple-Nokia-Patent.html The iPhone maker fires back. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2009/12/2009-12-14-Apple-Passing-on.html Reports suggest the MacBook maker is asking for a custom design instead. But that might prove complicated. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/idc-reports-strong-server-sales-.html IDC says server sales, especially for non-x86 platforms, continued to grow but how long can it keep up? Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3926306/EMC-VNX-Disk-Array-Buyers-Guide.htm VNX marks the end of an era at EMC. It consolidates two longstanding product lines, CLARiiON and Celerra, into one line, unifying SAN and NAS and enabling unstructured data growth in traditional, virtual and cloud environments to be more easily and efficiently managed. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3926131/10-Reasons-Why-SSDs-Are-Better-Than-Mechanical-Disks.htm SSDs may be expensive, but they're well worth the price when you consider their advantages. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3925936/5-Strategies-for-Replacing-Your-Apple-Xserves.htm By now, Apple's announcement that it plans to discontinue the Xserve has sunk in for many enterprises, but uncertainty remains over how best to plan for future growth and cope with existing Xserves coming to the end of their useful lives. Here are five paths to consider. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3922696/NEC-Servers-Buyers-Guide.htm The introduction of gen six of NEC's scalable, fault-tolerant server helped make 2010 its best year in the IT Platform business in the United States in half a decade. See what the server hardware vendor has to offer. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3922426/6-Server-Trends-Storage-Admins-Cant-Ignore.htm What happens in the server market, typically doesn't stay in the server market and often has a direct impact on storage. Savvy storage admins will be keeping an eye on these six server trends. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3919681/White-Box-Server-Market-Evolves-Past-Commodity-Status.htm White box vendors were once known for being an inexpensive source for hardware. Today, with IBM, Dell and HP selling commodity servers at similar, and sometimes lower, price points, these companies must find an underserved niche if they are to survive. Electronics Nexus is one company that has been able to this by selling high-end custom servers and GPU supercomputers to SMBs. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3737051/Reevaluating-Your-RecessionProofed-Data-Center.htm With the recession officially over, many enterprises are ready to invest in their data centers once again. Caution is still in order, however, so assessing and deciding where to invest that slightly increased budget remains critical. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3918286/Big-Box-Appliance-Buyers-Guide.htm 2010 was the year of the big box appliance. Oracle Exadata II, Oracle Exalogic and EMC Greenplum are but a few examples. IT historians, of course, will point out that this market was begun by such firms as Netezza and Teradata. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3918111/10-Server-Hardware-Highlights-of-2010.htm From Oracle's acquisition of Sun to Cisco releasing blade servers to SSDs going mainstream, 2010 was an eventful year for server hardware. Revisit the 10 most notable milestones. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3915726/Schneider-Electric-Data-Center-Showcases-Server-Consolidation-and-Energy-Efficiency.htm When Schneider Electric purchased APC, it set about building a new new data center outside of St. Louis, Mo. Although it was designed to consolidate both companies' server rooms, it also serves as a model of energy efficiency, illuminating Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure architecture for intelligent energy management. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3915221 Worldwide server hardware revenue in the latest quarter increased 13.2 percent from 2009, while HP and IBM remain in a tight race for bragging rights to the leading share of revenue. Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3913536 Faster and more integrated interconnects play a key role in this 'Asian invasion' of the semi-annual TOP500 Supercomputing list. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3911761 IBM's release of the Power7 processor and a corresponding refresh of Power-based servers earlier this year has steadily breathed new life into what some believed was a stagnant product family. If you're in the market for a Unix server, here's what Big Blue has to offer. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3909626 What happens when two supercomputers join together and operate as one? With Red Sky/Red Mesa, a collaborative effort involving Sandia National Labs, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oracle/Sun, we're about to find out. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3907336 Despite some assertions, mainframe technology is still alive and kicking. Those in the market for one of these high-end boxes will be hard-pressed to avoid IBM's System z. The mainframe family strives to be innovative and cutting edge while remaining true to its legacy. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3904946 Oracle threw down the gauntlet at the high-end of the server market this week, demonstrating its commitment to Sun servers at its annual OpenWorld show in San Francisco. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3903066 The popular social network site is cooling its enormous data center with outside air and evaporative cooling. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3900926 It may not be a household word, but SuperMirco is succeeding selling blade, rack and tower servers to all sizes of companies -- from small businesses to the Fortune 1000 enterprises. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3897376 Our latest Server Buyer's Guide looks at what the No. 1 server hardware vendor is selling these days. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3893206 It wasn't long ago that RISC processors powered EMC's server lines. Today, Intel's Nehalem EX processor is the power behind its four server lines. Together, Celerra, Centera, Clariion and Symmetrix offer a variety of solutions to match a variety of budgets. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3891056 In the past few months, Dell overhauled its PowerEdge server line to provide its x86 servers with greater reliability, improved performance and the ability to handle tougher workloads. Here's what to expect if you're in the market for a Dell. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3888261 When it comes to blade servers, x86 is the most frequent architecture of choice. Bladed or not, however, x86 servers are not the perfect tool for every task. Non-x86 blade server options, while limited, fill many of the gaps that their x86 siblings leave. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3885926 Looking to buy x86 blade servers? Here's what HP, IBM, Dell and Fujitsu have to offer. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3883466 With its recent release of VPlex, EMC is anything but quiet about its private cloud vision. At EMC World earlier this month, it elaborated on plans to go the distance with virtual storage. Thu, 20 May 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3935146 Canonical's Ubuntu Linux set to be pre-loaded on ASUS notebooks, what's next and how much money is on the table? Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3933301 Microsoft assures Congress that mobile users' location information is not being misused by service providers. Wed, 11 May 2011 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3932676 The storage vendor rolls out a new line of network storage devices designed just for small businesses. Wed, 04 May 2011 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3923831 At first glance, this 3.5-pound business notebook has it all -- power, great display and sound, and good looks to boot. But will scanty battery life keep it off your short list? Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3920401 If you think 2.5-inch, USB-powered portable hard drives are interchangeable, check out Seagate's flagship: Not only is it a whopping 1.5TB, but what's interchangeable is its interface -- from USB 2.0 to faster FireWire 800, eSATA or (in our test model) USB 3.0. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3919466 HP affordable color laser printer isn't perfect, but it packs a punch if you want crisp color at a reasonable price. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3916466 Acer packs multimedia muscle -- including Nvidia's Optimus smart graphics and Intel's Core i5 processor -- into an affordable 15.6-inch widescreen desktop alternative. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3915421 Acer remodels the familiar netbook recipe with a little help from Intel in the form of a new dual-core Atom CPU. But is it enough to survive in a marketplace filled with shiny new tablets? Housen Maratouk puts the 2.8-pound system to the test. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3914606 Almost as skinny as Apple's MacBook Air and just 3.2 pounds including an optical drive, Toshiba's 13.3-inch trimline packs a lot of value for $999. Here are 10 bullet points about one of the best ultraportables we've ever tested. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3914256 Whether you're printing from a PC, a memory card or a mobile phone, HP's newest Wi-Fi- and duplex-enabled inkjet is versatile enough to handle the job plus any of a small office's copying, scanning, and faxing needs. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3911931 Looking for simple file sharing and remote access? The PogoPlug lets you remotely connect to files you keep on external storage drives -- keeping your files out of the cloud and under your control. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3911291 Thanks to Virgin Mobile's MiFi 2200 hotspot, you won’t ever get caught without Internet access on the road. You can even share this mobile tool's connection with up to five mobile devices. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3910436 People say the iPad has stolen their thunder (and a big chunk of their sales), but netbooks are still a key category. Daniel Dern tests Toshiba's $380 example and finds both good points and an Achilles' heel. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3909111 All-in-one PCs are increasingly popular on office desktops. Lenovo's newest is the most gorgeous one-piece we've seen yet -- a panoramic 23-inch LCD with touchscreen that conceals a fast Core i5 computer. But is this executive status symbol worth its premium price? Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3908006 Penny-pinchers can whittle it down to a scanty 11 watts, but most users will set it a bit brighter and enjoy this 23-inch, 1080p monitor's fine performance. We put the $299 display to the test. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3907266 Oki's $400 color laser printer alternative fits comfortably on a desk, but its DNA -- from its LED print engine to standard duplexing, Ethernet, and a hefty duty cycle -- is straight from the company's enterprise office model. James Miller says it hits the spot for a small network or busy solo user. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3906321 It sounds (and looks) like a simple USB flash drive, but it's the key to securing sensitive data on any drive on any network or non-networked PC. If you've got any information you'd rather not share with the planet, check out our security expert's review. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3906116 Perhaps best known for netbooks, Samsung aims to make a splash in the mainstream notebook market with a versatile, value-priced 14-inch portable. Housen Maratouk puts the Core i3 slimline system to the test. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3905011 A notebook whose screen swivels and folds to become a tablet is nothing new, but HP refines the recipe with both pen and touch input for everything from convenient zoom and pan gestures to first-rate handwriting recognition. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3903871 Network attached storage sounds scary, but nothing could be friendlier than Seagate's set-and-forget wireless file-sharing and backup solution for home or small office. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3902831 Samsung's newest ultra-thin, LED-backlit monitor looks good, barely sips electricity, and offers full HD (1,920 by 1,080) resolution with dual HDMI inputs. But does it sweat the details to desktop success? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3901876 Yes, it's expensive, but Panasonic's 14.1-inch Core i5 laptop is hard to resist once you've picked it up -- just 3.6 pounds -- and smacked it around -- surviving drops and spills that would kayo most notebooks. We test, and sit on, the Toughbook. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3901611 Why buy a monitor and a docking station when you can buy one that's both? Lenovo courts netbook owners with a 21.5-inch LCD that's also a port replicator with three USB ports plus Ethernet for quick peripheral connections. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/article.php/3900621 Lenovo's book-sized, $399 PC is more than a nettop -- it brings the Web and Windows 7 to an HDTV set with 1080p HDMI output and Nvidia Ion graphics. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100