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Mozilla blasts Microsoft for anticompetitive behaviour with Windows RT

Mozilla has accused Microsoft of withholding APIs necessary to build a competitive browser for Windows RT, saying Microsoft's behaviour "may have antitrust implications."
HP launches ultrabook for the enterprise

HP has today launched its first business-class ultrabook, the EliteBook Folio 9470m, with a thin and light design that aims to tap into the consumerisation trend while still providing enterprise functionality and security features.
Facebook open source data centre project gains strength

Facebook's year-old project to develop open source hardware designs with the aim to build efficient data centres gained momentum on yesterday, with some top technology companies joining the effort and introducing server designs.
AMD consolidating data centers with cloud, hardware upgrades

Advanced Micro Devices is cutting costs and reducing the number of its data centres worldwide with the help of the cloud and hardware upgrades, an AMD executive said yesterday.
AMD gains x86 processor market share on Intel in Q1

Advanced Micro Devices gained market share on Intel in worldwide x86 processor shipments during the first quarter on the strength of mobile and desktop shipment growth, Mercury Research said yesterday.
AMD 'Trinity' processors to run new laptops coming this quarter

Consumer laptops and desktops with Advanced Micro Devices' new 'Trinity' processors will go on sale this quarter and do battle with Intel's next wave of Core processors, based on its Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.
Adobe launches Premiere Pro CS6 with new interface, faster performance, better colour correction

Premiere Pro CS6 launched with two new companion products: SpeedGrade and Prelude. Adobe has also announced After Effects CS6, and Photoshop CS6 has been available as a beta since last month. The rest of CS6 is expected to be launched soon.
Intel's first server chips with 3D transistors available soon

Intel is set to release its first Xeon server chips with 3D transistors this quarter, in a move that analysts said would intensify the cloud hardware battle with rival AMD.
Toshiba Satellite cheap laptops range to use upcoming Intel and AMD chips

Toshiba has announced a range of cheap laptops - the Satellite series - that will have upcoming processors from Intel and AMD, which are due to become available in the next few months.
Bluestacks releases App Player to run Android apps on Windows PCs

Software company Bluestacks is trying to close the gap between Microsoft's Windows and Google's Android OS with its App Player application, which was released in beta on Tuesday.

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Securing your hybrid cloud

The debate over public cloud versus private cloud continues to rage within the IT industry. As most organisations take an ad-hoc, evolutionary approach to new technologies, the environment over the next five years is likely to be a mixture of the two.
Next-generation server virtualisation

Virtualisation has swept the enterprise and its success has driven new innovation in hardware, software and security practices, as IT organisations demand greater performance, manageability and security from their virtualised infrastructure.
HP announcements and missed opportunities

HP's products unveiled recently range from an enhanced server line to a new range of thin clients to the first all-in-one workstation. What's missing is an HP corporate story along with what may be the major competitive opportunity. Let me explain.
AMD Bulldozer might be the right fit for small business

AMD's latest-and-greatest chip may lag slightly behind Intel's competing Core i5, as initial performance testing indicates. But these disappointing results hide benefits that AMD's "Bulldozer" FX CPU will likely offer, especially for cost-conscious small businesses.
A simple guide to graphics anti-aliasing

If you've played a PC game in the past five years, you've probably stumbled across an anti-aliasing toggle while mucking about with your graphics settings. Switching it on can make everything on your screen look smoother, but why does it also make your games run slower? And what's the difference between "2x Multisampling" or "4x Supersampling," and which is the best choice for your machine?
Why Llano is a big deal for AMD

AMD's move to ultra thin 32 nanometer microprocessors may not sound too sexy, but it is if you like powerful laptops with long battery life. Before I dive into telling why you should care, first some background.
Inside Intel Sandy Bridge processors

Intel rang in 2011 with its second-generation Core processors, promising vastly superior performance, better graphics capabilities, and improved energy efficiency. How much of a difference can a new CPU generation really make?
Marvell?s Armada XP could bring a cloud revolution to iPhones

Chip maker Marvell has announced a new enterprise-class server chip: the Armada XP. This is an ARM architecture chip, very similar to those found in the majority of handheld computing devices at the moment - everything from iPhones to Kindle eBook readers.
Will web servers find a role in the enterprise?

An emerging class of extremely low-power servers is helping Internet companies and hosting providers to slash their energy bills, and proponents say they could have a role in the enterprise as well.
Most VMware customers virtualise Microsoft Exchange, but not SAP and Oracle

VMware says data proves customers are virtualising mission-critical applications. Half of VMware's customer base is virtualising Microsoft Exchange and 65% virtualise SQL Server, but the majority of VMware customers are not virtualising SAP and Oracle applications, according to survey data released by VMware.

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