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CEO Paul Otellini boasts Intel has advantage over ARM on Windows 8 tablets

Intel CEO Paul Otellini thinks the company has an advantage over its rival ARM on Windows 8 for tablets because of decades of developing x86 chips that support the Windows operating system.
HP's Meg Whitman in China to reaffirm PC commitment

HP chief executive Meg Whitman has reaffirmed the company?s commitment to its PC business, and has promised that HP?s newly created Printers and Personal Systems (PPS) division will get ?more than its fair share? of R&D investment in the coming years.
HP unveils multifunction mobile printer

HP has launched what it claims is the world?s first mobile all-in-one printer, allowing business users to print, copy and scan documents while on the go.
Augmented reality and location services drive growth in MEMS

The growth of new mobile technologies such as augmented reality and location-based services is driving adoption of sensor devices that can detect environmental conditions such as speed, temperature and direction.
HP building new printer manufacturing facility in China

HP has signed an agreement to set up a new printer manufacturing facility in the Chinese city of Chongqing, that is expected to produce around 15 million inkjet printers per year once completed.
Toshiba to acquire IBM's retail Point-of-Sale business for £533 million

Toshiba said Tuesday it will purchase IBM's retail point-of-sale (POS) business for US$850 million, with the Japanese company taking over the hardware business while IBM shifts its focus to back-end software solutions.
Samba releases patch to fix critical remote code execution hole

The developers of Samba, the open source software that enables file and print sharing between Linux, Windows and Mac OS X computers, released security patches on Tuesday to address a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems where the Samba service is running.
Nvidia focuses on graphics strength in Tegra 3 chips to run Windows 8

Nvidia is on the verge of delivering its own homegrown chips for Windows 8 devices, and the company hopes to use its extensive background in graphics to differentiate itself from competitors, according to a company executive.
Nanobot replication a reality with MIT 'Smart Sand' nanotechnology

MIT researchers from the Distributed Robotics Laboratory (DRL) are working on the very first steps towards nanobot technology. In their "Smart Sand" project, the researchers hope to make tiny, sand-grain-sized, self-contained computers that can duplicate any object.
Apple Bonjour protocol tamed by Aruba AirGroup enterprise Wi-Fi tool

Aruba Networks claims with its new AirGroup feature it has found a way for iPads and iPhones to discover and use projectors, Apple TVs, printers and the like without flooding the enterprise Wi-Fi network with multicast discovery messages.

Latest Features

Computing fossils: Old tech that's still plugging along

Consider the abacus. Developed perhaps as long as 4,500 years ago, this handy gadget served the mathematical needs of merchants and accountants until the development of mechanical calculating machines in the 19th century. But the abacus hasn't been forgotten. Instead it still lives on in niches - for instance teaching preschoolers the basics of counting.
Is your printer a security sore spot?

Believe it or not, your network printer or copier could be a serious security liability. After all, theyoften handle very sensitive documents and information and could even be used to gain access to other computers on the network, so you won't want a hacker to get at it. It's time to take printer security seriously.
IT can lower your carbon-footprint

Traditional IT roles focus on enabling business and enhancing efficiency. But at UK-based real estate consulting and management firm Knight Frank, IT project management skills into achieving the business's strategic goal - a low-carbon emission operation.
What's the fastest browser? Maybe you're measuring it wrong

Among all those very scientific benchmarks we forget one factor: the user. Our human eye is incapable of distinguishing the 221 ms load time of a JavaScript applet in IE9 from the 220 ms load time in Firefox 17. Do we even notice if Chrome opens a website in 778 ms versus IE's 953 ms? Humans think in seconds, not milliseconds.
20 iconic tech sounds set for extinction

Sounds have an amazing ability to transport us back in time. Even just a two-second pop is often enough to bring back powerful memories of people, places, and objects from the past.
How mobile, BYOD and younger workers are reinventing IT

IT departments and the duties of their staff haven't changed much in recent years. But the rise of mobile, the bring-your-own-device trend and a new generation of workers is about to change all that.
Ain't broke, don't fix: Ancient computer systems still in use today

It's easy to wax nostalgic about old technology ? to remember fondly our first Apple IIe or marvel at the old mainframes that ran on punched cards. But no one in their right mind would use those outdated, underpowered dinosaurs to run a contemporary business, let alone a modern weapons system, right?
Five big Blackberry announcements to look forward to

These are dark days for Research In Motion (RIM) and its BlackBerry brand... or at least dim ones.
Retailers' IT infrastructure gets a Christmas boost

With Christmas a few days away, many of us are now finally starting to get into the festive spirit, but for most high street shops and online retailers, preparations started months ago. Not only have they had to prepare their stock and take on extra staff to maintain service levels during the Christmas period, but they have also had to prepare their IT infrastructure for the busiest time of the year.
Four strange places to find open source

Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.

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