Archive for December, 1969

Data transfer rates to jump with USB 3.0

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

A standards group on Monday released specifications for a new Universal Serial Bus standard that could speed up data transfers between computers and devices such as digital cameras and flash drives.
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Elgan: Mobile tech under Obama

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

There’s no way to know how America and the world will change during the Obama administration. But we can see how mobile technology will change.
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Microsoft offers free software to Web start-ups

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Microsoft is giving away free software to early-stage Web start-up companies as part of a worldwide program called BizSpark launched on Wednesday.
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BlackBerry Bold hits speed bumps

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

The scoop: BlackBerry Bold 9000 with AT&T service, by Research in Motion, about US$300 (after $100 rebate, with two-year agreement, plus service).
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SAP profit falls for Q3, drops sales forecast

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SAP profits fell 5 percent in the third quarter, with the company canceling its sales forecast for the rest of the year, it reported late Monday.
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Update: E-voting problems reported early in battleground states

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Election Day could be a long day for election officials in states relying on electronic-voting machines to record votes in the U.S. presidential election, if early reports of malfunctions are any indication.
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Amazon to sell OLPC’s XO laptop starting Nov. 17

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Amazon.com will start selling the One Laptop Per Child organization’s XO laptop Monday.
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Netbook chic: 6 new laptop bags for ultraportables

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

The netbook market is growing, and so is the market for netbook bags. Here are six of the latest styles for the new ultraportables.
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Start-up unveils hyper-fast, all-SSD storage array

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Violin Memory today announced the availability of a solid-state appliance that provides up to 64TB of capacity with sustained read/write speeds of 400MB/sec.
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IT shops renegotiate contracts to get savings out of vendors

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Saving money is of paramount importance for CIOs in today’s economy, and renegotiating contracts with IT vendors may be one of the best ways to chop expenses.
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