Dell sees early signs of Asian companies spending more on IT
Dell’s Asian revenue was down sharply during the second quarter, but the company said the business outlook is getting brighter.
Dell’s revenue from the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, fell 21 percent compared to last year, to around US$2 billion. That number, which represents roughly 20 percent of Dell’s overall second-quarter revenue, was basically flat from the [...]
Security test prompts federal fraud alert
A sanctioned security test of a bank’s computer systems had some unexpected consequences this week, leading the federal agency that oversees U.S. credit unions to issue a fraud alert.
On Tuesday, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) warned all federally insured credit unions of a bogus letter that an unnamed credit union had received along with [...]
Intel sees PCs spreading, becoming more desirable in future
The PC is becoming a personal device, says Intel executive.
The PC market is likely to see steep growth in the years ahead, similar to the growth witnessed in the phone market after the introduction of mobile phones, an Intel executive said on Thursday.
In the same way telephones moved from one per house to one per [...]
Windows 7 Family Pack available for pre-order early online
The special upgrade for households with more than one PC was not meant to be available for pre-order until Oct. 18
A special Windows 7 upgrade package for households with more than one PC is now available for pre-order online ahead of schedule and at a discount from Microsoft’s previously announced price.
Windows 7 Family Pack, which [...]
Dell open to developing mobile devices with carriers
Dell said it was willing to work with carriers worldwide to develop more mobile devices, suggesting that another phonelike prototype like the one it developed with China Mobile could be on the cards.
The company recently showed off a prototype mobile handset it developed with the Chinese mobile service provider, though neither has commented on when [...]
Apple approves iPhone music app
The Spotify application will appear in the App Store ’soon’
Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple’s own iTunes service.
Rumors have circled in recent weeks that the app had been denied.
Spotify is an advertising-supported music service that lets end-users stream music [...]
Snow Leopard’s new math
I did OK in math. Took a year of calculus in college. Got a B and two A’s, if I recall correctly. (It’s all about getting a good professor.) But math is not my favorite subject, and if you were to ask me to do a quadratic equation today, I’d give you the lemon face.
This [...]
FBI investigating laptops sent to US governors
There may be a new type of Trojan Horse attack to worry about.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the U.S., including West Virginia Governor Joe Mahchin and Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal. Some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious [...]
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