Пользовательский опыт работы с обычными ПК и компьютерами с сенсорным экраном постепенно интегрируется, а популярность тачскринов и гибридных устройств растет, однако традиционные компьютеры останутся на рынке, поскольку потребности у потребителей остаются разными, заявил в интервью Digit.ru генеральный менеджер Microsoft по глобальной партнерской стратегии и программам Карл Ноакс (Karl Noakes). …
Компания Acer планирует выпустить на смену планшету Iconia W3 новую модель, поскольку пользователи начали активно на него жаловаться. Замена первому 8-дюймовому планшету на базе Windows 8 подоспеет в сентябре, сообщает SlashGear, ссылаясь на слова голландских представителей Acer. …
Microsoft closed its fiscal year with a less-than-stellar earnings report, missing Wall Street's revenue and profit expectations and taking a gigantic charge related to its Surface RT tablet sales. read more
Advanced Micro Devices hopes to turn around its financial struggles in the third quarter, saying it will record significant revenue growth and return to profit after reporting a loss and drop in revenue during the second quarter. read more
Google's second-quarter revenue increased by 19 percent to about US$14 billion, aided by consumers' shift to mobile devices, the company announced Thursday. read more
Google's second-quarter revenue increased by 19% to about $14 billion, aided by consumers' shift to mobile devices, the company said Thursday. …
Microsoft today took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called “inventory adjustments” for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year. …
Hot on the heels of T-Mobile and AT&T, Verizon on Thursday announced Verizon Edge, a new plan that lets you switch your smartphone or tablet as quickly as every six months. …
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Facebook is acquiring the assets of Monoidics, a U.K.-based software startup, including its bug-hunting technical team. …
The second-generation 7-in. Nexus 7 tablet, which Google may unveil next week, includes two cameras and is expected to run Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), according to leaked photos and video. …
U.S. lawmakers plan to resurrect national data breach notification legislation that has failed to pass in past sessions of Congress, but some advocates don't agree on what should be included in a bill. …
Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the underlying system. …
An online advertising group this week attacked Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, for being anti-business, hiding behind a veneer of populism and harboring “techno-libertarians.” …
Database software vendor FoundationDB has acquired Akiban, another purveyor of database software, in a move to develop a hybrid data-store application capable of storing both SQL and non-SQL data. read more
Not only is the Playbook not getting a BB10 port, it's not getting anything. read more
Apple is on the hunt for cloud infrastructure engineers familiar with building large-scale deployments like those at Amazon Web Services and OpenStack companies, according to a job posting. read more
Dell has delayed a shareholder vote of a proposed buyout deal in which founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners would take the company private. read more
Tata Consultancy Services reported strong revenue and profit growth in the second quarter as demand for its services picked up in key markets like the U.S. and Europe. read more
Nokia sold 7.4 million Lumia smartphones in the second quarter, its best yet for sales of the Windows Phone devices, but still made a net loss. read more
Sony wants to simplify laptop backups. read more
HTC has finally unveiled its much-rumored "HTC One mini" handset, and will bring the compact version of its flagship smartphone to select markets as soon as August. read more
Samsung Electronics will offer a range of faster SSD drives for consumers from next month, including a zippy new 1TB drive meant for everyday use. read more
Will leaked pricing and a mystery press event add up to new hardware? read more
Baltimore follows the lead of several states by making municipal codes easily accessible via the Internet and APIs read more
Крупнейшая платежная система PayPal по ошибке перевела одному из своих пользователей более 92 квадриллионов долларов. На некоторое время Крис Рейнолдс (Chris Reynolds) из Пенсильвании стал во много раз богаче самого состоятельного бизнесмена на Земле, мексиканского медиамагната Карлоса Слима, чье состояние оценивается в 67 миллиардов долларов. Как рассказал сам Рейнолдс, когда …