Many computing advances in 2008 occurred outside traditional desktop and laptop machines. Some happened in devices once labeled "peripherals," such as smartphones and digital cameras, while others took place entirely on the Web.
Start with smartphones, the kind of computer that an increasing number of people carry with them every waking moment. Apple's
got the headlines, but 2008's bigger phone story was the
's App Store.
) showed what clever Read the rest of this entry »
RALEIGH, N.C. — During the summer Olympics, PC maker Lenovo used social media marketing to enhance its corporate sponsorship of the Games.
It gave laptops and digital cameras to 100 athletes and asked them to document their experiences. The athletes published more than 1,500 posts. Fans responded with 8,000-plus comments.
That was a big breakthrough for us, said David Churbuck, vice president of global Web marketing, who noted that the effort Read the rest of this entry »
) has historically sold Windows software and related services to smart device manufacturers, carving out a niche with attractive growth. More recently, the company has emphasized development of proprietary software, the sale of which carries ~90% gross margins versus mid teens margins for the resale of Microsoft (
) software. Proprietary software revenue is a small part of the mix, but is growing and driving overall margin expansion. BSQUARE’s Read the rest of this entry »
Apple or PC?
Despite the merits of Windows-based computers (gigabyte for
gigabyte, they tend to be cheaper), when it comes to the
issue of security, of freedom from viruses and other hostile
software, Apple tends to get the nod.
Historically, Apple (or Mac, short for Macintosh) laptops
and desktops have occupied such a small share of the overall
market - currently about 10 percent in the United States, 3
percent globally - that the bad guys, it Read the rest of this entry »
In the age of the iPhone and the BlackBerry, it's easy to forget that when it comes to computer displays, bigger really is better.
Whether you're an analyst running a spreadsheet, a call-center worker pulling together information from multiple sources, or an office worker juggling multiple tasks, more screen real estate can make the job easier and faster.
The advantages are simple: The more of your work that's visible, the less time needed to Read the rest of this entry »
Nokia is considering using Linux software on some of its handsets.
According to vice president Ukko Lappalainen the software would be viable for use on its top-of-the-range devices, which currently use Symbian software on its mobile phones and Linux maemo with its internet-tablets including the N810.
Lappalainen told Reuters: "In the longer perspective, Linux will become a serious alternative for our high-end phones".
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CEO Steve Ballmer, an independent study released Friday found
's free office suite to be five times more popular among adult U.S. internet users than
.
Microsoft Office remains dominant, with 51% of American internet users over age 18 using it, according to a 6-month study conducted by market researcher ClickStream Technologies.
OpenOffice.org was used by 5% of people, versus Google Docs' 1%, according to the survey of 2,400 users on their Read the rest of this entry »
Santa Clara, Ca.
- Intel has just issued its newest Version 11.0 of the company's C++ and Fortran compilers, with a wide range of new features, many of which continue the company's support of parallelism.
Among the new features in Version 11.0 are support for OpenMP 3.0 function-level parallelism (supports both data and task parallelism); Lambda support (a C++ 0x feature) to facilitate threading; and a source-code checker ("Parallel Lint") for Read the rest of this entry »
While the Windows platform has become much more resistant to malware attacks, Microsoft-based applications have now become the focus of vulnerabilities, according to research firm Ovum.
"Microsoft's work in improving its Windows platform has been paying off and attackers are turning to attacking applications rather than platforms," said Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum.
Microsoft's Security Intelligence report indicated that operating Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) --Microsoftfound software makers and security vendors made significant inroads in protecting their customers from malicious threats in the first half of 2008, according to its Security Intelligence Report (MSIR) released on Monday.
Based ondatafrom hundreds of millions of computers around the globe, the report is an in-depth look at the overall software security threat environment, Microsoft said.
MSIR revealed thatreports Read the rest of this entry »