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Intel Ultrabook Sales Spur Growth in Cache SSDs: IHS
Booming sales of Ultrabooks spurred by strong support from Intel will drive explosive growth in the market for cache solid state drives (SSDs) in the coming years, with shipments set to soar more than a hundredfold by the end of 2015, up from less than one million units in 2011, according to an IHS iSuppli…
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Blackberry PlayBook Tablet Security Flaw Uncovered
Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind Blackberry smartphones and the struggling PlayBook tablet, faces a new security threat after Ben Nell a consultant with the Intrepidus Group, and colleague Zach Lanier, a principal consultant with Intrepidus, announced the flaw during the Infiltrate Security Conference in Miami this week. The security flaw allows hackers to…
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Microsoft, LG Enter Android, Chrome OS Agreement
Microsoft and LG Electronics have signed a patent-licensing agreement for the latter s Google Android devices. Although neither company disclosed the exact terms, similar agreements have seen manufacturers paying Microsoft royalties for each Android device created. Microsoft has argued for some time that Android violates several of its patents. The agreement with LG Electronics also…
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ViewSonic Launches Android, Windows-Based Tablets
Computer maker ViewSonic announced a line of 10-inch tablets, the ViewPad 10e and ViewPad 10pi and a smartphone, the ViewPhone 3, a dual-SIM phone that allows users to separate work and personal calls across networks, including GSM, Enhanced Data for Global Evolution (EDGE) and High-Speed Digital Packet Access (HSDPA). The company’s ViewPad tablet line also…
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The Ultrabook Opportunity for the Channel
The CES frenzy has set off a lot of interest in the ultrabook, a mobile computer that could spell big opportunity for the channel. With the portability and the performance to compete against MacBook Air, the ultrabook form factor offers businesses an alternative to Apple while still maintaining the manageability of a PC platform. "I…