Mobile-App Sales Likely To Skyrocket Android 2.1 Update Issued for Droid Cisco Offers Lower-Cost Switches IBM Offers Software Building in Cloud Google Tool Lures Exchange Users New Xeon May Retire 'Geezer Servers' Analysts at several research firms are predicting explosive growth for mobile-app sales. Getjar forecasts worldwide revenue from mobile applications could reach $17.5 billion by the end of next year. After rolling out its latest operating system on its exclusive Nexus One smartphone in January, Google will now release Android 2.1 for a top competitor: the Motorola Droid, distributed by Verizon. Cisco has released a new network architecture that promises secure wired and wireless communications, energy management, and optimized video-application delivery at a lower cost. IBM is going deeper into cloud computing with beta versions of an expanded commercial cloud-based service for software development and testing, on both public and private clouds. Google is making it easier for IT administrators to switch from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The Internet search giant has made available a tool to help businesses migrate from Exchange. Intel is pushing its Xeon Processor 5600 series as the most secure data-center processor on the market. The company launched the server and workstation chips on its 32nm logic technology. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Cybercriminals Steal Virtual Objects Get Rid of Graffiti with Your iPhone Fighting Flood of Bogus Tech Products Recession Recovery: One-Hit Wonder Remove 'Bloatware' from a Win 7 PC Tiny Laptops Offer Fancy Features Computer gamers are increasingly finding that there's a serious side to their virtual fun: their hard-earned virtual objects are being stolen from them, and in some cases their entire game as well. Graffiti? There's an app for that. The old-school practice of American graffiti may have met its match in some high-tech programs designed to report and remove the blight from city and private property. In the past five years, counterfeit computer chips, routers, and other electronic products have become an epidemic, with fake gear costing the IT industry an estimated $100 billion a year. The recovery is losing steam, with the U.S. economy growing at half the brisk 5.9 percent pace at which the government estimated it grew last quarter. Was the year-end growth spurt a one-hit wonder? Buy a new Win 7 computer, and you'll likely be in for some surprises -- both pleasant and unpleasant. On the unpleasant side will be the many applications PC makers preinstall on their computers. A rash of new laptops set for display at the CeBIT computing trade show underlines the growing shift in the market to tinier machines with fancier features such as 3-D graphics and touch screens. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Low-Power Xeon 5600 Boosts Servers, Workstations Intel has rolled out a new series of high-speed Xeon processor chips intended for servers and workstations, with encryption and energy-saving features especially well suited for data-center applications.
Intel Boosts PC Speed with New $125 Solid-State Drive Intel says booting up PCs will be faster with its new 40GB X25-V Value SATA solid-state drive used in dual-drive notebook configurations or added to a desktop with an existing hard drive.
iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format Along with accepting advance orders for its iPad, Apple has revealed a details about how e-books will be handled. The iPad will read the contents of pages and use the open EPUB format.
Mobile Enterprise Spotlight
Nexus One Rival Droid Gets Android 2.1 Update After rolling out its latest operating system on its exclusive Nexus One smartphone in January, Google will now release Android 2.1 for a top competitor: the Motorola Droid, distributed by Verizon.
Microsoft Will Rule on Phone 7 Apps, Require Trials Microsoft isn't going to let Apple have all the app-store fun. The software giant has outlined rules for Windows Phone 7 Series applications in its online store as it moves to get developers excited.
Lenovo Plans Mobile-Internet Business Focus Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing said.
Enterprise Technology Spotlight
IBM Offers Software Development in the Cloud IBM is going deeper into cloud computing with beta versions of an expanded commercial cloud-based service for software development and testing, on both public and private clouds.
Tool Moves Exchange Customers To Google Apps Google is making it easier for IT administrators to switch from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The Internet search giant has made available a tool to help businesses migrate from Exchange.
Intel's Xeon 5600 May Retire a Lot of 'Geezer Servers' Intel is pushing its Xeon Processor 5600 series as the most secure data-center processor on the market. The company launched the server and workstation chips on its 32nm logic technology.