The Tablet Guide
The matter of Internet connectivity as well factors into decisions about the other tablets we looked at. Many users will want to opt for tablets without built-in cellular service, given that most 3G or 4G tablets come with 2-year service contracts as part of their subsidized prices. More...
Quanta Seeks Profit in the iPad Era
The good news for Barry Lam: His Taiwan-based company, Quanta Computer, is the world's top contract manufacturer of laptops. It makes hardware for Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Sony, and other big brands. More...
Kindle Fire Newsstand to Offer Over 400 Full-Color Magazines and Newspapers
Amazon. com, Inc. today announced that the Kindle Fire Newsstand will offer over 400 full-color magazines and newspapers. Kindle Fire clients who subscribe earlier March 1, 2012 will as well receive an exclusive free three-month trial of 17 Conde Nast magazines, including Vanity Fair, GQ, WIRED and Glamour. More...
Do you still need cellular voice service?
These days, smartphones with speedy Web connectivity are easy to find, so consumers should be able to get by with just a roomy data plan, dumping voice service in favor of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). More...
Baltimore city gov phones set for a big VoIP upgrade
The city comptroller's office is overseeing the process, which is moving steadily along. This week, a partnership between IBM and Avaya, was the only entity to meet the requirements for the city's RFP. More...
2 Reasons I'm Buying This Overpriced Tech Stock
Say you found a stock that's grown incremental revenue six quarters running. Say that as well, in that time, management and the board, which own more than 19% of the business, had found a way to steadily increase returns on invested capital. More...
International Business Machines Corporation
To fairly value HP one needs to determine what Hewlett-Packard is as a company. Hewlett-Packard is more than just a purveyor of printers and computers, its most recognizable products. More...
Telefonica loses $600 million in Q3
European phone giant Telefonica reported its first quarterly loss in nine years, as its main Spanish customer based switched to cheaper rivals’ offers. More...
Dr. Mike Lynch Awarded Outstanding Contribution to UK IT Award
The UK IT Industry Awards, presented by the British Computer Society, the Chartered Institute for IT, in association with Computing magazine, represent the benchmark for excellence for the entire IT profession, showcasing best practice and technology. More...
BarCamp Hong Kong 2011 on tomorrow
The brilliant, irascible impresario championed the transition from minicomputers and beige IBM boxes to the Macintosh, the iPhone, and the concept that innovation should be fun to use. More...