First LG Android smartphone hits Verizon online sales Thursday
The new LG Ally, the first Android smartphone from LG Electronics, will go on pre-order online Thursday from Verizon Wireless for $100 after rebate and a two-year contract.
The slider device -- the subject of tie-ins to the Iron Man 2 superhero film -- has a a 3.2-in. touchscreen and a physical Qwerty keyboard that works simultaneously with the touchscreen. It goes on sale in Verizon stores May 20, the carrier said in a statement.
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Verizon offers hosted mobility service for enterprise PCs, notebooks
Verizon Business has launched an updated enterprise mobility service, with a revamped mobile client and new security and management features for IT administrators. Essentially, a company can off-load mobile and remote client security and management to a hosted, subscriber service.
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Did Apple lose another iPhone 4G prototype?
Pictures of what is alleged to be another prototype of the next-generation iPhone surfaced on Wednesday, this time at a Vietnamese forum. The photos reveal a device similar to the one seen in the Gizmodo-Apple saga, and also show a teardown of the prototype.
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JRuby upgrade features Java accommodations
JRuby 1.5, an upgrade to the Ruby language variant that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, will be made available Wednesday, featuring better accommodations for Java and build tools and improved Windows support.
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Firefox aims to make IE, Safari browsing more secure
Mozilla has expanded a service that checks if a browser's plugins are current to now scan Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, and Chrome in addition to its own Dell is looking into Advanced Micro Devices' Fusion processors for use in future laptops and desktops as it tries to make PCs smaller and more power-efficient, a company executive said.
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VMware: Media overplaying our role in EMC-Cisco partnership
The significance of VMware's role in a three-way partnership with Cisco Systems and EMC has been overblown by the media, a senior VMware executive said, reaffirming the company's intention to remain neutral amidst competition between top hardware makers.
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AMD introduces new laptop chips to close gap with Intel
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced new mobile processors as it tries to bridge the power and performance gap with Intel, while trying to lower laptop prices.
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EMC claims to 'Boost' Data Domain deduplication speed by 50 percent
EMC announced at its annual user conference here on Tuesday a new software add-on that it claims increases the performance of its Data Domain appliance by an average of 50 percent.
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Update: Verizon and Google working on a tablet
Verizon and Google are working on a tablet computer that will compete with Apple's iPad, Verizon confirmed on Tuesday.
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Apple promises fix for iPad Wi-Fi problems
Apple will issue a fix to answer complaints from iPad owners of weak wireless signals, dropped connections, and slow surfing speeds, the company said in a recently published support document.
But some users were skeptical that a patch would solve their problems.
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IBM points predictive analytics at social Web
The next time you choose an emoticon to spice up a comment about a company, product or service online, know this: There's a chance that a software program is capturing the sentiment expressed by your smiley or frowny for analysis.
The capability is part of a new release of IBM's SPSS Modeler text mining and analytics software, which also allows customers to parse information from social media sites and feeds.
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Big IT shops get serious about asset disposal
IT departments that practice asset management are learning to master the art of retiring hardware at the right time. But making the decision to retire IT gear is just the beginning; tech managers also need to figure out what to do with the systems that are past their prime.
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