Tag: Computers

IBM, RIM Were Flirting With A Deal

IBM, RIM Were Flirting With A Deal

(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp has considered buying Research In Motion’s enterprise division, Bloomberg reported On Friday, citing two unnamed sources. IBM made an informal approach for the enterprise business that operates the servers used for supporting BlackBerry email and messaging services, one of the sources said, according to Bloomberg. The report said no [...]

August 11, 2012 More
PC shipments sag in 4Q amid lackluster conditions

PC shipments sag in 4Q amid lackluster conditions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Personal computer shipments dipped during the final three months of last year amid a shortage of key parts or compelling innovations. A portrait of a lackluster PC market emerged in separate reports Wednesday from Gartner Inc. and IDC. Worldwide PC shipments ranged somewhere between 92 million and 93 million during the [...]

January 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Man To Battle Machine In Poker Matchup

Man To Battle Machine In Poker Matchup

In the man-versus-machine competition, machine is winning. And it’s not just Watson beating humans on “Jeopardy.” Since the recession ended, businesses had increased their real spending on equipment and software by a strong 26%, while they have added almost nothing to their payrolls. In August, new orders and shipments of “capex goods” — defined as [...]

September 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Why Are Old Tech Ads So Funny?

Why Are Old Tech Ads So Funny?

What the heck is Electronic Mail? What kind of man owns his own computer? Why is old technology so funny? The web is awash with old technology ads, whether they’re for a cheaper hard disk, better color, or even an “Electronic Computer Brain” that’s fun at parties, solves riddles and tells the future. Technology advertising [...]

August 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
United Now Adopting A Paperless Cockpit

United Now Adopting A Paperless Cockpit

As popular as the iPad has become with travelers, it seems it may be more popular with airlines. United Airlines has announced that it will be giving pilots iPads as part of an initiative to create paperless cockpits. According to CNet News, the iPads will be kitted out with the Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck app, which offers [...]

August 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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