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EU investigation could affect business from China's 4G deployment

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:58 +0000

The European Union may be trying to protect its telecom equipment industry with its recent threat to investigate China over networking equipment imports. But the move could end up hurting the chances of Western vendors intent on supplying technology to China's upcoming 4G services launch, according to analysts.

Nokia Siemens unveils tools to boost mobile video performance

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:28:33 +0000

Mobile network builder Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled tools to optimize video performance on mobile devices on Monday, just in time for the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Music labels promise to split iRadio royalties equally with artists; what could go wrong?

Phil Johnson — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Directly licensing music from labels could let Apple and others offer music services which may be better for the listener, but potentially less profitable for recording artists

Google Checkout to shut down in November

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:05:49 +0000

Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different payment processing platform.

Sprint gets SoftBank clearance to negotiate with Dish

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:18:50 +0000

Sprint Nextel said it had received permission from SoftBank to negotiate a rival acquisition offer from Dish Network.

What we do (and don't) know about the new Xbox

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:05:58 +0000

On May 21st at 10am Pacific time, Microsoft will unveil its next-generation Xbox console. And if this article were titled "What we know for sure about the next Xbox," we could end it here. Microsoft has been very tight-lipped about the successor to the Xbox 360, but that's about to change.

Sony vs. Microsoft game console wars reignite

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:56 +0000

Sony is trying to steal some of Microsoft's thunder by offering a few fleeting glimpses of the Playstation 4 hardware on the eve of a Microsoft Xbox event.

How India's IT outsourcing leaders can stay on top

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:07 +0000

After a decade of double-digit growth, India's offshore IT outsourcing leaders must shift strategies if they want to continue to dominate in technology services as growth slows in a maturing market. Here are six things Indian outsourcers need to do to grow.

How to import your Tumblr blog into WordPress

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:51 +0000

While Yahoo's acquisition of blogging site Tumblr will make a handful of people very happy, others are not convinced. Here's how to import your posts from Tumblr to WordPress.

Storms test Red Cross' Tornado app

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:17 +0000

The Red Cross is using apps to help warn people about potential weather calamities. One of its more popular efforts is its new Tornado app.

Improve performance with a hard drive upgrade

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:12 +0000

Hard drives are classic bottlenecks, and they definitely slow down computers. But whether you can significantly open up that bottleneck depends on the speed of your current drive, how many available drive bays you have, how much storage space you need, and how much money you're willing to spend.

Should your business start accepting Bitcoins?

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:50 +0000

Few phenomena have been so widely discussed yet remain so puzzling as the world of Bitcoins. Businesses galore are now asking themselves whether Bitcoin is something they need to take seriously, even though most have absolutely no idea what it is.

Google Glass Explorer edition pops up on San Francisco Craigslist for $6500

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:46:02 +0000

Even though it's totally against Glass's terms of service, a brave citizen of the San Francisco metro area is selling the product.

Teen invents tech that fully charges phone batteries in less than 30 seconds

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:33 +0000

This weekend, 18-year-old Eesha Khare won a scholarship for her battery that can fully charge a smartphone in less than 30 seconds.

Lessons learned in my virtual desktop integration (VDI) deployment

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:39:19 +0000

As the IT infrastructure manager at Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS), an IT solutions company, I recently initiated the build-out of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to support our large mobile workforce, and learned some important lessons along the way that may help smooth the way for your VDI rollout.