ITworld Hardware

HP profit falls 32 percent as PC and server sales decline

IDGNS staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:32 +0000

Hewlett-Packard reported a 32 percent drop in profit for its second fiscal quarter, due partly to slower sales of PCs and servers.

Study ranks US least risky place to open data center

IDGNS staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:13:53 +0000

Last year the U.S. was the least riskiest place in the world to open a data center, according to a study released this week.

Nvidia, Citrix crank up virtual desktop delivery

IDGNS staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:17 +0000

Improvements to Nvidia's virtualization technology are aimed at turning graphics processors into a more important resource in data centers and could speed deployment of virtual desktops and delivery of data over the cloud.

Apple to build Macs in low-tax Texas

IDGNS staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:17 +0000

Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December.

Farewell Xbox 720, hello Xbox One. Microsoft reveals its next gen home entertainment console

pasmith — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Some thoughts about the presentation and about questions not yet answered, such as how Xbox One will impact used game sales and what the truth is about the rumored 'always connected' requirement.

Cyborgs arrive! Scientists build 3D printed ear

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:24:32 +0000

Merging electronics with human tissue, scientists at Princeton University have used 3D printing tools to build a functioning ear. Yes, an ear.

The whole enchilada: Integrated compute platforms steamroll across IT

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:22 +0000

Vendors are rebuilding the mainframe with converged infrastructure, collapsed kit or integrated compute platforms -- whatever you want to call it. And customers are loving it.

NASA chief technologist: 'Our destiny lies among the planets of our solar system'

Christopher Nerney — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:26 +0000

NASA chief technologist Mason Peck answered questions as part of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" series.

In hunt for life, NASA rover makes second drill on Mars

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:17 +0000

NASA's rover Curiosity has drilled into a rock on Mars for just the second time during its mission.s

Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:19 +0000

Just a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year.

Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:17 +0000

HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market.

Xbox 720 revealed today, new Xbox music show next week, and an out of focus PS4 video

pasmith — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Today's the day Microsoft wows us (I hope) with it's next generation Xbox. So how does Sony combat that? With an ineffectual teaser that comes across as just sad...

Toshiba shrinks 64Gbit flash chips, but still lags Samsung

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:36 +0000

Toshiba said it will soon begin mass producing a new type of 64Gbit NAND flash that is the smallest and fastest in its class, though it still lags rival Samsung Electronics in the development of an even denser flash technology.

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.

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.