IBM to bring cloud computing (whatever that means) to big business
IBM just announced that it’s preparing a range of new services that it says will make cloud computing palatable to large corporations that largely remain leery of letting their applications and data reside on someone else’s infrastructure. And like all the other big companies who… Continue Reading
Zula launches science-focused kids virtual world
Hoping to add an Internet dimension to its growing kids business, Zula USA has launched a successful kids science education TV show in the past three years and is now diving into the vitual world market.
The Burbank, Calif.-based company quietly launched its ZulaWorld virtual… Continue Reading
IBM launches social network for partners
IBM is becoming a lot more social. The company launched a social network for its software developers in April. And today it’s launching a social network for its various partners to help bring technology to market faster and close sales more efficiently.
The company is… Continue Reading
Virtual events draw a live in-person crowd
Yes, these people in the picture are real. What’s weird is they’re attending a conference about virtual events. You know, the kind they have only in cyberspace where you pretend you’re at a live event.
As surreal as it sounds, the fledgling virtual events industry… Continue Reading
Roundup: 18 Android phones coming this year, MySpace hoping for innovation, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Google: Expect 18 Android phones by the end of the year — That number could be as high as 20, says Andy Rubin, senior director for mobile platforms.
News Corp. and MySpace execs say MySpace needs to innovate — During an… Continue Reading
IBM says now is the time to invest in innovation in Vietnam
IBM is announcing today that it’s stepping up its investment in Vietnam as part of a bid to improve the country’s innovation and grab a foothold in an emerging territory for technology consumption.
That’s a big step for a country that a generation ago was… Continue Reading
IBM pours $2B into smart grid as other big names reach for a piece of the pie
IBM’s lending and leasing branch, IBM Global financing has committed $2 billion to fund startups and utilities working on smart-grid and green technology projects. With this investment, it leaps to the front of a crowd of major corporations like Intel, AT&T, General Electric and others… Continue Reading
Roundup: Windows 7 nearing launch, Facebook phished, Dean’s upcoming Seattle speech
Here’s the latest action:
Windows 7 readying for birth — Microsoft’s new operating system is entering its final stages of testing and the company has a “release candidate” ready, possibly for launch on May 5. It will be interesting to see if it lifts computer… Continue Reading
IBM turns its developer site into a social network
For 10 years, IBM has been using its software developer site as a watering hole for those who use IBM’s tools. Now the My developerWorks site is becoming a social network.
The company said that it is getting hip with the times. Its own surveys… Continue Reading
Roundup: Apple patents surface, Second Life grows, Rosetta Stone IPO takes off
Here’s the latest action:
New Apple patent filings raise eyebrows — The next versions of the iPhone could make use of a motion-aware user interface, based on some recent patent filings. MacRumors has more.
Nokia’s net income takes a dive — Phone maker’s net income… Continue Reading
IBM walks from Sun deal, but it could come back
IBM has withdrawn its $7 billion acquisition offer to buy Sun Microsystems, shelving at least for the moment a merger that would have created a dominant global market leader in computer servers.
The collapse of talks hammered Sun’s stock price. It dropped 23 percent to… Continue Reading
IBM makes big online collaboration move with LotusLive Engage
IBM is making a big move into the online collaboration market with a new product called LotusLive Engage, which it will be demonstrating tomorrow at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.
Engage appears to be the most comprehensive service yet offered under IBM’s LotusLive… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google’s layoffs, Pick Your Five’s popularity, and more
Here’s the latest (layoff heavy) action:
Google lays off 200 employees — Most of the cuts are happening in the sales and marketing departments, where Google has over-invested.
Pick Your Five application surges on Facebook — The app from LivingSocial, which asks you to list… Continue Reading
Roundup: Solyndra scores major green, Windows braces for worm, car takes to the skies and more
Department of Energy shines on Solyndra — The solar company landed a $535 million loan to continue developing its technology. The New York Times has more.
A wormy April Fool’s Day — The Conficker computer worm is set to be unleashed on April 1, exploiting… Continue Reading
IBM to launch new version of business simulation game
IBM isn’t a company you’d expect to see at the Game Developers Conference. But Big Blue has been making games for a while now and is showing off Innov8 v.2, a new version of a business simulation game that helps students and professionals hone their… Continue Reading
IBM rumored to be in negotiations to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion
IBM is in negotiations to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
If the deal happens, it would be one of the biggest consolidations in the computer industry since Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq in 2001.
IBM would eliminate a major… Continue Reading
Sun looking to claim space in the cloud
Sun Microsystems jumped on the cloud computing bandwagon today with the announcement of its own platform for applications that run in the Internet cloud. The company is launching its effort with two products — Sun Cloud Services and Sun Cloud Compute Service.
With Amazon already… Continue Reading
Roundup: Checking out of Google Checkout, Surface 2.0 and more
Here’s the latest action:
Google Checkout raises transaction fees — It seems like a weird time to do so, as merchants are already poorer from the recession. They seem to be leaving in droves. Hello, PayPal!
There’s a second-generation of Microsoft’s Surface table computing systems… Continue Reading
DEMO: How new technology makes us more productive
More companies are catching on to the ways that technologies like the Internet, smartphones, and social networking can help people work with others and get more done.
These ideas become even more compelling in the current economic climate, when it’s a truism that everyone needs… Continue Reading
Roundup: Intel pours cash into factories, N.J. goes solar, Obama taps cybersecurity chief, and more
Microsoft to tighten ties with Facebook chat? — Steve Ballmer implies (oh so subtly) full interoperability between Facebook chat and Windows Live Messenger.
Intel to sink funds into factories — Despite the downturn, the giant earmarks $7 billion for its chip manufacturing plants over the… Continue Reading