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Yesterday, I wrote whether the new Windows 8 will be a success upon its launch in the latter half of calendar 2012, as it was claimed by Microsoft in 2011 and at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 at Las Vegas. However, big question for the Windows 8 to answer, in order to be successful in […]
Apple has a closely knit web of developers and even those who belong to third-party companies follow a certain level of competence to address the standards set by Apple for its App Store. This is why all Apple applications have a similar smoothness and lack of stutter and ease of use. On the other hand, […]
Anyone using Google in its English version (the. com instead of. s) will see that the results of their searches have changed slightly. If you have a profile on Google + , you will also notice that there are new options to filter the results, among which especially one called Your World and photos of your contacts to filter content generated by […]
The increase in litigation on hypothetical infringements of patents has begun to worry the big technology companies, some of whom are the major actors in the battles against copyrights violations. Apple, after forwarding a letter to ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute of Telecommunications) last year, called this month to opposed to blocking patents on essential […]
In contrast, he welcomed the move by Microsoft. “No waiver of patent rights charges, but the company will seek a ban on the sale of the product.” Mueller stressed in his article that these movements affected patents on standard calls, affecting basic functions. The standards prescribe specific solutions for certain functions. According to analysts, the […]
The next generation of Microsoft gaming consoles to diversify with one model focused more on the Kinect and casual gamers. Nintendo officially kicked off the next generation console war when they announced the Nintendo Wii U at last year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. The reveal was met with a lukewarm response as many were left not […]
The Monsoon flooding in Thailand last October took a toll on many businesses if not all of them. The main victims of the catastrophe ranged from automobile makers with the likes of vendors of Toyota and Honda to electronic makers like hard drive manufacturers. More affected by the ordeal US population, being the biggest market […]
Western Digital was widely expected to take a huge hit from the Thailand flooding. Western Digital, which makes disk drives, couldn’t get components out of its suppliers, which were mostly in Thailand. Overall, Western Digital’s fiscal second quarter earnings held up well. CEO John Coyne said: We’ve made substantial progress in our mission to restore […]
Bottom line: Western Digital held its own and the fallout could have been much worse. Steve Luczo, CEO of Seagate, said his company has weathered the Thailand flooding better than most. Why? First, Seagate’s operations were relatively unscathed. Second, the supply chain is diversified. Luczo said on Seagate’s earnings conference call: “The disaster in Thailand […]
Luczo added that the company isn’t maximizing profits—average selling price per unit was $13 higher, but costs were $2.50 higher. Seagate’s plan is to give suppliers a break on pricing in exchange for longer term contracts. The strategy is paying off in the short and long runs. Seagate blew away its December quarter earnings (non-GAAP […]
Microsoft Corporation’s mobile operating software, Windows Phone 7, has the potential of going places. It is flamboyant and light weight at the same time. It requires less-expensive hardware, single-core processors at tops and RAM in MBs. Therefore, the overall expense of handset has a medium effect on the wallet at best. However, the market is […]
The next generation of Windows Phones will be on the drawing board now, and while the end user experience of the current handsets is appreciated, with Android pushing multi-core and big numbers on the spec sheet, the hardware for Windows Phone will need to follow. The argument that it doesn’t matter to the end user […]
