PC World – The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.
PC World – Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series graphics cards for laptops, which could provide parallel-processing capabilities to accelerate Web browsing and 3D image rendering.
PC World – For all of this year’s chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, came news of a global launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. And starting next week, you can hop onto Amazon.com to pre-order the Stream TV eLocity A7.
Macworld.com – Every time thereâ??s an Apple event, thereâ??s fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Appleâ??s media shindig on Wednesday, thereâ??s no shortage of rejoinders and responses from media executives, smartphone rivals, and evenâ?¦a golf company? Tee off on the remainders for Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Investor’s Business Daily – Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google’s (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba’s Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It’ll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17.
Investor’s Business Daily – Google (NMS:GOOG) will continue to provide the search results on AOL’s Web site under a new, five-year deal. The deal will put AOL video content on Google’s YouTube site for the first time. AOL edged up 0.7% to 23.05.
Reuters – Mexico wants to auction more spectrum for wireless communications, including 4G standard, and boost competition in the TV market as it frees up capacity by digitalizing television.
AP – Dell Inc. doesn’t have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
AP – ArcSight Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit tripled as the cybersecurity software and services company’s sales jumped 39 percent.
AP – The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.
AP – Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter Thursday, reversing a loss as revenue more than tripled thanks to largely to strong sales of “Red Dead Redemption.”
AP – Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
PC World – Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled new prepaid data plans for some multimedia and 3G smart phones, including several BlackBerry and Droid handsets. The offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee).
Reuters – Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
PC World – Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.
Macworld.com – iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while youâÂ?Â?re using it.
NewsFactor – Samsung on Thursday introduced the Galaxy Tab, a tablet PC aimed at the heart of Apple’s iPad, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. Samsung presented the tablet with a pun that cites a “new galaxy of possibilities.”
Reuters – Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company’s streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV.
Macworld.com – When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what theyâ??re listening to? If so, Frimbyâ??s new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, SongStumblr, could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhoneâ??s 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block.
PC World – One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
Mashable – Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network.
AP – WIDER NET: After pressuring BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. for data on users’ traffic, India is now cracking down on other companies that provide encrypted communications.
AP – India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users’ data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Reuters – Samsung Electronics’ first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc’s iPad.
PC World – SAS Institute on Thursday announced a new toolset aimed at giving business users the ability to work with predictive analytics software, which has historically been the province of specialized statisticians.
