AT&T Launches Microsoft Surface At Retail Stores

Washington (dbTechno) - AT&T became the first retail store chain to showcase and utilize the Microsoft Surface.

AT&T has rolled out the Microsoft Surface in five locations in four different cities, with 22 devices in total being sent to the stores. Read more

Seagate Sues Solid State Drive Manufacturer STEC

Washington (dbTechno) - Seagate Technologies, the largest manufacturer of hard disk drives in the world, filed a lawsuit on Monday against STEC Inc., formerly known as Simple Tech. The lawsuit claims that STEC infringes upon patents held by drive maker Seagate in regards to solid state drives.

STEC Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing flash-based hard drives and RAM-based products. Read more

Salesforce Adds Google Apps Integration In Deal With Google

Boston (dbTechno) - Salesforce.com and Google have finally made a deal official, stating the two companies have joined to enhance Google Apps. Salesforce.com will be integrated into Google Apps. Their CRM (customer relationship management) applications will be available Salesforce.com customers.

The deal between Salesforce and Google will be made official later on Monday. Read more

IBM Hops On “Racetrack” For Faster, Cheaper Memory

Boston (dbTechno) - IBM has announced that they are developing a new type of memory which will be faster, as well as cheaper than current hard drives and flash memory. The new solid-state memory is called “racetrack” and appears to be a thing of the future for computers.

The new “racetrack” solid-state memory will combine attributes of flash memory as well as common hard drives. Read more

Gartner Analysts Believes Windows Is Ready To Collapse

Washington (dbTechno) - Two analysts spoke at a conference sponsored by Gartner. The analysts stated that they believe the Microsoft Windows operating system is heading for a collapse.

They stated that Microsoft has failed to respond to the market and where it is going. Read more

Cisco Reveals Switch To Help Bridge Data Centers, Storage Networks

Boston (dbTechno) - Cisco Systems Inc. has unveiled the Nexus 5000 Series switch. They have stated that this switch is going to help businesses cut down on costs as it provides the ability to bridge data centers, servers, and storage area networks.

The new product from Cisco focuses on managing data as well as traffic. It also has the ability to link up the data center with storage servers. Read more

HP Introduces Low-Cost Mini-Notebook For Students

Boston (dbTechno) - Hewlett-Packard announced a new low-priced mini-notebook PC aimed at students and business people on the go. The mini-notebook, the HP2133 Mini-Note, is priced at $499.

The $499 HP 2133 Mini-Note will ship in its base model with the SUSE Linux operating system. Read more

Microsoft Fixes Major Reboot Bug In Vista SP1

Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft has stated that they have fixed a major bug in Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The Vista SP1 bug caused computers to go into a never-ending reboot cycle.

Windows Vista users have been complaining about the glitch in the software since it was released. It would happen every time they tried to install Vista SP1. Read more

Google Starts App Engine To Aid Web Development

Washington (dbTechno) - Google has kicked off their App Engine web services for hosting as well as other web applications. The early preview group of 10,000 received a preview build of Google App Engine to try it out first.

Google App Engine launched during a Google coding event, Campfire One. Read more

Gates Says Successor To Windows Vista Coming Next Year

Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stated on Friday that Windows Vista may not be the top operating system from the company for long. He stated that within the next year or so, we will see Windows 7, the successor to Vista.

Gates was making a public appearance on Friday at the Inter-American Development Bank in Miami, Florida. Read more

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