Tablet War: Amazon Kindle Fire Vs. Barnes & Noble Nook Color
Tablet wars are heating up day by day. Online retailer Amazon announced its foray in to the tablet space with the launch of its Kindle Fire tablet.
As Techies Drool Over Amazon Silk, Privacy Questions Are Raised
Amazon rolled out its new line of Kindle tablets in New York Wednesday morning, adding the seven-inch $199 color Android Fire, the $99 keyboard-free 4GB Touch model and a $79 2GB non-touchscreen version to its ranks. Yet the Amazon product causing the most stir was not an e-reader or tablet, but Amazon Silk, the company's new mobile web platform powered by Amazon's incredibly extensive web services platform.
Amazon Unveils Cloud-Optimized Browser ‘Amazon Silk’
At Amazon's Kindle Fire announcement in New York City, Amazon surprised everyone by unveiling a new browser called Amazon Silk, which leverages the cloud to optimize load speeds.
Amazon web services puts snag behind it, sees more cloud
Amazon's cloud computing unit has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the outage of its cloud services platform earlier this year and customer interest has only grown since, a top company executive said.
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Top 10 Features that can Make iPhone 5 Invincible
Though Apple has not announced anything officially about the highly anticipated iPhone 5, rumors about the probable specifications (based on details embedded in the beta version of iOS 5 and improvements expected on the next iPhone), have turned cacophonous on the web.
Intel Capital Gambles Small Cloud Stakes Add Up to Huge Future Gains
Intel Capital, the in-house arm of the world’s biggest chipmaker, has seeded seven small companies in hopes they will swell into profitable ventures. The move comes a month after Intel announced its $300 million Ultrabook initiative for tablets and ultralight products.
iOS 5 Beta: 20 Existing Android Features that Could Power iPhone 5 and iPad
Apple's iOS 5 operating system, which is going to power the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 3rd generation, iPod touch 4th generation, iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone 5, is now under beta testing.
Google Music Beta to Stream Music in iOS Devices
Music can be streamed from the cloud to iOS devices as Google Music Beta is now accessible in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Alibaba to Release English Mobile OS This Month
Alibaba Cloud Computing, a unit of Alibaba Group, will release an English version of its mobile operating system this month and launch its tablet in the next two months, a top company executive said on Friday.
Baidu sees possible acquisitions in mobile, cloud
China's top search engine Baidu Inc is on the lookout for potential acquisitions and investment opportunities in the mobile and cloud computing spaces, its chief financial officer said on Friday.
Amazon Tablet Can Become iPad's Newest Rival: Top 5 Reasons Why
While the iPad is today’s undisputed giant in the tablet market, senior Forrester analyst Sarah Rotman Epps predicted that Amazon could sell 3-5 million units of its own tablets in the fourth quarter alone. Here are our top 5 reasons why the Amazon Tablet will be the iPad’s newest rival.
iTunes Streaming Comes to iCloud: Can Amazon, Google's Music Lockers Survive?
Apple’s music service, iTunes Match, which was announced at June’s WWDC, is being tested with Apple developer community. The iCloud service will support streaming of iTunes music library to the iOS devices.
RIM rallies on song service, Apple founder's exit
Shares of Research in Motion rose more than 2 percent on Thursday, after the BlackBerry maker unveiled a new cloud-based music service that allows users to share songs with other subscribers.
Stern Advice: Where to Put Your Money Now
You've got to put your money somewhere, right? Under the mattress doesn't really work as a retirement program. It's lumpy, vulnerable to theft and your kids might find it.
RIM unveils new cloud-based music service
Canada's Research In Motion Ltd will unveil a new cloud-based social music sharing service called BBM Music, as companies begin to bet on entertainment delivered over the Internet that incorporates social networking features.
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computing
Microsoft Corp will develop and market cloud-computing products in China with a Chinese partner, a pattern that the software giant could use as a model in other emerging markets, an executive said on Tuesday.
Such Great Heights: Mass. Company Sequences Marijuana Genome
Medicinal Genomics successfully sequenced the marijuana genome in order to understand the plant's medicinal properties.
Salesforce bucks tech trend, boosts outlook
Web-based software maker Salesforce.com Inc raised its full-year revenue outlook, fueling hopes that cloud computing companies can avoid getting caught up in a possible slowdown in tech spending.
HP to Buy Autonomy; Spin Off PC Unit, Stock Dropping
HPQ shares are down about 6.1 percent as of 3:15 p.m. (New York time).
HP's Search for ‘Clouds’ Leads to Autonomy
HPQ’s chief executive Leo Apotheker has already said he wants to grow the company’s presence in so-called “cloud computing” while shedding lower-margin businesses like PCs.
Cloud firm Box.net seeks $35 million in new funding
Cloud-storage and file-sharing company Box.net is raising $35 million in new funding, underscoring again the appeal of one of Silicon Valley's hottest investment areas.
Hunt for 'God Particle' Higgs Boson Comes Home Courtesy LHC@home
Now you can be a history maker, as CERN initiated a new volunteer project in its search for the elusive "God particle" - the Higgs boson, which allows commoners to run simulation of particle physics experiment.
HP Upgraded to 'Buy' at Jefferies
Jefferies has upgraded PC giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) to "buy" from "hold," saying that the company is expected to deliver higher margins over long-term and is best positioned to benefit from the increasing demand for cloud services.
Apple's Market Share Could Double Or Triple In Coming Years: Analyst
Apple's market shares could double or even triple in the next few years, according to a new analysis.In a note to investors on Wednesday, Sterne Agee's analyst Shaw Wu called Apple's growth the "ultimate platform adopting story."
Amazon Takes on Apple's App Restictions, Launches Kindle Cloud Reader
Online retail giant Amazon.com has unveiled Kindle Cloud Reader, which is its latest Kindle reading application that leverages HTML5 and enables customers to read Kindle books instantly using only their Web browser - online or offline.
FBR Upgrades VMWare to 'Outperform'
FBR Capital Markets has upgraded the shares of VMWare, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) to "outperform" from 'market perform," saying that the company would be a leading beneficiary of increasing demand for virtualization solutions.
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