VMware will integrate Intel’s TXT security tech into vSphere 5.1
The latest version of VMware’s vSphere cloud platform will integrate Intel’s trusted execution technology (TXT), a Xeon server feature that provides a new layer of hardware-based security. MORE VMWORLD: VMworld 2012: New VMware Horizon Suite delivers apps, data to any device SLIDESHOW: Hottest VMworld products Intel cloud infrastructure group general manager Jason Waxman said in a statement that the move will help address...
Apple Reports Record March Quarter Sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Net Profit Increases 94% Year-over-Year CUPERTINO, California—April 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter....
Sony VAIO Duo 11 slider PC hands-on (video)
By Mat Smith posted Aug 29th 2012 12:55PM While Sony’s keeping quiet on a lot of the precise technical specs, there’s plenty to talk about in the form-factor Sony has chosen for one of its debut Windows 8 VAIO devices. The Duo 11 slider pairs an 11.6-inch screen with a sliding — and very satisfying — hinge. This gives the slate two different ways to deal with Microsoft’s forthcoming OS. Handily, Sony has...
Sony unveils Android tablet, three smartphones at IFA
Sony Mobile today announced three new smartphones and a 9.4-in. Android 4.0 tablet at the IFA show in Berlin. The devices were described by Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai as helping accelerate Sony’s turnaround. “Sony is an extraordinary company going through extraordinary times,” Hirai, who assumed his post in April, said via Webcast. “This company cannot stand still,” he added. “Sony is committed to...
Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch Ultrabook arrives October 26th, starting at $799
By Dana Wollman posted Aug 29th 2012 1:00PM Remember that touchscreen Series 5 Ultrabook that Samsung showed off at Computex last June? Well, it’s definitely coming to the US and will be available October 26th, the same day Windows 8 formally launches. As we noted in our hands-on, this is basically the same Series 5 we reviewed earlier this year, except the touchscreen adds some heft (it now weighs 3.83 pounds, versus 3.24 for...
