LG Optimus L9 hands-on (video)
By Brian Heater posted Aug 30th 2012 9:07AM Thought LG didn’t have any more to add to the L-Style series to offer the world? Behold the L9. Announced yesterday, the device made an appearance on the IFA show room floor this week, boasting a big and bright 4.7-inch IPS display that makes its brethren look downright shrimpy by comparison. In spite of the display size, the phone feels light, with an 8.9-millimeter profile....
How VMware Plans to Conquer More of the Data Center
COMPANY: VMware HEADQUARTERS: Palo Alto, Calif. EMPLOYEES: 11,000 2011 REVENUE: $3.77 billion CEO: Pat Gelsinger (as of Sept. 1) WHAT THEY DO: VMware provides virtualization and virtualization-based cloud infrastructure software designed to help organizations streamline the way they build, deliver and use IT. In July, VMware acquired Nicira, whose OpenFlow technology will be folded into VMware’s portfolio of virtual networking...
Amazon’s Kindle Fire has sold out just in time for the company’s next big event
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 30th 2012 9:17AM Amazon has just announced that the Kindle Fire has joined the Kindle Touch on the out-of-stock list, presumably forever, a week before the company’s mysterious product announcement. Jeff Bezos has teased that the company’s got an “exciting roadmap” ahead, which we’d expect to include at least one touchscreen e-reader and a vastly revamped 7-inch tablet,...
New FileMaker 12 Software Line Released Today
FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customize every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more....
Galaxy Note II priced for Vodafone: 640 euros of LTE phablet goodness
By Terrence O’Brien posted Aug 30th 2012 9:34AM Wondering when you’ll be able to get your hands on a Galaxy Note II and just how much it’ll cost? Well… we can’t help you. But, a placard spotted on the floor at IFA today should give us some hint as to pricing. When it lands in Germany in the coming months, the second-gen phablet will set customers back €639.90, or about $803, through Vodafone. That’s...
