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Power to the people: AT&T sets up free mobile charging stations in NYC

AT&T today announced a pilot project of solar-powered charging stations across all five of New York City's boroughs where the public can charge phones, tablets and other devices for free.

By Lucas Mearian | 18 June, 2013 19:23

Tags: at&t, mobile

Samsung mass produces 1.4GB/s PCIe flash cards

Samsung has started mass shipments of its XP941 PCIe flash drive, a card for untra-slim notebooks that delivers a sequential read performance of 1,400MB/s throughput.

By Lucas Mearian | 17 June, 2013 14:40

Tags: SSD, Apple, Data storage, Drives, storage, storage hardware, sony

IT morphs as tech and users change

As The consumerisation of IT and self-service trends gain momentum, IT shops are being restructured and IT professionals are learning to play new roles.

By Lucas Mearian | 17 June, 2013 10:18

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), IDC, Google, Microsoft, hardware systems, Data Center, IT management, consumerization of IT, Northrop Grumman

Intel wants to be your new cable provider

Intel wants to create a virtual cable service that would bundle TV channels for subscribers. But cable providers are expected to put up a fight.

By Lucas Mearian | 14 June, 2013 14:55

Tags: Apple, Gartner, BBC, consumer electronics, Emerging Technologies, hardware systems, Personal Technology, intel

The Iomega brand is now LenovoEMC

Iomega owner EMC said today it will replace the brand on business-class NAS products with LenovoEMC, a joint venture that now sells the SMB business hardware.

By Lucas Mearian | 12 June, 2013 21:55

Tags: Acronis, e-discovery, security, Forensics, iomega, Lenovo, twitter, emc

Hands-free tech still poses high risk for drivers

A study from AAA finds that even hands-free technology, like Apple's iOS in-car displays, still poses a relatively high level of driver distraction.

By Lucas Mearian | 12 June, 2013 17:05

Tags: hardware, Mobile/Wireless, Emerging Technologies, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, mobile, Personal Technology, Facebook, Apple, consumer electronics

The new MacBook Air gets a 45 per cent performance boost with PCIe flash

Apple has slipped new superfast PCIe flash into its thinnest of thin notebooks -- the new MacBook Air models released on Monday

By Lucas Mearian | 11 June, 2013 21:00

Tags: SSD, Apple, Drives, storage, Macintosh, IHS, intel

Apple's Mac move could spur PCIe flash flurry in other notebooks, desktops

With Apple's announcement that it'll bypass a SATA SSD in its Mac Pro and MacBook Air and go straight for the stratosphere of flash with a PCIe card, some pundits are speculating other laptops and desktop vendors may not be far behind.

By Lucas Mearian | 11 June, 2013 19:45

Tags: storage, iSuppli, storage hardware, hardware systems, IHS, laptops, intel, cloud storage, Apple, IHS iSuppli, Gartner

Apple gives the Mac Pro blazing fast PCIe flash

Among a flurry of upgrades to products Apple announced today, the Mac Pro high-end desktop will be available later this year with PCIe flash storage, an upgrade that will offer 10X the performance of any hard drive the computer previously sported.

By Lucas Mearian | 10 June, 2013 21:25

Tags: hardware, Apple, Data storage, WD, hardware systems, Macintosh, intel

Apple gives the Mac Pro blazing fast PCIe flash

By Lucas Mearian | 10 June, 2013 21:25

Tags: hardware, Apple, Data storage, WD, hardware systems, Macintosh, intel

SugarSync rolls out remote wipe for PCs and Macs

With the new Remote Wipe feature, both business and individual users can remove all of their synced files from a PC or Mac in the event of a loss or theft.

By Lucas Mearian | 06 June, 2013 19:20

Tags: SugarSync, disaster recovery, Data storage, applications, software, cloud computing, internet

Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks

Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media.

By Lucas Mearian | 06 June, 2013 16:11

Tags: Data storage, Lenovo, cloud computing, internet

IT departments won't exist in five years

IT departments are quickly becoming consultancies in companies increasingly driven by consumer technology, and the control they once had over tech use is quickly dissipating.

By Lucas Mearian | 05 June, 2013 13:11

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Northrop Grumman, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Google, Microsoft, hardware systems, Data Center, IT management, consumerization of IT

The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'

Being a visionary within a corporation lead to playing with a lot of consumer toys, and that's exactly the point. Play, have fun and discover what does or doesn't work in your company.

By Lucas Mearian | 05 June, 2013 10:07

Tags: consumerization of IT, consumer electronics, NASA, CIO role, IT Leadership, IT management, Personal Technology

The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons

BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped.

By Lucas Mearian | 04 June, 2013 16:40

Tags: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Microsoft, Networking, CIO role, IT Leadership, IT management, intel, Hewlett-Packard, management, Dell