Data Center

Tim Cook and Larry Page invovled in (not so) secret discussions

Given Apple's $1 billion verdict against Samsung, one might assume that Apple's legal battles with Samsung and other purveyors of Android might be closer to completion than ever before

The End of Optical Storage? It’s Here

Sony will stop production of optical drives early next year. Remember, these are the guys who invented it. Regardless, the end of an era worth noting.

Lenovo’s touchscreen all-in-ones with Windows 8 to start at $599

Lenovo is adding more all-in-ones with touchscreens to take advantage of Windows 8

Microsoft will allow downgrades from Windows 8 to Windows 7, Vista

New PCs powered by Windows 8 Pro can be downgraded to older editions

Cisco eyeing Acme Packet?

Rumor boosted session border controller leader's stock this week, but skeptics don't see a fit

IT and Marketing: 4 tips for getting along

Dell joins the ranks of systems pre-configured for VDI

It's teaming up with VMWare on a rack-mountable system, the vStart for VDI

Terahertz scanners, drugs, and shoes

VMworld 2012: VMware Faces Critical Turning Point

VMware is at a crossroads, --how does VMware change and adapt to these new circumstances going forward?

Disclosure of Java zero-day prompted Oracle patch, says researcher

Others says negative of making exploit public outweigh positive of patch because as many as a third of Java users do not patch regularly