Vendors and Providers

Microsoft adds load balancing as Azure availability stutters

A storage outage affected users in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

10 things we learned – or didn’t — from Cisco’s Insieme launch

With Cisco/Insieme debut some things are clear but others are still open questions

Apple takes first small step to return iWorks’ chopped features

Customizable toolbars top restoration, but some still hate the revamped suite

To Beat IBM, Amazon Web Services Needs to Build the Next Xbox

LG smart TVs share data about users’ files and viewing habits with the company

LG plans to release firmware updates to give users control over the collection of potentially sensitive information

Another Samsung 3G patent likely to be invalid, German court says

Samsung will continue its quest against Apple, Samsung said

Google kicks off nix-NPAPI plans with Chrome 32’s beta

First step in pulling support for the 1990s plug-in technology next year

AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages

Verizon Wireless is also winding down its premium messaging business

SC13: Elevation plays a role in memory error rates

A study by AMD and the Department of Energy showed a higher supercomputer had more memory problems

Jury orders Samsung to pay $290M to Apple in patent case

The award is much closer to Apple's demand than to what Samsung proposed