Baidu plant offenbar die Übernahme des ebenfalls chinesischen Unternehmens PPS Net TV, einem chinesischen Online-Video-Anbieter. Der chinesische Suchmaschinenanbieter Baidu hatte Ende letzten Jahres die Mehrheit an seiner Video-Einheit iQiyi erworben, die allerdings Verluste macht.
Die Dübendorfer Filiale des chinesischen Netzwerkausrüsters Huawei erhielt heute überraschend Besuch von der Polizei. Die Exekutive kontrollierte laut einem Bericht des Tagesanzeigers 230 bei Huawei beschäftigte Personen und nahm neun Chinesen in Gewahrsam. Den Hintergrund dazu bilden arbeitsrechtliche Vergehen. Huawei werde nun angezeigt, heisst es.
Preise wie zu Zeiten der New Economy: In den USA schmiedet der Telefonkonzern Verizon Communications Insidern zufolge eine 100 Milliarden Dollar schwere Offerte, um seinen ungeliebten Partner Vodafone loszuwerden.
Google kommt einer Lösung im Streit mit der EU-Kommission um den Vorwurf unlauterer Geschäftspraktiken in seinem Suchmaschinen-Geschäft näher. Der Internet-Riese könnte mit einer Änderung der Anzeige von Suchergebnissen einer angedrohten Geldbusse entgehen.
Eine gute halbe Stunde Smalltalk mit Apple-Chef Tim Cook: Macht mindestens 165.000 Dollar. Bei dieser Summe liegt derzeit das aktuelle Gebot für ein Kaffeetrinken mit dem Lenker des US-amerikanischen iPhone- und iPad-Konzerns.
Die auf Data Center und Data Analytics Services ausgerichtete LC Systems hat von Red Hat den «Advanced-Business-Partner»-Status für Red Hat Enterprise Linux erhalten. Mit der Zertifizierung von mehreren Mitarbeitenden will das 1989 gegründete Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Horn (TG) seinen strategischen Fokus auf Open-Source-Lösungen im Enterprise-Umfeld untermauern, schreibt es es in einem Communiqué dazu.
Die US-Technologiebörse Nasdaq OMX hat finanziell unter den technischen Problemen beim Facebook-Börsengang vor rund einem Jahr zu leiden. Im ersten Quartal 2013 halbierte sich der Überschuss auf 42 Mio. Dollar (32,33 Mio. Euro), wie der transatlantische Börsenbetreiber am Mittwoch mitteilte.
Die Unternehmen Cisco und Google führen das Cool IT-Ranking 2013 von Greenpeace an, für das die IT-Branche auf ihre Klimafreundlichkeit durchleuchtet wurde. An zweiter Stelle liegt Ericsson, gefolgt von Fujitsu und dem US-Mobilfunkanbieter Sprint, dem indischen IT-Dienstleister Wipro und HP.
Dem schweizerisch-amerikanischen Computermaus-Hersteller Logitech brechen weiter die Geschäfte weg. Im abgelaufenen vierten Geschäftsquartal fiel der Umsatz um zwölf Prozent auf 469 Millionen Dollar, wie das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mitteilte.
Der IT-Dienstleister T-Systems konnte das von der SBB ausgeschriebene Projekt zur Einführung und den Betrieb von Sharepoint für sich gewinnen. Die SBB will Sharepoint zur Ablösung der bestehenden Intranet-Technologie nutzen, um künftig auch Collaboration und effizientes e-Working auf einer Plattform einbinden zu können.
Moshi has been making accessories for Macs for years, but the company recently expanded into the headphone/headset market with the Moshi Audio line. The first product in the line is the , a stylish $80 headset aimed at fans of rock and hip-hop. The Vortex is a canalbud-style headset. Canalbuds essentially split the difference-in design, and frequently in price-between traditional earbuds and in-ear-canal ("canalphone") models. (See our for more details.) Since they fit partially in the ear canal, they block some external noise and form an acoustic seal that improves bass performance. However, they don't block as much sound as true in-ear-canal models, and, as with canalphones, getting a proper fit can be tricky, the cord can produce unwanted microphonic noise in a listener's ear, and using the headset function can be weird due to the occlusion effect of having your ears plugged while talking. Moshi's tagline is "purveyor of electronics fashion," and the Vortex's design supports this claim. The earpieces are dark-gray pyramids, formed from a combination of glossy, matte, and brushed steel, with complementary smoke-gray eartips. The cables are wrapped in dark-gray fabric, an approach I prefer to the more-common rubber and plastic coverings. The effect is a luxurious, clean look-one of my favorites among the canalbuds I've tested. Included in Vortex package is a clever triangular spool for storing the headphones and wrapping the cord; one pair each of small, medium, and large silicone eartips; and a pair of foam eartips. Although Moshi's design choices might appear aesthetically driven, the company claims those choices have ergonomic and sonic benefits. The earpieces are surprisingly substantial-the heaviest I've tested, and notably heavier than those of other solidly constructed models such as the that more manufacturers should incorporate. These cores are also color-coded to make it easy to distinguish between the left and right earpieces.
Until recently I hadn't paid much attention to Skullcandy's headphones and headsets-the company's focus on extreme sports, punk- and hip-hop-inspired aesthetics, and too-clever product names (case in point: "Smokin' Buds") suggested I might not be in the target audience. However, many of Skullcandy's products-particularly its inexpensive "canalbud" models-have gotten good buzz from headphone geeks at I've tested. A quick refresher: Canalbuds are headphones that essentially split the difference-in design, and often in price-between traditional earbuds and in-ear-canal ("canalphone") models. (See our for more details.) Since they fit partially in the ear canal, they can block some external noise and form an acoustic seal that improves bass performance. However, they don't block as much sound as true canalphone models, and, as with canalphones, getting a proper fit can be tricky, the cord can produce unwanted microphonic noise in a listener's ear, and using the headset function can be weird due to the occlusion effect of having your ears plugged while talking. The 50/50 (named, according to Skullcandy, because they're "half mic, half bud, and all boom") comes with pairs of small, medium, and large rubber eartips, as well as a circular, black-nylon carrying case. The 50/50's earpieces are primarly white plastic with green-plastic and metal accents (including the Skullcandy logo). The right-hand section of the 50/50's green cables hosts a white, Apple-style, three-button (control, volume up, and volume down) inline remote/microphone pod. A white-plastic piece connects the left and right cables, and the cable ends in a white-plastic, straight miniplug. The plastic feels dense and resilient, and it should hold up well in active use. The 50/50 is also available in black/chrome, white/chrome, black/blue, and black/red versions. The 50/50's earpieces are easy to fit properly in the ear, and they rest at a moderate depth that provides good isolation from outside noise. However, the earpieces hurt my ears after an hour or so, thanks to the large, short earpieces-though this issue may be specific to my ear anatomy. The 50/50's inline remote works well, although I had a little trouble distinguishing between the three buttons; I would have preferred the buttons to be better defined.
Canonical on Thursday announced the final release of for both desktop PCs and servers. On the desktop side, this new release delivers performance and quality improvements that make it the “fastest and most visually polished Ubuntu experience” to date, Canonical said. Ubuntu Server 13.04, meanwhile, offers OpenStack with high availability as a standard feature along with scalable storage and big data deployment capabilities. Both versions of the free and open source .”
John Swainson has one of the more challenging jobs in the tech industry right now. As president of Dell’s software division, he’s charged with sorting through all the software Dell has acquired and organizing it into coherent offerings that can further its effort to become a more profitable, software- and services-driven company. . He talked about the challenges of selling hosted applications, the tough job of consolidating Quest’s software catalog from 200 products down to about 40 and the state of innovation in enterprise software.
Hewlett-Packard will start shipping the $169 Slate 7 in the next few days. The Slate 7 is the company’s first product for the consumer tablet market since the spectacular failure of the WebOS-based TouchPad in 2011. . HP’s website lists two models: the Slate 7 2800 and the Slate 7 2801. This is HP’s first Android tablet. The company also offers Windows 8 business tablets such as the ElitePad 900. , ran on WebOS, a mobile OS platform that was sold to LG Electronics in February.
If you're trying to run your business without spending money on Microsoft Office, you know the occasional hassles that go with being on the receiving end of Office documents. , which makes it possible to view Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint slide decks right inside the Google Chrome browser. Just a click a link to any such file and presto, it opens. The extension is compatible with both the Windows and Mac versions of Chrome. At least, it's supposed to be. On my Windows 7-based system, I couldn't install the extension, which is currently in beta. The Chrome Web Store issued me this message: "This application is not supported on this computer. Installation has been disabled." What's more, the handful of user reviews in the store suggest that the extension definitely needs to have its beta kinks worked out. If you have better luck, either installing or using the feature, let me know in the comments.