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Many plan to buy iPad 3, including most Kindle Fire owners February 22, 2012
A study of potential buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPad 3 found that almost half of those asked said they plan to buy the new tablet. But more than half of the owners of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire said they plan to buy the new iPad. The study by TechBargains.com deal aggregation website asked what people want in their next tablet and whether they inten […]
Who's trolling federal browsing? February 22, 2012
Federal agencies might want to take a second look at their information technology security measures to make sure they know who might be taking an inside peak when employees use popular mobile devices for federal business. Google and the iPhone are popular among many feds, especially tech leaders in the current administration, yet few people have made the con […]
T-Mobile files opposition to Verizon Wireless spectrum deal February 22, 2012
Just two months after T-Mobile USA was wanting to sell itself to Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless provider is asking federal regulators to deny Verizon Wireless' proposed $3.9 billion purchase of airwave rights that are held by cable companies. The T-Mobile/AT&T deal fell apart in December after federal regula […]

Hitachi Ships Record 25 Million 7mm Laptop Drives, Launches Travelstar Z7K500 7200RPM Model February 22, 2012
Hitachi on Wednesday announced the shipment of more than 25 million Travelstar Z-series, 7mm hard drives for notebooks, ultra-thins, Ultrabooks, and other portable form factors that support slim 2.5-inch storage devices. It's the sort of thing companies like to brag about, but rather than gloat over record shipment numbers, Hitachi spent the bulk of its […]
Dell Forecast Spooks Investors After Reporting Best Year Ever February 22, 2012
Record enterprise solutions and services revenue of $18.6 billion for fiscal year 2011 ($4.9 billion the fourth quarter) played a big role in Dell reporting its "most successful financial year ever." Revenue for the full year topped $62 billion, representing a 1 percent year-over-year increase, with $16 billion pouring in during the final quarter, […]
Your Next Ultrabook is Likely to Rock a Hybrid Hard Drive February 22, 2012
If you've built or upgraded a rig recently, you probably struggled with whether to spend your money on oodles of storage (mechanical hard drive) or raw speed (solid state drive). You're not alone. Ultrabook makers find themselves in the same boat, and rather than choose one over the other, hybrid hard drives may provide the compromise between cheap […]