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Struggling Intel Corp. somehow managed to beat out analysts expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, even though its results were worse than in the previous quarter. Intel’s Client Computing Group, the division responsible for selling processors for desktops, laptops and …
Google Cloud Platform cozies up to Windows Server
Google has just announced expanded support for Windows on its Google Cloud Platform, in a move the company hopes will help it to lure in more enterprise customers. Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 join a small but steadily …
China’s Tsinghua Unigroup weighs up $23B takeover of Micron
Chinese government-backed Tsinghua Unigroup is said to be interested in acquiring U.S.-owned semiconductor firm Micron Technology Inc. in a $23 billion deal that would boost China’s efforts to become less dependent on foreign technology. The Wall Street Journal, which first grabbed wind …
Rackspace gets fanatical about Microsoft Azure
Rackspace Inc. has jumped into bed with Microsoft in a new relationship that’ll see it provide managed support for Azure and also resell its cloud services. Announced at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando, the arrangement means Azure customers will be able …
It’s D-Day for Windows Server 2003 as Microsoft ends support
As of today, Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on support for Windows Server 2003, which means those businesses still running it must choose between upgrading their systems now or exposing themselves to the risks of running an unsupported OS. It’s a …
HP and Intel bid to push HPC into the enterprise
Hewlett-Packard Co. has teamed up with Intel Corp. to launch an assault on the high-performance computing (HPC) niche, the companies said in an announcement at the International Supercomputing Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, yesterday. The two firms are hoping to capture a sizeable …
Windows 10 users may have to pay for updates after 2-4 years
Microsoft might be happy to give free copies of Windows 10 away to anyone who asks, but it’s unlikely the operating system will be free to use forever. And although the company hasn’t admitted it’s planning to introduce some kind of subscription …
This startup wants to sell you a real-life, physical Docker container
The Docker container software doesn’t actually exist in physical form, even though media hacks are all too quick to liken it to shipping containers as a way of illustrating how apps can be packaged and shipped anywhere. But soon we could all …
Microsoft not giving up on Windows Phone, pushes new Build
Although Microsoft has effectively written off its enormously expensive acquisition of Nokia Corp.’s handset business, but it’s by no means done as far as mobile is concerned. Evidence of that comes by way of Microsoft’s release of a new build of Windows …
Vendors won’t let up in cloud price wars yet, analysts say
Microsoft raised a few eyebrows earlier this week when it said it was planning to buck the usual trend and actually increase the cost of its cloud services in Australia and Europe, as opposed to slashing prices once again. Microsoft blamed “currency …