 First Plasma Active Tablet AnnouncedThe first tablet computer that comes with Plasma Active pre-installed is to be named "Spark". It sports an open Linux stack on unlocked hardware and comes with an open content and services market. The user experience is, of course, Plasma Active and it will be available to the general public. (...) [OSNews]  Oracle's Hadoop move could push rivals toward big data bundles The shipping of Oracle's Big Data Appliance earlier this month could pressure major rivals like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and SAP to come up with Hadoop offerings that tightly bundle hardware and software products, analysts say. [ComputerWorld] Oracle Move Could Push Rivals Toward Big Data Bundles The shipping of Oracle's Big Data Appliance earlier this month could pressure major rivals like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and SAP to come up with Hadoop offerings that tightly bundle hardware and software products, analysts say. [Network World] Oracle Move Could Push Rivals Toward Big Data Bundles The shipping of Oracle's Big Data Appliance earlier this month could pressure major rivals like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and SAP to come up with Hadoop offerings that tightly bundle hardware and software products, analysts say. [Network World] 4 Consumer Technologies That Could Change Your Enterprise From technologies born out of gaming companies to hardware waterproofing products, we find some gems at the Consumer Electronics Show that CIOs will be glad to welcome to their IT shops. [Network World] OCZ solid state drives now available at BT Business Direct Solid state drives (SSDs) from computer hardware manufacturer OCZ Technology are now available at BT Business Direct. The new Synapse Cache SSD, released late 2011, can add speed and higher performance to even older model PCs and so is gaining (...) [WebWire Internet technology] OCZ solid state drives now available at BT Business Direct Solid state drives (SSDs) from computer hardware manufacturer OCZ Technology are now available at BT Business Direct. The new Synapse Cache SSD, released late 2011, can add speed and higher performance to even older model PCs and so is gaining (...) [WebWire Computer hardware] Oracle prices its SAP HANA rival Exalytics, signaling imminent release Oracle made a splash on Tuesday when it announced the general availability of its Big Data Appliance, but the company also quietly released pricing information for Exalytics, another new member in its family of specialized hardware-software appliances and a likely competitor to SAP's HANA (...) [ComputerWorld] Oracle reveals pricing for its SAP HANA rival Exalytics, signaling imminent release Oracle made a splash on Tuesday when it announced the general availability of its Big Data Appliance, but the company also quietly released pricing information for Exalytics, another new member in its family of specialized hardware-software appliances and a likely competitor to SAP's HANA (...) [Network World] CES and the death of hardware Quick, name the last revolutionary consumer electronic device. [CNN Money] How the BBC Micro started a revolution Acorn Computers of Cambridge changed lives in Britain's classrooms in the 1980s with its hardware for the BBC's computer literacy project
Dan Frydman remembers clearly how the computer he used at school in the 1980s changed his life. Now 38, he was one of the generation who grew up with (...) [The Guardian] Samsung unveils 'future-proof' TV A "smart" internet-connected television that has the ability to have its hardware upgraded every year has been unveiled by Samsung. [BBC] Samsung unveils 'future-proof' TV A "smart" internet-connected television that has the ability to have its hardware upgraded every year has been unveiled by Samsung. [BBC News] Ubuntu To Come to TVs "Canonical is indeed bringing a TV to CES. But it's not about hardware just yet: Ubuntu TV is a brand new derivitave of Ubuntu, with a full-in TV-optimized UI inspired by Unity, and full-on media center and DVR features. There's a movie, TV and music store, a YouTube app, and of course it's all (...) [OSNews] The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology of the Year Awards [ComputerWorld]
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