Eric Lai
Which white knight will save Novell?
Speculators seem convinced that another IT vendor, lured by Novell Inc.'s Linux and other open-source software assets, will top $5.75/share cash offer Monday's $2 billion offer by hedge fund, Elliott Associates. Though Elliott...
N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts
The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based "Red Star" operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.That's according to the...
Dell is latest to unveil 'zero client' hardware for VDI
Jumping on the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) bandwagon, Dell Inc. today announced its first "zero client" device aimed at large enterprises.The FX100 is an existing device that, through a firmware upgrade, now supports the new...
Hedge fund offers $2B for Novell
A hedge fund that is already one of Novell Inc.'s largest shareholders offered on Tuesday to acquire the struggling, cash-rich enterprise software maker for $2 billion.The unsolicited offer from New York-based Elliot Associates L.P....
Update: Hedge fund offers $2B for Novell
Elliot Associates L.P., a hedge fund that is already one of Novell Inc.'s largest shareholders, offered to acquire the struggling, cash-rich enterprise software maker for $2 billion.
Prototype Microsoft Mobile Surface PC one-ups iPhone
Microsoft Corp. researchers have shrunk down its Surface tabletop computer into a pocket-sized package that, with the aid of a few accessories, one-ups conventional touchscreen devices like Apple Inc.'s iPhone.Hooked up to a small...
HP reclaims laptop battery life crown from Lenovo
One week after Lenovo Group Ltd. introduced a ThinkPad with a 12.2-hour runtime, Hewlett-Packard Co. says it's recaptured the record.
In pictures: HP adds touch, yuppie colors to EliteBook, ProBook
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday introduced six new laptops aimed at small to large businesses. The changes are incremental, not innovative: faster Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, better touch-screen capabilities, brushed aluminum cases...
Lenovo claims battery life crown from HP
Lenovo Group Ltd. this week quietly claimed that its latest ultraportable laptop, the ThinkPad X201, has set a new endurance mark.According to Lenovo, the base X201 laptop can run for up to 11 hours with an optional 9-cell...
DOT defends lithium-ion battery air shipping restrictions
The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains that stricter rules for carrying small lithium-ion batteries on passenger jets and air freighters are needed to improve air safety, despite opposition by an industry group as well as...
Twitter growth prompts switch from MySQL to 'NoSQL' database
Ryan King, an engineer at Twitter, today told the blog MyNoSQL that the social networking company plans to move from MySQL to the Cassandra database for what he called its resilience, scalability and large community of open-source...