The Apple iPad appears to be off to a strong start internationally as the device officially goes on sale Friday in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. Crowds are lining up at Apple Stores around the world, eager to get their hands on the new device. It’s anybody’s guess as to how many iPads will be sold outside the United States today; however, analysts expect total worldwide iPad sales, including U.S. numbers, to reach anywhere between 5 and 8 million units by the end of 2010.
Windows XP SP2 retirement looms, puts users in tough spot
May 28th, 2010
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Half of the enterprise computers running the aged Windows XP operating system are still relying on the soon-to-be-retired Service Pack 2 (SP2), a researcher said today.
Foxconn plans safety nets, may raise pay after 12th suicide
May 27th, 2010
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Foxconn Technology Group suffered its 12th suicide attempt so far this year late Wednesday night, on the heels of a media tour to the company’s main factory in China and pledges by customers Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard to investigate the issue.
McAfee Adds Mobile Security with Trust Digital Purchase
May 26th, 2010
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McAfee sees the mobility writing on the wall, and it recognizes that the technologies its customers rely increasingly on smartphones and other mobile technologies to conduct business. McAfee announced that is acquiring Trust Digital as part of a strategic focus to deliver the tools IT administrators need to effectively manage and secure mobile devices.
Amazon: No Color Kindle Anytime Soon
May 26th, 2010
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Amazon has announced that the color Kindle … isn’t coming anytime soon. At an annual shareholder meeting, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that while the company has plans to create one eventually, the color Kindle is “still a long way out.” With the iPad increasing in popularity — slaughtering netbooks along the way — and color eReaders like the Android-powered Pandigital Novel seeing release, Amazon’s turtle pace might damage its chances of winning the eBook war.
Walmart drops iPhone 3GS price to $97
May 25th, 2010
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Walmart announced on Tuesday that it had dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS 16GB to $97, the lowest price on the handset ever in the United States. The 32GB variant of the iPhone 3GS, however, remains at its previous price of $297 on Walmart.
Report: Microsoft Plans Reshuffle to Fight Apple, Google
May 25th, 2010
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Microsoft is feeling the heat over the foray of both Apple and Google into the consumer devices market, and is expected to reshuffle the management of its mobile phones and videogames divisions, according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal.The iPhone, the iPad, and Android devices are becoming very popular with consumers, largely at the expense of Microsoft, which is losing customers to Apple and Google’s smartphone and tablet offerings.
No Simple Solution to Foxconn Suicides
May 25th, 2010
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Two recent Foxconn worker suicides, the ninth and 10th this year, present a harsh reality to the Chinese electronics manufacturer and its American tech partners, including Apple, Dell, and HP: fixing the problem will be difficult, if not impossible.
