Despite continual weak worldwide PC demand, total shipments of computing devices are on the rise this year due to the popularity of tablets.
Instead of the projected closing window of late March, Microsoft's $7 billion acquisition of Nokia's device segment may not be finalized until sometime in April due to a regulatory holdup.
Microsoft today released a version of its Surface 2 tablet with mobile LTE support on AT&T's 4G network for $130 more than its Wi-Fi-only Surface 2 model.
What's old is new again in the physical storage choices enterprises have.
- By Scott D. Lowe
- 03/12/2014
The worldwide PC market is expected to remain mostly flat over the next four years after suffering a large decrease in 2013.
Many of the compromised devices were breached using simple brute force techniques to obtain the routers' passwords.
Microsoft announced that a number of new partners, including Foxconn, are joining the Windows Phone hardware scene.
Partnership could make Chromebooks an upgrade consideration for organizations.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/13/2014
HP plans to do away with providing some free firmware updates and service packs to its ProLiant Server customers, starting on Feb. 19.
Dell today announced hardware product support for Microsoft's "storage spaces" feature of Windows Server 2012 R2.
Sony announced today that the Japan-based consumer electronic corporation is exiting the PC market with plans to sell its line of VAIO PCs.
Microsoft announced an expansion of its U.S. school device discount program today.
Lenovo will pay approximately $2.91 billion for the Motorola Mobility smartphone business owned by Google.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/29/2014
The mobile platform race showed a bit of traction for BlackBerry this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/23/2014
Microsoft released a January update to its Surface 2 Pro machines late last week that purportedly remedies an update that the company pulled in December.
Microsoft may be throwing big money toward its smartphone hardware partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/16/2014
The year 2013 wasn't the best one for PC shipments, according to analyst firms.
Also watch for network virtualization to continue to grow and Office 365 to undergo a makeover in the coming year.
Which trends did Brien successfully predict and which ones was he off the mark on?
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it pulled a Surface Pro 2 firmware update that was released earlier this month.