Andy Patrizio

Despite its beginnings as a video game console, the Sony PlayStation 3 has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in building Linux-based supercomputing clusters on the cheap, attracting users like the Folding@Home project and the U.S. Air Force. Now, however, Sony has moved to block users from installing alternative OSes like Linux on […]

The 3G model of Apple’s iPad is off to a strong start. In its first weekend, the device has racked up 300,000 units sold, according to an analyst’s estimate. But are all of those early adopters pleased with their new purchase? It would appear not, as many have taken to the Web to express their […]

Several analysts have interpreted Apple’s decision to shutter the Lala.com streaming music service as a sign that it’s planning to unveil a cloud-based version of its popular iTunes music store. If true, that would give users the ability to back up their music purchases on the Web and access them from devices other than their […]

The Apple iPad’s runaway success may surely have competitors already thinking about rolling out their own rivals. They might find it easier said than done, however. That’s according to a new report by iSuppli, which suggests that the specialty parts needed for the iPad make for low yields and few suppliers able to keep up. […]

During the most recent CES, Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer showed off what looked to be an iPad rival made by HP and running Windows 7. Ballmer had said that the device, which he called a “slate PC,” would be available later this year. But a new report suggests that HP — fresh off its $1.2 […]

Researcher IDC sees more good news for a recovering technology sector: Microprocessor sales are soaring almost 40 percent over the same period a year ago. That’s a key figure for industry watchers looking for signs of renewed IT spending and system refreshes seen by many as a key revenue driver over the next year. HardwareCentral […]

Graphics may be splashy on the screen but most users don’t give a lot of thought to the hardware that drives the pretty colors that show in pictures, animations and video. But as HardwareCentral reports, graphic processing units (GPU)s are a key component of desktop and mobile PCs and the demand for ever-better graphics is […]

Apple is again gearing up for its Worldwide Developer Conference, where application creators and industry observers will be watching for the latest and greatest from the company behind the Mac, the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Attendees will also be looking for the return of CEO Steve Jobs to the WWDC stage, following a health-related absence […]

Apple continues its strategy of making small, strategic acquisitions, this time picking up a voice recognition and automatic personal assistant for the iPhone developed by the company Siri. As neat as the Siri technology is, the history behind it is even more fascinating, and leaves you wondering what the wizards at Apple will do with […]

For HTC, keeping its OS providers happy seems to be a bit of a juggling act. The Taiwanese handset maker has broadened its patent agreement with Microsoft to include the software giant’s intellectual property in use in its Android phones. Unlike Apple; which owns its own operating system, HTC has to deal with multiple providers, […]

Fresh off the delivery of its new iPad tablet, Apple continues making moves that aim to broaden its own chip design prowess, this week confirming that it’s snapped up Intrinsity, a small player in the space. The company signaled its interest in owning more of the semiconductor design process with its 2008 purchase of PA […]

They say politics makes strange bedfellows. So too, apparently, does cloud computing. Salesforce and VMware, two firms that typically work at cross purposes, have forged a partnership that will see VMware power a new cloud-based application platform that will sync with Salesforce’s network and communicate with its data. The new offering, dubbed VMforce, is on […]