Andy Patrizio

HP has decided that it’s time to overhaul the Integrity line of mission-critical servers. The firm has announced details of an upgrade to the core architecture of the Integrity servers, a refresh that comes with a partnership with Intel to include the new Itanium 9300 quad-core processors. All told, the new Integrity line boasts more […]

AMD has unveiled a new six-core desktop processor that is positioned as a great leap forward in performance speed and efficiency over its quad-core offerings. Phenom II X6, known alternately by the code name Thuban, boasts a performance uptick of 40 percent to 50 percent, offering a clock speed of up to 3.2GHz. Hardware Central […]

Google made waves when it launched an Android-based phone under its own brand name. Now, and despite its positive reception by industry watchers, plans for the Google Nexus One to make its way to Verizon Wireless have hit a snag. Instead of promoting the Nexus One for Verizon, Google has now opted to talk up […]

The smartphone market is growing at a healthy rate, as most of the players. This is leading to some interesting changes in the marketplace, such as the types of phones used, the most popular designs and dominant networks. It’s easy to fall into U.S.-centric thinking, but when you look at a global level, there is […]

Palm may have invented the smartphone, but that isn’t accounting for much these days, as the company’s sales have slowed drastically and it finds itself in need of a buyer to stay alive. What company would buy Palm and why is unclear. All too often, Palm is being mentioned as an acquisition target just for […]

ARM is well known as the provider of chip designs to a wide range of PC and mobile device players — including Apple. But this week, the rumor mill churned out a claim that had eyebrows raised and tongues wagging: Would Apple buy ARM to stop it from licensing its designs to rival tablet PC […]

PC maker Dell is pressing ahead with a slew of new mobile phones, including three new Android-based designs, according to reports. The move continues efforts by companies primarily known for their prowess in the PC sector to capitalize on the huge and frenzied demand for smartphones. The Google-backed Android mobile OS in particular continues seeing […]

With on-demand software growing in popularity, IT managers are being forced to rethink the data center and the various effects of an on-demand world. Sure, it means needing less hardware and less installed apps, but on-demand hasn’t resulted in a wholesale rejection of on-premises software, either. A balance has to be struck. The question now […]

When it comes to integration across the data center stack, shouldn’t it just work? A panel of tech executives looking ahead to the next decade of enterprise IT administration seemed to agree that yes, it should, but that will involve an unprecedented level of coordination among rivals to ensure that, say, an Oracele database works […]

Microsoft had some good news for users of its Dynamics GP software — it’ll finally be seeing an update in just a couple of weeks. Since its debut, Dynamics GP has morphed from an accounting platform into a full-fledged enterprise resource planning offering. Now, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 promises a number of enhancements like new […]

Despite the accolades Palm won for its Pre smartphone upon its debut, the mobile device pioneer continues finding that competing in the fierce wireless sector remains a struggle. Its efforts won’t be helped by the fact that Palm’s two Sprint devices are no longer appearing on the store shelves of RadioShack, a major national retailer. […]

Apple hasn’t just posted yet another quarter of strong results, it’s blown Wall Street projections completely out of the water. The company best known for the Mac, the iPhone, iPod and now the iPad, posted second fiscal quarter profit and revenue way out in front of what analysts had been expecting. That’s promising news for […]