Andy Patrizio

Straight from the “truth is stranger than fiction” files, what looked to be a prototype of the Apple iPhone was discovered left in a bar not far from the Apple campus. Buzz immediately gripped the blogosphere as fans debated whether the phone was a hoax or a legitimate look at what’s ahead for the popular […]

Palm may have put itself on the market, but is anyone buying what it’s selling? Not likely at its current stock price, according to an analyst at UBS. In a research note out Monday, Maynard Um downplayed the likelihood that RIM, HTC or anyone else would swoop in an offer top dollar to acquire Palm, […]

Hitachi’s angling for one-stop IT shopping. The firm has become the latest tech shop to offer a unified computing suite, rolling out an integrated stack comprised of blade servers, storage, networking and the software to put it all together. In making the jump into unified computing, Hitachi Data Systems is the latest challenger to incumbents […]

IBM posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, signaling increases in IT spending — particularly in key growth categories. Datamation takes a look at Big Blue’s numbers, which show jumps in IT spending across the globe and across IBM’s divisions. That’s good news for the embattled IT sector, which has been looking for reasons for […]

For Apple fans and early adopters, it seemed like Christmas came a little early when the iPad tablet device hit the market this month. But for many, the iPad fell short of expectations in at least one category: Wi-Fi connectivity. Regardless of the device’s proximity to a wireless router, iPad owners noticed that the tablet’s […]

Intel keeps right on rolling with new architectures, not missing a step for quite some time now. The next generation will likely get its grand unveiling at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco come September, but in the mean time, the audience at IDF China got a bit of a peek at the new […]

Ever since Apple decided years ago to change its hardware architecture and switch to Intel, the chip giant has been Apple’s main supplier. In terms of x86, Intel’s been Apple’s only supplier much to the chagrin of rival AMD which, historically, has offered price and performance advantages in at least some of its lineup. But […]

Intel’s earnings tend to set the bar for the rest of the industry, but they can also set the bar pretty high. In this case, however, its main rival in the x86 CPU market, AMD, had an equally strong quarter. Like Intel, AMD’s sales were buoyed by a slate of new releases running the gamut […]

After a rough 2009, PC sales are starting to pick-up, particularly on the consumer side. HardwareCentral details where the growth is coming from based on reports from research firms Gartner and IDC. The enterprise/professional market has different needs and a different sales cycle than consumers. The research firms detail where the big IT suppliers are […]

Mark Twain is often credited with, but ultimately didn’t coin the phrase “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.” The phrase originated with 19th century English preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Good thing Mark and Charles never saw the Apple blogosphere. A rumor spread through the blogosphere like wildfire […]

Mobile is where it’s at. From smartphones to tablet computers and connected gadgets, developers and manufacturers continue to gear up to put more capabilities in the palm of your hand. As HardwareCentral reports, Intel sees new opportunities for its Atom mobile processor which already drives the majority of netbooks on the market. Now the chip […]

Apple’s new iPad is selling so well, the company has been forced to delay the overseas launch of the iPad by about a month. For one country that won’t mean much, since the device has been banned. Which country did it and why? Enterprise Mobile Today knows. It is possible to be too successful for […]