• BYOD is driving IT 'crazy': Gartner

  By Matt Hamblen | 22 May, 2012 01:01

  IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees in the next few years.

• Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on sale Sunday for $400

  By Matt Hamblen | 12 May, 2012 06:11

  Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is set to go on sale at retailers nationwide Sunday for $399.99, furthering the variety of tablet sizes from the vendor.

• Interop panelists debate future of physical WAN optimizers

  By Jon Gold | 10 May, 2012 07:19

  The need for a dedicated physical appliance to handle WAN optimization tasks, in many cases, is a thing of the past, according to experts who participated in a panel discussion Tuesday at Interop in Las Vegas.

• Google gets first license for self-driving cars

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 May, 2012 03:13

  The people of Nevada may be in for a surprise when they drive to the market or down the highway -- driverless cars.

• Tablets Will Be Preferred Devices by 2016

  By Matt Hamblen | 07 May, 2012 23:36

  Tablets will become most users' main computing devices within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett has predicted.

• Today, printers. Tomorrow, 'integrated peripherals'?

  By Lamont Wood | 08 May, 2012 20:56

  Out went 42 aging black and white copiers with interface boxes that let them serve as printers. In went 42 new networked multi-function printers (MFPs) that could do color printing and copying and scan directly to e-mail, fax or files. And the owner, the Park Hill School District in Kansas City, MO, saves $19,000 yearly.

• The future of the $200 tablet

  By JR Raphael | 26 April, 2012 21:18

  Spending $150 to $200 on a tablet won't get you much these days: In most cases, you're looking at an off-brand Android product with a single-core processor, barely any RAM and a low-resolution, low-quality display. Depending on the device, you might not even have access to Google's app market or other basic services -- and while that approach may work with retailer-backed, limited-use products like Amazon's Kindle Fire, when it comes to more traditional Androidtablets, it doesn't usually lead to the best user experience.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) review: A nice price, but where's the 'wow'?

  By JR Raphael | 12 April, 2012 09:18

  Android devices - both smartphones and tablets - are getting increasingly affordable. With its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) tablet, Samsung is obviously hoping to claim its piece of the budget-price pie.

• In crowded tablet market, brand identity will matter

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 January, 2011 06:59

  When it comes to the bevy of new tablet computers coming to market, a tablet maker's brand will take on more significance than ever.

• A daughter follows her father into a mainframe career

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 05 August, 2010 05:59

  Kristine Harper and her father, Tom, both work on mainframe computers. BOSTON - Kristine Harper was about 12-years-old when her father took her to his office to take part of a "take your daughter to work day." Tom Harper said his daughter was less than enthusiastic about his profession that day.

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