DOS

You just don't have to upgrade from Windows XP

Opinion News that Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows XP in a year from now is bound to cause some dismay for quite a few people.

AUO claims high resolution OLED screen

Taiwanese display company AU Optronics will debut its 5-inch FHD OLED panel at China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2013 (CODE 2013) in Shenzhen, which it claims is the world's highest resolution FHD OLED.
Oracle's Larry Ellison

Oracle stalls Itanium decision

Oracle has managed to delay its trial with HP, which is looking into whether it breached a contract over software support for servers running Intel's Itanium microprocessors.

US big business worried about China bans

US businesses are starting to get a little worried about what's seen as a new spirit of McCarthyism which is starting to kick off in Washington.
Senior AMD VP, Roy Taylor

AMD waves goodbye to DirectX 12

AMD has surprised the tech press by saying that it did not believe that there would ever be a DirectX 12.
The Pentagon

Cyber tools are weapons, USAF says

The US Air Force has defended itself against evil accountants by  designating six software tools as weapons so that they can compete for scarce dollars in the Pentagon budget.

Google competitors complain about, er, Google

European regulators have received yet another complaint about Google’s business practices, and this time it comes from Fairsearch Europe, a coalition of Google competitors.

US Navy to deploy inexpensive laser weapon

The US Navy is going to deploy its first on ship laser next year and has been showing one in action on YouTube.

Sony touts 4K Ultra HD TVs, prices 4K media player

I'll admit to believing the 4K TV market was doomed when Sharp unveiled its 60-inch 4K TV which carried a rather heavy price tag of $31,000+.
HP's Whitman

HP shifts away from X86 servers

HP has announced the latest in Project Moonshine, which CEO Meg Whitman said in a web conference should be a shift in the way servers handle data. It may also be a shift away from X86.

Mini MicroSD Reader adds external storage to your Android device

External storage options (or lack thereof) is often a critical factor in choosing a new Android smartphone.
Henry KIssinger

Kissinger Cables get put online

Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is publicly dumping just under two million diplomatic cables - dubbed the Kissinger cables - from the mid 1970s.
Solar panels

There's still a future for photovoltaic installs

Pessimistic forecasts for photovoltaic energy are overly negative, according to a survey. IHS said that despite these forecasts, PV installations will continue to grow at a double number rate and that will represent more than 35 gigawatts this year.

BMW man drives Samsung's design team

A year ago a series of reports claiming that former BMW designer Chris Bangle joined Samsung sprung up all over the net, but the move was never confirmed and the entire episode was quickly forgotten. 

Intel, AMD battle it out over APUs

An interview with AMD last week shed light on the latest battleground between Intel and AMD which underlies future changes in computing. 

NAND stalls while DRAM surges

Industry analysts believe the memory sector will continue to do relatively well despite a decline in NAND demand. Although NAND might not be a very hot commodity, DRAM sales are expected to surge, reports The China Post.

Notebook shipments to slump in second quarter

Increasing demand for tablets, coupled with weak demand from China, is expected to hit notebook shipments in the second quarter.

Thieves steal electronic wazzeria

As public lavatories - wazzeria - have become hi-tech, it appears that they have become a target for criminals to point at.
Allegory of Justice

Giant IT employee class action kicks off

The great and glorious names of the tech business are facing a class action over what might have been a trade cartel to control employee movements.

Microsoft pleads for people to upgrade from XP

Microsoft is kindly asking users of Windows XP to upgrade to something a bit less ancient, again. XP has been around for a decade and it is still used on 15 to 20 percent of PCs, depending on who you ask.