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• Lenovo cleans up
• AT&T gets out off of its cloud
• IT industry back to bubble days
• Help! My Mini needs a patch
• Apple transforms sapphire plant into a cloud
• Microsoft reveals cloud roadmap
• Raspberry Pi 2 goes on sale
• Android market share falls
• Intel buys German chip company

Lenovo cleans up Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:37 AM PST Despite a miserable year for the smartphone industry, Lenovo managed to do rather well and saw its third quarter revenue rise 31 percent to $14.1 billion. This beat what the cocaine nose-jobs of Wall Street expected as its mobile division sales more than doubled following its acquisition of Motorola. more»

AT&T gets out off of its cloud Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:35 AM PST While everyone seems to be rushing to get on the cloud, AT&T is downsizing its data centre operations. The telco is apparently selling some of its data centres worth about $2 billion as it continues its streak of asset sales. Apparently, AT&T is keen to get its debt loads down and pay off its credit card bill from last Christmas.  more»

IT industry back to bubble days Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:33 AM PST The IT industry seems to be back to the heady days of 2000, according to beancounters at EY (Ernst & Young). EY counted 3,512 mergers or acquisitions in the tech sector in 2014, for a total value of $237.6 billion, the highest figure since 2000. more»

Help! My Mini needs a patch Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:32 AM PST As a sign of a 21st century problem, car maker BMW has rolled out a patch for a security flaw that could have allowed hackers to open the doors of some 2.2 million vehicles. The problem affects BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce models that come equipped with ConnectedDrive – a technology that allows car owners to access internet, navigation and other services via a SIM card installed directly into vehicles. more»

Apple transforms sapphire plant into a cloud Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:30 AM PST Fruity cargo cult Apple wants to invest $2 billion to convert a failed sapphire glass plant in Arizona into a data centre. Apple set up the plant with GT Advanced Technologies in Mesa in 2013 to manufacture scratch-resistant sapphire screens for Apple's shiny toys. more»

Microsoft reveals cloud roadmap Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:36 AM PST Software company Microsoft said it has introduced a web site that reveals details of its roadmap for its Cloud Platform. Microsoft has been aiming to move to the cloud as fast as it can and now offers cloud services including Azure, Intone, Visual Studio and server platforms including Windows Server, SQL Server.   more»

Raspberry Pi 2 goes on sale Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:28 AM PST The people who make popular do-it-yourself circuit board said that they've released a new version of the device. The Raspberry Pi 2 sells for $35 – the same price as before, but now comes with a 900MHz quad core ARM Cortex A7 CPU, 1GB of SDRAM, and retains compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 1. more»

Android market share falls Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:20 AM PST Data from market research company ABI Research indicates that Google's Android operating system is losing share in the smartphone market. The data shows that certified Android smartphone shipments fell in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter. Cerified Android shipments fell to 205 million in the fourth quarter, down from 217.49 million – a drop of around five percent. more»

Intel buys German chip company Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:11 AM PST Giant US microprocessor combine Intel has paid an unknown amount of money to snap up a Germany chip company. Lantiq, owned since 2009 by a private equity company makes semiconductors used in different applications including broadband, wi-fi, and fibre connections. Lantiq was sold to private equity company Golden Gate for a quarter of million euro. more»

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