Andy Patrizio

It seems the iPhone 3GS is hitting a rough patch within its first month reminiscent of what the 3G went through last year. Instead of the earlier model’s 3G network problems, though, some iPhone 3GS users are finding the phone too hot to handle — and hard to find in stores. On the plus side, […]

Hitachi Data Systems today announced enhancements to its Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 family to increase performance and density, as well as improved performance, reliability, and security. Hitachi (NYSE: HIT) is a giant in Japanese enterprise tech but isn’t widely known in the U.S. The company has been on an initiative to gain ground in […]

With the deadline for its offer looming, EMC decided to extend its $30 per share deal to Data Domain until midnight, July 10. It was originally set to expire Monday, June 29. Data Domain (NASDAQ: DDUP) has enjoyed something of a rarity in the tech sector these days: multiple suitors. The firm is the object […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Before Larry Ellison lets Salesforce.com honcho Marc Benioff’s digs get under his skin, he’d better remember that he created this monster — at least, according to Benioff. Salesforce’s (NYSE: CRM) chief couldn’t resist taking a few shots at his “mentor” — Benioff’s words — for the Oracle CEO’s sudden conversion to supporting […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Intel is not a company without a sense of irony. It chose the Computer History Museum, a place with a collection of relics from the past like the first Apple computer, old DEC PDP 11 mainframes and even vacuum tube-powered “computers” (if you can call them that) to show off its […]

Dell on Wednesday introduced a number of new business products and services aimed at expanding into the mid-market with virtualization features and a focus on quick deployment. This means expanding its server lineup as well as new storage products from EqualLogic, an acquisition that has paid for itself, and then some. In addition, Dell (NASDAQ: […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Photovoltaic solar power, or PV solar, could be a $2 billion business for semiconductor makers by 2013, if all goes to plan, claims research firm Gartner. But green technologies of all kinds are facing uphill challenges in a challenging economic environment — not the least of which is they many still […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Quick turnaround for IT spending? Don’t bet on it. The current downturn in IT spending is very different from the industry’s experience in 2001, and it will take a while for sales to find their feet again, according to market research firm Gartner. The firm today hosted a strategy briefing here […]

Netbook computers have quickly evolved to strike the right balance of size that appeals to consumers and economic feasibility that appeals to the OEMs/ODMs making them. That appears to be around the 10-inch screen mark. Research from the Taipei-based Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) found a significant change in demand for certain size netbooks, […]

SAN FRANCISCO – There was no Steve Jobs, but Apple gave the audience at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) plenty to cheer about with new hardware, news on Mac OS X and, as expected, a new iPhone. The iPhone 3G has been succeeded by the iPhone 3 GS, with “S” standing for “speed.” Phil Schiller, […]