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All Things D: Cisco has unveiled a new line of cloud computing products called “CloudVerse.” Currently it includes three offerings — Unified Data Center, Cloud Intelligent Network and Cloud Applications — all of which are aimed at enterprises building their own data centers. Cisco also announced that several companies, including Terremark, Telecom Italia, Telefonica Spain […]

Ars Technica: Dell appears to be throwing in the towel on Android tablets. Having discontinued sales of its 7-inch Streak tablet, the company will no longer be selling any Android tablets in the U.S.; it’s only tablet currently on the market is a 10-inch Streak sold in China. According to CEO Michael Dell, “the Android […]

The Register: The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) was supposed to issue a ruling today on whether smartphone maker HTC had violated Apple patents, but instead the group postponed the decision until December 14. If the ITC decides in Apple’s favor, it could ban the import and sale of HTC smartphones in the U.S. In […]

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Verizon Wireless will not support the Google Wallet mobile payment system on new Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones. Verizon’s Jeffrey Nelson said that the company wants users to have “the best security and user experience,” and that it will support Google Wallet “when those goals are achieved.” Verizon plans to invest more than $100 […]

eWeek: EMC has published the results of a survey of 500 data scientists. It finds that only about a third of enterprises are able to use their data effectively. In addition, 65 percent of those surveyed believe that the demand for data scientists will exceed supply over the next five years. “We live in a […]

InformationWeek: Enterprise customers who purchase a new Compaq Pro 6500 or 6200 Series PC or HP Elite 8200 Series PC will receive access to a cloud-based storage account from Box. “Our customers are entering a new era of data management and storage, and they need a simple, cost-effective way to collaborate and share information in […]

PCWorld: X-bit Labs has posted details about Intel’s forthcoming lineup of processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge. According to X-bit, the chips will debut in the second quarter of 2012. All but one of the new processors feature quad-core technology, with 6MB cache and speeds between 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz. The Ivy Bridge chips will be noticeably smaller […]

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Researchers from MIT have published a new report which finds that the U.S. has not done enough to defend its power grid from cyberattacks. According to the report, nearly 6 million miles of low-voltage power lines aren’t covered by federal regulations meant to secure the grid. “If regulatory policies and the technologies employed […]

Computerworld: U.S. Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has sent an official letter asking the FTC to investigate Carrier IQ. The company made headlines last week when an app developer revealed that Carrier IQ software, which is loaded on many smartphones, can track a great deal of information about users, including keystrokes, location and text message contents. […]

Cnet: Shortly after Amazon began shipping its Kindle Fire tablet, customers began complaining about difficulty connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi networks. Now the support forum has grown to 175 posts from frustrated owners. Some Fire owners say that Amazon called the problem a “known issue,” but the company has not yet publicly acknowledged the […]

CNNMoney/ITProPortal: Two new stories about Facebook show that the social networking behemoth is in a spending kind of mood. First, the company reportedly purchased Gowalla, a location-based service that competes with Foursquare. Gowalla employees will now work on Facebook’s timeline feature. Second, Facebook is also planning a major recruitment drive for next year, hiring “thousands” […]

The New York Times: BlackBerry maker RIM today warned analysts that its third-quarter earnings would be less than the $5.3 billion to $5.6 billion that it previously forecast. RIM blamed the poor quarterly performance on weak smarthphone sales and price reductions on its PlayBook tablet. While the PlayBook was originally priced at $499, the company […]