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Welcome to the Comlab Corp's Tech Think Tank
Technology makers, vendors, resellers, investors and buyers throughout the world face the common need to know understandable, reliable, accessible, and useful information about the technology and the technology business.
Comlab Corp. created a think tank for the technological community and the users of the information enterprise solutions. The Tech Think Tank is deployed through brief analyses that focus the news from different views: economic, business, technology.
Domingo A. Trassens
Comlab Corp.
Bienvenido al Tech Think Tank de Comlab Corp
Fabricantes de tecnología, vendedores, revendedores, inversores y compradores por todas partes del mundo encaran la necesidad común de conocer información comprensible, confiable, accesible y útil acerca de la tecnología y de los negocios tecnología.
Comlab Corp. creó un depósito del conocimiento para la comunidad tecnológica y para los usuarios de las soluciones empresariales de información. El Tech Think Tank es desplegado a través de análisis breves que tratan las noticias desde diferentes puntos de vista: económico, negocios, tecnología.
Domingo A. Trassens
Comlab Corp.
25 Jun
2010
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Last Figures from RIM and Oracle
Últimos números de RIM y Oracle
During the afternoon of June 25, two important technology companies from different sectors posted the results of the respective last quarters informing to Wall Street analysts about revenues and net incomes. For the quarter ended on May 29, Research In Motion reported revenue of $4.24 billion, just below the Wall Street consensus of $4.35 billion. The maker shipped 11.2 million smart phones in the quarter, and added 4.9 million net new subscriber accounts. Oracle announced fiscal 2010 four quarter with total revenues of $9.5 billion, up 39% compared year over year. According to the company the quarter was solid in results. White Oracle is going out of all the problems of the Sun Microsystems merger, Research In Motion suffers difficulties for the hard competition of iPhone and the smart-phones based on Android platform.
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24 Jun
2010
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DROID X: Motorola Attacking Apple
DROID X: Motorola ataca a Apple
Motorola, a pioneer in the mobile industry, unveiled DROID X, a new smart-phone with ultra high-speed Web browsing; a fast processor of 1GHz; 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities; loads of memory: intuitive social messaging; Adobe Flash Player 10.1, and access to Android Market which has more than 65.000 applications. The partners of this launch are Google and Verizon Wireless. The Internet company provides Android 2.1 and since the summer Android 2.2. Verizon will be the phone services provider in the United States. The three companies are rivals of the alliance Apple AT&T, For this reason, the introduction of DROIX X is clear attack against iPhone 4 and its supporters.
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23 Jun
2010
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HP Redefines the Enterprise PCs
HP redefine los PCs de empresas
In a moment of important redefinitions of the personal computing segment, Hewlett-Packard introduced its first all-in-one PC as part of the enterprise-class HP Compaq 6000 Pro family. The new machine, HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-One Business PC delivers powerful performance, high-definition (HD) visuals and energy-saving features that are consistent with the previous members of the same line of computers. Its one-cord design ensures easy, out-of-the-box setup and serviceability, removes cable clutter and provides a more functional workspace in office cubicles and share environments.
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22 Jun
2010
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Toshiba: Notebook with Dual-touch Screen
Toshiba: Notebook con dos pantallas táctiles
Toshiba announced that it is celebrating 25 years of innovation in the portable PC business with the launch of the libretto W100, the first dual touch-screen Windows mini-notebook PC of the world. It is also introducing other models of mobile computers. Originally, Toshiba introduced the first member of the family libretto in April 1996. Now, its new model was created a unique, pocket-sized companion, with distinctive dual 7.0-inch Wide LCDs that offer a display equivalent to a 10.0-inch wide screen. This computer runs Windows. The Japanese maker is now aiming for annual global shipments of 25 million units of mobile computers with innovative models that meet customer needs in both advanced and emerging market.
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21 Jun
2010
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Acer Is Growing in Ambitions
Acer crece en ambiciones
Days ago, Wall Street posted an article written by Ting-I Tsai in Taipei (Taiwan) that said Acer is confident that it will accomplish its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook vendor this year despite the economic crisis. The chairman of the PC maker, J.T. Wang thinks revenue in the third quarter will rise 10% to 15% from the second quarter. Also, the company of Taiwan expects personal computer shipments could rise as much as 50% this year. Till now, the leader of the sector is Hewlett-Packard but Acer is growing more than HP in the last quarters.
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18 Jun
2010
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IBM Targeting to Android Platform
IBM apuntando a la plataforma Android
IBM announced it is delivering a beta version of Lotus Notes Traveler, a business-grade collaboration software for use with devices that run the Google Android operating system. Lotus Notes customers will synchronize information between Lotus Notes and mobile devices, including Droid, Nexus One and the other smart-phones running Android. Additionally, the next version of IBM Lotus Connections social software is planning to support the Android platform. According to a recent news report, approximately 100,0000 Android based phones are being activated each day.
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17 Jun
2010
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Apple Growing Like a Killer
Apple crece como un Matador
In the last months, Apple is growing like the killer of the cell phone industry. The last news came from Nokia that lowed its sales forecast of the current quarter because it cans achieve its previous outlook. For the other side, Sony Ericsson continues walking across a route of frustration, and in recent months, also Research In Motion showed difficulties. Meanwhile, Apple informed it took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of the new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than it anticipated. But Apple also doesn't lose initiative in the computing segment. Two days ago it unveiled a completely redesigned Mac mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in an amazingly compact enclosure.
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16 Jun
2010
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E3: Electronic Games from Los Angeles
E3: Juegos electrónicos desde Los Ángeles
Like previous years, Los Angeles is celebrating a new forum of electronic games. From June 15 to 17, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3 is holding in the Convention Center of this city of South California. The show for the computer and video games industry is organized by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). At E3, Nintendo unveiled the 3DS, an handheld gaming systems which can play games in 3D without the use of special glasses. Sony announced a new motion-control system to plugs into a PlayStation 3. Microsoft presented Kinect, and add-on to the Xbox 360 which allows players to control games using only their bodies and voice commands.
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15 Jun
2010
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DAC 2010: New Common Platform of Chips
DAC 2010: Nueva plataforma común de chips
ARM, IBM, Samsung Electronics, GlobalFoundries and Synopsis announced the delivery of the first complete vertically optimized 32/28 nanometer (nm) design platform. This group of companies is demonstrating the achievement at DAC 2010, in Anaheim, California from June 13 to 18. The solution consists of optimized high performance, low-power processor and physical IP from ARM, tool enablement, connectivity IP and integrated design flow from Synopys, and 32/28 nm low-power process technology from the Common Platform alliance of IBM, Samsung and GlobalFouundries. All the members of this alliance are important players of the semiconductor industry. For this reason the new common platform is an important contribution of the technological world.
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14 Jun
2010
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Motorola Wants To Be Leader Again
Motorola quiere volver a ser líder
Motorola and Research In Motion have entered into a settlement and license agreement which ends all outstanding litigation between the two companies. In other order, Motorola introduced MILESTONE XT720, one of the world's slimmest 8 Megapixel Android smart-phones and the first to have a Xenon Flash. Additionally, some sources say this manufacturer is planning to introduce a 2GHz smart-phone, running also Android, and with innovative features to end of the current year.
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