BYOD takes over factory floor
The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon that has been reshaping IT in business offices is now spreading to the manufacturing sector, with employee-owned smartphones and tablets playing an increasingly important role in manufacturing settings for 2014 and beyond....Record Q2 revenue for Microsoft
Microsoft has announced revenue of $24,52-billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. Gross margin, operating income, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $16,24-billion, $7,97-billion, $6,56-billion, and $0.78 per share, respectively....Samsung still top semiconductor buyer
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top semiconductor buyers in 2013, increasing their combined semiconductor demand by 17%, according to Gartner. Samsung Electronics and Apple together consumed $53,7-billion of semiconductors in 2013, an increase of...Lenovo buys IBM’s x86 server business
Lenovo is to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software, blade networking and maintenance operations. The...