Intel Buys Altera for US $16.7 billion
Marking the end of 2015, Intel bought out Altera in an all-cash purchase of approximately $16.7 billion. Altera will no longer keep its original name. Instead, it will be part of Intel’s business group under the new brand called the Programmable Solutions Group (PSG), with Dan McNamara, Altera’s former vice president and general manager for […]
Downward Trend in PC Shipments Continues
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 71.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a year-on-year decline of -10.6%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). The news ended 2015 as the first year below 300 million units since 2008. The holiday quarter achieved a modest uptick compared to the third quarter, but the year-on-year […]
Review: Western Digital Blue 4TB SSHD
Whenever you are choosing a hard drive today, there would always be a conundrum. Do you choose the higher speed of the SSD, buy pay more or the slower but cheaper mechanical drive that also has more space? Well because of that the SSHD is born. SSHD, or Solid State Hybrid Drives in theory is […]
Music Industry Revenue Set to Fall this Year
The shift in consumer spending towards accessing music rather than owning it is an unstoppable trend that has resulted in the one of the biggest shake-ups in recorded music distribution for a century, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Ovum’s latest report “2016 Trends to Watch: Music” points out that no music subscription service […]
NetApp Predicts Data Revolution
2015 saw exciting conversations revolving around the Internet of Things, cyber security and Big Data analytics. As the amount and complexity of data that is available at our fingertips grows, it becomes important to find a better way to store, manage and retrieve data The IT industry is undergoing a significant shift towards digital transformation. […]
