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Google and Microsoft reportedly in race to launch IaaS

...Google has been busy building a cloud service that will compete with Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Microsoft has also been racing to get... Read more

18 May, 2012 by Dara Kerr
<endeca_term>Amazon</endeca_term>'s Kindle Fire tablet in pictures

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet in pictures

...That said, the lower price point means that Amazon hasn't packed the device with specifications found in more expensive tablets... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon
<endeca_term>Amazon</endeca_term> launches Cloud Drive desktop app

Amazon launches Cloud Drive desktop app

...Amazon on Wednesday introduced a desktop application for Cloud Drive, its consumer data... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Martin LaMonica
Fujitsu: Cheap servers can't fit all cloud roles

Fujitsu: Cheap servers can't fit all cloud roles

Fujitsu chief technology officer Joseph Reger explains why we still need high-end hardware despite schemes such as Facebook's Open Compute Project pushing commodity servers in cloud datacentres. Read more

28 April, 2012 by Jack Clark
Apple iPad: 20 useful apps

Apple iPad: 20 useful apps

...2. Amazon KindleThe best way to read books on the iPad is the Amazon... Read more

1 January, 2012 by Jason Hiner
Netflix: How we got a grip on AWS's cloud

Netflix: How we got a grip on AWS's cloud

...the past few years developing a global video distribution system using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. By outsourcing to Amazon, the company says it... Read more

18 March, 2012 by Jack Clark

ElasticHosts unveils simple cloud web hosting for SMEs

...savvy businesses get their websites running on the cloud, going up against Amazon and Rackspace. Cloud Sites and Managed Cloud Servers, introduced on Thursday, are... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Amazon switches on DynamoDB cloud database service

...Amazon Web Services has launched a hosted database service called DynamoDB, stepping into... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Jack Clark

Adobe and AWS give Flash a cloud option

...is now available as a pay-as-you-go option on the Amazon Web Services cloud-computing technology, the companies announced on Wednesday. Flash Media... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Oracle: Enterprise cloud adoption could take 30 years

...their crown jewels to any cloud provider, whether it's Oracle or Amazon or anyone else, and [when they use the cloud] it'll mostly... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Jack Clark
Photos: Kindle Touch

Photos: Kindle Touch

...Amazon has finally made its Kindle Touch available in the UK — five months... Read more

24 April, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
<endeca_term>Amazon</endeca_term> Kindle DX (graphite, global 3G wireless

Amazon Kindle DX (graphite, global 3G wireless

...paperback book — is standard: it's what you'll find on the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook (in the US) and at least one... Read more

4 August, 2010 by David Carnoy & John P Falcone
Top 12 apps that make the most of iPad

Top 12 apps that make the most of iPad

...The best way to read books on the iPad is with the Amazon Kindle app, mostly because it has a large selection of titles available... Read more

24 September, 2010 by Jason Hiner
<endeca_term>Amazon</endeca_term> Cloud Drive lifts music to the cloud

Amazon Cloud Drive lifts music to the cloud

...the stray music files across their computers and devices. As a solution, Amazon has launched Cloud Drive, which lets you send all your music files... Read more

30 March, 2011 by Staff
How <endeca_term>Amazon</endeca_term> is raising mega-proxy spectre

How Amazon is raising mega-proxy spectre

...The arrival of Amazon's Silk browser and Google's Page Speed Service could amount to... Read more

19 November, 2011 by Lori MacVittie

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