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Nvidia's GRID could be the death of consoles

Nvidia's GRID could be the death of consoles

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The writing may be on the wall for console hardware following Nvidia's unveiling of a cloud gaming solution dubbed GeForce GRID.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 16th 2012 at 5:01AM
Google planning home invasion?

Google planning home invasion?

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Google is reportedly set to introduce the internet giant's own cloud storage service to compete with the likes of Dropbox.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 10th 2012 at 6:58AM
Cloud comprises 5% of IT market

Cloud comprises 5% of IT market

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The founder of Canalys, Steve Brazier, has told attendees at this years Canalys Channels Forum that cloud services are only worth around five per cent of the global IT market.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Oct 4th 2011 at 3:48PM
Virgin Media launches cloud services

Virgin Media launches cloud services

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Virgin Media Business has today launched a new cloud services and virtualisation portfolio.

Carly Bailey
by Carly Bailey
on Sep 28th 2011 at 4:50PM
Power shifts: HP, the cloud, and the future of hardware

Power shifts: HP, the cloud, and the future of hardware

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When HP announced it was pulling out of the smartphone and tablet market, and was considering ditching its world beating PC business, many in the tech industry were taken aback, ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Sep 2nd 2011 at 3:43PM
OnLive to hit UK September 22nd

OnLive to hit UK September 22nd

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OnLive will launch in the UK on September 22nd, during the Eurogamer Expo London show.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 10th 2011 at 11:50PM
PCR's week in review

PCR's week in review

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Having started banging the drum at last month’s World Wide Partner conference, software giant Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to convert the world to the idea of cloud computing ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 5th 2011 at 3:45PM
Cloud gazing

Cloud gazing

NEWS

To your average hardware retailer or small-scale reseller, the long-term aspirations of Microsoft might seem a million miles away from your business (see our story here).

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 4th 2011 at 4:54PM
Microsoft prepares fresh cloud assault

Microsoft prepares fresh cloud assault

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Software giant Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to convert the world to the idea of cloud computing, with a multi-million pound advertising campaign to roll out next June in ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 4th 2011 at 4:10PM
The dark side of the cloud

The dark side of the cloud

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Dylan M, who goes by the name Thomas Monopoly online, trusted Google so much that he spent four months consolidating all his data on the web giant’s services. Then it ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Jul 28th 2011 at 3:31PM
OnLive: Xbox360, PS3 'getting long in the tooth'

OnLive: Xbox360, PS3 'getting long in the tooth'

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CEO, founder and president of OnLive Steve Perlman has told PCR it will look to work with the current gaming platforms such as Xbox and PS3, though 2005 architecture means ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jul 7th 2011 at 10:00AM
Birmingham City University shows off new cloud solution

Birmingham City University shows off new cloud solution

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Today, Birmingham City University is having a showcase for a virtual PC technology that could be used by millions of remote users worldwide, from cities in the West to African ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Jul 4th 2011 at 9:09AM
Microsoft adds weight to Cloud Industry Forum

Microsoft adds weight to Cloud Industry Forum

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Microsoft UK has thrown its not insubstantial weight behind the Cloud Industry Forum, an organisation looking to lay down a 'code of practice' for cloud computing

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 14th 2011 at 11:26AM
Is the cloud properly represented?

Is the cloud properly represented?

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the main problem with cloud computing – or the top tier firm’s wish to see it adopted by the ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 9th 2011 at 5:52PM
Confidence in the cloud buckles

Confidence in the cloud buckles

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In the wake of high-profile online security issues, it seems confidence in the cloud is beginning to suffer.
 
When we asked retailers whether they thought customers would use cloud ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 9th 2011 at 12:08PM
OnLive launches cloud gaming for tablets and smartphones

OnLive launches cloud gaming for tablets and smartphones

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OnLive has launched an Android and Apple app, bringing cloud gaming to the tablet and smartphone market.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 8th 2011 at 11:07AM
Xbox 360 gets cloud storage

Xbox 360 gets cloud storage

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Following Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday, the firm announced that Xbox 360 will receive a new cloud storage system.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 7th 2011 at 9:57AM
Nine in ten Britons don?t trust the net

Nine in ten Britons don?t trust the net

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Nine in ten Brits don’t trust the internet, according to findings from BullGuard.
 
2,000 people were polled in the study, which also found that three in ten have had ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jun 1st 2011 at 10:57AM
Social media services must protect end-users, says Raiu

Social media services must protect end-users, says Raiu

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Costin Raiu, director of global research and analysis team at security firm Kaspersky, feels that many social media websites and other cloud services are failing to fully protect users from ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on May 26th 2011 at 9:36AM