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RSS pc marketGoogle Chrome: Do PC makers really want another OS?
News Google is gearing up for an assault next year on Microsoft's dominance in PC operating systems, yet the companies that would have to be complicit in the battle are keeping quiet. Judging by their public reactions to... [09 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News In the mobile environment you can find out where a person is using GPS and that allows you to deliver a different sort of service than you can on the PC. Peters believes these apps will be spurred on when smartphones... [03 Jul 2009]
50p broadband tax 'will leave 20 pc of UK without fibre'
News The plan, unveiled last month in the government's Digital Britain report, is aimed at ensuring superfast broadband is rolled out to areas likely to be ignored by the market. BT reckons a government plan to put a 50p tax... [02 Jul 2009]
Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?
News Part of the problem is that there really isn't a killer application for touch on the PC, despite the "cool" factor in the mobile phone market. In the early days of Vista's development, when it was still... [02 Jul 2009]
Now you can get OLPC's Sugar on a stick
News Sugar Labs, responsible for building the low-cost device's OS, has released it online for loading onto any USB flash drive greater than 1GB, and will allow it to be used on "any PC or netbook", it said in an announcement. [29 Jun 2009]
PC makers learn the price they'll pay for Windows 7
News Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor. Microsoft's pricing plans... [26 Jun 2009]
PC sales on the upturn amid economic green shoots?
News After more than a year of doom-and-gloom PC market forecasts, things are looking up. Market research analyst firm Gartner predicts that the fourth quarter of this year will bring the... [26 Jun 2009]
AMD and AMD Validated Solutions (AVS) Help Rain Recording Offer Customers Highly Economical, Energy-Efficient Digital Audio Workstations
White Paper Located in Ringwood, New Jersey, Rain Recording builds PC systems and peripherals optimized for high-performance audio applications, including recording, mixing, mastering, and DJ production and performance. [12 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo The star of the BBC show The Apprentice was chosen for the post thanks to the entrepreneurial instincts that saw him turn electronics manufacturer Amstrad into a household name in the home PC market in... [10 Jun 2009]
Windows 7 won't mean massive hardware sales
News Microsoft's top Windows business executive said Monday that for all his excitement about Windows 7, he doubts the release of the operating system will lead to a significant spike in PC sales. The company will also have a... [08 Jun 2009]
Intel spends $884m on Wind River
News The pending acquisition, Wind River said, would fit into "Intel's strategy to grow its processor and software presence outside the traditional PC and server market segments, into embedded systems and... [04 Jun 2009]
Developers get touch-y ahead of Windows 7
News Although touch will remain a small part of the total PC market, Engelhardt said he sees it expanding from where it is today, with a few desktop models as well as a handful of convertible tablet laptops. [04 Jun 2009]
Intel chips go light in chase for ultra-thin market
News Asustek, which in 2007 pioneered the successful low-cost, no-frills netbook PC in 2007, is expected to unveil five new laptop models based on the technology this year. The new processor, dubbed the Pentium SU2700, comes... [02 Jun 2009]
My top 10 fantasy Mac tablet features
News This is what happened to tablet PCs, which currently occupy approximately one per cent of the overall PC market, according to IDC. What exactly should a tablet from Apple do and what kind of features... [01 Jun 2009]
Asus backs Windows in latest Microsoft campaign
News Asus' introduction of the modern netbook concept was a major factor in the recent resurgence of desktop Linux, as the Eee PC was originally launched as a Linux device in 2007. Since then, Microsoft has been forced to... [01 Jun 2009]
