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News IBM, on the other hand, sold its PC arm to Lenovo four years ago. But there's one difference: HP still has its PC business, and has spent the last year as the top seller of PCs in the world. IBM acquired PWC for $3.5bn two years later, while HP...
[13 May 2008]
whitepaper As part of the introduction of Microsoft Live Communication Server (LCS) 2005, Microsoft offered a new PC-based software client called Microsoft Office Communicator (MOC). MOC supports Instant Messaging (IM) and can interwork with Private Branch...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper With enterprise-class virtualization software hitting the market from VMware and Microsoft (ESX Virtual Infrastructure and Virtual PC, respectively), large names and support dollars are backing the virtual data center migration.
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper One will consider very different factors when one develops applications for the Pocket PC versus the Palm OS, even though their target markets are nearly the same. With so many great options, choosing the right technology for one's mobile...
[11 May 2008]
News It is also consolidating servers through virtualisation and implementing environmentally friendly PC disposal. Government IT is undergoing a major shift as Whitehall attempts to revolutionise its approach to green computing.
[09 May 2008]
Case Study The best solution was to distribute a CD-ROM through schools.copies have been distributed through schools and another 200,000 have been pre-loaded onto PCs sold through the PC World retail chain. Internet awareness charity Childnet International...
[08 May 2008]
Photo A handheld PC is used to program the UAVs with waypoints and threat detection is performed by the operator. Here, Ant Scientific R&D director, Rob Mullins, is demonstrating how the PC can be used to input commands on the right or show a GPS-enabled...
[06 May 2008]
Round-Up PC makers are happy because people will continue to buy their computers. Faced with a 30 June deadline to stop shipping computers with Windows XP, the world's PC makers are getting creative. The way it works is thus: by taking advantage of the...
[02 May 2008]
News Maker of the Linux-based Eee PC, Asus, has also said it will encourage its hardware suppliers to provide open-source drivers for Linux. Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to push chipset vendors to make open-source drivers for Linux.
[02 May 2008]
Comment Except the PC manufacturers who sell the machine with one OS and have to support and provide drivers for a different OS. Being a long time PC user, I'm predisposed to dislike Apple. XP lives? Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive
[01 May 2008]
News Users can download the software over the air or transfer it to a PC and then to a mobile. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said is a significant step forward for its mobile...
[30 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This paper will give you a tour of Microsoft's Virtual PC software, installation requirements, file structure, new enhancements, and possibilities. It isn't very often that we are fortunate enough to have free software that actually is useful.
[30 Apr 2008]
Photo Click here for more pictures of the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC. This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai. Pictured here is Tata Consultancy Services' campus - the...
[29 Apr 2008]
News Yesterday HP introduced the Compaq dc5850 business PC, with the manufacturer's vice president and general manager, Alan Reed, claiming Business Class would satisfy corporate customers' desire for image stability.
[29 Apr 2008]
News While companies can offer pre-downgraded machines via their website, things get a little more complicated when it comes to buying a PC at retail stores. The pre-downgraded PC option is just the latest way that PC makers have responded to stronger...
[28 Apr 2008]
News E.ON used simple formulae to calculate the energy cost and carbon emissions of its PC estate and corporate travel - such as: PC power consumption x number of PCs x time on x emissions per kWh. By ensuring that monitors power down after a few...
[25 Apr 2008]
Round-Up Podcast Foul-mouthed habits will get you fired, that ain't a word, and the age-old Mac vs PC debate all get an airing on this week's Weekly Round-Up podcast. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Bethan Jones.
[25 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Despite advances in computer technology, power outages continue to be a major cause of PC and server downtime. Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total solution, but power management software...
[25 Apr 2008]
Comment My first PC was a Sinclair ZX81, but my first 'main' PC was a VIC20, which took me through four years to my O'levels, before being replaced by a C64 and an AppleII+. Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a...
[24 Apr 2008]
whitepaper File fragmentation--the splitting of files in tens, hundreds or thousands of pieces--puts the brakes on system performance. It slows access to a crawl and causes delayed application launches and slow boot ups.
[24 Apr 2008]
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