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PC Shipments in The Period From April to June Totalled 75.6 Million Units

Jul 12, 2013

Weakness in the global economy, component shortages, sluggish demand for Windows 8 and the popularity of tablets all contributed to another double-digit percentage decline for the global PC market in the second quarter. PC shipments in ...

Tags: PC Shipments, Computer, Lenovo, HP

A Majority of Consumer and Windows 8 PC Users Launch Fewer Than One "Modern" APP a Day

May 28, 2013

A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday. ...

Tags: Windows 8, Desktop, Computer Products

Microsoft Had Sold 100 Million Licenses of Windows 8, But How Many Copies Are Being Used?

May 13, 2013

Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used? That's a question Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst with Moor Insights & ...

Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products

The Looming Retirement of Windows XP Won't Stem The Dramatic Drop in PC Sales

Apr 17, 2013

The looming retirement of Windows XP won't stem the dramatic drop in PC sales this year, but it may help bolster Microsoft's revenue, analysts said today. Although experts expect some business laggards to buy new hardware as they try to ...

Tags: Windows, Computer Products, PC Business

VIZIO Announced The Pricing and Availability of Its Spring 2013 Line-up of Windows 8 PCs

Apr 1, 2013

VIZIO announced today the pricing and availability of its spring 2013 line-up of Windows 8 PCs, equipped with 10-finger capacitive touch displays on every new model and supported by outstanding picture quality and rich audio. With select ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, PCs, Electronics

Windows 8's Uptake Pace Slowed in February for The Third Straight Month

Mar 5, 2013

Windows 8's uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, an analytics company said today. According to Net Applications, Windows 8's February usage share -- including what the firm labeled as "touch" for Windows 8 and ...

Tags: Windows 8, February usage share, company news

Windows 8's Uptake Pace Slowed in February for The Third Straight Month

Mar 5, 2013

Windows 8′s uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, an analytics company said today. According to Net Applications, Windows 8′s February usage share — including what the firm labelled as ...

Tags: Windows 8, uptake pace, Net Applications

Windows 8 PCS Using The OS Are Helping The Company Break Into The High-End Segment

Feb 1, 2013

Lenovo's CEO said sales of its Windows 8 PCs have been "normal", neither surpassing nor falling behind expectations, but added that PC-tablet convertible devices using the OS are helping the company break into the high-end segment for the ...

Tags: Lenovo, Windows 8 PC, PC-tablet convertible device

Microsoft Today Updated Office for Mac 2011 to Work with The New Office

Feb 1, 2013

As expected, Microsoft today updated Office for Mac 2011 to work with the new Office 365 Home Premium software-by-subscription plan the company debuted Tuesday. The update, dubbed both 14.3 and Service Pack 3 (SP3), includes several fixes ...

Tags: Microsoft, Mac, Office 365 Home Premium

Microsoft Will Begin Selling Worldwide-The New Consumer Version of The Office Suite

Jan 31, 2013

Microsoft will begin selling worldwide on Tuesday the new consumer version of the Office suite, making it available both via a subscription model and perpetual licenses. Consumers have historically bought Office in the traditional way, ...

Tags: Microsoft, Office suite, Microsoft Office Division

Lenovo Has Overtaken Acer in The Volume of EMEA PC Sales Made by Quarter

Jan 21, 2013

Chinese firm Lenovo has overtaken Acer in the volume of EMEA PC sales made by quarter, to become the second biggest PC maker in the region, behind HP. According to figures for the fourth quarter of 2012 from analysts IDC, a sustained ...

Tags: Lenovo, Acer, EMEA PC sales, company news

Market Research Reports and Las Vegas's International CES Highlighted The Hardware Arena

Jan 15, 2013

Vendor earnings, market research reports and the International CES in Las Vegas this week highlighted the hardware arena, which appears to be a tale of two sectors with very different fates: PCs and mobile devices. The PC market continues ...

Tags: Vendor earnings, hardware arena, PC market

NOOK Media LLC Announced The Highly Anticipated NOOK for Windows 8 App

Jan 14, 2013

NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the highly anticipated NOOK for Windows 8 app, available to Windows 8 PC and tablet customers ...

Tags: NOOK Media LLC, digital media, Windows 8, PC

Windows 8 Should Shoulder Part of The Blame for a Worse-Than-Expected Dip in Q4 PC Sales

Jan 14, 2013

According to IDC, Windows 8 should shoulder part of the blame for a worse-than-expected dip in Q4 PC sales because it failed to spark a surge in PC buying by making completely clear the benefits of the new operating system. During the ...

Tags: Windows 8, PC sales, operating system, PC buying

Microsoft Has Sold Some 60 Million Windows 8 Licences Since The OS's Launch

Jan 10, 2013

Microsoft has sold some 60 million Windows 8 licences since the OS's launch, according to the finance and marketing head of Windows business, Tami Reller. Reller was speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where ...

Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, Windows business, operating system

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