Worldwide PC shipments dropped in 2012 on an annual basis for the first time in more than a decade and that is expected to continue this year, research firm IDC said on Monday. Worldwide PC shipments are projected to drop 1.3 percent this ...
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Zotac on Tuesday unveiled its new StreamBox and RAIDbox accessories at the CeBit trade show in Hanover, Germany. The new products are designed to ease the process of sharing digital, audio and video files, Zotac said. The StreamBox acts ...
It's a shift from the old idea that you buy games on a DVD, put them in a little black box on your lounge room shelf and play alone, or, if you're lucky, with your family members. It is the new spirit of gaming espoused by Sony Computer ...
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WASHINGTON - The federal government's automatic budget cuts, due to begin Friday, may accelerate cost savings measures already in place via sharing of services across agencies, IT consolidation, and an increasing reliance of off-the-shelf ...
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 ...
A judge has ordered a partial retrial in Apple's patent lawsuit against Samsung in California, and has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the US$1 billion in damages Apple was awarded last summer. Judge Lucy Koh, in an order ...
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Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft's new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said. "I think the acceptance of Windows 8 in Q4 is not so ...
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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 ...
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Jason Stamper summarises the most recent technology results and deals announcements. Of those reporting in this period it is Cisco that's the bellwether, and its results should give a little encouragement to the sector as a whole. But not ...
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Microsoft's new version of Windows written for ARM processors may not be an unqualified success, but ARM CEO Warren East said the software maker will learn from its mistakes with Windows RT and come back with a better product. "I'm well ...
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Visual 2000 International Inc. is launching a new Visual SFA.net Tablet app for the iPad, iPhone, Android, Surface and other Windows-based tablets and smartphones. The powerful yet simple-to-use mobile sales force automation (SFA) solution ...
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This development will continue as processor vendors such as Nvidia develop new processors customized for use in cheaper LTE smartphones and tablets. Continued experimentation with screen sizes Whatever screen size your heart ...
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A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. TD (Time-Division) LTE, which uses a single block of radio ...
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A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two companies. The patent in question was related to a wireless transmission technology, ...
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While they may lack the pure wow factor engendered by a gigantic 84-inch screen, smaller higher-resolution Ultra HD TVs are on the way from Sony, slated to arrive this April or May. Exact pricing hasn't yet been announced, though they're ...
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