As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilize a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for "personal devices," 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said today. "This ...
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Microsoft's launch of Windows 8 amid great fanfare yesterday left many users wondering whether the new operating system can prove a big boost to the ailing PC market. Analysts said today that while Windows 8 may help keep the business ...
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Tech stocks were flat Friday afternoon after earnings announcements from IT vendors this week and a government economic report offered glimpses of good news, but not enough to dispel the pall that hangs over the technology market. Apple, ...
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IDG News Service - Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting electricity bills in ...
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Computerworld - The PC isn't experiencing as dramatic of a decline as many have predicted. It's just becoming part of a new spectrum of computing, according to an Intel executive. PC sales have been sluggish over the past year because of ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
Computerworld - Symantec said Windows 8 "doesn't move the needle much" on security as it rolled out new versions of its antivirus software and promised to provide users with several so-called "Modern" apps for the new operating system. On ...
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Intel will make a major mobile push at the Intel Developer Forum next week as the company tries to remain relevant in a market where tablets and smartphones are becoming an alternative to PCs for everyday computing. Intel is at a critical ...
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Have you noticed that it's just not cool to be in the PC business these days? Granted, it's been no secret that the PC industry has been taking it on the chin for more than a year. With a down economy and people excited about new, smaller ...
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Even Apple has been hit by the computer sales tailspin in the U.S., research firms IDC and Gartner said yesterday. The two companies projected that U.S. Mac sales during the quarter ending Sept. 30 were down from the same period the year ...
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Intel shaved about a billion dollars off its third-quarter revenue forecast on Friday, blaming the global economy for slowing sales. It will announce full results for the quarter on Oct. 16. The company had previously predicted ...
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Shipments of Windows laptops and desktops have hit new lows as tablet shipments continued to rise during the second quarter of this year, Canalys Research said in a study released on Tuesday. Combined shipments of tablets and PCs totaled ...
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Apple sold more PCs worldwide last quarter -- 21 million -- than any rival, retaking the lead it lost the quarter before, U.K.-based Canalys said yesterday. And because Microsoft lacks a tablet operating system, sales of Windows-powered ...
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Data protection and encryption firm Credant joins Dell's expanding security portfolio Dell has made yet another security acquisition, snapping up data protection form Credant Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Dell says Credant ...
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Intel warned Tuesday that it expects to see lower-than-anticipated growth for c because consumer spending in Western Europe and North America has not recovered as predicted. The news came as the company posted mixed results for the second ...
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