Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday. "Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich ...
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IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. "Lower PC sales are certainly not a positive for Microsoft," said Loren ...
Windows 8 has not found wide adoption among desktop users, so HP has announced a new portable all-in-one and lowered the price of touch PCs so users can take advantage of the operating system. The company introduced the Envy Rove, which ...
Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new wave of Envy and Pavilion thin and light laptops, including an 11.6-inch touchscreen model priced aggressively at $399. The lineup includes three TouchSmart laptops with touchscreens and two non-touch ...
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Advanced Micro Devices hopes to regain share in the PC processor market with its upcoming chips based on the Jaguar core, which will bring console-like gaming and wireless displays to laptops with Windows 8 and its successor, Windows Blue. ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google's Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips. AMD on multiple occasions has said it had no interest in ...
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Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice. Developers will be able to write applications with the sensor, announced Thursday by ...
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. ...
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Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processors than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving ...
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Dotmatics, a UK-based provider of scientific data management solutions, has released a version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN), which is specifically tailored to the food and beverages industry. The enhanced Studies Notebook ...
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LASER 2013: Laser market "at record high" – analyst 22 May 2013 …but global markets diverge and reflect exchange rate swings, says Optech Consulting. On the up: The global market for laser materials processing systems. The ...
Unity Technologies has added the ability to develop for Android and iOS games for free using its platform. Unity's cross-platform development tools can be used to create games for a multitude of different platforms, including smartphones, ...
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Western Digital's HGST subsidiary today announced what it is calling the industry's densest mobile hard-disk drive, with capacities of up to 1.5TB in a 9.5mm (.37-in.) high form factor. The 2.5-in. wide disk drive contains three platters ...
Customer satisfaction with Microsoft's software, primarily Windows, dropped slightly in the last year, likely part of the fallout over Windows 8, a national survey released today said. Microsoft scored 74 points, down a point from the ...
Toshiba said it will soon begin mass producing a new type of 64Gbit NAND flash that is the smallest and fastest in its class, though it still lags rival Samsung Electronics in the development of an even denser flash technology. Toshiba ...
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