Microsoft will not sell Windows 8 as a physical boxed product in China and instead will only distribute the OS through downloads and pre-installs on devices,in a move that could help the company drive consumers away from pirated copies of ...
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Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday introduced 8-core FX series chips for desktops with prices under$200 in units of 1,000,giving gamers the ability to build faster PCs at lower prices. The FX-8350 and FX-8320 chips are based on new ...
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IDG News Service-Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 will mark"the end"of the computer industry's dominant OS due to increasing competition and choice sparked by alternatives,Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff predicted Friday. Windows 8 is a ...
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Computerworld - The Windows division's share of Microsoft's revenue last quarter dropped to a four-year low as Windows 7 sales stalled before the launch of Windows 8, financial data released by Microsoft yesterday showed. The Windows and ...
IDG News Service-Come Oct.26,when Microsoft is set to stage a release party in New York City,consumers may have to choose between a tablet with Windows 8 or Windows RT.The operating systems look and feel the same,but devices will differ on ...
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Computerworld-Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that owners of Windows RT hardware,including the company's own Surface RT,must acquire a commercial license for Office 2013 to use those devices'bundled Office apps at and for work. The ...
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Computerworld Hong Kong-Like technologies deployed in a corporate environment,those used in healthcare are meant to improve services and productivity.On its new clinical management system(CMS 3),the Hospital Authority aims to create new ...
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IDG News Service-Samsung Mobile on Wednesday said it would start rolling out Android 4.1,code-named Jelly Bean,to Galaxy S III smartphones in the U.S. Galaxy S III smartphones run on Android 4.0,code-named Ice Cream Sandwich.The Jelly ...
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Saffron Philippines Inc. (Saffron) has installed 8 sets Fong's Industries Group's TEC series within 8 months. The 4th shipment will be taken on or before end of 2012. Saffron Philippines Inc, one of dyeing and finishing, printing and ...
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IDG News Service - Citrix Systems has released an enhanced GoToMyPC app for Android devices allowing anyone with an Android phone or tablet, including Amazon's Kindle Fire family, to access their Internet-connected Mac or PC over a mobile ...
IDG News Service - Almost half of IT managers in a survey last month said that they plan to standardize their company's mobile platform on devices running Microsoft operating systems, including smartphone OSes Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows ...
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IDG News Service - Laptops and desktops with Intel's next-generation Core processor, code-named Haswell, will be available in the first half of next year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said during a financial conference call on Tuesday. The ...
Microsoft and Google are to feel the full force of EU regulations this month as antitrust and privacy concerns threaten to catch up with the technology giants. The EU could issue Microsoft with a formal antitrust complaint, after it ...
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Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called "the magic one" because its light, unlike ...
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Lenovo has become the world's top supplier of PCs, according to the latest market data from Gartner. Lenovo took the top spot for worldwide PC shipments for the first time in its history, with its global share increasing to 15.7%, putting ...
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