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One Brand Rarely Stands out Any More in Whatever Product Category You Look at
Jan 2, 2014As I look back at the more than 100 tech products we reviewed in 2013, a handful of gadgets and services deserve a second look. It's become clear that one brand rarely stands out any more in whatever product category you look at. ...
Tags: tech products, camera phones, Laptops, Internet television
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Windows 8 Will Not Achieve Enough Adoption in Enterprises to Be Considered a Standard
May 19, 2013Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company’s history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a ...
Tags: Windows 8, Computer Products
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It Was Much More About The Price Challenges Facing OEMs, Not About Windows 8
Apr 18, 2013Don't blame Windows 8 for plummeting PC sales, a retail analyst said today. "It wasn't about Windows 8, it was much more about the price challenges facing OEMs," said Stephen Baker of the NPD Group, citing U.S. retail sales data the firm ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Windows 8, apple
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Linux Users Accused Microsoft of Anti-Competitive Practices
Mar 29, 2013A Spanish association of Linux users today accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, charging that Windows 8's Secure Boot blocks users from installing rival operating systems on new PCs. Hispalinux, which represents some 8,000 ...
Tags: Microsoft, EU Antitrust Probe, Linux Group
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Microsoft Launched a Windows 8 App-for-Cash Promotion This Week
Mar 22, 2013Microsoft launched a Windows 8 app-for-cash promotion this week because growth of the company's app store has slowed this quarter, an analyst argued today. "Month-over-month growth has slowed to just 10-15%," said Sameer Singh of ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Microsoft, APP
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The Grumbling of PC Makers Gets Louder with Windows 8 Doing Little to Spark Laptop Sales
Mar 12, 2013The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, President of Samsung‘s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a ...
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Software That Allows Linux to Work with Computers Running UEFI Was Released
Feb 16, 2013The Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware, which all Windows 8 machines do. The Linux Foundation Secure Boot System solves a ...
Tags: Linux Foundation, software, UEFI, Windows 8 machines
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Windows 7 May Be The Better Choice
Dec 28, 2012Computerworld - Windows 7 may be the better choice as a PC operating system on new systems than the just-released Windows 8, Consumer Reports magazine said this week. "Windows 7 generally received favorable reviews when it was released," ...
Tags: Windows 7, PC operating system, Windows 8, operating system
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Microsoft Has Launched Its Next Generation Operating System, Windows 8,
Dec 26, 2012Kicking off what may be the company's most challenging marketing effort yet, Microsoft has launched its next generation operating system, Windows 8, in New York City. "Windows 8 shatters perceptions of what a PC really is," said Microsoft ...
Tags: Microsoft, operating system, Windows 8, New York City
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AT&T Will Exclusively Carry Two Windows Tablets for The Holidays
Dec 20, 2012AT&T will exclusively carry two Windows tablets for the holidays -- the Asus VivoTab RT and Samsung ATIV Smart PC, the carrier said Thursday. Pricing was not disclosed, however. The Asus machine is the first quad-core tablet that will ...
Tags: Windows, tablets, holidays, Asus VivoTab RT, Samsung ATIV Smart PC
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Widespread Windows8 Adoption by Businesses Is Years Away
Dec 17, 2012Widespread Windows8 adoption by businesses is years away, primarily because it is so different from Windows 7 that the learning curve for end users will be a nightmare, experts say. Gartner says in a report coming out later this week that ...
Tags: Windows8, deployment, desktop, software