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Intel Ramping up for Ultrabook Revolution By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 18, 2012 The chip giant is moving forward with its next generation of server and desktop processors. Tags: PC, Intel, ultrabook, processor, chip HP's Not-So-New Plan to Unite PC, Printer Units By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 21, 2012 The move is aimed at cutting costs in two divisions with falling revenues. Tags: PC, Meg Whitman, printer, HP Dell: 'We're Not Really a PC Company Anymore' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 28, 2012 http://informationweek.com/news/hardware/virtual/232601609 Tags: PC, Enterprise, data center, Dell Manufacturers Spend More on Chips for Wireless Devices than for PC Chips By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 02, 2012 Researchers predict this is the beginning of a long trend. Tags: research, chips, semiconductor, PC, wireless Apple Now Top PC Maker, Report Says By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 01, 2012 If you include tablets, Apple now sells more PCs than HP or any other Wintel manufacturer. Tags: tablet, Apple, market share, PC Is a $35 PC the Future of Computing? By Matt Harley | Article Published January 24, 2012 Just as the tablet is poised to take over computing, the Rasperry PI Foundation plans to launch a full-featured machine for the price of a fancy lunch. Tags: PC, ultra low cost PC, tablet PC, Ubuntu Microsoft Defies Weak PC Market and Analysts Expectations By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published January 19, 2012 The software giant on Thursday exceeded analysts' expectations to post revenue of $20.89 billion and net income of $6.62 billion for its second quarter. Tags: PC, Microsoft, Windows 8, earnings Apple to Become PC Leader, Report Says -- If iPad Counts as a PC By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 23, 2011 If you consider tablets PCs, Canalys says Apple will become the number one PC vendor next year. Tags: Apple, PC Tech Comics: "Life's Big Questions" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 21, 2011 One looks to divine inspiration for answers to questions about, say, the scroll-lock. Tags: tech comics, PC Dell: The PC Isn't Going Away By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 13, 2011 Michael Dell re-affirms his firm's commitment to the PC as the basis for his business and the foundation for enterprise growth. Tags: PC, Dell, tablet, Enterprise IT, smartphone How Apple, Google and Facebook Will Take Away Your Control By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 05, 2011 Computing technology is making more and more of our choices for us. Tags: PC, Apple, Google, Facebook IBM Executive Says PC Era is in its Twilight By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 11, 2011 One of the original inventors of the PC says he now uses a tablet as his primary device. Tags: PC PC CPU Deliveries Down Slightly in Q2 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 02, 2011 IDC says that second quarter PC CPU shipments were down slightly from last quarter, flat compared to the year ago quarter, and that 60 percent of units came with built-in graphics processing capabilities. Tags: PC, CPU, computers How Apple and Google Will Get Us Talking to Our PCs By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 27, 2011 Once Apple and Google train us to talk to our mobile phones, they'll soon have us speaking with all our computers. Just like on Star Trek. Tags: mobile, Apple, Google, PC Tech Comics: Great Moments in a Geek's Life By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 01, 2011 Geeks take special joy in things that non-geeks just don't understand. Tags: PC, hard drive, tech comics HP to Ship All PCs With webOS Option By David Needle | Article Published March 09, 2011 HP's CEO Leo Apotheker says he expects all of HP's PCs to ship with the company's webOS software next year. Will IT buyers care? Tags: webOS, Palm, HP, PC, tablets Why Tech Gadgets Are Too Cheap By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 02, 2011 We tech consumers have focused on low price for far too long, and we’ve gotten what we deserve. Tags: gadget, tablet, PC, cell phone, iPad Smartphones, Tablets to Outstrip PC Sales in 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 21, 2011 Professional services giant Deloitte has been gazing into its crystal ball and sees mobile devices beating out PC sales in 2011. Tags: tablets, PC, smartphones, iPad apps, iphone apps PC Sales Growth Slowed in Q4: Analysts By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 14, 2011 Gartner and IDC weigh in on slowing PC sales for the quarter -- PC sales impacted by tablets and "good enough" alternatives. Tags: hardware, PC, IDC, tablets, iPad PC Purchasing Set to Decline: Report By David Needle | Article Published January 05, 2011 Accenture forecasts dramatic drop in consumer purchases of personal computers. Will the PC become irrelevant? Tags: tablet PC, iPad apps, iPhone, PC, handheld computer Big Tech Gambles of 2011: Apple, Microsoft, AMD, IBM, and More By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 04, 2011 Many big tech companies have set their sights on ambitious goals for the year ahead. Tags: Windows 7, tablet, cloud computing, smartphone, PC iPad's Success Leads Gartner to Revise PC Forecast Downward By David Needle | Article Published November 29, 2010 Growing interest in the Apple iPad and other media tablets cited among the reasons for the new estimates. Tags: PC, Apple, iPad apps, iPad, tablets How to Survive Holiday Family Tech Support By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 24, 2010 This year, when Uncle Harry complains, “My PC is broke and tech support couldn't fix it over the phone!" you have some options. Tags: mobile, PC, Tech Support, iPad apps, iPad Clean up your PC with TuneUp Utilities By James Maguire | Article Published November 23, 2010 Clean up your PC with TuneUp Utilities Tags: PC, tune-up PC Tips for Today's Laptop Shoppers By John P. Mello Jr. | Article Published October 22, 2010 The laptop market now offers a confusing blizzard of choices. Here's a guide to finding what works best for you. Tags: PC buying guide, PC, netbook, laptop computer, Notebook Microsoft Tool to Aid Windows 7 Migrations Enters Beta 2 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 14, 2010 Version 2 of Microsoft's tool for managing virtual desktops enters beta test -- pitched as a way to get legacy apps transferred over to run on Windows 7 machines. Tags: PC, desktop virtualization, enterprise apps, Microsoft, Windows 7 Microsoft Widens Test of Cloud Management for SMBs By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 13, 2010 The software giant is betting that small companies need the same kinds of management tools that enterprises use and that it can win them over with a lower cost, cloud-based alternative. Tags: cloud computing, cloud deployment, SMB, Microsoft, PC Reinventing Dell One Executive at a Time By Rob Enderle | Article Published June 30, 2010 An industry analyst opines that sometimes it’s the things you didn’t know about a company that redefine it in ways you couldn’t have imagined. Tags: PC hardware, lawsuits, marketing, Dell, PC Laptop Sales Soaring Amid Wider PC Growth: Gartner By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 27, 2010 One year after a major economic collapse, the worldwide PC market is rebounding nicely. Tags: PC sales, Notebook, laptops, notebook PC, PC Microsoft Credits Windows 7 for Record Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 22, 2010 Hefty sales of Windows 7 helped Microsoft again turn in another stellar quarter, once again beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. Tags: PC, earnings, Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7 Microsoft Deals on Windows 7 Anytime Upgrades By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 05, 2010 Microsoft tries discounts to entice customers to upgrade their new Windows 7 PCs and netbooks from lower-end editions to higher-end editions. How good are the deals? Tags: PC, Windows upgrades, Microsoft, netbook, Windows 7 Survey: Windows 7 Early Adopters 'Very Satisfied' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2010 Early adopters who bought a new PC with Windows 7 or who upgraded an existing PC to the new operating system were "satisfied" with the experience, according to a new survey. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, PC Lenovo ThinkStation Helps Build Superfast Car By David Needle | Article Published March 29, 2010 Lenovo workstations are being used by the North American Eagle team, a group of U.S. and Canadian designers, who hope to break the land speed record of 763 MPH. Tags: PC, Lockheed Starfighter, Lenovo, workstation, ThinkStation Could David Roman Enable Lenovo to Rival Apple? By Rob Enderle | Article Published March 24, 2010 With fresh talent at Lenovo, the scrappy PC maker just might challenge Apple. Yet there are important caveats. Tags: PC sales, Apple, iPad, Lenovo, PC The World According to Intel By Rob Enderle | Article Published February 10, 2010 A report from the annual Intel analysts’ event, with notes on various executives' presentations, suggests that the firm is in good competitive shape going forward. Tags: chips, PC, Intel, processor CES and the Death of the PC By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 12, 2010 The recent Consumer Electronics Show heralded the end of an era, as a profusion of handhelds – Smartphones to Slates – pushed bulky PCs from dominance. Tags: handheld, CES 2010, mainframe, IT, PC Removing Viruses From Your PC: Best Practices By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 11, 2010 Need to remove viruses? A PC security expert provides an easy-to-follow guide to removing viruses from your PC. Tags: malware, Viruses/Patches, spyware, PC, viruses Microsoft Seeks Patents on Muscle Control of PCs By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 04, 2010 Company researchers file for patents on users controlling computers by flexing their muscles -- literally. Tags: PC, Microsoft, patent, patent infringement Should Employees Use Their Own PCs? By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 09, 2009 The trend toward employee ownership of PCs could provide benefits to both the employees and strapped IT organizations, if monitored properly. Tags: software, smartphones, services, desktop, PC 5 Ways to Use Your Old PC By Eric Geier | Article Published July 13, 2009 Turn your old PC into something useful again -- like a wireless hotspot. Tags: Windows, PC, Microsoft, Linux, open source Proudly We Fail: 25 Dead Tech Products By David Strom | Article Published July 06, 2009 A tour of bygone computer products provides a cautionary tale about the nature of competition in the high tech era. Tags: software, PC, technology, Microsoft, IBM Datamation Announces 2009 Product of the Year Winners By James Maguire | Article Published February 25, 2009 Tech professionals vote for their favorites in a broad array of categories, from Business Laptop to PC Security, Enterprise Linux to Office Productivity software. Tags: PC, virtualization, security, Linux, Office Bruce Schneier: Securing Your PC and Your Privacy By James Maguire | Article Published November 12, 2008 In this interview, the security guru discusses the technological threats facing us, from ID theft to how to best protect your personal computer. Tags: IT, security, PC, international, privacy Finding Windows XP Now That It's 'Officially' Cancelled By Ronald Barrett | Article Published July 22, 2008 Getting a copy of XP these days is like buying whiskey during Prohibition. It can be done, but you need to know the secret handshake. Tags: Windows XP, Vista, Microsoft, PC, Windows |
