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Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges

August 26, 2008 As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds. TAGS: Brazil, emerging market, Latin America, Del.icio.us, interest rate, financing, Digg, China, PC company, India, Linux, brand, IBM Corp., PC, Intel, e-mail

Microsoft shows off cell phone-PC prototype

July 27, 2006 Software maker is looking at whether it can build a cheap PC for emerging markets by combining a cell phone and a TV. TAGS: emerging market, Microsoft Windows CE, cell phone, software company, Microsoft Corp., TV, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Global PC market to double by 2010

December 14, 2004 Emerging markets will have 566 million computers in use by the end of the decade, but Western PCs won't dominate, report says. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., emerging market, Indonesia, China, Mexico, Russia, India, Lenovo, PC, Dell

Vista to take a cue from budget Windows

October 9, 2006 Microsoft will put a feature from XP Starter, aimed at emerging markets, in the upcoming update. TAGS: emerging market, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Emerging markets fuel cell phone growth

February 14, 2007 The next wave of growth will come from poor, developing nations, leaders in the wireless industry say at 3GSM. TAGS: Telenor, Vodafone Group Plc., emerging market, fuel cell, mobile operator, rural area, operator, subscriber, India, Barcelona, region, Brazil, Africa, handset, CEO, China

At Microsoft, seeking the next billion computer users

October 10, 2007 Bill Gates gave Will Poole a not-so-simple job: figure out how to connect the rest of the world's inhabitants to computer technology.Video: Microsoft's MultiPoint for emerging markets TAGS: Will Poole, emerging market, relevance, segment, China, Bill Gates, opportunity, India, challenge, Microsoft Corp., video

HP phases out group for emerging markets

February 15, 2006 Emerging Markets Solutions Group, which focused on places like India, China and Africa, quietly disbanded late last year. TAGS: emerging market, region, Africa, India, China, HP, AMD, PC

IBM extends diplomacy in developing world

August 22, 2005 Big Blue uses its Virtual Mentoring program to win hearts and minds of software programmers in emerging markets. TAGS: emerging market, diplomacy, IBM Corp., venture-capital company, China, venture capital

Microsoft's Courtois targets Asia

June 21, 2005 The new president of Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois, sets his sites on emerging markets such as China, India and Russia. TAGS: emerging market, Russia, India, China, Africa, Japan, Middle East, Asia, U.K., president, Microsoft Corp.

Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

August 29, 2008 Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, powerhouse, computing, Del.icio.us, emerging market, region, Digg, open-source software, U.S., PC, e-mail

Microsoft pitches pay-as-you-go PCs

May 22, 2006 Trial program for emerging markets charges people for home computer use. Once they've coughed up enough, it's theirs. Photos: Paying off the PC by the hour TAGS: emerging market, financing, Brazil, reality, income, goal, India, PC, Microsoft Corp., cell phone, idea, AMD, photograph, Microsoft Windows

The skinny on cell phones

September 21, 2005 In the market for mobile phones, will the race go to the slimmest? Also: Safety experts keep an eye on teens. TAGS: teen, emerging market, cell phone, transportation, NEC Electronics Corp., handset, Nokia Corp., mobile phone, photograph

AMD's new playing field: China

November 7, 2006 No. 2 chipmaker eyes world's most populous nation, and other emerging markets, to bolster its marketplace position. TAGS: emerging market, China, region, AMD, chip company, Intel, PC

AMD to sell Transmeta chips in emerging markets

June 5, 2006 Advanced Micro Devices will sell Efficeon chips under the AMD brand for PCs in the Microsoft FlexGo project. TAGS: Transmeta Efficeon, Transmeta Corp., emerging market, AMD, power consumption, India, brand, PC, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft shuffles more executives

June 29, 2006 Software giant moves around several more executives as part of its ongoing restructuring of the company. TAGS: emerging market, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Week in video: Newest Japanese tech, newest Microsoft plans

October 13, 2007 This week we feature video of some of Tokyo's cutting-edge tech, and Microsoft's project to improve education in emerging markets. TAGS: Tokyo, Michael Kanellos, emerging market, food, education, trip, project, Japan, video, Microsoft Corp.

Intel to invest $1 billion in emerging markets

May 2, 2006 The money will be spent to help bring computers, training and Internet connectivity to emerging nations. TAGS: India, emerging market, Intel, China, training, PC

Microsoft: In Africa, cost isn't the only thing

October 18, 2005 You can give people software for free, but they need to have the expertise to use it, Microsoft Nigeria manager says. TAGS: Africa, emerging market, expertise, open-source software, training, London, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Is a $20 cell phone on the horizon?

August 8, 2005 Texas Instruments is touting the cost benefits of a chip that it says combines all the crucial functions of a mobile phone. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., India, emerging market, broadband over power line, horizon, handset maker, cell phone, GPRS, handset, chip company, CDMA, CMOS, electronics, chipset, function

Sub-$30 video cell phones on the way, says TI

November 9, 2006 In the future, it will be a whole lot easier to post videos to YouTube from places like Ghana. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., emerging market, cell phone, multimedia, handset, radio, camera, PC, video
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