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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, financing, interest rate, Digg, China, PC company, India, Linux, brand, IBM Corp., Intel, PC, e-mail

Yahoo's free software turns PC into DVR

April 26, 2006 System uses a PC to transform a television into a digital video recorder, DVD player, stereo and photo viewer. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., DVR, TV tuner card, TiVo Inc., video recorder, TV Tuner, TV, digital video, DVD player, recorder, photograph, music, DVD, PC, video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' takes shape

July 12, 2007 Once ethereal, Microsoft's plans to try to replicate its desktop position on the Web are starting to become clearer. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Windows Live, developer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, IM, Microsoft Windows, PC

64-bit PCs: Drivers wanted

August 3, 2007 A lack of software is holding back 64-bit PCs, but Apple and Microsoft are pushing ahead. TAGS: 64-bit, 32-bit, hardware maker, 64-bit CPU, device driver, memory, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, operating system, notebook computer, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft shelves its Virtual PC for Mac

August 7, 2006 Please go to our rivals for Windows virtualization, it says. So what about Office for Intel-based Macs? Images: Messenger 6.0 for the Mac TAGS: Microsoft Virtual PC, virtualization, Apple Macintosh, Apple Boot Camp, Microsoft Office, Intel, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, IM, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Sony desktop doubles as flat-screen TV

August 22, 2006 Vaio VGC-LS1 computer lets people watch programs, record them and burn them onto DVDs. Photo: Sony's latest Vaio TAGS: Intel Core Duo, Media Center PC, Sony Vaio, TV Tuner, Sony Corp., TV, PC, DVD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Brazil's love of Linux

August 28, 2008 The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, bank, business development, safe, denial of service, risk, patch management, U.K., security, researcher, desktop computer, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports

September 1, 2005 Flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Firewall, firewall, Windows registry, flaw, security application, exception, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Windows, Mac OS to run side-by-side

June 15, 2006 Parallels promises to let both OSes do their thing on a Mac at the same time, unlike Apple's BootCamp. TAGS: Apple Boot Camp, Apple Macintosh, virtualization, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Virtual PC 2007 made available

February 20, 2007 Microsoft also makes available final versions of other tools aimed at smoothing the path to Vista for businesses. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows AntiSpyware becomes 'Defender'

November 7, 2005 Microsoft changes name of spyware protection and adds defense against rootkits and keystroke loggers. TAGS: rootkit, anti-spyware, spokesperson, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Xbox 360 controller to work with PCs too

October 19, 2005 Device is meant to encourage developers to create titles for both the console and computers. Photo: Xbox 360 controller for Windows TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, controller, console, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., games, Microsoft Windows

Fighting Microsoft's piracy check

June 20, 2006 The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to refine Vista's PC-rating tool

May 26, 2006 Hardware makers and others tell Microsoft that feature's current version could be misleading. TAGS: WinHEC, hardware maker, industry standard, AMD, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Vista draining laptop batteries, patience

May 4, 2007 Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer. TAGS: power management, Richard Shim, battery life, Microsoft Windows Vista, battery, notebook computer, Lenovo, HP, laptop computer, operating system, setting, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Mini-Mozilla marches toward Windows mobiles

February 23, 2005 Minimo browser will move beyond Linux PDAs and onto Windows CE devices this summer. TAGS: Minimo, Microsoft Windows CE, PDA, developer, project, Pocket PC, mobile phone, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC

Chart: Six versions of Windows Vista

February 27, 2006 Microsoft has decided to offer six distinct versions of the Windows update. Here they are from simplest to most tricked-out. TAGS: margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Putting Vista in the fast lane

August 8, 2005 With the next version of Windows, Microsoft tackles an age-old problem: how to keep PCs running like new. TAGS: co-author, malicious software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, spyware, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay

September 27, 2007 Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months. TAGS: PC company, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC
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