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CES 2009: Gadget extravaganza
January 12, 2009
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the premier event for gadget makers and aficionados alike. Check here for the main CNET News stories from CES, and more.
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Ina Fried
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Palm Inc.
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Sony Vaio
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smart phone
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electronics
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photograph
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notebook computer
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Intel
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Sony Corp.
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Apple Macintosh
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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.
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Ray Ozzie
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Microsoft Windows Live
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developer
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Microsoft Corp.
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IM
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PC
Intel shows off 80-core processor
February 11, 2007
The chip unveiled at IDF works, but there are a lot of hurdles to overcome before an 80-core chip shows up in a living room.
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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.
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Apple Boot Camp
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Mac OS
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Microsoft Corp.
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
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Apple Boot Camp
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Apple Macintosh
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Intel
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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IM
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PC buyers aim to cut the 'crapware'
April 26, 2007
Following the lead of businesses, some consumers are wiping their systems clean and starting over, but it's not always easy.
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Lenovo
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Dell
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HP
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Microsoft Windows
Virtualization homes in on desktops
September 17, 2007
Software makers are eyeing more ways the one-computer-as-many approach can help businesses and beyond.
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VMware
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XenSource Inc.
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server
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
FreeDOS finally hits 1.0 milestone
September 7, 2006
More than a decade after Microsoft released final standalone version of MS-DOS, open-source version is here.
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Dell offers an open-source PC
October 4, 2005
Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux. Photo: Dell's open-source PC
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Vista's answer to PC power woes
August 25, 2005
Applications will be warned when a computer is entering sleep mode, but they won't get a say in whether the machine slumbers.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
Microsoft piracy check comes calling
April 24, 2006
Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Short Take: Dell to include Linux its PCs
August 9, 1999
Dell will preinstall the Linux operating system on its laptops and home computers in the coming months, extending the operating system availability from servers, workstations, and business desktops...
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And the Black Friday winners are...HP, Sony
December 1, 2006
Heavy discounts helped HP and Sony take large chunks of the retail PC market during the frenzied Thanksgiving shopping week.
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HP
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Microsoft limits Vista transfers
October 16, 2006
Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Apple Mac OS
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Start-up merges cell phone and PC into a handheld
December 16, 2005
Almost everyone has a cell phone and a notebook, but cPC says they will sell one box that does it all.
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DualCor Technologies
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VIA Technologies Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Fujitsu
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Running the numbers on Vista
September 11, 2007
Over its first six months, the latest Windows version can't hold a candle to XP. But, Office sales rock, according to NPD report.
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NPD Group Inc.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office 2003
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Best Buy Co. Inc.
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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.
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Microsoft Windows CE
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cell phone
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Microsoft Corp.
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TV
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft backtracks on Vista transfer limits
November 2, 2006
Amid outcry from tech enthusiasts, Microsoft says it will allow retail Windows buyers unlimited license transfers to a different PC.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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copy
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PC
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