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PCs: More than 1 billion served

June 30, 2002 Approximately 1 billion PCs have been shipped worldwide since the mid-'70s, according to a study. Expect the next billion by 2008. Would you like some broadband with that? TAGS: Martin Reynolds, Gartner Inc., broadband, PC, U.S., Intel, server

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: DVR, Yahoo! Inc., TV tuner card, TiVo Inc., video recorder, TV Tuner, TV, digital video, recorder, photograph, DVD player, music, DVD, PC, video, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: transistor, memory chip, Intel, Intel x86, manufacturing, researcher, server, operating system, PC

Refurbishing an old approach to PC recycling

January 16, 2008 For years, people have proposed updating and reusing old PCs. Carbon taxes and other factors finally may make the idea realistic. TAGS: recycling, electronics, PC, TV

Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts

February 22, 2007 If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find an XP computer on store shelves. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, retailer, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows, security, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

Sharp unveils 108-inch LCD television

January 7, 2007 Electronics giant says the television has a higher resolution than plasmas and lower power consumption. TAGS: Sharp Corp., LCD TV, glass, plant, plasma TV, sheet, Consumer Electronics Show, LCD, TV, power consumption, Samsung Electronics, video, PC

Trouble on horizon for 'white box' PC makers

October 30, 2007 As more computer buyers turn to laptops, lesser-known companies that produce PCs will have a hard time keeping up with the big guys.Photos: White-box choices TAGS: consumer PC, notebook computer, PC company, brand, Acer Inc., HP, PC, Apple Computer, Dell, hard drive

Microsoft buy targets Vista transition

March 7, 2006 Microsoft purchases Apptimum, maker of tools to move software from one PC to another. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Grisoft offers free rootkit fighting tool

April 10, 2007 AVG Anti-Rootkit can detect and remove malicious software used to hide other nefarious applications on PCs. TAGS: Grisoft, rootkit, malicious software, AVG, security, PC

Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds

October 5, 2006 New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice. TAGS: gamer, survey, game console, online game, Microsoft Xbox, console, women, video game, Sony Playstation, games, entertainment, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, handheld, platform, brand

Turnaround time for Michael Dell

February 1, 2007 His credentials as a tech entrepreneur can't be questioned, but why does Michael Dell find himself reinventing his company and career? TAGS: Kevin Rollins, Richard Shim, market share, Dell, PC company, AMD, CEO, PC, HP

Microsoft licenses Vista for 'diskless' PCs

April 2, 2007 Redmond changes contract terms for corporate version of Vista, making way for PCs whose hard drive lives in a data center. TAGS: data center, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, server

AMD designs prototype PC for the living room

November 16, 2006 Created to function as a media vault, computer is the latest entry in competition to get PCs in the living room. TAGS: Intel Viiv, living room, AMD, entertainment, PC, Intel, TV

Microsoft reveals more about Live Drive

August 24, 2006 An exec provides some details about Microsoft's plans for a free online storage service, Live Drive. TAGS: online storage, Sydney, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, PC

France to try euro-per-day PC plan

July 13, 2006 Program to include "good quality" PC, Net connection, training, support to help low-income families to catch up. TAGS: France, training, PC

Study: Software piracy costs $34 billion

May 23, 2006 Losses worldwide are up $1.6 billion from 2004, IDC finds. About one out of every three software copies is pirated. TAGS: piracy, China, India, rate, U.S., PC

Dell: Not the PC company you used to know

December 7, 2007 Company that made it big by being direct will soon sell its gear at Best Buy, not long after similar moves with Staples and Wal-Mart. How times change. TAGS: Richard Shim, Best Buy Co. Inc., PC company, Dell, Staples Inc., small and medium business, notebook computer, retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Acer Inc., Dell Inspiron, PC, U.S., HP

Kids outsmart Web filters

April 19, 2006 At schools around the country, tech-savvy teens are using proxy sites and software to get to prohibited Web destinations. TAGS: margin, school, kid, home PC, social networking, MySpace, teacher, PC

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 Boot Camp, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Intel, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, IM, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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