Some small PC makers are paying a price for Windows 7 upgrades, but they have given a vote of confidence to the OS as it could deliver more profits by attracting buyers to purchase new systems.
Microsoft last week announced it would offer free upgrades to Windows 7 for customers who buy new PCs pre-installed with [...]

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There’s an old saying, widely attributed to Will Rogers, that describes three types of people: “The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” In matters of technology, I’m a proud member of the third group. As a perfect [...]

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A long-awaited PC upgrade cycle among small and medium-sized businesses may lie just around the corner, according to an executive at a Taiwanese hardware maker.
The upgrade cycle could begin during the fourth quarter of this year as small and medium-sized companies may start replacing older computers with new ones, driven in part by demand for [...]

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A long-awaited PC upgrade cycle among small and medium-sized businesses may lie just around the corner, according to an executive at a Taiwanese hardware maker.
The upgrade cycle could begin during the fourth quarter of this year as small and medium-sized companies may start replacing older computers with new ones, driven in part by demand for [...]

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Advanced Micro Devices has quietly released a low-voltage chip that has made its way into a new netbook from Acer, forcing the chip designer into the netbook space.
The single-core AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor is being used by Gateway in the LT3103u netbook, which was announced earlier this week. This is AMD’s first chip to [...]

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Seeking to cement its lead in the business-oriented netbook space, Hewlett-Packard Co. today announced an updated Mini netbook.
Starting at $449, the Mini 5101 will come with a brighter OLED screen, a larger, spill-resistant keyboard and a better-resolution 2-megapixel Webcam.
The Mini 5101 will also have a slightly faster Intel Atom processor, a new security feature and [...]

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Apple on Friday claimed victory in an environmental laptop tiff with Dell, which earlier complained that Apple was misleading buyers by calling its laptops “the world’s greenest family of notebooks.”
Dell had filed a complaint with the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, saying Apple’s use of the phrase was a [...]

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Apple on Friday claimed victory in an environmental laptop tiff with Dell, which earlier complained that Apple was misleading buyers by calling its laptops “the world’s greenest family of notebooks.”
Dell had filed a complaint with the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, saying Apple’s use of the phrase was a [...]

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A U.S. company that says its code was copied by a Chinese Internet filtering program has ordered more PC makers not to distribute the Chinese software.
Solid Oak Software has sent cease-and-desist orders to Lenovo, Acer, Gateway, Sony and Toshiba, following similar orders sent to Hewlett-Packard and Dell earlier this week, Solid Oak spokeswoman Jenna DiPasquale [...]

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Computers, copiers and printers sold the European Union and the U.S. will have to become more energy-efficient from next month in order to gain Energy Star approval, following an agreement signed Wednesday by the European Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The energy savings from the new specifications for home and office equipment are expected [...]

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