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Year in review: Shrinking chips, shrinking revenue

December 31, 2008 The "smaller is better" theme played out with Intel's Atom chip and Netbook PCs, but the recession also put a squeeze on the industry. TAGS: Netbook, MacBook Air, NVidia, graphics chip, Intel, Apple MacBook, AMD, theme, PC

Year in review: HD DVD died, smartphones thrived

December 22, 2008 The year in gadgets was marked by a DVD format war, the iPhone 3G and a parade of would-be iPhone killers, and--like everything else--the economic downturn. TAGS: economic downturn, Apple iPhone 3G, HD-DVD, downturn, Blu-ray, 3G, Apple iPhone, bankruptcy, smart phone, war, DVD, gadget, PC

Jack D. Kuehler, former IBM president, dies at 76

January 2, 2009 Kuehler guided the company while it dominated the world's computing landscape in the 1980s. (From The New York Times) TAGS: vice chairman, wife, 1980s, IBM Corp., microprocessor, mainframe, culture, computing, president, semiconductor, alliance, chip company, Intel, Apple Computer, PC

Year in review: The rise of the Netbook

December 18, 2008 As consumers clamped down on expenses, it appeared a prescient move that PC makers began touting the smaller, cheaper machines. TAGS: Netbook, Acer Inc., ASUS, PC company, brand, Europe, HP, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., PC

Adobe offers fresh AIR to coders at Max

November 17, 2008 At its Max conference, Adobe hopes Flash and its new Adobe Integrated Runtime will help programmers bridge the gap between PC- and cloud-based computing. TAGS: Stephen Shankland, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, gap, 64-bit, digital media, conference, Google Inc., Linux, PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

'Bridging the gap between' PC and TV

November 23, 2005 Some said all entertainment would shift to the PC. But today it's all about streaming from Internet to TV. TAGS: gap, TV, entertainment, PC

Photos: Hide-and-seek PCs

January 12, 2005 Redmond, Wash.-based start-up specializes in building high-end PCs into deluxe handcrafted furniture. TAGS: PC, photograph

Photo: Swift game PC

December 13, 2004 Hard-core gamers can run PC games twice as fast as before on new Rage f:5. TAGS: AMD, PC, photograph

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, Del.icio.us, Digg, region, emerging market, computing, open-source software, PC, U.S., e-mail

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, financing, Del.icio.us, Digg, interest rate, China, India, PC company, Linux, brand, Intel, PC, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

March 5, 2008 At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption. TAGS: Hannover, Steve Ballmer, CeBit, Microsoft Windows Vista, requirement, survey, U.K., Microsoft Windows XP, CPU, Microsoft Corp., information technology, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows, 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: electronics, PC, laptop computer, TV

IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

March 10, 2008 Big Blue says it's not getting back into the PC market, despite selling "Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe. TAGS: Eastern Europe, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., Linux, open source, Lenovo, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp.

PC Gaming Alliance debuts

February 20, 2008 Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform." TAGS: hardware manufacturer, formation, AMD, Activision Inc., NVidia, games, PC, console, San Francisco, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

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: Best Buy Co. Inc., Richard Shim, Acer Inc., Staples Inc., notebook computer, PC company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., retailer, Dell Inspiron, small and medium business, HP, PC, U.S.

Students in Brazil get a new Classmate

August 29, 2008 There is more at stake at the largest one-to-one computing project in Latin America than the reputation of Intel's Classmate PC. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, OLPC, student, Del.icio.us, Digg, teacher, class, Intel, laptop computer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux, Digg, Del.icio.us, desk, idea, PC, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Meet Chrome, Google's shiny new browser

September 6, 2008 Search giant makes its long-awaited foray into Web browsers, but just how far can it ride its online dominance? TAGS: Google Chrome, Stephen Shankland, NetSuite Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Sergey Brin, Ina Fried, Web browser, co-founder, JavaScript, extension, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, mobile phone, security, PC

Five reasons not to fear a $200 Linux PC

January 24, 2008 A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs TAGS: Linux PC, Everex, Ubuntu, Linux, Stephen O'Grady, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., operating system, PC company, 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, safe, business development, risk, denial of service, patch management, desktop computer, security, U.K., researcher, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system
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