Thailand Floods Could Impact HDD Supplies, Computer Production Worldwide

By David Barboza | 10/21/2011

The monsoon rains that have created flood conditions in Thailand since July are expected to have a significant impact on computer manufacturers and production worldwide, mostly affecting notebook and desktop PC systems.

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With Steve Jobs Gone, How Will Apple's Software Fare Vs. Windows 8 & Android?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/14/2011

Apple's remaining management team now inherits two aspects of Steve Jobs' legacy: profoundly successful previous products, plus an ongoing embracement of change.

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How Many Users Will Really Dump Facebook, and Will Google+ Gain?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/10/2011

While some outraged users dump Facebook, complain to public officials, and launch lawsuits, others downplay privacy concerns.

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Windows 8: Consumers & Businesses Catch Early Bugs

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/3/2011

Early users of Microsoft's Windows 8 are complaining about bugs - but this time, these very first users include consumers and business users, not just developers.

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McAfee Releases 'All Access' Security for PCs, Macs, Tablets & Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/28/2011

McAfee on Tuesday rolled out McAfee All Access, an offering aimed at providing security for unlimited numbers of PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.

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Microsoft Gives Sneak Peek at Windows 8 Browsing, Photo Sharing, Tools

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/13/2011

Beyond the tile-based user interface (UI) already demoed in past months, Microsoft is leveraging its Build developers conference this week to give a sneak peek at new features that now comes as surprises.

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Dell Offering Terabyte of SSD Storage in Mobile Workstations

By Amber Riippa | 9/8/2011

Dell states that the company is the first to offer 512GB SATA3 mobility SSDs in a mobile workstation for over a terabyte of SSD storage.

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Corel Intros Digital PaintShop Pro X4, For Photo Editing By Everyone

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/7/2011

Corel's latest digital photo editing app for Windows is designed with both newbies and pros in mind.

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Norton Launches NIS 2012 and NAV 2012 for PC Security and More

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/7/2011

As a big piece of a larger set of Norton product announcements, Symantec on Wednesday launched Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012, an update to its PC software with new mobile gadget protections.

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MeetingBurner Rolls Out 'Freemium' Web Conferencing

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/16/2011

GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, and Cisco's WebEx are now getting more company in the Web conferencing ring, with the public beta of a new service called MeetingBurner, now available free of charge for groups ranging from small to huge.

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Browser Wars: Microsoft's IE Rises on Win 7, Falls Overall

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/2/2011

While Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is gaining use against other browsers on Windows 7, IE and Mozilla Firefox are both losing ground to Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari in the broader browser wars, according to the latest numbers from Net Applications.

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Facebook Fights Google+ on Face Recognition and Business Fronts

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/30/2011

Up against new rivalry from Google+(Plus), Facebook took steps this week to calm user disenchantment with its facial recognition and to beam a bigger smile toward business members.

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