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NEC confirms direct PC sales move in UK
News Colwyn Munro, general manager of NEC Direct, said that Packard Bell, the PC maker 49 per cent owned by NEC and 10 per cent owned by NEC partner Bull, will be left "to concentrate very much on the consumer".
[February 2, 1998, 15:59]
Tablet PC gets a boost from Dell veterans
News Eckert held several positions at Dell, including heading up the PC maker's Internet operations. A group of former Dell Computer executives is putting in motion a new company to tackle the tablet PC market.
[May 21, 2002, 7:32]
Pocket PC sales: 1 million and counting
News As Pocket PC-based devices mark their rise, No.handheld maker Palm has been faltering due in part to an inventory glut and the economic slowdown. Handhelds using Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system marched to the million-unit sales mark in under...
[May 23, 2001, 9:38]
'Intel Inside' shackles PC makers - Part 2
News The remaining barriers are not likely to fall until a large PC maker breaks ranks and begins using processors from AMD or another chip maker in corporate PCs. Two witnesses deposed by the FTC during its earlier investigation of the chip maker said...
[April 6, 1999, 9:38]
TechXNY: Microsoft to unveil Office 11 and Tablet PC plans
News The software maker sees features that integrate Office programs into larger corporate data systems as a key reason for large companies choosing Office over competitors such as Sun Microsystems' StarOffice or OpenOffice.
[June 25, 2002, 15:47]
World Cup gives PC sales the boot
News Acer, which has grown faster than any major PC maker for the past two years, continued its streak by growing shipments by 35.7 percent, according to IDC, which also put Acer's market share at 5.4 percent worldwide.
[July 20, 2006, 9:10]
Photos: Military-grade tablet PC launched
News The V100 notebook and tablet, launched this week, comes with a magnesium alloy casing and has been designed to withstand extremes of temperature, according to its maker, Getac. Aimed at specialist niches such as the military, the V100's display can...
[August 2, 2007, 12:58]
Tight quarters for PC makers
News You'll always have entry-level (PCs), but I think a lot of brands are trying to get to the $799 (£508) and $899 buyer by saying, 'for a few hundred more, you can get a lot of extra technology,'" said Sean Aryai, marketing director at Systemax, a...
[September 2, 2003, 15:05]
iDrum
Downloads It doesn't matter if you're a professional beat-maker or if you've never touched a drum machine before.iDrum lets you create drum patterns quickly, either with its top-notch included kits or your own samples.
[July 21, 2009, 21:16]
Photos: First image of carbon-neutral PC
News Last month, Taiwanese chipmaker Via partnered with South African hardware maker Mecer on an energy-efficient PC aimed at schools in the developing world. This the first image of how UK retailer PC World's carbon-neutral desktop could look when it...
[August 2, 2007, 15:24]
Intel expects PC sales boom next year
News Chip maker Intel expects that the launch of Windows XP will encourage half of all enterprises worldwide to purchase new PCs next year, according to comments by an executive. Despite the global economic slowdown, Intel expects that the new operating...
[October 24, 2001, 16:49]
UK PC market has best growth in Europe
News Asus is the maker of the popular Eee mini laptop. The UK PC market showed the biggest growth in Western Europe in the second quarter, according to analysts at Gartner, with shipments totalling 2.8 million units.
[July 31, 2008, 15:48]
PalmSource chief slates Pocket PC devices
News China's largest PC maker, Legend Group, is also a licensee and sells the 168, a PDA with a camera. The head of PalmSource, the software arm of Palm, has called handhelds using Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system devices "dreary".
[September 12, 2003, 11:20]
Clock Machine
Downloads The main utilities are: The Watch-Maker ensures that the system clock is always correct; Date/time calculator allows you to do multiple date and time calculations; Music Timer a wake up alarm on your PC; The Cuckoo plays customizable music at set...
[September 29, 2003, 8:00]
Keep your PC quiet review
Reviews After two weeks' use, 49 degrees C was the highest it got -- lower than the maker's 55 degree maximum. The first piece of hardware we installed was a 300W PSU -- Quiet PC sells both 300W and 400W units -- as a straight replacement for the original...
[July 12, 2002, 16:39]
Dell to cut PC power by 25 percent
News In 2006, laptop maker Asus unveiled plans for a prototype modular Like other PC makers, Dell has a recycling and refurbishment scheme as mandated by the WEEE directive. PC based around the possibility of leasing individual component modules, so it...
[May 16, 2008, 11:38]
IDC: Low-cost laptop no threat to PC
News Chipmakers Intel and AMD, as well as software maker Microsoft, also have similar initiatives. Inexpensive, stripped-down notebook computers targeted at emerging markets are not likely to take off, but if they do, they will have no major impact on...
[June 18, 2007, 9:56]
Next-generation Pocket PC devices on the way
News Intermec Technologies, a less-known hardware maker, is planning to begin selling a ruggedised XScale Pocket PC in the third quarter. The next few weeks should see the launch of a new generation of more powerful Pocket PC handheld computers with...
[May 30, 2002, 17:01]
Groove Maker Electro for iPhone
Downloads Groove Maker Electro for iPhone gives you a completely new way of making music. With Groove Maker Electro for iPhone, you can create professional full-length tracks and grooves for your music compositions, ambient soundtracks, movie scores and even...
[November 17, 2009, 9:40]
Toshiba beefs up tablet PC
News The software maker said this week that it will update the OS next year. Toshiba has released its second take on the tablet PC. All three of the new tablets run Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software and can convert from a notebook to a...
[November 19, 2003, 9:45]
