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Thunderbolt due to strike Windows PCs in 2012

Thunderbolt, Intel's high-speed communications protocol, is coming to Windows PCs in 2012. Acer and Asus should bring out Windows devices — including... Read more

15 September, 2011

Windows Home Server refresh to support Macs

...Server software can now manage and back up Macs in addition to Windows PCs. Microsoft announced the update to Vail, along with the availability of... Read more

17 August, 2010 by Ina Fried

Ubuntu 10.10 desktop reaches through the cloud

...notebooks, which has new cloud features that let users sync files with Windows PCs, Android phones and iPhones Read more

7 October, 2010 by Ben Woods

Microsoft SkyDrive users: claim your free 25GB

...Windows Live suite. However, Live Mesh enabled users to synchronise files across Windows PCs, phones and Macs without also depositing them in a cloud. Since... Read more

25 April, 2012
NComputing M300

NComputing M300

NComputing's M300 thin client/virtual desktop infrastructure solution is straightforward to set up and manage, and also extremely cost-effective. Schools, small businesses or other budget-strapped organisations should consider putting spare desktop PCs or servers to work hosting this well-designed VDI system. Read more

28 March, 2012 by Charles McLellan
Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

...iMac's fat new data pipe. Thunderbolt will eventually roll out to Windows PCs as well, and we may see more consumer-oriented devices before... Read more

4 May, 2011 by Rich Brown
Apple and Microsoft: 10 moments of truce

Apple and Microsoft: 10 moments of truce

...standard Intel x86 chips — the same ones that had traditionally powered most Windows PCs. Later that year, the company released Boot Camp, a free utility... Read more

4 November, 2010 by Jason Hiner
Amazon Kindle DX (graphite, global 3G wireless)

Amazon Kindle DX (graphite, global 3G wireless)

...can also download Kindle software apps for nearly all other major platforms (Windows PCs, Macs, BlackBerry phones, Android phones, iPads and iPhones/iPod Touch devices... Read more

4 August, 2010 by David Carnoy & John P Falcone
XP Repair Pro 5.5

XP Repair Pro 5.5

...XP Repair Pro is designed to target specific errors that commonly plague Windows PCs. With five brand new features, repairing and optimizing Windows has never... Read more

8 April, 2012

IDC: Android and iOS set to eclipse PCs by 2016

...percent in 2016.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Windows PCs to decline as Android, Apple devices rise on CNET News. Get... Read more

29 March, 2012 by Brooke Crothers
Express Software Manager 9.6

Express Software Manager 9.6

...licensed, and control the launch of applications across your network. Designed for Windows PCs and servers, Express Software Manager also supports Citrix/WTS and virtualized... Read more

28 March, 2012

CES 2012: New Acer ultrabooks and tablets

...keep control of your files. AcerCloud client software will be available for Windows PCs and Android devices, with DLNA streaming to additional home media devices... Read more

9 January, 2012

Microsoft aims to reduce Windows Update restarts

Microsoft is tweaking its Windows Update service with Windows 8, and is trying to limit the number of restarts for... Read more

15 November, 2011

Notebooks, tablets, and winning with Windows 8

Notebook PCs and media tablets are clearly different beasts, and today, research companies such as Gartner and IDC count... Read more

7 October, 2011

Spanish antitrust authorities go after Microsoft

...on additional fines. The Commission also forced Microsoft to give buyers of Windows PCs a choice at first start-up as to which browser they... Read more

21 September, 2011

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