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Non-PC Devices
Talkback Given the price, bloat, and the proprietary character of Microsoft's mobile OS, one would think they would be interested in creating their own version of Linux, to fill this niche. If, and I say this with a grain of salt, they are the great...
[October 17, 2007, 14:21]
Comdex: Let The Non-PC Users Die Off, Jokes Intel CEO
News "We are just waiting for you all to die off," he needled the raucous full house here at Comdex, after pointing out that households with children were leading the PC-adoption pack. The issues discussed covered government regulation of technology...
[November 18, 1998, 10:34]
Excellent Corporate PC With Domestic Application Limited To Un-demanding Non-technical Users
Member Review This PC will not be suitable for all types of users (especially the power users), but for the vast majority of users running office packages it's ideal. We've just purchased a batch of 110 SX260s and they have proven to be reliable, well built...
[November 19, 2003, 10:22]
Intel Lines Up With Linux
News Intel and Microsoft are straying further apart in the emerging market for non-PC "appliances" that tap into the Internet. Those customers are expected to use different versions of Intel's devices to bring the Internet to non-PC users and others who...
[January 5, 2000, 13:00]
Sharp Picks Lineo's Linux For New PDA
News Sharp will use Lineo's version of Linux in an upcoming handheld computer, a significant victory for Lineo as it works to push Linux into non-PC devices such as network equipment and set-top boxes. Lineo, a sister company to Linux server company...
[June 1, 2001, 8:43]
Is Ballmer's $100 PC Possible?
Talkback Say $70 for the low level hardware (without monitor because you wouldn't require a new monitor with each new PC) and $30 for a non bloated Operating System (including some basic services, support and programs).
[November 12, 2004, 23:46]
MS Plans March 9 Ship For Office SME 2.0
News The move should quell fears of a repeat of last year's debacle which saw non-US PC vendors complaining of paying substantially more for OEM versions of Office than rivals like Gateway 2000 and Dell. Microsoft was then criticised for acting in an...
[February 25, 1998, 10:24]
AMD Adds Alchemy To Its Chip Arsenal
News MIPS is processor architecture designed to offer high performance and low power for PDAs, networking and other non-PC devices. AMD will also establish a Personal Connectivity Solutions business unit for non-PC connectivity devices.
[February 6, 2002, 15:55]
Neptune: Home Hub Of The Future?
News But internal Microsoft documents viewed by Sm@rt Reseller and PC Week indicate that the company is also working on an adaptation kit for its consumer Windows version -- code-named Neptune -- that would allow third parties to develop their own "non...
[July 7, 1999, 9:11]
'Intel Inside' Shackles PC Makers - Part 2
News The branding restrictions go a long way toward explaining why none of the top 10 PC makers uses non-Intel chips in its business desktop lines. PC makers' hesitance in using non-Intel chips in corporate systems could be put to the test in June, when...
[April 6, 1999, 9:38]
Opera Finds Footing In Browser War
News Opera's progress with non-PC devices spells competition for Microsoft, which has had mixed success in getting its IE browser and CE operating system software into the non-desktop market, and for Netscape, which is betting its future on the success...
[May 16, 2001, 9:25]
IBM May Launch AMD-based Servers
News Robertson Stephens said on Friday it lowered earnings estimates on AMD because the slowdown in the personal computer market has spread to AMD's non-PC memory business. Intel last night in its pre-announcement conference call indicated that the...
[March 12, 2001, 12:44]
RealNetworks Leaps Into Anti-piracy Fray
News This, for the first time, enables content owners to deliver secure content to any PC or non-PC device using a single DRM and gives device makers a single engine to support all formats," Sheeran said. Available for download in test form, the...
[January 9, 2003, 8:36]
Gov't Eyes £10m Savings From Switched-off PCs
News NightWatchman automatically shuts PCs down during non-working hours and can monitor daily PC power consumption and carbon emissions. Separately, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has opted to upgrade its 10,000 PCs to Windows...
[May 23, 2008, 9:15]
MPEG-4 Backers Protest Microsoft Licence
News Companies including Microsoft, RealNetworks and Apple Computer have developed advanced codecs to take advantage of the widening adoption of digital media, with quality improvements at each step of the way; and all the companies are jockeying for...
[January 10, 2003, 7:51]
Microsoft In Dispute With Children's Charity For Dodging Windows Fees
News Microsoft cannot condone the disregard of Australian Copyright laws but acknowledges the important work that non-profit organisations such as PC's for Kids undertake to bridge the digital divide within Australia," said a Microsoft spokeswoman.
[July 16, 2001, 11:56]
UK Mac Users Get 3G Option
News Mac users have had to wait some months longer than their non-Apple counterparts for 3G access: Vodafone originally launched its PC data card in April. A Vodafone spokeswoman said that the launch of a Mac data card was "always a priority", adding...
[September 7, 2004, 10:30]
Opera Fine-tunes Latest Browser
News Opera is attempting to weave its browser into non-PC devices, such as advanced mobile phones and set-top boxes. But unless they're going to get every PC manufacturer to put it on their desktop or cell phones or Web phones or Web TVs or whatever...
[November 29, 2001, 9:36]
The Day Ahead: Should IBM Exit The PC Biz?
News Gateway gloats over non-PC revenue. Compaq and Apple also have extra non-PC revenue. The only real question is how long will IBM be patient with the PC business. Perhaps it's time to think about exiting the PC business.
[May 10, 2000, 12:29]
$100 Laptop Project Is 'fundamentally Flawed'
News The project aims to develop a portable PC for use by children in the developing world for around $100 (£50). Computer Aid has just celebrated shipping its 70,000 PC to the developing world. They are looking to introduce a non-standard, untested...
[June 20, 2006, 15:05]
