Microsoft will now shame you for running Windows 11 on an unsupported computer
Microsoft has added a Windows 11 watermark to the desktop on some systems running the latest Insider build. As of the time of writing, the …
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IDC: Q3 PC sales weren’t as awful as expected
PC sales are still shrinking but they aren’t shrinking as quickly as previously feared. The latest numbers from IDC show that PC sales declined by …
IDC: The PC market will deteriorate even more than expected this year
Every time you think that the PC market may have bottomed out, it just keeps getting worse. IDC came out with new PC shipment numbers …
PC sales may no longer be in a downward spiral
It’s been a very bad year for PC sales but a new survey from Strategy Analytics suggests that the worst may be over for now. …
Startup wages war on PC bloatware
One of the more frustrating parts of buying a personal computer comes when you fire it up and realize that the OEM has larded it …
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times [video]
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its Angry Birds franchise has surpassed one billion downloads across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS X, with 350 million …
LG launches iCloud competitor
LG on Monday announced the beta release of its own iCloud competitor, dubbed LG Cloud. The service allows users to manage and consume all types …
Samsung’s iCloud competitor may be unveiled at Galaxy event on May 3rd
Samsung’s iCloud competitor, dubbed S-Cloud, may be unveiled at next month’s Galaxy S III announcement in London on May 3rd, a South Korean newspaper reported …
NVIDIA’s mobile GPUs to surpass Xbox 360 performance by 2014
NVIDIA sees its mobile system-on-a-chip graphics solutions surpassing the performance of the Xbox 360 in the coming years. A new graph the company shared with …
One in five U.S. adults still doesn’t use the Internet
The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest poll indicates that one in five adults in the United States still doesn’t use the Internet. “Senior …
Windows Vista enters extended support, XP support ends in 2014
Microsoft products fit into two different life cycle stages — mainstream support and extended support. With mainstream support, users receive free security updates, stability improvements, …
From pre-PC to post-PC: Happy birthday, Microsoft
On April 4th, 1975, two young programmers named Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a partnership called “Micro-soft.” Gates was 22 years old at the …
Selling used Android phones poses huge identity theft risk, expert says
Android users who are looking to sell their old devices should be wary of the possible consequences. McAfee identity theft researcher Robert Siciliano warned that …
Nearly 1 billion smart connected devices shipped in 2011
The International Data Corporation on Wednesday announced that shipments of smart connected devices —including PCs, tablets and smartphones — reached 916 million units and surpassed …
HP confirms reorganization, PC and printer groups to merge
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports of a major reorganization within the company. The firm plans to merge its Personal Systems Group, responsible for PCs, …
HP to reportedly combine PC and printer divisions
Hewlett-Packard will reportedly soon undergo a reorganization that will see its Personal Systems Group merged with its Imaging and Printing Group. AllThingsD cites multiple unnamed …
Windows 8 PCs and tablets set to launch in October
Early rumors suggested that devices running Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 operating system might launch as soon as this summer, but a new report places the …
In a post-PC world, Gartner sees PC growth accelerating in 2012
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new iPad, a sleek slate with a stunning 2,048 x 1,536-pixel Retina Display, a speedy Apple A5X processor and embedded …
Upcoming 14-inch MacBook Air may help Apple’s position in China
Apple is said to currently be considering the launch of a new MacBook Air notebook PC with a 14-inch display. Citing unnamed sources within Apple’s …
NPD: Apple ends 2011 as No.1 brand, Best Buy top retailer
Consumer technology hardware sales in the United States fell 0.5% percent in 2011, ending the year just shy of $144 billion according to market research …
More than 320M PCs, 48M tablets to ship in 2011
Taiwan-based Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute expects roughly 360 million combined personal computers and media tablets to ship in 2011, Taiwan Economic News reports. MIC …
Throwback Thursday: IBM
BGR’s Throwback Thursday segment is typically reserved for extinct tech, but this week we make an exception. On June 16th, 1911 — one hundred years …
NVIDIA CEO says tablet sales will surpass notebook PC sales in five years
During the Computex tradeshow in Tapei, NVIDIA’s CEO Huang Jen-hsun said that sales of tablet PCs will surpass notebook sales in five years, Taiwan Economic …
Microsoft says Ballmer’s Windows 8 in 2012 comment was a ‘misstatement’
During a press event in Japan recently, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Windows 8 would would launch sometime next year. His firm says otherwise. …
Google to launch Music Beta cloud music service today at I/O
Google is expected to announce its long anticipated entrance into cloud-based music on Tuesday from its Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The New York …
For first time ever, smartphones outsell PCs in Q4 of 2010
If you’re a hardware manufacturer trying to figure out where to delegate R&D funds, you might want to pay attention to this. According to an …
Throwback Thursday: Sprint Hitachi SH-G1000 Pocket PC
Oh, how things have changed since 2003. The Hitachi SH-G1000 Pocket PC — also known as the largest Pocket PC in history (we’re probably stretching, …
