Intel announces 13 new quad-core Ivy Bridge processors
Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors will be the first to feature a “3D Tri-Gate transistor,” The BBC reported on Sunday. The company plans to initially …
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Global PC market shows growth in Q2; Lenovo wins globally, Apple wins in U.S.
Market research firms Gartner and IDC have both released preliminary data for global PC sales in the second quarter of 2011, and the reports paint …
Microsoft Windows 7 license sales reach 400 million
During his Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference keynote on Monday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the company has now sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses to date. …
iOS vs. Android: Which mobile OS is more secure?
A new independent study by security experts at Symantec attempted to measure how secure Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platform are, and also to determine how these …
iPad, tablets clearly disrupting PC market, survey finds
A survey conducted recently by Google-owned AdMob found that tablets are eating into the quality time U.S. consumers spend with their desktop and laptop PCs …
Apple working on Spaces-like feature for iPad, patent suggests
According to patent filings discovered by Patently Apple, Cupertino-based tech company Apple may be working to bring a Spaces-like feature to its iPad tablet. Spaces, …
Rumor suggests HP considered selling PC business [updated]
A new rumor suggests HP may have considered selling its PC business, with Samsung lined up as the most likely buyer. The report comes from DigiTimes …
IDC predicts PC shipments to grow 20% in 2010
According to market research firm IDC, 2010 will see shipments of PCs rebound in 2010 and erase the terrible sales figures seen in 2009. Overall …
Mac mini refresh just around the bend?
If you or anyone you know were planning on picking up a Mac mini over the weekend (don’t laugh, we’re serious), you might want to …
Apple announces refreshed iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini
There you have it folks — done and done. The Apple Store is back up, new gear is live and credit card portals are wide …
Apple hosting an event on March 24th for desktops?
It’s not confirmed yet, but there is a rumor going around interwebs-town about an event that Apple plans to hold on March 24th. In other …
Notebook sales reportedly pass desktop sales ahead of predictions
Market research firm iSuppli has just released data that points to a pretty major coup for portable computing. The firm is now reporting that laptop …
