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. …
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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 …
MacBook Air Q3 sales to double combined sales of all Macs last quarter, report claims
Apple plans to ship more than 8 million MacBook Air computers in the third quarter of 2011, DigiTimes claims in a new report on Friday. …
Apple’s MacBook lines now top every relevant Consumer Reports notebook category
According to Consumer Reports, Apple’s various lines of laptop computers are the best notebooks in the world. Recent rankings published by the popular nonprofit consumer …
HP launches ‘DataPass’ prepaid data service, competes directly with carriers
HP on Monday unveiled a new service that will push the scope of its business wider still. The PC giant has just launched “DataPass,” a …
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 …
Acer to focus on value, innovation instead of volume
Acer appears to have taken company founder and former CEO Stan Shih’s recent advice quite seriously. Late last month following news that Acer had lowered …
Acer founder says company needs an overhaul
Acer founder Stan Shih on Tuesday said the company needs to overhaul its operations in order to stay competitive with the changing market. Shih’s comments, …
IMS: Tablet market to continue hurting PC makers through 2011
Market research firm IMS Research on Tuesday said the growing market for tablets and eReaders will continue to have a significant impact on portable PC …
Acer lowers Q1 guidance as iPad 2 rocks PC industry
Shares of Acer stock were down nearly 7% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Tuesday on news that the PC manufacturer had unexpectedly and significantly lowered …
Live from Samsung’s 2011 product lineup event!
We’re all settled in at the Samsung experience store in the Time Warner Center ready for the event to start. What’s Samsung going to announce …
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 …
Apple Store down; MacBook Pro updates imminent
It looks like Apple is working behind the scenes to update its online web-store. The Cupertino company is expected to unleash updates to its 13-inch, …
Apple takes #3 spot for portables?
According to Deutsche Bank in a note sent out to clients, Apple’s combined iPad and MacBook / MacBook Pro market share puts them right ahead …
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 …
Sony says new "division two" VAIO laptops will be built by other manufacturers
During an interview with PC Pro, Sony’s deputy president of the VAIO Business Group, Ryosuke Akahane, announced that the Japanese company is planning to split its …
Apple refreshes its MacBook Pro line-up
Yup, they’re refreshed all right. Apple’s online store just came roaring back to life after being down for quite some time and, surprise, surprise, some …
New Apple laptops finally coming Tuesday?
Leave it up to the good boys and girls at a MicroCenter to spoil the non-surprise, right? According to a screenshot provided by one of …
Only two days left to enter the Comcast Town Design Showdown
You judge us every day in the comments section and now it’s our turn to return the favor! Last month we told you about a …
Comcast launches ComcastTown, giveaways and an apartment makeover
Here’s the deal… Comcast just launched this big marketing initiative called ComcastTown (you’ve probably seen the ads on BGR by now) and we’ve agreed to …
Samsung announces N310 “premium netbook”
When Dell first revealed to the world it would be introducing a premium laptop line dubbed Adamo, we had pretty high expectations. Metal cases, lightning-fast …
First laptop in Dell’s Adamo line announced at $1,999
Although the release of Dell’s first laptop in the Adamo line isn’t a huge shock thanks to the little tidbit we got earlier, at least …
Dell to launch the Adamo tomorrow?
A sponsored advertisement on Google’s Ireland website may have inadvertently leaked the release date for the much hyped Dell Adamo. The sponsored link for Dell …
Launch details for T-Mobile’s first USB modem emerge
While several other North American carriers are tossing around tales of LTE development and blazing 4G speeds, T-Mobile looks to be preparing its first entry …
Dell freshens up Adamo teaser site
There is still a massive shroud of mystery surrounding the upcoming Adamo line of high-end laptops by Dell. The scrappy Texas start up-turned PC giant …
Dell pays $3.35 million for state consumer protection claims
After making all kinds of efforts to save money and cut back on expenses, a recent settlement for Dell is sure to set those efforts …
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 …
Confusion continues to surround Dell’s Adamo
The Adamo made another round of appearances throughout the blogosphere over the past 20 hours or so, sparked by a new article run by the …
Dell Adamo could give MacBook Air a run for its money
This time of year there is certainly an abundance for tech and gadget rumors, so we have another for you to lust after: Adamo by …
Boston-Power Sonata battery coming soon to an HP near you
Beginning in early 2009, HP will become the first notebook manufacturer to make use of Boston-Power’s new battery technology. The Sonata battery, developed by the …
