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NewsBest Buy CEO says laptops will live to see another day
Laptop computers are not facing an imminent demise in light of the growing popularity of tablets, says Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn, even though he himself suggested as much in a newspaper report earlier Read more...
Gartner: Employees can use personal notebooks at work
There's a major shift coming at many companies. Some employers are letting their employees bring their private computers--including notebooks--to the workplace. Some experts may say this is a lax Read more...
Dell pledges to be more energy efficientDell is pledging to reduce the energy consumption of its notebooks and desktops by up to 25 percent. This is to happen within two years, and will be achieved by more energy-efficient Read more...Gartner looks into its IT crystal ball
Gartner looked into its crystal ball for this year and found plenty of changes coming in IT. The world is changing pretty fast and this will mean smaller tools to do the job and new directions for Read more...
Bluetooth security still a challenge
Bluetooth offers a tremendous opportunity for mobile users, but Ooi Szu-Khiam, senior security consultant at Symantec, says that security is still a big issue. Indeed, research firm InsightExpress Read more...
Intel lowers chip prices, launches new chipsIntel turned up the pressure on rival AMD this week, unveiling a faster quad-core desktop processor that's less expensive than that company's previous top-end chip. Intel introduced the Intel Core Read more... Dumb moves by big companiesIf you want to feel better about the way officers are running your company, look no further than Business 2.0's "101 Dumbest Moments in Business." The article details some of the biggest Read more... New battery promises to prevent overheatingPanasonic is showing some business acumen and ingenuity in designing a new lithium battery that won't catch fire the way some of Read more... Laptops not as mobile as many might thinkWhen it comes to true "mobile" computing, it seems like laptops aren't quite as mobile as you might assume. A new survey of laptop use and mobility requirements notes that laptops aren't traveling Read more... Stop laptop losses and theftsIf more than a few of your users have lost a laptop, you're among the majority of enterprises as laptop losses these days, whether due to thieves or user mistakes, are pretty common. In 2003 there Read more... | Press ReleasesStrategies Unlimited Forecasts LED Revenue to Peak at $16.2B in 2014MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Revenues for high-brightness LEDs grew by a remarkable 108% to $11.2 billion in 2010, according to a new market report by the leading firm following the LED Read more >> IDT Demonstrates World’s First Embedded DisplayPort™ 1.3 Timing Controller With Panel Self Refresh Technology Enabling LonIDT’s Panel Self Refresh (PSR) Implementation Switches Seamlessly Between Modes and Extends Battery Life in Mobile Devices such as Notebooks, Ultrabooks and Tablets SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS Read more >> IDT Demonstrates World’s First Embedded DisplayPort™ 1.3 Timing Controller With Panel Self Refresh Technology Enabling LonIDT’s Panel Self Refresh (PSR) Implementation Switches Seamlessly Between Modes and Extends Battery Life in Mobile Devices such as Notebooks, Ultrabooks and Tablets SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS Read more >> NEW from Apricorn: SATA Wire 3.0 Notebook Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Now Enhanced with Super-Speed USB 3.0 ConnectionUpgrade Your Notebook's Drive 10x Faster with USB 3.0POWAY, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Apricorn (http://www.apricorn.com) announced the enhancement of its popular SATA Wire Notebook Read more >> 8.8 Million Tablet PCs Are Being Used Within US SMBs, Says Techaisle Survey; 71 Percent Are Using as Additional Device; iPad DomSAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A total of 8.87 million Tablet PCs are being used by US SMBs, Techaisle's survey of 1,356 SMBs reveals. It is estimated that slightly over 50% have Read more >> |
