Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less

11/19/09 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Th ...Read More »

Google PC will start in seven seconds or less

11/19/09 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said on Thursday as it show ...Read More »

Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil

11/13/09 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the e ...Read More »

Dell to introduce smartphone based on Android

11/13/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Friday it will sell smartphones equipped with Google Inc's Android mobile software, as the computer maker enters a market that is growing fast but crowded with competitors. ...Read More »

AMD expects key business to be profitable in 2010

11/11/09 SUNNYVALE, California (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices said it expects to report profits next year from its chip design business, the backbone of a company trying ...Read More »

Maingear Shifts Into A New Gear

11/09/09 UNION, N.J.— Maingear last week introduced the Shift, a high-performance PC that the company is calling the everyday supercomputer. The Shift takes Maingear’s normal high-end production qualities to the next level and includes a new cooling system, advanced customer support and a three-year warranty, said company founder and president Wallace Santos. The bui..... ...Read More »

Computer Vendors Eyeing The Smartphone Market

11/09/09 NEW YORK— The continued proliferation of smartphones may seriously challenge the laptop and netbook market for consumer dollars unless PC vendors can break into the handheld market. This is according to Roberta Cozza, a principal research analyst with Gartner, who is forecasting a switch in consumer spending habits that, starting in 2010, will see more dollars being spent..... ...Read More »

PRO Group Partners With CExchange

11/09/09 DES PLAINES, ILL.— The Progressive Retailers Organization (PRO Group) has partnered with CExchange, an online service that allows consumers to trade in their unwanted CE products in return for retailer gift cards. Devices received by the Addison, Texas-based operation are either refurbished or recycled, which reduces landfill and manufacturer demand for raw materials...... ...Read More »

Microsoft Opens First Store, Sells PCs Online

11/09/09 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.— Microsoft marked the launch of Windows 7 last month by opening its first brick-and-mortar store and by adding PCs and third-party software to its online assortment. The brick-and-mortar showcase, located in the upscale Fashion Square shopping mall, here, carries laptops, netbooks, all-in-one PCs, Xbox consoles, Windows platform mobile phones and what Mi..... ...Read More »

Wal-Mart offers tech support for shoppers

10/22/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> is offering a new support service to help shoppers set up consumer electronics in their homes, posing a new challenge to rival Best Buy Co In <BBY.N>. ...Read More »

FCC chief lauds wireless companies

10/07/09 SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The top U.S. communications regulator praised recent moves by big wireless companies to open their networks and said he would work to overco ...Read More »