Intel reported a total of $12.6 billion in earnings for its fiscal first quarter on Tuesday, during the last earnings call with CEO and President Paul Otellini at the helm.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 18, 2013
A new report from IDC indicates that first-quarter PC shipments dropped by nearly 14 percent over the year-ago period, the largest decline since IDC began tracking PC shipments in 1994.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 11, 2013
In an effort to bolster its chances in the tablet arena against smaller devices using Google Android and Apple iOS, Microsoft is expanding its Surface line of tablet PCs with a 7-inch model, according to a report.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 11, 2013
Falling PC shipments over the next four years will mean tough times ahead for Microsoft, according to new first-quarter data announced Thursday by Gartner Inc.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 04, 2013
A new high-end Chromebook delivers LTE, touch and an extremely rich display.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 02, 2013
Two editions of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 Industry product were released to original equipment manufacturers and enterprises on Tuesday -- Pro and Pro Retail.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 02, 2013
A Linux developer group in Spain called Hispalinux last week issued a complaint with the European Commission (EC) over Microsoft's "secure boot" feature, according to Reuters.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 01, 2013
Some users have reported encountering synchronization problems with various Google Apps while updating their Mail, Calendar and People apps on Windows 8 and Windows RT systems.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2013
"Blue" is the code name for "a set of plans" that will set the pace for Microsoft products in the near future, Microsoft has now confirmed.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2013
Two of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 operating system products were released on Wednesday, with a third expected to become generally available in April.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 21, 2013
Microsoft customers still using the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 will begin automatically receiving Service Pack 1 (SP1) via Windows Update on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2013
Despite market share gains throughout the next five years, Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets will remain a distant third behind Android- and iOS-based devices, according to research firm IDC.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 12, 2013
After a one-day advance notice on Monday, Microsoft this week enabled the Adobe Flash Player "to run by default" in Internet Explorer 10.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 12, 2013
Microsoft has lowered the cost of licensing Windows 8 for its original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partners in response to less-than-robust uptake of devices running the new operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2013
Global PC shipments will contract in 2013 for the second straight year, according to market research firm IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 06, 2013