Lenovo returns to Taiwan
Published in AI
Tuesday, 23 August 2016 12:25

Lenovo returns to Taiwan


China getting expensive

Chinese PC maker Lenovo appears to think that its home turf is getting too expensive.

Apple needs to stop selling four year old computers
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Fanboys are revolting

A while back Apple took the Nintendo out of those who owned five year old PCs calling them “sad people”. However, the fruity cargo cult is now peddling “new” computers which are that august age and even Apple fanboys are screaming “hey we are not THAT sad.”

USB-C failing to impress PC vendors
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Thursday, 28 July 2016 11:12

USB-C failing to impress PC vendors


Costs too much

While USB Type-C is catching on among the mobile markets, PC makers can’t see the point because of the cost.

Falling PC sales appear to be bottoming out
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Unless you are Apple

There are signs that the falling PC market has opened its parachute and nearly hit rock bottom – unless you are Apple which is continuing to fall like a meteor.

Microsoft wants to get into this PC lark
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Wednesday, 06 July 2016 12:52

Microsoft wants to get into this PC lark


It has heard it is a money spinner

Software giant Microsoft is not the best at picking where the industry is going, it missed the Internet and failed to get into mobile so the news that it is thinking of getting into the PC hardware business just as it is dying is not surprising.

HP Rolls Out Device-as-a-Service
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Monday, 04 July 2016 11:29

HP Rolls Out Device-as-a-Service


Printers, PCs, Tablets on a single contract

HP has decided to allow enterprises to get their paws on HP's latest PCs, tablets, printers and other devices using a single contract with no cash upfront.

Some Xbox One games play on PC
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:03

Some Xbox One games play on PC


Xbox Play Anywhere puts pressure on PlayStation 4

Microsoft just dropped a bomb on PlayStation 4 announcing that Gears of War 4 will be able to play on both PC and Xbox via Xbox Play Anywhere program. 

Inventec escapes the PC market tarpit
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Wednesday, 11 May 2016 13:57

Inventec escapes the PC market tarpit


Slashes dependence on PC


Inventec has succeeded in reducing its reliance on PC product lines, with the revenue proportion now less than half of its bottom line.

PCs superior to Macs at content creation
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Wednesday, 27 April 2016 11:28

PCs superior to Macs at content creation


Another myth shattered

It has been a long held myth in the media industry that an expensive Mac was superior to a PC at handling content and images. However a test of the two has discovered that a PC cleans Apple’s clock.

Intel decimates staff - will fire 12,000
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Wednesday, 20 April 2016 10:29

Intel decimates staff - will fire 12,000


Reduce dependence on PCs

Intel has decided that there is no point waiting for the PC to return and is decimating its staff and getting into something else more lucrative – cloud computing and the Internet of thing.