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Until now, Dell has been shipping Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) with its Linux computers and, frankly, this operating system is more than a year and a half old. Well, thanks to the Dell fanboys and girls who submitted requests to the IdeaStorm project, the computer manufacturer decided to honor its customers' reques... |
15 October 2009
04:03 GMT |
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In a surprising turn of events, Psystar Corp. has announced its own OEM Licensing Program under which Psystar will begin certifying manufacturer's hardware to allow the licensing of its new virtualization technology. Those choosing to participate in the Licensing Program will render their systems Mac OS X-compat... |
6 October 2009
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Windows 7 is set to be launched on the market in about three weeks from now, and those people considering choosing it as the platform on their computers are certainly interested in the costs the migration will imply. Microsoft already unveiled the full retail and upgrade pricing for the operating system, as well as a... |
30 September 2009
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft will launch on the market its latest operating system for personal computers, Windows 7, on October 22, this is something that we are all aware of, yet it seems that some system builders say they will ship the platform on devices prior to that date. According to a recent article... |
26 September 2009
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How would you like to buy Windows 7, all major editions, at prices half of those for the retail versions of the operating system? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal? Well, that’s because it is, with the exception of a few small downsides. But fact is that full SKUs, not the upgrade releases of Windows 7 can be acq... |
3 September 2009
10:12 GMT |
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ASUS is among the original equipment manufacturers that have worked closely with Microsoft on the development of the company’s next iteration of the Windows client. In this regard, Marcus Teixeira, Marketing Team at ASUS, revealed that the computer manufacturer was aiming to provide full compatibility of its ha... |
1 September 2009
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Over a year since the RTM and launch of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft introduced a new server-side Windows OS: Windows Server 2008 Foundation. The new flavor of Windows Server is designed as a low-end server operating system that will be made available exclusively to original equipment manufactures, with companies s... |
1 April 2009
10:27 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft remains mute on the matter of its resurrected Windows Vista Express Upgrade Program, this time around with Windows 7 in the focus, leaked information points out that the eligibility period will be July 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. During this timeframe, consumers that will acquire new OEM W... |
13 February 2009
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Research conducted by analyst firm iSuppli has revealed that the automotive industry is preparing for a huge demand of iPod integration. 39 percent of vehicle models sold in the US in 2008 expected to offer iPod integration options. In 2009, this will rise to 58 percent of car models, iSuppli claims.Cars boasting iPo... |
10 October 2008
04:34 GMT |
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If Windows Vista has taught Microsoft anything, and it did, it is that poor performance or even the perception of poor performance from a user experience perspective can kill a product just as much as lack of driver support and software and hardware incompatibilities. This is why with Windows 7 Microsoft is preparing... |
4 September 2008
04:36 GMT |
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Licenses for Windows come in various flavors from Retail to Volume, but perhaps the most common of all is provided by original equipment manufacturers together with operating systems preloaded on new computers. Since over 80% of the revenues of the Windows Client Division come from sales of Windows on new machines, t... |
17 June 2008
11:17 GMT |
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The introduction of the third and final service pack for Windows XP failed to be as streamlined as possible. Microsoft provided a list of issues related to XP SP3 in the official documentation for the release, but the notes deal only with the major issues. There are additional problems, documented via Knowledge Base ... |
6 June 2008
07:37 GMT |
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OCZ has just announced a new do-it-yourself 15.4-inch gaming notebook. Although the hardware manufacturer is mostly known for its extremely overclockable memory products and video cards (not to mention the extremely fast solid-state drives), the company plans to conquer the tech-oriented mobile gamers with its new DI... |
14 May 2008
03:41 GMT |
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Seldom will Microsoft embark on an initiative designed to take its desperation to the apex of ridiculous. And if you think that the $500 million Wow campaign was the "best" that the Redmond company could manage in this aspect, you are sadly mistaken. And you should really "get the FACTS on Windows Vista." Especially ... |
14 February 2008
05:55 GMT |
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Microsoft has traditionally had an intimate connection with its OEM partners. In fact, in excess of 80% of the company's revenue for the Client division (Windows) comes from original equipment manufacturers. And in this regard, sales of the Windows client preloaded on OEM PCs make out the vast majority of the to... |
7 February 2008
02:46 GMT |
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SanDisk Corporation announced that it will soon begin extended shipments of solid state drives (SSDs for short) units to computer systems integrating companies. This move comes after the storage manufacturing company successfully completed an OEM launch of its 32GB solid state drive that comes packed in the 2.5 small... |
28 September 2007
04:16 GMT |
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Microsoft currently dominates that operating system market with Windows, as the ubiquitous platform has the lion's share with in excess of 93%. A large part of this percentage is intimately connected with the fact that Microsoft has partnered with the world's top original equipment manufacturers and system ... |
26 September 2007
11:51 GMT |
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According to AMD's chairman and CEO, Hector Ruiz, all important computer manufacturers are now using his company's chips in their products. He considers this to be a sign that the system integrators and the customers want that the small semiconductor supplier to succeed in its battle with rival Intel."The s... |
23 July 2007
04:15 GMT |
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Do you want to know the fastest way to kill Windows Vista with an upgrade? And I mean completely kill the operating system, to the point where not even the operating system's license will be valid? Well, it's actually simpler than you might think. All you have to do is buy an OEM machine with Windows Vista ... |
16 May 2007
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