Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products
Greenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major PC makers for backtracking on commitments to reduce hazardous substances in hardware.
EPA specs to bring energy efficiency to PCs
New power-efficiency specifications being implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday could help consumers purchase energy-efficient electronics while cutting energy costs.
PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says
DC says PC processor demand fell in Q4 and will continue to decline in 2009.
India's PC market flat despite growth in notebooks
India's PC market saw almost no growth in the third quarter and is likely to stay that way through next year, according to research firm IDC India.
The 10 most annoying habits of tech companies (and 5 we love)
Much as we love technology, sometimes we get fed up with the companies that provide it. Maybe it's the notice saying that important features of perfectly good software no longer work because it's a couple of years old. Maybe it's that our new PC is so loaded with junkware that it takes forever to boot. The examples go on and on. Here is our list of the 10 most annoying practices (and practitioners), along with suggestions for working around the hassles or avoiding them altogether.
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Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
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New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
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How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
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Five important Windows 7 mobility features
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Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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The 10 most annoying habits of tech companies (and 5 we love)
India's PC market flat despite growth in notebooks
PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says
EPA specs to bring energy efficiency to PCs
Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products