Archive for October, 2009
IPhone Gets Slow Start at China Sales Launch – PC World
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.30, 2009, under Tech News
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IPhone Gets Slow Start at China Sales Launch
PC World The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere. Smog hung in the Beijing air as buyers … Apple's iPhone hits China with high price, without Wi-FiApple Insider UPDATE 1-China Unicom Q3 pft weak, trend to continueReuters China Unicom iPhone sales could be impacted by lack of WiFi and high priceMobile Burn Contentinople -MacNN -Bloomberg all 185 news articles » |
Verizon Droid’s Secret Weapon: Android 2.0 – PC World
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.28, 2009, under Tech News
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Verizon Droid's Secret Weapon: Android 2.0
PC World The Verizon Droid is coming. You have probably seen the clever 'iDon't' ad campaign attacking the iPhone and ending with an ominous, you-will-be-assimilated sort of message. They left something off of the 'iDon't' list: 'iDon't integrate well with … Verizon's Motorola Phone Boosts AndroidBusinessWeek The Droid Is Coming November 6 for $199 With ContractWashington Post Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6The Associated Press PC Magazine -Reuters -Mobile Burn all 420 news articles » |
Sprint Announces Nov. Launch Date for Palm Pixi – PC Magazine
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.26, 2009, under Tech News
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Sprint Announces Nov. Launch Date for Palm Pixi
PC Magazine Sprint announced today that the Palm Pixi, the second Palm WebOS phone, will cost $99.99 with $150 worth of rebates and a two-year contract when it arrives from Sprint on Nov. 15. The Pixi is a smaller, less expensive cousin to the Palm … Sprint to sell Palm Pixi beginning Nov. 15The Associated Press Palm Pixi Will Debut in Mid-November for $100Brighthand Palm and Sprint announce webOS-powered Palm Pixi pricing and availabilityMobile Burn InformationWeek -Palm Infocenter -Reuters all 93 news articles » |
How To Install Microsoft Windows 7 – InformationWeek
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.24, 2009, under Tech News
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How To Install Microsoft Windows 7
InformationWeek Say goodbye to Vista and XP, and let us walk you through the installation of your new operating system, step-by-step. By Serdar Yegulalp Microsoft's long-awaited successor to Vista — Windows 7 is finally here. The long wait hasn't stopped early … Lenovo expects big PC sales boost from Windows 7Reuters Five Things You Should Know About Upgrading From XP to Windows 7Washington Post Top 10 best releases from MicrosoftV3.co.uk ChannelWeb -MiamiHerald.com -CNET News all 4,208 news articles » |
A Game in the Life of Windows 7 – PC World
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.22, 2009, under Tech News
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A Game in the Life of Windows 7
PC World Back from the store on a storm-drizzled Thursday, I'm installing the 64-bit versions of the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade as I type this–not without a sense of irony–on a macbook Pro running Snow Leopard. I've had the Windows 7 Release Candidate on … Vista dropped for Windows 7 midway through upgradesZDNet Microsoft's Windows 7 Is HerePC Magazine Windows 7 Debuts As oems Launch New PC ModelsDailyTech msnbc.com -CNET News -The Associated Press all 2,398 news articles » |
Apple Teases Us in Earnings Call – PC World
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.20, 2009, under Tech News
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Apple Teases Us in Earnings Call
PC World Is Apple planning to draw a card from its deck of rumored products today? Maybe, if you believe certain bloggers. But it's really anybody's guess as to what we'll see from Cupertino. In an earnings call to analysts on Monday, Apple hinted of an … Apple Store Down; New Gear on the Way?PC Magazine Investors lap up Apple's 47 percent profit jumpThe Associated Press Apple stock seen poised to pop after record setting quarterApple Insider Wall Street Journal -Afterdawn.com -Mobile Burn all 1,158 news articles » |
Windows 7 on Sale – Wall Street Journal
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.18, 2009, under Tech News
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Windows 7 on Sale
Wall Street Journal Microsoft Launch: Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system goes on sale Thursday, just as the software maker opens its first retail store, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Cliq on Sale: Motorola's Cliq cellphone, which has a touch screen and slide-out keyboard, … Forecast for Microsoft: Partly CloudyNew York Times Windows 7 Could Wash Away Vista Aftertaste — or Most of ItWashington Post £130 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (3-license pack)ITProPortal Times Online -Barron’s -PC World all 638 news articles » |
Forecast for Microsoft: Partly Cloudy – New York Times
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.17, 2009, under Tech News
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Forecast for Microsoft: Partly Cloudy
New York Times Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, says his company is reinventing itself. A reminder of the early days, an old PC, sits on his bookcase. Microsoft and its CEO, Steven A. Ballmer, talk about "three screens and a cloud" … Will Microsoft's latest version be worth it? Get questions answeredHouston Chronicle The Macalope Weekly: You should see the other guyMacworld Stanley A. Miller II New Windows lean, fast – and not VistaMilwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington Post -CNET News -Barron’s all 537 news articles » |
The Macalope Weekly: You should see the other guy – Macworld
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.17, 2009, under Tech News
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The Macalope Weekly: You should see the other guy
Macworld Apple announces quarterly results on Monday and Windows 7 comes out just days later, which means it's gut-check time again. Some fret about Windows 7, but Phil Schiller ain't one of them (shocking footage at 11!). Apple may be ready to fire back with … Windows 7 Could Wash Away Vista Aftertaste — or Most of ItWashington Post Will the New Windows Lift Chip Stock? Don't Count on ItBarron’s Reporters' Roundtable: What Windows 7 meansCNET News PC World -ChannelWeb -Reuters all 524 news articles » |
Will the New Windows Lift Chip Stock? Don’t Count on It – Barron’s
posted by Rob Johnson on Oct.17, 2009, under Tech News
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Will the New Windows Lift Chip Stock? Don't Count on It
Barron’s ON THURSDAY, AT long last, Microsoft will deliver Windows 7, the eagerly awaited new version of its flagship operating system. Win 7 has been getting enthusiastic reviews, and both personal-computer makers and chip manufacturers are … Windows 7 Could Wash Away Vista Aftertaste — or Most of ItWashington Post Reporters' Roundtable: What Windows 7 meansCNET News Microsoft's Free AV Got 1.5 Million Downloads in First WeekPC World ChannelWeb -Reuters -PC Magazine all 509 news articles » |









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