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I just saw a prototype for the new Microsoft calculator that will be in stores later this year. A few notable features include... 1. The "Addition" key has been permanently removed. 2. The "Multiplication" key has been removed, but it can be purchased separately as a single key keyboard that...

Consumer sales of Windows-powered PCs have dropped 21 per cent overall last month, indicating the poor performance of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8. Link Removed

Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in a month, outselling the pace set by Windows 7 three years ago. Link Removed

I nearly dismissed this article as a propaganda piece until I got to the part of why Apple lost their business. I've seen a number of posts where people "in the business" are predicting Windows 8 to not make in roads into the enterprise. With regard to desktops, I somewhat agree with that...

Some interesting statistics regarding PC (desktop / laptop) sales over the past year from multiple top tier OEMs showing a somewhat flat or even a mild decline in most instances (excepting ASUS). Not sure what the take away should be from the article, as there seems to be the usual speculation...

Worldwide, contracts are the popular route for clients to take with cellular operators. And what's not to love? Carriers will often times "give" you the latest phone for $0. That's great, considering it may otherwise cost upwards of $600. However, you'll be obligated to sign a 36 month contract...

Microsoft saw its Windows 7 share rise, its smartphone share decline and its search-engine share stay about even, according to new analyst numbers. Link Removed

If anyone is thinking about upgrading or building a system then for RAM at least the time is now.. I have been noticing more and more articles like this one: DRAM prices drop even further I've got my eye on some very cheap DDR2 which is now definitely playing second fiddle to DDR3. At one...

Microsoft is coming with new OS windows 8. And there is lot of leaked information about the Windows 8 in the Market. Here are some power point slides of windows 8. In real we don't know if these are real or not. but Microsoft didn't say anything about these slides.But after seeing these...

The influence of mobile on Apple and Microsoft's sofware is clear, but their approaches are different. Whose is better? Source: Yahoo! News

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen claims there will be 130 million smartphone devices running Flash by the end of 2011. Maybe - but what about performance and power drain? Indeed, as Walt Mossberg of All Things D told Narayen during a recent interview at the D9 conference, he has "yet to test a...

Chip manufacturers Qualcomm and Texas Instruments have detailed new processors that will be compatible with the recently... Link Removed

After record numbers in the fourth quarter of 2010, PC sales slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2011, according to analysts, who debated whether the primary culprit was the rise of the iPad and other tablets, or Microsoft's Window 7. Link Removed

Companies can make big plans about new product launches, but ultimately scrap the idea down the road for whatever reason. Such is the case with Toshiba as it would appear that a Digitimes report that quotes insider leaks seems to indicate that the Windows 7 tablets and Chromebooks will not be...

Sluggish sales of new PCs helped drag down Microsoft's Windows sales in the company's third quarter. Link Removed

Sales of Microsoft's Windows 7 surge to new heights. Is your small business on board or on the fence? Link Removed

News Analysis: A lot of chatter emanating from Microsoft headquarters indicates Windows 8 could be released as early as next year. Microsoft needs to make sure that it doesn't stumble with this new generation coming as it seems close on the heels of the successful Windows 7. Link Removed

Men prefer their cars beefy or fast, while women go for lower price tags and higher miles per gallon, according to a survey released on Thursday. TrueCar.com, which studied data from 8 million purchases in the United States last year, found BMW AG's Mini had the highest percentage of female...

Computerworld - Windows 7 has passed the 10-year-old Windows XP in U.S. usage share, according to data from an Irish Web analytics company. In the first 10 days of April, Windows 7's average daily share was 32.2% as measured by StatCounter, besting XP's average of 30.7%. Link Removed

The World's Most Expensive Cars - Forbes.com Got a load of cash to blow through? Here are your top driving options. The Bentley Mulsanne has a deceptively smooth 505-horsepower engine and enough hand-stitched leather to outfit a motorcycle gang. It costs $285,000 to buy even the...