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Gigabyte Technology has begun taking orders for its S1080 Windows 7 tablet in its home market of Taiwan, and expects to start sales in other parts of the world... Link Removed

Take the TechRepublic Windows Blog poll of the week: Is there a market for Windows 8 or is Microsoft playing with fire? Link Removed

Android’s open-source approach to mobile operating systems had enabled Google (Link Removed) to spread its platform far and wide, at a relatively rapid pace. But the now-established OS faces another challenge in maintaining security for apps and user access. After dozens of Market apps were...

A company official says their customers 'don't want Apple and they don't want Android because they just simply want Windows.' More...

DUBAI (Reuters) – Auction house Christie's will put one of the world's largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate's pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pearls, diamonds, gems and gold jewelry ahead...

Global smartphone sales will soar 50 per cent this year compared to 2010, with Google's Android set to extend its lead as the world's most popular operating system for the devices, according to a study released Tuesday by research group IDC. Link Removed - Invalid URL

San Francisco - Global smartphone sales will soar 50 per cent this year compared to 2010, with Google's Android set to extend its lead as the world's most popular operating system for the devices, according to a study released Tuesday by research group IDC. Link Removed

Microsoft won’t be ready to deliver its first operating system built with tablets in mind, Windows 8, until late 2012, Bloomberg reports. That timing falls in line with what most expected for Windows 8. Since Windows 7 was released in late 2009, it seemed impossible for Microsoft to deliver its...

Touch-screen panels have been around for more than a decade, but it was the 2007 introduction of a multitouch screen in Apple's iPhone that galvanized the market. Now the business is going gangbusters -- as are the innovations that touch-screen manufacturers hope will build on Apple's success...

Link Removed due to 404 Error 20:00 JST March 19: One of six tsunami-crippled nuclear reactors appeared to stabilize on Saturday as Japan raced to restore power to the stricken power plant to cool it and prevent a greater catastrophe. Engineers reported some rare success after fire trucks...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks in disaster-stricken Japan capped a turbulent week with solid gains Friday after finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations announced a coordinated intervention in the currency market to prevent the yen from rising further. The Nikkei 225 index, the most...

Apple's iPad 2 tablet PC launched exactly 1 week ago (March 2, 2011). And while Apple is hoping that thousands of consumers will rush out and purchase the new iPad 2, some analysts suggest that holding off until the iPad 3 becomes available might actually be a better idea. iPad 2: New Dual...

It sure took 'em long enough , but ViewSonic's dual-booting ViewPad 10 has finally, really, actually made it to America. A few days after the iPad 2 most likely sucked any remaining wind out of its sails, mind you, but it's quite possible that the target market for an Android 1.6 + Windows 7...

Microsoft won't have a dedicated operating system for the tablet market until the release of Windows 8 sometime next year, according to a report on Friday. Source: Yahoo! News

Dell plans to bring Windows 7 tablets to market in May, with "Windows 8" tablets arriving in early 2012, according to a release schedule cited by a pair of blogs. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join...

A purported road map of devices from Dell has surfaced, providing a peek at plans to bring Windows 7 tablets to market in May, and "Windows 8" tablets in early 2012. Originally posted at News - Microsoft Link Removed

Hyderabad, Feb 9 (PTI) Microsoft will launch its much- hyped Windows 7 phone in the Indian market in the later part of this year, a top executive of Microsoft India said today.According to Amit Chatterjee, managing director of Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd, the Global headquarters have not yet...

The Windows 7 scene market is about to get a big boost from a big player. Dell just announced a whole series of new business computers and notebooks -- generally stuff we pass over -- but one little paragraph made the whole thing worth reading. It teases nothing less that 10-inch Windows 7...

To AMD or not to AMD? That is the question. Many IT pros who remember AMD's past offerings continue to shy away from leaning towards the big A, while others have embraced their new, more affordable CPU designs. For instance, AMD was selling a three core processor some time ago. It was later...

More than a year after its introduction, adoption of Microsoft Windows 7 is at only 10 percent in the enterprise market. Prowess, a maker of software to simplify migration, is improving its tools to accomplish increased adoption of Windows 7, even as its CEO expresses skepticism at industry...