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Gartner Research shows Mac sales at 24 percent in US, more than industry average

Published on: 22nd July, 2010

A report recently published by Gartner Research says that US Mac sales in the second quarter have reached 24 percent, which means 1.7 million units. This is outpacing the average of the industry. Gartner analysis places the domestic market share of Apple at 9.8 percent, which is higher than the 8.8 percent estimated by IDC.
Both [...]

Apple credited with 8.8 percent US computer share and is closer to Acer

Published on: 18th July, 2010

Apple is closer to Acer’s third place in the United States computer market, as IDC estimates. Apple claims now 8.8 percent of market share and is ranked fourth, after a growth situated above the average year-over-year rate. It has 1.62 million Macs. Acer is third but has dropped from 12.3 percent to only 11 percent. [...]

Windows XP still used by 74 percent of workplace PCs, according to Microsoft

Published on: 14th July, 2010

Tammi Reller, Corporate Vice President of Windows at Microsoft, during the Windows Partner Conference, admitted that 74 percent of workplace PCs are still utilizing Windows XP. Although both Vista and 7 versions have been released, many users refused to upgrade. Some of them are even keeping systems a longer time than they would normally have. [...]

Threadless designs added to Dell’s custom notebooks

Published on: 14th July, 2010

Dell, the PC manufacturer, has recently teamed up with Threadless, in order to offer custom designs from the clothing label on notebook lids. Customers can choose the original graphics from the maker’s Design Studio. Currently, there are 11 designs available, but new ones will soon be added too.
The Threadless designs are available for Studio 15 [...]

Apple – the only US computer assembler to beat industry average

Published on: 11th June, 2010

Apple has been the only American assembler of computers to beat the average for growth of the industry in the beginning of 2010. With Macs climbing 32.4 percent year-over-year, Apple gained 3.4 percent market share of total computer sales worldwide, which means the seventh place. Hewlett Packard and Dell have grown slower than the 22.7 [...]

Toshiba’s first notebook sporting 3D Blu-ray

Published on: 9th June, 2010

Toshiba came in the PC field with its dynabook TX/98MBL. It is the first notebook of Toshiba with a 3D-capable screen, but also the first anywhere capable of playing Blu-ray movies. The 15.6-inch system has a 120Hz LCD, a GeForce GTS 350M graphics with support for 3D Vision. There is also a WinDVD BD special [...]

Lenovo reveals quad Core i7 touch all-in-one and Ion graphics nettop

Published on: 16th May, 2010

Lenovo has modernized its IdeaCentre desktops by making its first high-end all-in-one computer. The A700 upgrades from Core 2 Duo to a quad-core 1.73GHz mobile Core i7. It has a 1,080-pixel, 23-inch touchscreen display and is the first PC that uses a Surface Acoustic Wave panel. Lenovo claims this panel is extra-responsive compared to other [...]

All-in-one PCs from Samsung to be launched in the UK

Published on: 16th May, 2010

Samsung has announced it would begin offering desktops for the first time in the United Kingdom. The event would happen later this month when the U200 and U250 all-in-one PCs are scheduled to launch. Technical specifications reveal the U250 will feature a 23-inch screen with full 1,080-pixel resolution, while the 20-inch screen will have a [...]

Multi-touch all-in-one PCs from Samsung

Published on: 7th April, 2010

The first multi-touch all-in-one PCs, the U200 and U250, have recently been revealed by ASUS. They take advantage of the finger input provided by Windows 7. The U200 has a 20-inch touchscreen with a 1,600×900 resolution. The U250 has a 23-inch screen with full 1,080-pixel. There is no information on whether the PCs are capable [...]

Six-core i7 towers from Hewlett Packard, Maingear, CyberPower and Velocity

Published on: 2nd April, 2010

A number of manufacturers, such as CyberPower, Hewlett Packard, Maingear and Velocity will use in their high-end desktop PCs the recently unveiled Core i7-980X six-core processor. The new chip works at 3.33GHz in its standard form and uses Hyperthreading to allow 12 tasks to work simultaneously. Some computer makers have even assumed the responsibility to [...]

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