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Desktops and Notebooks and news, product reviews and analysis of desktops, PCs, notebook PCs, laptops and tablet PCs. eWEEK Desktop and Notebook coverage also includes news, product reviews and analysis on external hard drives, device management, peripherals and enterprise computing. eWEEK Desktop and Notebook follows such desktop and notebook vendors as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Asus, Gateway, Acer, Toshiba, Assus, Intel, AMD, Nvidia and VIA.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs' FBI file, compiled in 1991 as part of a background check, contains no surprises for anyone who knew his history.
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Apple's iPad 3 will include a higher-resolution display, faster processor and bigger battery, according to the latest rumors.
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There's no debating Apple knows how to build great products. The company's iPhone and iPad are standouts in their respective markets, and competitors might try as hard as they can to match the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm, but never come close. For the foreseeable future, Apple will stand atop the mobile market and prove—as it has over the last several years—why it's the very best at what it does. But that doesn't mean that the company doesn't need to do some things to make its next iPad better. In March, Apple is expected to show off the iPad 3 that, some analysts say, will be a major update over the tablet the company launched last year. There's no telling if that will happen, of course, due to Apple's unwillingness to divulge product details before launch, but given the company's history, there's a good chance it'll offer up something new that consumers will want to buy. The only question now is, what should the iPad 3 come with? Believe it or not, Apple won't need to make that decision on its own. The company can look around the mobile market right now and find a host of features that it should borrow from some of its own products, as well as those from other companies.
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Microsoft's Windows 8 on ARM features productivity tools and a focus on apps capable of challenging Apple's popular iPad franchise.
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The settlement agreement stated that Intel does not admit either any violation of law or that the allegations in the complaint are true.
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Now that the Consumer Electronics Show is behind us and all the prominent companies in the industry have shown off their upcoming products for the year, It’s time to prognosticate on what devices, software and other solutions will be launching with much fanfare in 2012. As with previous years, Apple’s line of products, including the iPhone and iPad, are definitely going to catch the attention of people around the globe. But it looks like they will be joined by a host of other products from Microsoft, Google and even Amazon. In other words, 2012 is shaping up to be a huge year for major new introductions and some of the most anticipated products yet to hit store shelves. But which of those product launches will make their mark in 2012? More importantly, can certain products that gained a lot of advance interest and market buzz deliver on the hopes consumers and enterprise users have for them? We’ll see. But this eWEEK slide show will examine which new products are likely to stir interest in the tech market in 2012:
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Apple's iPad 3 will be unveiled in March, according to a new AllThingsD report. Rumors suggest it will feature a more powerful processor and Retina Display.
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IBM, Samsung and GLOBALFOUNDRIES—founders of the Common Platform alliance—will showcase next-generation chip technologies at the Common Platform Technology Forum in March.
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Microsoft's Windows 8 will run on ARM architecture in addition to PC that use traditional x86 chips, and the company has finally unleashed a host of details about how that will work.
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Lenovo is enjoying a moment. During the quarter that ended Dec. 31, the PC maker posted record quarterly sales and its highest-ever worldwide market share.
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Apple lovers want the company to take a more ethical path when manufacturing its iPhone and iPad devices. On Feb. 9, protestors plan to hand-deliver petitions to at least six Apple stores.
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Microsoft will host a Windows 8 Consumer Preview event in Barcelona Feb. 29. That's likely the launch date of Windows 8 beta.
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Microsoft is prepping Windows 8's beta—also known as the "Consumer Preview"—for release later in February. Although the Developer Preview gave people the chance to play around with a rough draft of the upcoming operating system, that beta will provide a much better idea of what users can expect when the release version arrives sometime in the second half of 2012. Many of Windows 8's features will be instantly familiar to anyone who's used previous versions of Windows. The traditional desktop is still there, accessible via a "Start" screen of big, colorful tiles linked to applications (the better to port Windows 8 onto tablets). The new operating system has even borrowed a few design cues from other Microsoft products like Office: There is, for instance, a "ribbon" user interface for Windows Explorer (albeit a minimized one, which could come as a relief to those who dislike that way of navigating through options). But the biggest system changes tie into Microsoft's expectations that Windows 8 will find its way onto tablets and other ultra-mobile devices: The ability to mark a wireless network as metered or unmetered is just one example of this. In a time where users are abandoning traditional PCs as their main computing device in favor of smartphones and tablets, the need is greater than ever for Microsoft to adapt with the times, lest it be left behind. The following are some new Windows 8 features designed to make the platform more portable and easier to operate once users find a space to sit down and work.
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LG Electronics has a 5-inch LG Optimus VU "phablet" planned, possibly for a Feb. 21 release. Like Samsung, LG is betting the time is right for the 5-inch tablet-phone.
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Amazon's popular Kindle Fire is missing in action outside the U.S., angering consumers in Canada and the U.K. and costing the company some money.
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Lenovo X1 slims business laptop dimensions and pushes power.
The Lenovo W520 mobile workstation stuffs nearly twice the compute and memory capability over the previous generation 15.6-inch professional grade laptop while losing nearly a pound of weight. Smart sub systems also reduce heat and extend battery life on the ISV-certified road warrior.
The Dell Vostro 460 is ideal for those companies that want to keep their employees working productively. But for more resource-intensive needs, there are better options out there.
Thunderbolt and performance improvements make this more than just “this year’s model.”
Oracle continues Sun’s remote desktop effort against VMware and Citrix and increases support for Windows 7 and remote desktops running on Windows Server 2008 R2.
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