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Readers Respond: PCs Get Touchy-Feely

Jim Rapoza has it all wrong in his Oct. 24 Tech Directions column, "PCs Get Touchy-Feely," when he says that tablet PCs (especially those...

What Users Want from Desktop Linux

Linux desktops have always faced an uphill battle against Windows desktops. Now, OSDL is calling together architects from over two dozen key desktop-oriented Linux...

Office 12 Beta Brings UI Changes

Microsoft says Office "12"—the 12 is always in quotes since the company will probably end up calling the final release Office Vista or something—is...

Pings & Packets from eWEEK Labs – 35

FEMA Finally Gets It RightHurricane season is nearly over, but the country will probably see more disastrous weather this winter. And, now, those who...

Rackable Joins SMP System Race

Rackable Systems Inc. last week rolled out its first symmetric multiprocessing system, an eight-way server that in the first half of next year will...

IBM Service Targets Banks

IBM is growing its hosted client line with an offering aimed at financial services institutions and banks. Big Blue last month rolled out its...

Intel Starts an Apple Group

Industry analysts and others have confirmed that Intel Corp. has formed an internal "Apple group." This group, formed in the wake of Apple Computer...

Microsoft Opens Office File Formats

Microsoft Corp. has decided to open up its Office file formats and has submitted the formats to be considered for recognition as a formal...

Dell to Ship Wave Security Software on New PCs

Dell Inc. will bundle security software from Wave Systems Inc. on future business PCs equipped with the Trusted Platform Module, a secure computing chip,...

Top Japanese Chip Makers Reportedly Ally to Build Plant

Five of Japans largest semiconductor manufacturers apparently have reached an agreement to establish a huge joint-operation fab to build next-generation processors, the Japanese daily...