The Top 10 Technology Stories of 2009

from PC World by Marc Ferranti, IDG News Service The Great Recession cast a shadow on all sectors of the economy in 2009. IT fared better than most, however, and the slump did not curb the dynamic nature of the industry. Acquisitions among big vendors continued to reshape the mar...

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Tagged As: Apple, Droid, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, smartphone, Twitter, Yahoo

No Boost in PC Sales After Windows 7

by Stephen Williams Did you put off buying a new computer after the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system? Join the crowd. According to DigiTimes, a Taiwanese-based electronics news site, the release of the new OS in late October didn’t translate into “strong” ...

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Tagged As: Microsoft, operating system, Windows 7

Apple: ‘Windows 7 is antiquated technology’

By Claudine Beaumont Apple says that consumers may turn to Mac computers because Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, is ‘complex and expensive’ The criticism comes from Brian Croll, vice president of Apple’s Mac OS X worldwide product marketing. H...

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Tagged As: Apple, Microsoft, Windows 7

Which Windows Vista do you need?

After deciding to shift to a Windows Vista OS, you need to decide on which Windows Vista version you should pick. Before you consider shelling out $400 for a Windows Vista Ultimate license, you really should ask yourself exactly what features you need and want so you can decide w...

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Tagged As: Microsoft, operating system, os, Windows Vista