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Microsoft: Quit Windows XP in Two Years
Vista death knell also sounded as mainstream support is ended
Sony Cuts 10,000 Jobs, Suffers Record Losses
New CEO Kazuo Hirai has to make tough decisions at Sony
Ex-Intel Researcher Faces Jail For Document Theft
A former Intel engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing top-secret documents from Intel as he started a new job at AMD
Former Acer CEO Lanci Appointed Lenovo’s EMEA Chief
New chief of operations says he wants to break into top three
Report: Qualcomm Chip Targets Ultra-Light Windows 8 Notebooks
Qualcomm is developing a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor to compete with Intel's Ultrabooks and Apple's MacBook Air, according to a report
New iPad Ranked King Of Tablets
US magazine Consumer Reports said Apple's new iPad has set a new display standard, causing it to recalibrate its ratings system
Qualcomm Prepping Quadcore Chip For Windows 8 Laptops
Qualcomm vice president says chips to be used in laptops 'thinner and lighter' than ultrabooks
Android Device Shipments To Overtake Windows PCs By 2016
Android's market share of "smart connected devices" will hit 31.6 percent by 2016, surpassing Windows and iOS
Raspberry Pi Held Up By CE Certification
The £22 Raspberry Pi PC needs the CE mark for sales in Europe (assuming no mutant lizards)
Apple Reacts To New iPad Battery Charge Claims
Apple vice president Michael Tchao has claimed that battery charge issues in the new iPad are a feature of iOS
Study: Consumers Want iPad Retina Display
Consumers said their main reason for purchasing Apple's new iPad was its high-resolution display
Sony To Release Chromebook?
Google's ailing Chromebook concept could have Sony's support, if an FCC filing reveals
HP Gets On The Long Path To Modernisation
New generation Web companies know the value of convergence, and old-school enterprises like HP are learning it, says Chris Preimesberger
Windows 8 To Be Released In October
Insiders say work will finish on the operating system this summer, with roadmap details revealed in April
New iPad Sales Hit 3 Million
Apple says it has sold 3 million new iPads since the tablet launched last week, claiming its 'strongest iPad launch yet'
Channel Must Adapt To Cloud, Says New ChannelBiz Site
Big changes are coming in the channel, says ChannelBiz editor Mke Magee
Analyst: New iPad Could Sell 1 Million On First Day
Piper Jaffray believes Apple's new iPad could shift up to 1 million units on 16 March, the day of its release
IHS: iPad Helping To Create Huge Tablet Semiconductor Market
With the help of Apple's iPad, tablets are becoming one of the world's biggest markets for semiconductors, according to a new study
Lenovo Recalls 160,000 Fire Risk PCs
Lenovo says a number of ThinkCentre M70z and M90z all-in-one PCs are at risk of overheating
CeBIT 2012: IBM Announces Cloud-Based Desktop Streaming
With a USB stick and a cloud service, IBM is offering a secure enterprise desktop
New iPad Launch Could Eat Into PC Sales
Analysts predict that the tablet market could receive a further boost when the next iPad is launched
Microsoft Publishes Windows 8 Preview Hardware Guidelines
Microsoft has given details on the hardware recommendations for users downloading the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Apple May Be Preparing ‘iPad HD’
Apple's next iPad may use the 'HD' label, as well as possibly including iOS 6 and 4G LTE support
Raspberry Pi Launch – A PC For The Price Of A Pair Of Jeans
£22 or less can buy a Linux-based computer to teach the principles of computing to a new generation of programmers
Analyst: Apple Deals A Blow To Motorola, Google In Germany
Apple's success in a German appeals court allows it to keep selling the iPhone and iPad, while putting additional pressure on Motorola Mobility and Google
Reports Predict iPad 3 Price Hike
Apple may be planning to raise the price of its iPad 3 based on classy new features, according to rumours
Rubin: Google To Push Tablets This Year
Android creator Andy Rubin said Google will redouble its focus on tablets, possibly meaning a Nexus tablet is on the way
Is Meg Whitman The Right CEO To Rebuild HP?
HP needs wholesale changes and many questions need to be answered, but the main one is whether Meg Whitman is the right CEO at the right time, asks Chris Preimesberger
Photoshop Touch Comes To iPad 2
Adobe has released Photoshop Touch, the central component of the Adobe Touch Apps suite, for the iPad 2