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  • Oct. 11, 2012
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    As Expected, PC Sales Drop Before Windows 8 Launch 4

    Analysts from Gartner and IDC say that PC sales dropped about 8.45 percent in the third quarter of 2012, the most precipitous drop in PC sales since 2001. And both firms agree on the cause, too: The market is preparing for the launch of Microsoft’s ambitious new Windows 8....More
  • Sep. 30, 2012
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    Motorola Prevented from Banning Sale of Microsoft Products in Germany

    A US appeals court ruled that Motorola Mobility cannot enforce an injunction in Germany that could have prevented Microsoft from selling some products, including Windows and the Xbox 360, in that country....More
  • Jul. 24, 2012
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    US DOJ Defends eBook Price-Fixing Suit Against Apple, Publishers 3

    The US Department of Justice responded to criticisms of its antitrust suit against Apple and the five biggest book publishers, in which it accuses them of colluding to raise the price of ebooks and illegally harm competitors such as Amazon....More
  • Jun. 6, 2012
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    IDC Still Expects Windows Phone to Surpass iPhone by 2016 17

    Last year, tech analysts from Gartner, IDC, and other firms were roundly ridiculed when they predicted that Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS would surpass Apple’s iPhone by 2016. But this year, IDC is at it again....More
  • Apr. 4, 2012
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    Facebook Retaliates Against Yahoo!, Launches Patent-Infringement Countersuit 43

    Facebook this week launched a countersuit against Yahoo!, alleging that the ailing online giant is infringing on 10 of its patents....More
  • Oct. 28, 2011
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    WinInfo Short Takes, October 28, 2011 38

    An often irreverent look at this week's other news, including HP's startling decision to actually keep its dominant PC business, Microsoft (pretty much) completes the deployment of Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone "Apollo" will not be shipping by mid-2012, Samsung smartphones outsell the iPhone by a wide margin, some good news for Netflix amid a sea of discontent, RIM delays software update for a tablet no one uses, and Nintendo slashes forecast as demand dries up for yesterday's video game machines....More
  • Jul. 20, 2011
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    Apple Earnings Lifted by China Sales 28

    Apple announced another stunning financial quarter Tuesday, with a record quarterly net profit of $7.31 billion on record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion. The consumer electronics giant credited its recent entry into China for pushing it over the top, but it's equally likely that a delay in the next-generation iPhone was responsible: Apple sold a whopping 20 million iPhones in a quarter that is usually the weakest for that device....More
  • May 18, 2011
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    Intel Execs Dish Dirt on Windows 8 Versions, Microsoft Fires Back 5

    Intel executives this week disclosed some new information about Windows 8, revealing that Microsoft's next desktop OS will ship in multiple versions, each aimed at different chipsets and usage scenarios. The revelations quickly reignited tensions between the companies, with Microsoft denying Intel's claims....More
  • May 16, 2011
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    TechEd 2011: Microsoft Touts Cloud Offerings

    At Monday's TechEd 2011 keynote event, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Robert Wahbe made his case for the software giant's embrace of cloud computing, noting that the company offered a unique blend of hosted, hybrid, and on premise solutions that the competition can't match. And he carted out a bewildering series of products to prove his point, with functionality that spans across operating systems, databases, management, security and identity, and virtualization....More
  • Dec. 28, 2010
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    Top Tech Service of 2010: Facebook 4

    Facebook counts more than 500 million members and emerged in 2010 as the single most important online destination in the world....More
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What I Use
Apr. 18, 2013
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What I Use: On the Road 20

Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More
Mar. 6, 2013
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What I Use: March 2013 33

Lots of changes since November, including a new PC-based home server running Windows 8, several new smart phones, new PCs and tablets, new cloud backup, Office 365 Home Premium and a nice doubling of my Internet speeds courtesy of Verizon FIOS....More
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