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HP: Q2 sales likely weak, restructuring to help earnings
HP's business is likely to see a rough quarter with a Dell price war making life more difficult. However, HP's restructuring efforts should help earnings.
Dell targets finance, architecture with new Precision workstations
Dell stressed its uber-small, entry-level workstations will offer higher performance for "desktop PC prices."
Windows 8 fails to save dwindling PC market in Western Europe
The broader availability of Microsoft's latest operating sytem has done little to prop up the ailing PC market in Western Europe.
Bromium: A virtualization technology to kill all malware, forever
A new approach to virtualization could vaporize malware on desktops, mobile operating systems and even cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service.
Microsoft rolls out UEFI firmware and other Surface updates
Microsoft is continuing to roll out fixes and updates for its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablet/PC hybrids as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday process.
Microsoft confirms Blue to be free for existing Windows 8 users
Microsoft plans to make its first update to Windows 8, codenamed Blue, free to existing Windows 8 users, company officials have confirmed.
Android gaming on a x86-powered PC with iConsole.tv
The new computer should outmuscle Android consoles using mobile chips, and may be able to run the Linux version of Steambox.
Fujitsu to raise PC prices amid falling yen
Drop in Japanese currency has pushed the cost of component imports, prompting the Japanese PC maker to jack up prices of their new PC offerings effective July.
With Windows Blue, Microsoft may (finally) do the right thing
Call it capitulation. Call it listening to customers. But whatever you call it, making Windows 8 more usable with expected coming Blue tweaks is a positive, not a negative.
Building a low-end PC: Just say no
It sounds like a good idea until you realize the level of effort isn't actually worth it.
Building a sub $300 PC (May 2013 edition)
Sometimes you just want a cheap and cheerful PC to handle some simple tasks. This build – excluding Windows, a display, and peripherals, comes in at under $300.
AMD introduces Radeon Gaming Series desktop memory
Joining AMD's previous lines of desktop RAM, the new RG2133 memory series runs at 2133MHz and starts at $155 for a 16GB kit.
Nvidia smashes Q1 estimates but outlook is wobbly
Nvidia's CEO attributed Q1's success to "Kepler-based GPUs within and beyond the PC."
Microsoft: Missing Wacom drivers coming to Surface Pro 'soon'
Current and potential Microsoft Surface Pro users who've been pining for lacking Wacom driver support for pressure-sensitive applications like Photoshop: Your wait may soon be over.
Acer eyes 5 percent device shipment growth in Q2
PC maker expects shipments of its notebooks, netbooks and tablets to grow by up to 5 percent in the second quarter, and hopes touch-enabled notebooks will help spur the growth.