HP shows off new Windows 8 'All-in-one' PCs
At the core of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system is touch, and HP is the latest OEM to unveil a range of 'All-in-one' systems that take advantage of this new and exciting feature.
At the core of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system is touch, and HP is the latest OEM to unveil a range of 'All-in-one' systems that take advantage of this new and exciting feature.
HP has released a few teaser details of its upcoming iPad, um, I mean Slate device. While the company is betting the farm on Adobe Flash and AIR support being enough to give it the edge over the iPad, I can already see the device's biggest weakness - Windows 7. Or more specifically, the problems of taking a cursor-based desktop OS user interface (UI) and expecting the Windows paradigms, complete with little icons, small click areas, scrollbars and so on, to work well without a mouse.
HP has identified 38 different models in its slimline PC range that are suffering from problems relating to NVIDIA chips.
Details of HP's upcoming Chromebook have been leaked, suggesting that the company is preparing to launch a new system powered by Google's Chrome OS imminently.
HP has begun shipping 300GB 2.5" 10,000 RPM SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI) hard drives.
HP has announced that the award-winning Blackbird 002 gaming system will be available in an exclusive configuration at Amazon.com, Newegg.com and select Best Buy, Circuit City, J&R and Micro Center retail stores and online shops this summer.
I'm of the belief that this just as we are entering into a renewed browser war (both Apple and Mozilla have changed tactics as of late), we're also going to see a reinvigoration of the toolbar war.
When I looked over the spec of HPs new Blackbird 002 PC, I was surprised how similar some of the spec was to the quad-core systems I built.
Since the week is coming to a close I thought that it would be interesting to reminisce about tech regrets. Maybe something you bought, something you didn't buy, something you upgraded or just something that you wish you had.
The Inquirer runs a story with the provocative title HP screws Presario buyers. The story, by Charlie Demerjian, charts his attempts to get HP to supply drivers for a Windows Vista-based HP/Compaq Presario. Is he just bashing Vista for the heck of it and expecting too much of HP to support XP on a system supplied with Vista or does he have a point?