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HP preps Penryn workstations
Dell gets behind Ubuntu 7.10
Mozilla announces Mobile Firefox
AMD expands 45 watt lineup
ALSO NOTED: Intel preps quad-core mobile chip; Jobs to only speak for 1.5 hours after all;
> Intel is prepping a quad-core chip for high-performance laptops. That’s gonna be one hot tamale. Read more…
Dell caves to fanboys, pre-installed Linux on the way
Back in February, Dell announced that even though some 85,000 of you requested Dell
Read more…Windows Vista banned at some federal agencies
They’re popping Rolaids in Redmond. As Microsoft continues to hype its Windows Vista features, two federal agencies have put the brakes on the software–at least for now. In a move sure to cause
Read more…Clash of titans: Vista vs. Ubuntu
In the months leading up to the launch of Windows Vista, there’s been a lot of speculation about what businesses will do in the face of a new OS, especially an OS with such high hardware demands. Will IT departments kowtow to Microsoft’s upgrade cycle yet again or will a few businesses take the opportunity to break out of the Microsoft box–by revamping their enterprise with Linux or OS X desktops? As appealing as OS X can be, Apple hardware is a tough sell for an IT department on a …
Read more…Laptops out-pace desktops during holiday season
Yesterday, we reported that some analysts are predicting that 2007 will be the year that more laptops ship than desktops. The turning point, however, may prove to be this holiday season. Analyst firm Current Analysis is reporting that notebook shipments rose 57.7 percent during the first three weeks of 2006’s holiday shopping season from last year. And 65 percent of …
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