Microsoft, PC Industry Will Need Windows Upgrade Offer More Than Ever

With Windows 8 arriving as late as November, Microsoft is turning to its old standby — a guaranteed upgrade program.
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Study: iPad Accounts for Nearly 95 Percent of Tablet Web Traffic

For every 100 iPad impressions it serves, Chitika is serving barely more than a single ad to the leading rival. In total, 19 out of 20 ads are going to Apple’s tablet.
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Did PC Sales Just Bounce Off the Bottom? Not Quite.

After the second-worst year in the history of the PC industry, PC shipments grew slightly worldwide, but that growth depended on where you looked.
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Confirmed: Asus Plans Add-On to Fix Transformer Prime’s GPS Issues

The Taiwanese electronics maker says it will formally announce its plans mid-month, with the add-on kit shipping two weeks after that.
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Can’t Buy Me Love … But You Can Buy Me Gadgets

What better way to show your affection than with obscure tablets and daily deals?
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Solid Keyboard Elevates This Tablet, Though Software Lags

The Android-based Transformer Prime tablet has a sturdy keyboard and dock, and is the first tablet to use a potent new processor called the Tegra 3. But it is weak on software and offers limited apps.
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Seven Questions for Seagate CEO Steve Luczo About the Effects of the Thailand Floods

Flooding in Thailand has killed more than 600 people, devastated the Thai economy and caused one of the most significant supply chain disruptions to the computer industry in a generation.
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European PC Market Searches for Bottom, While Apple, Asus Soar

The downward trend in European PC sales has left Apple, Asus and Samsung entirely unscathed.
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In China One in Five Consumers Want a Mac as Their Next PC

… But only 7 percent are willing to pay the premium to make it happen.
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A Guide for PC Buyers Not Looking for a Tablet

Walt’s annual fall laptop buyers’ guide offers tips for wading through the technobabble involved in buying a computer.
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Ultrabook Sales Not All That Ultra

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