Dell XPS 8500, Vostro 470 Desktops Get the Ivy Bridge Boost

Dell rolls out a pair of desktops with Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chipset, but they’re not for everyone.
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How Will PCs Sales Grow in 2012? Sloooooowly.

A bad economy, Thailand flooding and — let’s just say it — the iPad, continue to pack a wallop on the global PC market.
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Microsoft Won’t Support Some Business Features on ARM, but Will Offer “Windows to Go”

Manageability features traditionally found in Windows won’t be there in Windows 8 for ARM chips; a new “Windows to Go” feature puts Windows 8 and business apps on a thumb drive.
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Microsoft Says Hola to Windows 8 Beta in Barcelona

The company is set to release a “consumer preview” version of its next OS at Mobile World Congress. Check now for a Windows 8 primer.
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Microsoft Releases First Test Version of Windows 8

Redmond is making its biggest overhaul to Windows in years. At a conference on Tuesday, Microsoft is giving developers a preview copy of the new operating system.
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Amid Slower PC Sales, Chip Makers Intel and AMD Report Earnings

Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are reporting quarterly earnings amid a market for personal computers that’s still coming to terms with tablet shock.
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Demo From D9 (Video)

You’ve heard about it and now you can see the video. Here’s the full Windows 8 demo from Microsoft Windows Unit President Steven Sinofsky and VP Julie Larson-Green.
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Dell's Number Two In The PC Market Again, Thanks To The iPad

In nudging past Acer to reclaim second-place in the global PC market, Dell got some unlikely help from Apple’s iPad.

The iPad Strikes Again: Gartner Cuts Its PC Market Forecast

Consumers are bored with notebook PCs and going crazy for tablets like the iPad, the research firm Gartner says, explaining a dramatic cut in its PC growth forecast for 2011.

Counting Tablets, Apple Is Third in Global PC Sales

Stats on PC sales haven’t been including the iPad and other tablets, but research outfit Canalys says that’s old thinking and doesn’t accurately reflect Apple’s clout.

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A Grim Year for PC Sales

iSuppli Announces Laptopaleolithic Age