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Two in three retail PCs are notebooks

December 19, 2006 Black Friday showed consumers are largely fed up with desktops, and more data reveals the laptop preference has grown. TAGS: Black Friday, Stephen Baker, notebook computer, holiday, printer, Best Buy Co. Inc., laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Security holes for the holidays

November 22, 2006 There's no time off from Internet threats, as flaws in Firefox, IE and Mac OS X open the door to attack. TAGS: flaw, holiday, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, threat, security, Apple Macintosh, Firefox, password, Microsoft Corp.

Online, everyone has a view on Vista

March 22, 2006 Reaction to Microsoft's delayed OS launch ranges from warnings of dismal holiday sales to accolades for the software giant. TAGS: holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

MP3 players top holiday wish lists, CEA survey finds

October 16, 2006 But the most popular gadgets to give this year will be digital cameras, CEA predicts. TAGS: wireless phone, consumer electronics, holiday, survey, gift, MP3 player, digital camera, electronics, camera, MP3, San Francisco, mobile phone, CD, video, TV

Is Vista's delay good for the industry?

March 22, 2006 Microsoft's Brad Goldberg says the company made the right call. But will PC sales suffer? TAGS: WinFS, holiday, Microsoft Longhorn, decision, feedback, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Corp., security, MP3, PC, Microsoft Windows

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, holiday, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, expert, e-mail, antivirus, message, security, Microsoft Windows

Online holiday spending sees big gains

January 3, 2007 Online retailers witnessed a longer buying season, more buyers and an increase in spending in 2006.Photos: Unwrapping top online gifts TAGS: ComScore, online retailer, Cyber Monday, buyer, retailer, shopper, increase, holiday, MasterCard International, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., dollar, category, Amazon.com Inc., video game, Best Buy Co. Inc., Apple Computer

Vista debut hits a delay

March 21, 2006 Microsoft puts back release date, meaning PCs with the Windows update won't go on sale in time for the holidays. TAGS: Jim Allchin, delay, PC company, Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, development, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security, PC

'Tis the season to send spam

November 20, 2006 The volume of junk e-mail is spiking--just as consumers gear up for holiday shopping. TAGS: antispam company, Ironport Systems Inc., spammer, spam, anti-spam, MessageLabs Ltd., holiday, season, Turkey, expert, Yahoo! Inc., message, e-mail, PC

Can a Vista coupon save holiday PC sales?

August 24, 2006 Microsoft plans to offer some kind of Vista-related promotion, but it's unclear whether promises of upgrades will fend off sluggish sales. TAGS: Stephen Baker, coupon, holiday season, PC company, back-to-school, holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, offer, upgrade, retailer, Microsoft Corp., PC, Dell, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Cyber Monday, you're no Black Friday

November 28, 2006 Monday was supposed to be the busiest online shopping day of the year. Right, and Santa has a factory in China that's pumping out PS3s. TAGS: Cyber Monday, Black Friday, Keynote Systems Inc., Overstock.com Inc., retailer, holiday, online retailer, spokesman, Amazon.com Inc., CEO

Cyber Monday more myth than reality?

November 20, 2006 Online retailers are offering incentives to early shoppers, but people may wait, if last year is a guide. TAGS: Shop.org, Cyber Monday, MasterCard International, shopper, retailer, online retailer, survey, credit card company, holiday, credit card

Microsoft sales unharmed by Vista delays

January 25, 2007 Software giant reports quarterly earnings Thursday that beat expectations and its own forecast. TAGS: earnings, forecast, Thomson First Call, expectation, holiday, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., console, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows, PC

Price cuts spark portable PC price war

November 20, 2000 Compaq Computer and Sony ignite a portable PC price war as both companies dramatically slash notebook prices. TAGS: Matt Sargent, notebook price, price reduction, Intel Pentium III, Compaq Computer Corp., price cut, market research company, notebook computer, Sony Corp., holiday, Compaq Presario, Intel Pentium, Toshiba, leader, HP
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