By Lincoln Spector, PCWorld Oct 31, 2011 7:35 AM LiveBrianD asked the Windows forum for advise on improving performance on a slow PC. Given the PC’s hardware, Brian feels that it should be faster. A number of factors could be slowing down a PC. Let’s look at some of the common ones, starting with ...Read More
The iPhone has had all of the apps and hardware to make it a great bike computer but the big missing link was battery life to add several more hours in GPS mode. Thanks to Wahoo Fitness and the Heart Rate Watch Company that battery solution is here so break out your bike because the ...Read More
By Cory Doctorow at 8:35 am Saturday, Oct 29 UEFI is a new hardware standard nominally aimed at stopping malicious software, but it could also make it illegal to replace Windows or MacOS with GNU/Linux on your computer. The Linux Foundation has written a technical memo for hardware vendors explaining how they can ship PCs ...Read More
An aspect of climate change we’re already beginning to feel is extreme weather situations, from harsher droughts to more dramatic flooding. And when it comes to technology, there’s no more real wake-up call for how interlinked our gadgets are with the weather than when factories are flooded out, as has happened in Thailand as shown ...Read More
The computer hardware industry closed the day up 1.6%. Digi International (DGII), Socket Mobile Inc (SCKT), Dataram Corporation (DRAM), and Overland Storage Inc (OVRL) were all decliners today within the computer hardware industry with Universal Display Corporation (PANL) being today’s featured computer hardware loser. Universal Display Corporation fell $1.21 (-2.5%) to $46.75 on light volume. ...Read More
A new report concerning the PC gaming hardware market indicates that computer-based sales will continue to grow at a rate of 11 percent from now until at least 2014. These figures are primarily based on the fact that over 250 million game-capable PCs will ship in 2011, compared to only 230 million PS3, Wii and ...Read More
The computer hardware industry closed the day down 1.8%. Dataram Corporation (DRAM), Crossroads Systems Incorporated (CRDS), Interphase (INPH), and OCZ Technology Group Inc (OCZ) were all winners today within the computer hardware industry with Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR) being today’s featured computer hardware winner. Juniper Networks Inc rose 68 cents (3.3%) to $21.24 on light ...Read More
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Connected ecosystems, traditional PC hardware and the new Windows user interfaceComputerworld (blog)For instance, data saved on your desktop PC's Metro UI app can be accessed from other apps on any mobile device running Metro. Screenshots of Windows 7 user interface vs. Windows 8 Metro user interface, Source: Gap Intelligence, Oct. ...Read More
As everyone who follows the stock market has heard, Apple (AAPL) had a rare earnings miss last week, which brought its stock down from over $420 to around $390 in a week, characterized by a generally bullish market. However, Apple’s missed earnings may be derived from consumers holding off on buying the iPhone 4 to ...Read More
The computer hardware industry closed the day up 2.2%. Silicom (SILC), Logitech International S.A (LOGI), Hauppauge Digital (HAUP), and Aruba Networks Inc (ARUN) were all winners today within the computer hardware industry with Apple Incorporated (AAPL) being today’s featured computer hardware winner. Apple Incorporated rose $12.90 (3.3%) to $405.77 on average volume. Throughout the day, ...Read More