TechSheep (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge — According to data supplied by web metrics firm Net Applications, both Vista and Internet Explorer lost market share during September, while Windows 7, Firefox and Chrome all saw a surge in market share.
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Is NVIDIA planning to enter the x86 chip business? Could you soon be buying a PC that has NVIDIA inside? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
November 1st, 2009 Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Hardware componentsPosted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:30 pmAs the holiday season approaches, people start thinking about gift ideas. To help you give (or receive) the perfect holiday gift this year I’ve put together a list of five cool tech gift ideas for hardware components.Check it out! –>Pages: 1
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
October 28th, 2009 ASUS debuts USB 3.0 motherboard and add-on cardPosted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:02 pmCategories: Tags: , , , , , , Today ASUS has debuted the P7P55D-E Premium motherboard and U3S6 add-on card, both featuring USB 3.0 support.The P7P55D-E Premium motherboard is a Socket LGA1156 board that not only features two USB 3.0 but also 6-Gbit SATA technology. It’s also kitted...
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
October 28th, 2009 Scary tech!Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:11 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , Halloween is nearly upon us again, the time for ghosts and ghouls and … well, OK, trick-or-treaters and candy. Still, it’s once again time for me to hold a flashlight under face and give you a “scary tech” story.Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then I’ll begin …Over the past twelve months...
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Net Applications has a Windows 7 hourly tracker. We're a few days into the launch,m so how's Microsoft's new OS doing? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Laptophobia (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
October 22nd, 2009 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:14 amCategories:Windows 7Tags:PC, Student Offer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-HughesToday is Windows 7 launch day. Here are some launch day offers that might be of interest to you.Microsoft is introducing a limited-time series of offers known as “7 Days...
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Predictably, Apple has released new 30-second ads that slam Microsoft and Windows 7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The latest word on the aftermath of the Sidekick data-loss incident seems to have come out early this morning on the Hardware 2.0 blog, maintained by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for ZDNet. Given that the last report I cited, provided by Ina Fried for CNET News, concerned a response from T-Mobile [...]
Laptophobia (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
October 13th, 2009 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:44 pmCategories:In the news, IntelTags:Revenue, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-HughesFor Intel, it seems that the economic downturn could be over as the company announced better than expected profits for the third quarter.Net income came in at $1.9 billion, down from the $2 billion it...
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
October 21st, 2009 Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech supportPosted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:48 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , Those will know that my Dell Studio 13 XPS developed a fault over the weekend where the battery suddenly refused to charge. No problems I thought, I’ll call Dell tech support …OK, early Monday morning I gave Dell tech support a ring...
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
It's time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping. There, I've said it. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
October 20th, 2009 AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:15 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , Today we see AMD roll out eight new CPUs just in time to make it to a launch party!Here’s the new lineup:AMD Athlon II X3 435 - 95W TDP - 2.9GHz - $87 AMD Athlon II X3 425 - 95W TDP - 2.7GHz - $76 AMD Athlon II X4 605e - 45W TDP - 2.3GHz...
Hardware 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
October 19th, 2009 Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole storyPosted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:48 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , According to a survey carried out by Softchoice, 88% of corporate PCs in the US are .The data is pretty interesting:88% of PC capable of running Windows 7, compared to 50% when Vista was released 65% can run advanced...
