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- HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC
- My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft
- RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating systems, cost difference, Microsoft Corp., OEM, Is it OK, Microsoft Windows, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion
- Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...
- Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!
- No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- The perfect computer?
- Do we have the technology to build a perfect computer? Would it be perfect for a specific purpose or is it possible to build a perfect general purpose computer? Small Business Computing's Mark Beckley has some answers. Do we have the technology to build a perfect...
- Tags: Motherboard, Computer, Machine, Chip, Small Business Computing, Watt Power Supply, Productivity, PCs, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-02
- Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)
- Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...
- Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions
- Except that most software is not 64-bitnor are most drivers. Also, you have a nasty Microsoft enforced warning screen if you are trying to use non-signed drivers each time you boot. Not a killer, but stupid and annoying.Also, as someone else pointed out, if you don't have at least 4...
- Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Windows 7 Upgrade, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7, software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- AMD posts another quarterly loss
- If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- The new Dell: innovation, not just standards, to attract business customers
- Win 7 is too newThe machine is designed for business. Businesses are not going to switch to Win 7 overnight. It will take quite some time. Heck, Win 7 isn't even out. Nobody knows what hiccups await.The buyer of the notebook today can be ASSURED that...
- Tags: Linux, Businesses, Dell Computer Corp., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Windows 7 OEM pricing emerges ... some serious discounts available
- You forgot to mention ...... That OEM means it must be pre-installed on the machine that was purchased by the end user ... meaning it cannot LEGALLY be purchased for installation by your average Joe ... I own a small IT company in Canada, and I have a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, OEM, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7
- What this should teach you....is to look at the support forums before buying!RE: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7Thank you for publishing this. I'm on this PC right now trying to decide whether I should get a replacement or return it...
- Tags: Desktops, Mice, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- EC ramps up PR war with Intel (by publishing 518 page decision)
- Not a big surpriseThe EC is a protectionist tool extorting technology and money from the creative genius of the US and other countries outside the EU. If you are successful, you are a target.RE: EC ramps up PR war with Intel (by publishing 518 page decision)Well that says it...
- Tags: Intel Chip, Intel Corp., page decision, PR War, public relations
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Hardware 2.0 - Open mic session
- Dell Studio XPSI know you bought a Studio XPS 13 a while back and only did an initial review. My question is re the heat issue everyone seems to be complaining about. I have a SXPS 16 and from observation this system does get really hot under certain conditions and...
- Tags: Processors, hardware, microphone, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Stanford's open-source camera lets the public choose camera features
- What happens when you get Linux developers designing physical objects....You get a camera with no case, a motherboard sticking out, a huge lens on a dinky cellphone cmos chip, a built in USB hub, and some guy talking about making it "programmable" so that some other university eggheads can use...
- Tags: open source, camera, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)
- Blah, ha ha ha haOh yeah, I can just see my son playing Garry's Mod on a virtual desktop. Blah, ha, ha, ha.... Yeah, right.Oh, oh, and I can just see virtualizing several thousand clients, all churning their spreadsheets, personal databases, e-mail, web browsers, compilers, graphics programs.There's a reason...
- Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, Virtualization, Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Geek Squad, rootkit, desktop virtualization, computer, desktop, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Windows 7 Starter edition introduces genuine "Microsoft tax"
- Their copyright, their license, their rulesIf you want it you have to play by their rules. Always has been that way with Windows, and it always will be that way. If you don't like it, you can always play with someone else who is more willing to share."How much you...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, tax, Microsoft Windows, Tiered pricing, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Corsair debuts Dominator GT DDR3 memory for AMD Phenom II
- Memory manufacturer Corsair on Wednesday announced its new Dominator GT line of ultra-high performance DDR3 memory modules, designed specifically for AMD Phenom II processor-based platforms using Socket AM3 motherboards. The new 4GB (2 x 2GB) Dominator GT memory kit operates at a frequency...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Memory, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Corsair, Flash Memory, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7A massive success for Windows 7!"On July 20, TechRepublic asked its pool of U.S. IT leaders if they planned to begin Windows 7 deployments by the end of 2010. The jury, made up of the first 12 respondents from the 90-member group, was...
- Tags: Operating systems, SMB customer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-07-28
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