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The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?

How long can enterprises milk their existing PCs without having to upgrade? The answer for now is: Quite awhile, perhaps forever. But technology chieftains are betting (praying?) that there's a big PC upgrade cycle looming and the Windows 7 Oct. 22 launch will be the catalyst.  The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Netbook, PC Shipment, Tech Executive, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-08

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

PC shipments on the upswing

PC shipments on the upswingAnother IDC prediction...IDC prediction in early 2002:"...From almost nothing, IDC predicts that the sale of internet appliances will nearly match that of PCs in 2002 and thereafter greatly exceed them. From that point on, Forrester expects the PC to go into gentle, absolute decline..."I guess IDC...

Tags: Desktops, International Data Corp., PC shipment, PC

Discussion threads 2003-12-12

IDC bumps up PC forecast

Market researcher IDC says notebook sales and business purchasing have boosted its 2003 growth forecast for PC shipments by two points. The company now predicts that this year's PC shipments, which include desktops, notebooks and servers priced at less than $25,000, will grow by 8.4 percent globally and 7.2 percent...

Tags: PC, International Data Corp.

Blog posts 2003-09-04

Additional Resources

LifeSize PassPort: The First Skype-Compatible Telepresence System

Cisco's $3 billion offer to buy Tandberg yesterday may bring Cisco a more economical telepresence solution than its own not saying much, but that's only part of the challenge of bringing the technology to the small business and our homes. On Monday, LifeSize will take a big step towards solving...

Tags: Video Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Cisco Systems Inc., HD, Passport, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011

funny pictureyou show a picture of a phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and millions of tiny little buttons glued all over it (that can't change layout when necessary) as the future of smartphones? do you really think that smartphones will look like this in two years time?RE:...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Desktops, desktop computer, sales, smart phone, phone, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

News to know: Google Voice; Twitter; I'm a PC; FiOS; Microsoft satisfaction; Cloud security

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. Sam Diaz: Google Voice only gets better with launch of mobile app Larry Dignan: Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, PC, Voice, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Desktops, Security, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Dell, HP even in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple market share slips as Acer surges

Dell, HP even in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple market share slips as Acer surgesWill be fun to see how Mac blogs spin these numbersThe Mac blogs always find a way to spin mediocre number gains into a statistically epic triumph. It will be fun to see how...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., Acer Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Dell, HP neck and neck in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple slips, Acer surges

Dell's second quarter U.S. market share tumbled 19 percent from a year ago to 26.3 percent, but that was good enough to regain No. 1 in the U.S. over HP, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Acer and Toshiba's market share improved in the second quarter as Apple's slipped to 7.6 percent,...

Tags: U.S., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Acer Inc., International Data Corp., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarter

Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarterdeclinig"with commercial Mac shipments up 25% [month over month] in May versus market growth of just 1%" if the broad market is up 1% and apple's 25% growth is part of that 1% number, than that means that the windows-pc market is...

Tags: Sales strategy, Blu-ray, Desktops, Notebooks, Mac sales growth quarter, growth quarter, Apple Inc., Mac sale, PC, Apple Macintosh, sales

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarter

Apple will sell 2.5 million Macs in the second calendar quarter, a 12 percent increase and a marked uptick from the 4 percent decline last quarter, according to a new forecast issued by Morgan Stanley's Kathryn Huberty. According to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Sales, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Acer to sell Android netbooks in Q3 2009; will they be cheaper?

Computer manufacturer Acer said it plans to sell netbooks that run on Google's Android operating system in Q3 2009, posing a potential threat to Microsoft's current chokehold on the market. Acer has now officially announced that it is making both PCs and smartphones using Google's Android operating...

Tags: Google Android, Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Microsoft: The four elephants in the room

Microsoft's fiscal third quarter results will be notable on four fronts: Potential layoffs, the impact on weak PC demand, the effect of netbooks and how Windows 7 may impact the June quarter.  Wall Street is expecting Microsoft to report third quarter earnings of 39 cents a share...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Global PC shipments down 6.5% in Q1 2009; HP is No. 1

Global PC shipments totaled 67.2 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 6.5 percent decline versus first quarter 2008, according to preliminary data from Gartner. “We are seeing some evidence of channel inventory restocking, particularly in the U.S.,” said George Shiffler, research director...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Shipment, Gartner Inc., 1Q09, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Gartner: Apple's U.S. market share slips in Q1 2009

A new report released by Gartner says that worldwide PC shipments totaled 67.2 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of 6.5 percent. We are seeing some evidence of channel inventory restocking, particularly in the U.S.,” said George Shiffler, research director at Gartner. “This restocking should...

Tags: U.S., Shipment, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Easy Invoice 4.05.243531 (Windows)

Easy Invoicing program into your PC: point of sale, invoice, quote, packing list, track sales, sales staff, customer history, inventory control, accounting, barcode scanner, Touch screen, products photo entry, Keyboard/mouse operation, automatic sales discount, automatic seasonal sales discount, product word search, barcode label print, customer name/phone number search, print receipt,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Richland & Associates, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Software downloads 2009-02-21

Does open source control 18% of the PBX market?

Does open source control 18% of the PBX market?Open Source PBX studyThank you for your writing about our recent Open Source PBX study. Here?s the methodology that was followed. The number of Open Source PBX surveys conducted and completed for the research exceeded 7,000. Then our PBX...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, PBX, Open Source PBX, Does Open Source, open source, Asterisk

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot

Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm

Hands On: The BlackBerry StormSorry, Don't Want To Be A Blackberry Network SlaveYou shouldn't have to be stuck with a proprietary network to do your business in the Internet age. If Blackberry's network goes down, everyone on a Blackberry goes down. At least with other Smart Phones you...

Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Hands-On, phone

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?

The Dynabook. Source: A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages, Alan Kay, XEROX PARC 1968. November 5th, 2008 was the 40th anniversary since computer scientist Alan Kay devised the "Dynabook", a theoretical computing device which was aimed toward higher education and...

Tags: Device, Student, Alan Kay, Dynabook, E-books, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-09