Sony Vaio Team Tackles PC Slump With 'Creative Destruction'
BERLIN – The demise of the PC and rise of the tablet has been well documented, forcing traditional PC makers – like Sony's Vaio team – to shift their focus. Here at the IFA trade show, Sony is showing off its latest Vaio lineup, which includes the 11 …
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You can now replace your PC with a smartphone. But will you?
Sales of PCs continue to decline, and that's forcing PC makers to get creative. The latest example is an attempt by Acer, currently the number four maker of PCs in the world by market share, to replace the PC forever—with the smartphone. Meet the Acer …
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How to install Android on your PC
Windows 8's bold grab for tablet relevance may snatch headlines, but it isn't the only operating system looking to extend its established supremacy over a whole new class of devices. As the PC market hemorrhages, more and more manufacturers are turning …
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Microsoft Untethers OneNote For iPad From The PC
Microsoft's OneNote note-taking app for iPad and iPhone got a small but important update today that finally makes the iPad version a completely stand-alone experience. Until now, you couldn't create new notebooks from the iPad, so you were always …
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Can a new wave of two-in-one devices save the PC industry?
Summary: At the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, Microsoft's hardware partners are showing off the next generation of Windows-powered hardware, a category Intel calls "two-in-ones." By year's end, the market should be flooded with devices that can shift from …
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Fire in China Memory Chip Plant Could Slow PC and Phone Shipments
SK_Hynix_logo If you were planning on maybe upgrading the memory on your desktop or notebook PC, or servers, you might want to get it done quickly or wait for a while. A fire at a plant in China owned by Korea's SK Hynix is likely to cause a disruption …
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