Among the options IBM is mulling for its forthcoming network computer, or Network Station, is a wireless version, a company executive said this week.
IBM intends to introduce only a limited number of Network Station designs, according to Bob Dies, general manager of IBM’s Network Comput ... [read more]
September 10th, 2007
Microsoft today released Home Essentials 97, its new software bundle for home PC users.
The $109, 125MB package consists of Word 97, Encarta 97, Works 4.0 (which includes spreadsheet and database tools), Arcade (which includes Asteroids and several other basic games), and Greetings Workshop, ... [read more]
September 7th, 2007
Microsoft today released Home Essentials 97, its new software bundle for home PC users.
The $109, 125MB package consists of Word 97, Encarta 97, Works 4.0 (which includes spreadsheet and database tools), Arcade (which includes Asteroids and several other basic games), and Greetings Workshop, ... [read more]
July 5th, 2007
Monorail Incorporated announced today that the tiny, full-featured Monorail PC, released late last year at the eyebrow-raising price of $999, is now available for $899.
The briefcase-size Monorail, which features an AMD K5 processor (comparable to a 75-MHz Pentium), 16MB of RAM, a 1.08GB hard ... [read more]
Add comment July 4th, 2007
More PC vendors will offer fully functional home and business PCs for less than $1000 (not including monitor) by this summer, according to an industry source.
Currently, some vendors, such as AST and Packard Bell, offer home systems in this price range. However, upcoming developments in the ch ... [read more]
Add comment June 29th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard’s decision to cut prices on its Omnibook notebook computers by as much as 21 percent represents an effort to capture more of the corporate market, an HP executive said today.
The company announced the cuts on Monday, less than two weeks after Compaq reduced prices in its ... [read more]
Add comment June 28th, 2007
Seemingly immediate obsolescence has been a headache for computer buyers since the dawning of the PC. Time is just not on your side in an industry that moves so fast. It’s a double-edged dilemma: The computer industry rolls out better products for less money — certainly good news for ... [read more]
Add comment June 27th, 2007
Compaq Computer has issued a recall on AC adapters for its Armada 4100 notebook PCs. Compaq initiated the recall when it discovered the AC adapters could pose an electrical shock hazard to users.
The adapter has a connector which, under very rare conditions can [cause] an electrical shock haza ... [read more]
Add comment June 26th, 2007
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