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Intel to combine PC and mobile chip divisions to reflect market shifts

Intel will combine its PC and mobile processor divisions under one roof, reflecting a changing market in which the line between tablets and laptops has blurred.

Microsoft wants antivirus vendors to remember who the bad guys are

Competing antivirus vendors should remember that cooperation is the key to fighting malware, a top Microsoft security official said.

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10 Best Practices for Cloud Business Intelligence: Enabling the Business

Business driven Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics represent a shift in the enterprise that is perfectly aligned with the value proposition of cloud-based analytic solutions.

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Microsoft updates Windows 10, gets an earful from users about OneDrive changes

Microsoft yesterday rolled out the next update to its Windows 10 Technical Preview, but an alteration to how OneDrive, the company's cloud-based storage service, synchronizes files got a big thumbs down from users

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Windows 10 Start menu secrets every desktop pro should know

We dig deep into the Windows Technical Preview Start menu to fine-tune it so that you don’t have to.

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Microsoft updates EMET security tool to fix compatibility issues, harden exploit mitigations

Microsoft's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit was updated Monday to harden the exploit mitigations that it adds to other programs and to address compatibility issues with some of them.

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Drastic price cuts may damage PC industry, jeopardize Microsoft's hopes for Windows 10

Windows PC makers slashed prices to historically low levels in the U.S. during the last three weeks of October, damaging the consumer business just as Microsoft tries to push Windows 10 as its salvation, a retail analyst said.

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10 Best Practices for Integrating Data

Data integration is often underestimated and poorly implemented, taking time and resources. Yet it continues to grow in strategic importance as customer data and touch points grow with the emergence of cloud, social and mobile

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Yoga 3 Pro review: Intel's Core M processor delivers for this hybrid laptop

Lenovo's versatile Yoga 3 Pro Windows tablet/laptop convertible offers a new low-power processor, many hours of battery life and a great display.

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Dell sees Windows 10 gaining interest from customers

Windows 10 is set to replace Windows 8 next year and some forward-thinking Dell customers are already excited about the new OS.

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Windows XP's user share plunge not real, just a data adjustment

The Internet metrics company that claimed Windows XP's user share plummeted last month said Tuesday that it had struck several Chinese websites from its tallies, causing the dramatic decline.

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Acer's PC convertible takes on 5 different shapes

Seeking to spice up its PC convertibles, Acer has come out with a device that can take on five different shapes with the help of a flexible kickstand and a detachable wireless keyboard.

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10 Common Problems APM Helps You Solve

Practical advice for you to take full advantage of the benefits of APM and keep your IT environment performing at its peak at all times.

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Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets

Windows 8's user share surged last month, while Windows XP's plummeted by a record amount.

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What's new with Java

There are three latest versions of Java. Tweaking Java to disable SSL 3.0. Securing Java. Explaining the security messages when running Java applets. Expiring old versions of Java.

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HP embraces 'blended reality,' dives into 3D printing

HP today unveiled a new 3D Print technology and interactive compute platform that can make the 3D printing process 10 times faster and 50% less expensive than similar systems already available, enabling mass parts production.

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Dell takes one last shot at selling Windows 7 Home Premium PCs

Just days before Microsoft orders OEMs to stop building new PCs with Windows 7 Home Premium, Dell tried one last time to spur sales using the lure of the five-year-old consumer OS.

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10 Considerations in Moving to a Cloud-Based Contact Center

This ebook offers ten key considerations when moving to a cloud-based contact center. What are your organization's business goals and requirements?

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Workers use their own devices at work, without boss's knowledge

Many workers use their personally owned smartphones and other computers for job tasks, but a new survey shows a big percentage are doing so without their employer's knowledge.

Microsoft's 'big opportunity' to goose device share stalls before it gets started

Microsoft's push to move its device needle from 14% just got harder. Gartner today forecast that the company's share will be flat this year and climb only slightly in 2015.

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Microsoft dabbles in per-user Windows licensing

For the first time, Microsoft will offer user-based Windows licenses to enterprises, a change one expert called "substantial" but another downplayed as unlikely to have much of an impact.

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Microsoft hesitates to trumpet Windows 10; fears consumers will delay PC purchases

Microsoft has focused on how businesses will benefit from its next operating system, Windows 10, not only because corporate customers are its bread and butter, but to prevent consumers from balking at buying new PCs, an analyst said...

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