Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Near Future Not Good for PC Business

Gartner: PC sales to see worst fall in history

The global PC industry will suffer its 'sharpest decline in history' in 2009, as overall demand for PCs falls by 11.9 percent compared with 2008, according to analysts at Gartner. The new low beats the previous record decline of just 3.2 percent, which took place in 2001. According to a statement from Gartner, both emerging and mature markets are forecast "to suffer unprecedented market slowdowns".

Microsoft's Massive List of Improvements to Windows 7

Microsoft on Thursday released a lengthy list of 36 improvements it plans to make to the release candidate (RC) for Windows 7, though the company did not provide any details on when that RC might actually be available.

Gazelle: The browser that thinks like an OS |Fatal Exception

Interesting article about Microsoft's newest Web browser now in development. The operating system is now losing its importance. The Web is becoming more important and more relevant than the operating system. Is this the future?

The Post-Chronicle Wiki: Imaging a New Media Frontier in San Francisco

The question is no longer, "Is the traditional newspaper model viable?" or even "How can we tweak it to keep it alive?" No, nothing short of a complete overhaul will be enough to keep traditional print media relevant. Or at least that's what some media professionals in San Francisco are saying.   The days of newspapers printed on paper are ending.

Foxmarks becomes Xmarks, does site discovery

Now known as just Xmarks, the tool layers in site discovery features. The Xmarks plug-in shows you sites similar to the one you're on, based on what other users have bookmarked and where they've filed those bookmarks. The plug-in also gives you additional information in search results, letting you see site popularity and user ratings on your search hits.

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