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Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" ...

From PETER SVENSSON, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Toshiba,  Intel,  Best Buy,  Hewlett-Packard,  Sony

Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure

NEW YORK Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places. Google Inc. announced Tuesday ...

From PETER SVENSSON, San Diego Union-Tribune,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  eBay Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!,  Virgin America

Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft offer free Wi-Fi to travelers

was converted into pedestrian zone with lawn chairs this spring, giving more of a reason to dawdle and perhaps flip open a laptop. NEW YORK — Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves ...

From PETER SVENSSON ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  eBay Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!,  Virgin America

Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia

NEW YORK (AP) -- When I was a kid, my dad bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had 32 volumes and took up 4 feet in the book case. I loved to sit on the couch and flip through it, reading articles at random. Now, I'm returning the favor, ...

From PETER SVENSSON, Buffalo News,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wikipedia

Acer to introduce 3-D laptop for gaming, movies

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From PETER SVENSSON, Globe and Mail,  25 Oct 2009

Wait, what happened to Windows 5 and 6?

rationale is that "7" is the seventh version of Windows. It gets there by counting up from Windows NT 4.0, skipping Windows 98 and counting both XP and 2000 as No. 5. Vista was No. 6. NEW YORK — As Microsoft's new operating system launches, you may be ...

From PETER SVENSSON ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  John Long,  Apple, Inc.,  Jaguar,  Google Inc.

AT&T profit dips but wireless results strong

AT&T is cutting jobs to save money, but it's difficult to scale back a century-old business in a cost-efficient fashion. It lost nearly 1 million home phone lines in the third quarter. NEW YORK — AT&T's net income dipped as revenue from traditional ...

From PETER SVENSSON ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  Verizon Communications Inc.,  Thomson Reuters,  Verizon Wireless

Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies

With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further — introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen. The abstrusely named Acer Aspire 5738DG-6165 has a 15.6-inch screen ...

From PETER SVENSSON, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Oct 2009

Learning to count with Microsoft: How Vista plus 1 makes 7

M icrosoft's new operating system launches Thursday, and you may be asking: How did we get to Windows 7? Did I miss 5 and 6? No, you didn't. But Microsoft Corp.'s names for the successive versions of Windows have been more than a little confusing. It's ...

From PETER SVENSSON, Globe and Mail,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  John Long,  Apple, Inc.,  Jaguar,  Google Inc.

Acer goes for mass market with 3D laptop for gaming, movies; glasses still required

NEW YORK — With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further — introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen. The abstrusely named Acer Aspire 5738DG-6165 has a ...

From PETER SVENSSON, Simple Thoughts,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart,  Intel,  Google Inc.,  Best Buy,  Microsoft Corporation

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