Victorians will now be able to ditch their unwanted, end-of-life technology equipment in a green fashion following the launch of a state IT take-back program -- with support from big name vendors including Apple, Dell and HP.
Apple and Dell have managed to track down and replace the vast majority of their potentially "exploding" batteries, which has allowed airlines to lift the restrictions placed on the use of notebooks in-flight.
Sony and PC makers scrambled on Thursday to reassure customers that the latest battery recall involving Apple Computer would be the last.
Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.
Michael Dell acknowledged on Wednesday that his company has in the past missed some key industry trends, such as the importance of retail sales and consumer products.
Good Technology exec Terry Austin has heard every joke in the book relating to his company's name.
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So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.
The only people who won't eventually move to Windows Vista are the Linux and Mac enthusiasts.
If you're out on the road a lot, you want a notebook that won't give you a sore shoulder at the end of the day, but you may not want to give up all the features of a full-sized notebook. Can you have both?
If you're going to have to lug it around, you might as well get a laptop that will make business colleagues green with envy.
Product design chief John Medica has a big job ahead -- jazzing up Dell's image with computers that capture the public's imagination.
Nervous Dell owners around the world are scrutinising their battery packs and wondering if their laptop is one step away from bursting into a high-tech inferno. Other laptop owners also have to wonder if their systems might also be affected by faulty lithium-ion batteries. Here's what you need to know.
Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.
Apple makes a bid for a larger slice of the browser market with a version of Safari for Windows, XP, and Vista.
The iPhone was launched in the US last week -- CNET's Kent German and Donald Bell give us a tour of the phone, which will not be available in Australia till January 2008.
No removable battery, a two-year AT&T contract (in the US -- Australian details have not yet been released), and a high price are just a few of the problems with the Apple iPhone. Find out what other features (or lack of) make the iPhone undesirable.
This year's Worldwide Developers Conference opened with a surprising announcement by some guy in blue jeans and a black turtleneck.
A burning laptop that frightened passengers at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend was a ThinkPad, Lenovo confirmed Wednesday, and that notebook ships with Sony's battery technology.
Some of Dell's customers have not been heeding its advice to return laptop batteries that could potentially explode.
In this round-up for small and medium businesses, we feature notebooks in several price bands -- and varying bells and whistles -- ranging from a little over AU$1,500 to just under AU$4,000 for business users who require high performance.
If you're out on the road a lot, you want a notebook that won't give you a sore shoulder at the end of the day, but you may not want to give up all the features of a full-sized notebook. Can you have both?
Does your organisation boast a budding Tim Burton or a corporate Coen brothers? If you’re planning to produce video or 3D animation, we look at some top-end workstations you’ll need to create your masterpieces.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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