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  • Microsoft limits XP subnotebook specs

    Microsoft has reportedly set strict limitations on the specifications of the cheap subnotebooks that can carry its Windows XP operating system.

  • Seagate ships hybrid 160GB/256MB 2.5-inch drive

    Seagate Technology, the industry's largest producer of hard drives, has finally started shipping its first batch of hybrid hard drives for notebook PCs.

  • Vista just over the horizon for industry dept

    The federal Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (DITR) has flagged plans to migrate its 2,900-strong desktop fleet to Microsoft's latest Windows Vista and Office 2007 software. But the move could still be some time away.

  • Dell and HP still the life of the XP party

    Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions.

  • Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed

    Microsoft says it remains happy with enterprise sales of Vista -- however, the software behemoth acknowledges that many businesses who have bought Vista licences are yet to deploy the software.

  • Vista sales gaining momentum

    Windows Vista is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.

  • IDC cuts PC forecast on Vista delay

    PC companies will feel a small amount of pain this year from the delay of Microsoft's Vista operating system, according to a new forecast from IDC.

  • Dell users demand more Linux options

    Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.

  • HP's new twist on the Tablet PC

    Although sold as a 'consumer entertainment' notebook, the swivelling PDA-style touch screen on HP's newest laptop could have strong appeal to the small business market.

  • XP a quietly official alternative to Vista

    Despite its big push for Vista, Microsoft is quietly allowing PC makers to offer an option that lets users "downgrade" to Windows XP, allowing customers to purchase new PCs but stick with the older operating system.

  • SanDisk rolls out flash hard drives for laptops

    SanDisk wants to replace the hard drive in notebooks with flash memory, a swap that it says will make thin laptops faster and more reliable.

  • Vista success hinges on developers

    There's a reason Steve Ballmer runs around screaming about developers.

  • Video: Michael Dell in Sydney

    His name synonymous with the PC industry, Michael Dell this week made a fleeting visit to Australia to meet customers, employees and members of the media.

  • Microsoft goes on green Vista offensive

    Microsoft has commissioned a report which claims the new power-management features in Vista can help companies "massively" reduce carbon emissions resulting from the use of desktop PCs.

  • Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine

    Whenever Windows Vista computers arrive, they will have their own special way of talking to one another.

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