Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011
The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, which also looks back at annual global trends in malicious code activity.According to the McAfee report, total mobile malware samples identified spiked upward to more than 400 in the fourth quarter of last [...]
Tablets to Get Faster With PCI Express 4.0
A speedy successor to PCI data transfer protocols used in PCs and interconnects like Intel’s Thunderbolt is being designed with tablets in mind, a standards-setting organization said on Tuesday.The PCI-Express 4.0 bus will also go into PCs, servers and embedded devices and provide more bandwidth for high-speed data transfers than its predecessors, which could boost [...]
Spire Kepler Series Universal DH-HP CPU Coolers Released
The Spire all new Kepler universal micro-processor cooler series are direct contact heat-pipe solutions for Core i3/i5 and i7 from Intel and the AMD AM2/3/FM1 micro-processors. There are three (3) different models ranging from two up to four 6mm sinter powder heat-pipes which are in direct contact with the cpu heat-source, dissipating heat effectively and [...]
Research and Markets: New Report Finds That the Greater Chinese Notebook PC Shipment Volume and Value Both Recorded Growth in the Second Quarter Of 2011
October 07, 2011 04:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets(researchandmarkets.com/research/570abd/the_greater_chines) has announced the addition of the “The Greater Chinese Notebook PC Industry, 3Q 2011″ report to their offering. “the Greater Chinese Notebook PC Industry, 3Q 2011” this research report presents shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of the greater Chinese notebook [...]
Tablets, Smartphones to Get Speed Boost With New Memory
A new form of mobile DDR3 memory that can speed up tablets, smartphones and laptops could appear in devices starting as early as late next year, with adoption ramping up in 2013, analysts said on Thursday.Low-power DDR3 memory — also called LPDDR3 — will bring a bigger data transfer pipe to tablets and smartphones, which [...]
Apple No. 1 in customer satisfaction for 8th year: report
Robert Galbraith / Reuters fileBy Suzanne ChoneyApple continues to retain the No. 1 spot when it comes to happy customers, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index in its annual survey about personal computers. It’s the 8th year in a row the Cupertino company has held the title.”Among Windows-based PC makers, there is very little [...]
Pricing of RAM to Plunge, Analyst Says
Pricing of RAM to Plunge, Analyst SaysThe price of DDR3 memory used in laptops, desktops and servers will drop over the next two months as memory companies try to clear out excess inventory in a slowing PC market, IHS iSuppli said on Monday.The average selling price of DDR3 RAM with a 2-gigabit density will reach [...]
Is this the end for PCs?
Friday, August 26, 2011StarTech The term Tags: Apple, Personal computer, Harry McCracken, End, Hewlett-Packard, microsoft
Indian PC sales to jump 14%
Indian PC sales to jump 14%The Indian personal computer (PC) market is expected to achieve 14% growth at 12.71 million units in 2012 against the projected sales of 11.15 million units during 2011, according to IT market researcher, CyberMedia Research, The Financial Express reports.Notebook PCs will drive the sales with double digit growth. the release [...]
The PC isn’t dead, but it’s still a post-PC era
commentaryIn early June, market researcher IDC cut its forecast growth for PCs in 2011 from 7.1 percent to 4.2 percent. Gartner Group, another IT analyst firm, had earlier trimmed its numbers. meanwhile, Apple iPad sales continue to skyrocket, with 183 percent growth compared to the year-ago quarter.Androidtablets remain more of a mixed bag when it [...]
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