Microsoft also reiterated that the corporate lifecycle of Windows 8.1 would remain the same.
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HP issues worldwide recall of 50,000 laptop batteries over fire risk
The company said it had received eight reports of those batteries "overheating, melting, or charring." Those reports included property damage and burns.1 2764Simmtronics sweeps up tablet awards
Simmtronics this week scooped a number of awards recognising its fast rising stature in the international tablet PC world, and capping an impressive season of achievements for its highly popular XPad tablet series.
The myth of driver backups
Once you wipe your hard drive and reinstall Windows, your system may have no audio, no Ethernet, no Wi-Fi, and possibly even no USB – all potentially major problems.
Time for Chromebooks in the enterprise?
A new report from Forrester Research says these “post-PC” devices could fill a niche, or more than one, in the enterprise.
Dell's Project Ophelia could be more bad news for PCs
Dell is shipping Project Ophelia devices to early beta testers. PC sales are already suffering at the hands of mobile devices, and now Dell’s Android PC-on-a-stick threatens the relevance of traditional PCs from a different angle.
Icahn criticises Dell for vote rule change on proposed deal
Icahn on Monday urged Dell’s board not to support the proposed shareholder vote change as it could disenfranchise voters.
Why Internet Explorer 11 is the right browser for business
On Sunday, Microsoft released a Developer Preview version of IE 11 for Windows 7. Newer doesn’t always equal better, but IE 11 has some power under the hood that business users will benefit from.
Dell's thumb-size PC, Project Ophelia, ships to testers
Dell has started shipping its thumb-size PC called Project Ophelia to beta testers and is preparing to ship the final product in the coming months.
Icahn in control after Dell ups offer to take company private
Michael Dell and Silver Lake’s decision to raise the offer to take Dell private is a concession that rival Carl Icahn and affiliate parties may have an upper hand in the wrangling to take over the company, observers of the deal said.
4G wireless now a necessity for businesses
The realm of 4G wireless networking continues to grow with each passing week, and for business users, it has matured from a luxury to a necessity.