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Iolo Technologies Upgrades System Mechanic Business
PC performance and tune-up specialists Iolo Technologies announced an upgrade to System Mechanic Business, the company’s computer optimization and maintenance software designed for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The solution supports both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Vista, and XP and is designed to work on all varieties of desktops, laptops and netbooks.…
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Dell Ultrathin Laptop Inspiron M101z Offers Long Battery Life
Computer maker Dell announced the availability of the Inspiron M101z Ultrathin notebook, a slim, sub-4-pound laptop that can fit in a handbag or backpack and is being aimed at users who require an ultra-portable devices with extended battery life. The M101z is powered by AMD Athlon II Neo Mobile processors and integrated ATi graphics and…
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McAfee Completes Mobile Security Portfolio with tenCube Acquisition
Security technology company McAfee announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned tenCube, the provider of the WaveSecure mobile security service. The deal will create for McAfee a single platform, from the consumer to the enterprise, to address the management and security of all devices types by adding WaveSecure’s locate, lock,…
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iPad Boosts Apple, Netbook Sales Idle, Study Finds
Worldwide PC market data from Canalys revealed Apple’s release of the iPad tablet helped it jump into the top five PC vendors, capturing approximately 6 percent of the portable PC segment in Q2 2010, with over 3 million units shipped during the device’s first few months on the market. Conversely, the report found growth in…
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Microsoft Releases Public Beta for Windows 7 SP1, Extends XP Downgrade Rights
Software giant Microsoft announced during its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which the company noted does not contain any new features specific to Windows 7. However, the features in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 benefit Windows 7…
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HP Acquisition of Palm Complete, webOS Developments Ahead
HP, the world’s top-selling PC maker, with access to Palm’s webOS mobile platform and Pre and Pixi smartphones, will now be able to “participate more aggressively in the highly profitable, $100 billion smartphone and connected mobile devices markets,” HP said in a statement July 1. However, the real draw for HP was Palm’s webOS mobile…