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1. It’s A Good Idea
1. It’s A Good Idea If nothing else, Google’s Chrome OS platform is a good idea. As more and more consumers start accessing the Web for their many needs, it only makes sense than operating system would bridge the gap between their offline efforts and their Web practices. Chrome OS might not be groundbreaking, but…
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Dell to Release Ultra-Slim Laptop, Shipping Sandy Bridge PCs
Dell is shipping more systems with the new Intel "Sandy Bridge" processors and updated “Cougar Point” chipset hardware "than just about anyone else," according to a company spokesman, and that trend will only continue. In a March 7 blog post, Lionel Menchaca said that over the next six weeks, the company will expand the systems…
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Cisco Cuts Price of Umi Consumer Telepresence
Cisco Systems officials, who faced criticism over the cost of the company’s Umi consumer video conferencing offering when it launched in October 2010, are now driving down the cost and expanding the options of the platform as they look to grow the business. Cisco on March 7 announced a price cut of $100 for the…
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Intel Rolls Out New Core vPro Processors
Intel is rolling out its newest business PC processors, the Core vPro, that combine the chip maker’s “Sandy Bridge” architecture with the latest generation of its on-board management and security capabilities. Intel unveiled the 2nd Generation Core vPro i5 and i7 processors March 17, with Rick Echevarria, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and…
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10 Ways For Cisco to Get Its Mojo Back
10 Ways For Cisco to Get Its Mojo Back 1. Forget About Financials For A WhileAs a public company, Cisco is obviously concerned about its future financial performance. And it fully understands that without proper revenue and profit gains, its stock price will plummet. But it can’t worry about that for now. It needs to…
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Patch Tuesday Brings Fixes for Windows, Office
Microsoft has plans for a small Patch Tuesday next week that will include just three security bulletins. Of the three, just one is rated "Critical," while the other two are rated "Important." The critical bulletin, as well as one of the bulletins classified as important, impacts Microsoft Windows. The other bulletin affects Microsoft Office. Click…
