News tagged with desktop
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
(AP) -- Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."
May 24, 2012 |
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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets
So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can.
May 23, 2012 |
2 / 5 (3) |
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Twitter joins Firefox effort to thwart online tracking
Twitter on Thursday took a stand for online privacy by backing a Firefox web browsing feature that lets people signal that they don't want their Internet activity tracked.
May 17, 2012 |
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Fujitsu develops high-speed thin client technology for 10-fold improvement in responsiveness
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed technology for high-speed thin clients that will respond as much as ten times faster to user operations, even in low-quality network ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Engineering a safer world
Innovations in software and technology are creating increasingly complex systems: cars that park themselves; medical devices that automatically deliver drugs; and smartphones with the computing power of desktop ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Not all today's students are 'tech savvy'
A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn't bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Uic engineer tackles nanoscale computing challenges
Today's best computer chips boast staggering transistor arrays exceeding 2 1/2 billion, but new nanometer-level technologies hold the promise of boosting that number even more. Nanotransistors may be fabricated from materials ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Dell buys 'cloud' computing company Wyse
Dell on Monday said it is buying Wyse Technology to expand its business offerings in the Internet "cloud" in the face of softening demand for traditional computing hardware.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Review: Windows 8 a big misstep for Microsoft
The venerable PC is at a crossroads. Sales growth has slowed to a crawl. And consumers and developers are increasingly turning their time and attention to smartphones and tablets.
Mar 28, 2012 |
4.1 / 5 (29) |
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Review: New iPad screen is eye-opening upgrade
(AP) -- Beware the new iPad, not because it's an inferior product, but because it's a superior one. Using one is like living the life of a millionaire for a day, then getting dumped back in your regular life. Your eyes are ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 21, 2012 |
2.9 / 5 (10) |
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Report: Tablets helping improve news consumption
Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Microsoft demos three new whiz-bang technologies it's working on (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft isn’t really known for giving the world at large much of a clue regarding what it’s working on regarding future products (other than Windows) thus it came as rather a surprise ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 29, 2012 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
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Review: Thunderbird innovates, but Web mail wins
The last time I relied on email software for personal messaging, George W. Bush was starting his second term, Pluto was still a planet and the Motorola Razr was America's most popular mobile phone.
Jan 18, 2012 |
2.3 / 5 (12) |
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PayPal tests in-store payment system at Home Depot
(AP) -- EBay's PayPal service is testing out a payments system in brick-and-mortar Home Depot stores.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Improving security in the cloud
Less and less of today's computing is done on desktop computers; cloud computing, in which operations are carried out on a network of shared, remote servers, is expected to rise as the demand for computing power increases. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Desktop
Desktop refers to the surface of a desk.
The term has been adopted as an adjective to distinguish office appliances (such as photocopiers and printers) which can be fitted on top of a desk, from larger equipment covering its own area on the floor.
Desktop may also refer to:
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Wikipedia.
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