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Apple rolls out new MacBook Pro models at developers conference, cuts $300 from pricesApple rolls out new MacBooks, drops prices SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. showed off new MacBook Pro laptops with longer battery lives, faster processors and lower prices. Intel to buy software maker Wind River Systems for $884 million, helping expansion beyond PCsIntel to buy software maker Wind River for $884M SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel Corp. said Thursday it will buy software maker Wind River Systems Inc. for $884 million in an all-cash deal that will help the world's largest computer chip maker expand beyond the PC market. Google Android OS is coming home to Netbooks through Acer
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp. The move by Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, could raise Android's chances of becoming a widely used alternative to Windows on mobile computers. Because Android, originally designed for mobile phones, is freely distributed by Google, netbooks running the software would cost less, Acer executive Jim Wong said Tuesday at Computex, a huge computer show in Taiwan. He would not give a specific figure. Wong also praised Android's fast boot-up time. Mimo UM-710 Review: Amazing Alternative for Double Desktop
ATLANTA — When you're surfing the Web, editing photos, listening to MP3s and tweeting, it's easy to run out of real estate on your computer display. If only you had a little extra screen — like a digital kid brother — that could show an auxiliary program like a Twitter application. Now you do. All hail the mini monitor. These diminutive displays are quite helpful with everyday computing tasks but take up less desk space than a full-sized monitor you might use as a second screen. And you don't need a special slot in your PC to connect the miniature displays. A basic USB connection handles it. Windows 7 requirements in line with Vista’s; release candidate offers way to run XP softwareMicrosoft's Windows 7 test implies holiday launch SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of the Windows 7 operating system that adds a few new features, including a way to run Windows XP applications. |
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