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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 2969
MacBook Pro the most reliable Windows laptop, says report
Soluto’s PC troubleshooting Web service has saved many a forehead from banging against a desk. By scanning computers for installed …
Microsoft launches two-factor authentication for Microsoft Account
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for …
Can you work effectively without a PC?
There’s plenty of doom and gloom surrounding the PC industry right now. Research firm IDC recently reported a “perfect storm” …
Lenovo signs Mindware as Think product distributor
Lenovo has appointed Mindware as an official distributor of its Think product range, according to a recent Mindware statement. The …
Windows RT finds support from Dell
Dell remains committed to Microsoft’s Windows RT, despite the poor market reception to the OS and a decline in prices …
Worldwide device shipments to top 2.4bn in 2013, says Gartner
According to Gartner, over 2.4 billion devices will be sold worldwide during 2013, marking a 9 percent increase from 2012. …
Microsoft stock takes beating amid declining PC shipments
Microsoft’s stock took a beating over the weekend after a pair of research firms said PC shipments in the first …
‘Perfect storm’ leads to PC market free fall
A “perfect storm” of struggling PC companies, aversion to Windows 8 and wider mobile-device adoption plunged the already struggling PC …
Microsoft warns Windows XP users to move on
In just one year, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular …