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Bake-Off: Color Printers
Eight manufacturers, eight color printers -- in this showdown, winner takes all. As our Test Center reviewers looked at color laser printer after another, it became clear that many vendors focus on one or two strengths over all others.
25 Hot Products From RetailVision Europe
More than 75 vendors came to the magical city of Rome for RetailVision Europe 2008 to display their product masterpieces to capture the hearts, imagination and buying power of nearly 100 of Europe's top retailers.
OLPC Laptops To Run On Windows XP
Microsoft, OLPC announce trial program for XO notebooks in June, as home-grown Linux OS apparently not cutting it for struggling project.
REVIEWS
Of all the major segments in IT, the printer space remains one of the most expansive and competitive. While consolidation in the software and PC spaces has continued apace over the past year, the printer industry is as broad as ever—and choices remain as complex when it comes to color printing.
The Test Center takes a look at Microsoft's latest iteration of EBS -- Part 2 of 2.
An increasing number of service and commercial businesses have been trying to use tablets to boost productivity and workflow. Motion Computing introduces the F5 for the vertical market.
The Test Center takes a look at Microsoft's new EBS, focusing in this report on what VARs need to know about its installation.
If the Tablet PC segment is poised for growth, DT Research wants a piece of it with its new products. The Test Center looks at one of them to see how it fits in.
Microsemi is working to take advantage of growth opportunity in infrastructure, with a PoE offering that VARs can now consider.
BLOGS
A Missouri Mom was indicted for conspiracy and violations of the anti-hacking Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after her MySpace cyber bullying allegedly caused a teen to kill herself.
BlackBerry won't fess up, but rumors of the BlackBerry Thunder, a touch-screen Apple iPhone rival, are swirling.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates showed how a wall can become a touch screen computing interface this week at the company's annual CEO Summit in Seattle.
Google says smile and say cheese, Europeans not so much.
OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now in public beta, and there's enough there to throw some more potential trouble Microsoft's way.
The Gates Foundation earlier this week announced that Jeff Raikes, head of the Microsoft Business Division, will take over as CEO of the philanthropic organization this September.
With a hat tip to Bob Dylan, Steven Burke says the choice facing today's soluition providers is Grow Or Die Hard: "Everything Channel has classified [solution provider businesses into] one of three buckets: lifestyle business, moderate growth and hypergrowth. The...
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A Missouri Mom was indicted for conspiracy and violations of the anti-hacking Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after her MySpace cyber bullying allegedly caused a teen to kill herself.
Mac mania hit Boston this week as Apple opened its largest U.S. retail store. Thousands crowded in to take a peek. Here's what they saw.
Nowadays, the Linux user experience is slick, clean, and aesthetically pleasing, thanks to the GNOME and KDE desktop environments. Users can keep the same desktop experience from distribution to distribution.
BlackBerry won't fess up, but rumors of the BlackBerry Thunder, a touch-screen Apple iPhone rival, are swirling.
HTC this week unveiled the Touch Diamond, a touch screen mobile device poised to rival the Apple iPhone. Here we look at a handful of devices that hope to bank on widely successful iPhone model.
Solution provider and Apple reseller Tech Superpowers celebrates the grand opening of Apple's Boston flagship store.
From super-small laptops to nifty portable peripherals, here are 25 cool products to keep mobile workers primed and productive.