Articles on Desktops

64-bit computing to become common with Windows 7 - Aug 12, 2009

Crave Windows 7 64-bit will soon take over desktop computers. Consumers have had the option of 64-bit Windows computing since the release of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in May 2005, ... Read story »

Dell launches multicolor Inspiron desktops - May 13, 2009

Crave The rainbow of new Dell Inspirons we wrote about at the end of March goes on sale today at Dell's Web site. The minitower Inspiron 537 and the slim tower Inspiron ... Read story »

Study: Low-cost laptops to drive PC market growth - Sep 11, 2008

Crave Turns out, the sky isn't falling on the PC industry. That's according to an update from IDC, an analyst firm that tracks the global PC market. Despite economic sluggishness in the ... Read story »

IDC: Netbook shipments up, expect constrained IT budgets - Oct 19, 2008

Crave Worldwide PC shipments were up 15.8 percent in the third quarter, slightly lower than expected. Just over 80 million PCs were shipped around the globe during the third quarter, according to ... Read story »

Some places to look for computer gadgets in Bengaluru - Jun 2, 2009

Blogs Bengaluru, as Bangalore is officially called, is the annointed IT capital of India. Here are some places you can find very cool deals for the computer gadgets you have always eyed! ... Read story »

BlackBerry desktop manager for Mac available October 2 - Oct 1, 2009

Crave Screenshot from BlackBerry Web site. It's official. Mac users will be able to download the free BlackBerry desktop manager for their computers from 0100 hours Saturday morning Singapore time (+8 GMT). ... Read story »

Images: Getting personal with Windows 7 - Nov 16, 2009

Features Microsoft has found some valuable digital real estate to sell to advertisers--the Windows 7 desktop. Users can now download themes sponsored by Ferrari, Porsche, and Microsoft itself. Read story »

Snow Leopard cuts support for legacy Palm OS devices - Aug 27, 2009

Crave Apple has discontinued support for legacy Palm OS devices in Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s iSync 3.1.0, according to a report. Users of legacy Palm OS devices must obtain third party ... Read story »

Trendy LaCie Starck external hard drives - Oct 7, 2009

Crave The front surface of the new LaCie desktop external hard drive responds to a finger's touch. If you're into high-class fashion, LaCie has something for you. The company has come out ... Read story »

Reduce Windows desktop clutter with Fences - Dec 17, 2009

Crave Fences Pro now lets you create default rules for automatically-installed icons. Desktop customizations developer Stardock is giving you a few more ways to conquer desktop clutter with the release ... Read story »

Hands-on with Microsoft Office Web Apps - Sep 22, 2009

Crave Microsoft has finally started to open up its Web-based versions of Office apps to early testers. Last week we got access to a "technical preview" of Excel and PowerPoint on the ... Read story »

Packard Bell debuts new laptops and PC - Sep 17, 2009

Crave Packard Bell has refreshed its line-up of desktops, laptops and netbooks with the announcement of the all-in-one oneTwo M and L, the EasyNote DT85 gigantor laptop and dot m/u netbook. Let's ... Read story »

Seagate fastest desktop hard drive has arrived - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Six months after showing off the demo, Seagate announced Monday that it is now shipping what it says is the word's first 3.5-inch 6Gbps 2TB hard drive. The drive is based ... Read story »

Windows 7's Aero in pictures - Oct 21, 2009

Features Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed in Windows 7. See what this key design and interface feature looks like and behaves like in the new operating system Read story »

Windows and S60 phones get new Skype betas - Dec 11, 2009

Crave eBay may have recently sold off Skype to the highest bidder, but the VoIP app for desktop and mobile is still in development. On Thursday, Skype announced Skype 4.2 for Windows ... Read story »

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