Dell has a new tablet coming out this month using Intel’s new Broadwell-based processor. The Venue 11 Pro can be used like a laptop, like Microsoft’s Surface Pro, thanks to a… Read more »
Gartner’s latest figures show that PCs are no write-off — it seems they still hold a lot of attraction for many consumers and businesses, though not all vendors are benefiting. Read more »
A Costco trip for groceries turned into a gadget purchase: I bought a Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet. For $299.99, this 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet is impressive enough to suggest Microsoft… Read more »
IT professionals inside the enterprise are driving a second wave of cloud-based IT disruption and displacement, which is aimed at the private branch exchange (PBX), the call center, and other core… Read more »
Dell has a pair of new relatively low-cost tablets, the Dell Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro. The “pro” designation means full Windows 8.1 starting at $299; the company has… Read more »
Among Microsoft’s hardware partners few are publicly backing Windows RT after low sales and demand. Dell is standing out from the crowd here, likely in an attempt at relevancy in the… Read more »
By , PhD" rel="author" class="url fn">Ralph Finos, PhD
Worldwide IT spending finished out 2012 with a growth rate of 3.8 percent over 2011, the lowest growth rate since 2009. Fourth-quarter 2012 earnings reports and guidance were notable in their… Read more »
For its second quarter, Microsoft’s profits sagged to $6.4 billion or 76 cents per share from $6.6 billion (79 cents per share) compared to last year’s comparable period. Read more »
Microsoft’s Windows RT software had an opportunity to bring limited Windows 8 functionality to low-cost tablets, but that window may already be closing. Intel Atom-based slates with full Windows 8 and… Read more »
Looking for a Windows 8 slate on the cheap? Dell removed the active digitizer and swappable battery from its Latitude 10 tablet for an Essentials model that starts at $499. Aimed… Read more »