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Yahoo Refreshes, Upgrades Some Products

September 17th, 2010 | No Comments

The company said it is investing heavily in updating its entire platform — including redesigning its home page, strengthening the overall site engine and building more data centers to improve overall performance. – SUNNYVALE, Calif. Yahoo,
whose user base has been either flat or slowly slipping, depending upon whose
research you believe, announced some upgrades in its Web products Sept. 16 that
it hopes will help regain some luster.

The venerable Web services provider, still one of the most relied-upon W…

Dell Refreshes Inspiron R Notebooks

June 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Dell woos students with a slew of new features for its Inspiron R line of notebooks, offering a slimmer, stiffer frame, a Web cam and a choice of four colors. – Computer maker Dell announced the refresh of its media-centric Inspiron R
notebooks, available in screen sizes ranging for 14 inches to 17 inches and
including features such as a Web cam, smudge-resistant palm rests, a full-size
keyboard and a stiffer frame.
The computers, which start from $449…

Dell Refreshes Most of Its Data Center Wares

June 9th, 2010 | No Comments

The hardware and software maker unveils two new Dell EqualLogic storage arrays, two PowerVault storage arrays, two PowerEdge blade servers, a PowerEdge rack-mount server, and a new series of Juniper Networks-built PowerConnect switching/routing gateways. – Dell, keeping a literal open mind about all things data center, June
9 introduced a bevy of new open-standards servers, storage and
networking equipment for older enterprise IT systems that might need
refreshing.

The Round Rock, Texas-based hardware and software maker unveiled two
new Del…

Apple Refreshes MacBook Line with Nvidia Processors

May 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple’s refresh of its 13-inch MacBook includes a Nvidia GeForce processor that makes it 80 percent speedier than its predecessor, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad, an iSight camera and a battery that offers a 10-hour charge for up to five years of use. – Apple has refreshed its little white
MacBook. The laptop now includes, among other features, 10 hours of battery
life per charge, good for up to 1,000 charges.
&
Said to be the longest-lasting MacBook battery ever, its capability comes
thanks to advances in battery chemistry and adaptive cha…

Google Places Refreshes Local Search Offering

April 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Google is making its local search offering more transparent for local businesses by changing the name of its Local Business Center to Google Places and offering new tools to help connect consumers with local shops. Google Places is also getting several new features for local businesses. For $25 per month, businesses in some cities can buy Tags to make their listings stand out on Google.com and Google Maps. Businesses in some cities can also now request a free photo shoot of their interiors, which Google will offer on Place Pages.
– Google April 20 sought to make its local search offering more transparent
for local businesses by renaming its Local
Business Center
Google
Places and offering new tools to help connect consumers with nearby shops.
Google’s Place Pages surface more than 50 million places around
the world when…

Apple Refreshes MacBook Pro Line with Nvidia, Intel Chips

April 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple updates its MacBook Pro line with faster processors, better batteries and what it says is the fastest integrated graphics processor available. The 15- and 17-inch models each ship with both Intel and Nvidia processors, which take over depending on the task at hand.
– Apple is updating its MacBook Pro laptop line
with faster processors, next-generation Nvidia graphics and better battery
life. (Congratulations to the astute Micro
Center employee who predicted this April 11!)

All 13-inch MacBook Pro models now offer Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 4GB of RAM, …

Twitter Refreshes Homepage to Better Reflect Its Real-Time Nature

March 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Twitter March 30 began surfacing tweets on its homepage in real time, a redesign of its front door that better reflects the streamlike nature of the site. Users will now see a live ticker on top, a suggested users on the left and a live tweet stream in the middle. This hits to the core of the real-time data flow that keeps millions of Twitter users regularly tweeting. It’s also a potential gold mine for marketers and retailers looking to sell products.
– Twitter March 30 began surfacing tweets on its homepage in real time, a
redesign of its front door that better reflects the frenetic pace of
information sharing on the microblogging site.
When prospective users or existing users who are signed out visit Twitter.com, they will see a live ticker…

Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Refreshes, Spur Desktop Comeback

March 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Desktops are making a major comeback in 2010, thanks in part to adoption of Microsofts Windows 7, new Apple iMacs and stabilizing selling prices, says a new report from NPD. In February, desktop sales rose 30 percent.
– Desktops are making a comeback.

After nearly 10 rocky years of losing sales to mobile PCs, the retail
desktop market is soaring, according to a March 18 report from NPD
Group.

In February, sales of desktop units increased 30 percent, while dollars
year-over-year increased by 33 percent…

Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Refreshes, Spur Desktop Comeback

March 19th, 2010 | No Comments

After nearly 10 rocky years of losing sales to mobile PCs, the retail
desktop market is soaring, according to a March 18 report from NPD
Group.

In February, sales of desktop units increased 30 percent, while dollars
year-over-year increased by 33 percent…

Google Refreshes Google Mobile App for iPhone

December 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Google Dec. 9 said the latest iteration of the Google Mobile App for iPhone was approved and is now available in the App Store. The new version shows more results at once and opens Web pages from the results within the app, rather than making users jump to a separate Safari browser window. Google also made its Bells and Whistles visual settings–which let users color the Google Mobile App in red, taupe or even heliotrope–more visible. Meanwhile, Google Goggles is coming to other platforms.
– Christmas came early for some Apple iPhone users. Google Dec. 9 said the
latest iteration of the Google Mobile App for iPhone was approved and is
now available in the App Store.
The new version shows more results at once and opens Web pages from the
results within the app, rather than making use…

Dell Refreshes Online PC Power Calculator

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

In conjunction with the recently released EPA Energy Star 5.0 standards for PCs, Dell is refreshing its online PC power calculator to include a number of new factors businesses can use when calculating the amount of power a desktop or notebook system consumes, including storage, memory, graphics cards and hard drives. Specific configurations of Dell’s OptiPlex, Vostro and Latitude systems already meet Energy Star 5.0 standards.
– Dell has refreshed its online power consumption calculator and is promoting
its energy-efficient PCs and workstations in conjunction with the new federal
Energy Star 5.0 specifications, which were released July 1.
Dell’s Client
Energy Savings Calculator had been like that of other systems makers…