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Gearing up for a fun-filled "Monstober," Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has unveiled a new home page for its ever-evolving website. Sticking mostly with a Halloween-esque theme, (including promotions for "Frankenweenie" and interactive game Monster Maze Mania), the company is striving to provide...

Despite its commitment to develop more than 100 Windows-based Ultrabooks, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) insiders have revealed that the company might not be ready for the arrival of Windows 8. According to Bloomberg, Intel had hoped to develop software for a new processor -- codenamed Clover Trail -- that...

Notebook PC manufacturers, such as Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), have hoped that Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming operating system would reinvigorate corporate and consumer interest in their products. A new report suggests that may not be the case. According to DigiTimes...

According to a Bloomberg article, Intel CEO Paul Otellini, "told employees in Taiwan that Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is being released before its fully ready." Bloomberg cited a person who attended the company event for the report. At an Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) company meeting in Taipei,...

As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gears up for the release of its new operating system, PC manufacturers are struggling to build machines that live up to consumer expectations. According to DigiTimes, none of the Windows 8-based notebooks shipped in August contain touch screen panels. This is a problem...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) chief executive Steve Ballmer recently estimated that there will be a combined total of 400 million Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices produced in 2013. Ballmer arrived at that number by citing the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 from Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Samsung's new Windows...

Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iPad in 2010, tablets have exploded onto the scene as one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computing space. Just over two and a half years later, the iPad remains the dominant device, maintaining a near monopoly over the 10-inch sector. The...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) unveiled a brand-new logo today, the company's first in 25 years. The Windows maker claims that this was the "perfect time" to make the switch now that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are about to be released. This sounds plausible, but is it the truth? On Microsoft's...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) may not be able to sell Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new Windows 8 platform -- that is, if they don't have enough people to do so. The PC maker is expected to let go of employees much faster than previously anticipated, losing about 11,500 over the next month or so. A...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may win consumer support by selling its first tablet, Surface, for less than $200. However, a move like this could have severe consequences for other players in the computer and tablet industry. According to DigiTimes, notebook brand vendors, "will be out of the game...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be eliminating use of the term “metro' to describe interfaces that it uses for Windows Phones, Microsoft's website, the Xbox 360 dashboard and Windows 8. One core feature of the Metro language is graphics that are composed of large tiles that are consolidated into...

PCs appear to be taking a backseat to the ever popular and always innovative tablets, currently offered from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and soon Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). As the competition comes to a head, others want to hop on the bandwagon before it's too late...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) introduced a personal email service Wednesday that will replace its current Hotmail service. According to the company, the new email will have accessibility to cloud-based services, a cleaner look, and less advertisements. In addition, the service will incorporate new...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is developing a fresh device to compete with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) highly anticipated tablet. Currently referred to as the Xperia Sony Tablet, the device will reportedly be thinner, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor. While these updates are common for tablet...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) management is the first to admit it: there is risk in developing the upcoming Surface tablet. The company revealed this information in government documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On page 14 of its annual report, Microsoft stated that its...