Friday, July 24, 2009

Reboot? Wal-Mart hopes deals make it a ‘laptop destination’

This USA Today story appeared yesterday. Wal-Mart is worth a look!

"Wal-Mart (WMT) hopes to reboot the retail market for computers Sunday by selling beefy laptops for less than you'd pay for a pint-size netbook.

The retail giant is stepping up itscampaign to become a more prominent PC retailer, a move that could accelerate a broader trend toward lower computer prices."


The entire article can be found here

Thursday, July 23, 2009

It’s Official: Windows 7 Goes RTM

From PcWorld.com:

"Microsoft has announced this afternoon that Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing. In other words, Windows 7 development has wrapped up, and it'll now go on to PC manufacturers so they can prepare for October's Windows 7 launch."

All aboard (or not)!

Read the whole article here