TOKYO — Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, introduced its first tablet computers Tuesday in an ambitious attempt to grab second place in the market created and dominated by the iPad.
Dell announced its latest line of OptiPlex commercial desktop computers Tuesday.
Dell Computer introduced two new notebook computers Monday that boast wireless connectivity and mobile video technology that's twice as powerful as its previous models.
Palm, the No. 1 maker of handheld computers, Wednesday said it swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit, despite a 9% drop in revenues, powered by significant cost cutting and the introduction of two new devices.
Apple Inc. unveiled long-awaited updates to its Mac computers Thursday, aiming to spark consumer interest in a product line often overshadowed by newer gadgets such as the iPad and iPhone.
Meanwhile, with respect to the subjective measures (i.e., metaphor usability score and overall satisfaction), the three metaphors (i.e., personal computer, day planner, gadgets in a bag) were better than the Pocket PC OS.
So, get into the spirit of the day, and clean out your computer!" (Clean Out Your Computer Day promotional literature).
Originally sponsored by the Institute for Business Technology, and in existence since at least 2000, Clean Out Your Computer Day falls on the second Monday in February -- February 8th this year.
Launched by iDTechCamp (the popular -- and pricey -- computer day and overnight camps), TechRocket offers online instruction in coding, game design, and graphic design.
