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A typical problem facing Web site builders is coordinating the work of designers and coders who often approach a project with different lexicons and goals. But a new product from RandomNoise may eliminate the need for those coders by giving designers tools to create sites in a way that’s fa ... [read more]
September 10th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard announced price cuts of up to 14 percent on its popular Vectra 500 PC series, bringing the street price of an entry-level system to as low as $1,100 (not including monitor).
The Vectra 500 systems, designed to meet small-business needs and to allow easy upgrading, traditionally ... [read more]
September 7th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard announced price cuts of up to 14 percent on its popular Vectra 500 PC series, bringing the street price of an entry-level system to as low as $1,100 (not including monitor).
The Vectra 500 systems, designed to meet small-business needs and to allow easy upgrading, traditionally ... [read more]
July 5th, 2007
Hoping to cash in on an untapped market of ultra-low-budget PC buyers, a Texas mail-order firm today announced plans to sell refurbished name-brand desktop systems for as little as $599.
Recompute of Austin, Texas sells only Intel-based 486 and Pentium PCs by manufacturers such as Dell, AST, H ... [read more]
July 4th, 2007
For many PC vendors the New Year has a mighty hollow ring to it. On the heels of a slow fourth quarter for consumer PC sales, PC World has learned that several vendors have either gone out of business, departed the market, or posted poor financial results. For buyers, questions about techn ... [read more]
June 29th, 2007
Makers of high-speed modems Friday played down the importance of a U.S. Federal Communications Commission rule that could mean slower connection speeds for users of their much-ballyhooed products.
The rule limits the amount of power that can be used to send data over a telephone line, and mean ... [read more]
June 28th, 2007
Parolees convicted of certain violent crimes will face tight restrictions on Internet use following a decision handed down yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice Parole Commission.
Under the terms of the new rule (which takes effect immediately), persons on parole for violations such as c ... [read more]
June 27th, 2007
AOL’s move to an unlimited usage plan on Dec. 1. has sent the system reeling as it received more logins than the total number of subscribers.
AOL is undergoing a number of improvements — a new unlimited usage pricing structure, more modems, and increased customer support. Yet some ... [read more]
June 26th, 2007
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