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eBay Lays Off 1,000: Buys Bill Me Later
In another sign that the US economy is dangerously ill, eBay just announced that they will be laying off 10% of their workforce which equates to 1,000 people with out a job. The company states this is due to low 3rd quarter results.
According to CNET, eBay also plans on buying Bill Me Later, an online [...]
Windows XP Will Not Die
In a breaking news as of this morning, Gizmodo published an article stating “a leaked email from a PC OEM, [states that] Microsoft has officially extended the life of its now-beloved Windows XP, moving the date of planned obsolescence from January 31, 2009 all the way to July 31, 2009.”
As we’ve discussed before on PC [...]
HP To Buy LeftHand Networks
According to CNET today, HP announced they will be purchasing LeftHand Networks, a storage specialist, for $360 million. This purchase will help HP fill out their virtualization offerings.
As HP’s data storage demand increases, they are looking to expand their data storage capacities which is why they are purchasing LeftHand. According to the article, “the all-cash [...]
How To Uninstall IE8 Beta 2
Maybe you have installed Internet Explorer 8, or IE8 as it is mostly referred to. If you like it, fine, but if you are not ready to leave IE8 Beta 2 on your system, you need to uninstall it. That should be simple, but just in case you have problems uninstalling IE8, try these steps.
TiVo Debuts For PC
Thanks to a company called Nero AG, TiVo will now be available to PC users. The product, LiquidTV|TiVo PC, brings TiVo capability to the PC without the set-top box.
According to PC Magazine, Nero AG launches LiquidTV|TiVo PC today. The article reports, “the bundle comes in two flavors: a $199.99 retail package that includes both a TiVo PC remote [...]
Bad Wall Street = Bad Tech Market?
It’s been one rough week. A very rough week. Not only has the nation’s largest bank folded (as announced last night), but Wall Street has literally blown apart with the downfalls of Leiman, Merrell, AIG and others. So what does this do for the IT/Tech market and ultimately what will this do to the PC [...]
