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  Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, study finds

  One in five Mac computers is likely to carry Windows malware, but only one in 36 is likely to be infected with malware specifically designed for the Mac OS X, according to study performed by antivirus firm Sophos.

  By Lucian Constantin | 25 April, 2012 01:14

  Tags: Apple, desktop pcs, hardware systems, laptops, Mac desktops, mac laptops, malware, Microsoft, security, sophos, Windows desktops, Windows laptops

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  HP puts new Z1 workstation in all-in-one chassis

  Hewlett-Packard has released the industry's first all-in-one workstation, the Z1, which the company said Tuesday is the most compact workstation available yet.

  By Agam Shah | 15 February, 2012 05:51

  Tags: desktop pcs, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, Windows desktops

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  HP unveils consumer PCs and display ahead of CES

  Hewlett-Packard has launched the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC, its most powerful HP Pavilion PC to date, and a monitor that connects to and charges some of its laptops using USB.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 05 January, 2012 01:23

  Tags: CES, desktop pcs, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, laptops, Windows desktops, Windows laptops

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  Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

  In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year:

  By Marc Ferranti | 14 December, 2011 03:32

  Tags: 3g, 4g, Android, Android OS, Android tablets, antitrust, Apple, applications, at&t, bill gates, business issues, Carriers, Components, consumer electronics, cybercrime, data breach, desktop pcs, Google, government, Handhelds / PDAs, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, icann, intellectual property, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Internet service providers, intrusion, iOS, iPad, iPhone, legal, legislation, Leo Apotheker, Meg Whitman, memory, mergers and acquisitions, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, Music and audio, operating systems, oracle, patent, personnel, processors, Regulation, restructuring, samsung, sap, security, smartphones, social networking, software, sony, steve jobs, tablets, Telecommunication, telephony, t-mobile, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows desktop, Windows desktops

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  Hard drive shortages will result in more expensive PCs: Gartner

  Enterprise users and consumers who have held off buying new PCs recently may come to regret their decision as a hard-drive shortage following floods in Thailand is expected to result in higher prices, according to Gartner.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 15 November, 2011 01:30

  Tags: Acer, Apple, Asustek Computer, dell, desktop pcs, Gartner, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, laptops, Mac desktops, mac laptops, netbooks, Windows desktops, Windows laptops

Whitepapers about Windows desktops

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  Best Practices for Preparing for SharePoint Migrations

  This paper focuses on some of the most common platforms that content can be moved from: Windows Server file shares, Exchange public folders, and previous versions of SharePoint. However, the strategies discussed can also be applied to content from other sources, such as Documentum, Novell or UNIX file shares, Notes databases, and web sites.