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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster does not believe Apple would sell tablet for $2,000An analyst is predicting that the Apple tablet will retail for between $500 and $700 (£300-£425) rather than the $2,000 (£1,213) suggested by Technology Business Research analyst Ezra Gottheil....

Windows 7 sparked surge in business demand for PCs

Dell's PC sales jumped on Oct. 22, the day Microsoft released its latest operating systemA senior Dell executive is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the 22 October release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales for the company. ...

Google rides Chrome OS onto Microsoft turf

New operating system moves Google further into Microsoft's longheld territoryWith Google's upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system, the company is intensifying its grudge match with rival Microsoft Corp. ...

The 5 best, and 5 worst, features of Google Chrome OS

Devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for Christmas 2010Google has released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for Christmas 2010. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating...

Apple Tablet may be the reason e-readers fail

The Apple Tablet and iPhone may be one reason e-readers fail, but analysts think they're weak anywayThe Nook e-reader will debut on 30 November at Barnes & Noble Inc. stores, joining several new electronic reading devices hitting the US market soon. ...

Google's Chrome OS: A web appliance, not a PC

Expected for Christmas 2010, these browser-based netbooks will run only web appsGoogle unveiled more details about its much-anticipated Chrome OS at a press event on Thursday, but those who were hoping for a beta release of the OS were in for a disappointment. "We aren't launching the produc...