In May HP said desktop PC revenue grew 1% year-over-year, for the quarter ended April 30.
Back when Microsoft released Windows Vista, the dominant platform for Windows was the desktop PC.
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Another counterpoint: Intel announced it'd sell its own cheap desktop PC in developing countries.
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The power to run a standard desktop PC generates roughly 500 pounds of CO2 per year.
That minuscule price is attached to Norhtec's Microclient JrSX, a desktop PC the size of a large novel.
While the desktop PC market won't see big gains, Intel expects lush growth for its broader processor business.
With Intel abandoning the traditional desktop PC, people may find themselves shopping around for a portable replacement.
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This laptop, netbook and desktop PC manufacturer is on the verge of death.
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There's no need for you to have a desktop PC and that device.
If you're using a desktop PC or laptop PC at work, you'll probably end up using the old interface.
Not with the desktop PC processors that have been Intel's bread and butter.
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Lenovo also introduced an extreme performance gaming desktop PC, the Lenovo Erazer X700, designed for enthusiast-level gaming and graphics-hungry applications.
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While this may be the year that the desktop PC died, Dell has not given up on the market.
The internal drives feature a Serial ATA (SATA) interface and standard 5.25-inch form-factor for easy installation inside a desktop PC.
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With more computing moving to these software as a service models, companies no longer need to manage complex desktop PC environments.
With the advent of cloud computing, some have predicted that the age of the traditional desktop PC is coming to a close.
But tying all of these functions together into one unit with the computing power of your desktop PC is still cutting-edge stuff.
The most recent example in memory is Sony 's (nyse: SNE - news - people ) Vaio MX desktop PC.
One of many companies demoing a gaze-following setup is Fujitsu, which is showing off a prototype desktop PC with a built-in sensor and infrared LED.
By the company's count, a single combined thin client and blade server uses 44 watts of energy compared with an energy-chewing desktop PC's 80 watts.
The Santa Clara, Calif. firm has 62% of the market for desktop PC graphics cards, up from 57% a year ago, according to Mercury Research.
The Company's desktop PC shipments worldwide in the second quarter increased 8.8 percent year-over-year worldwide, compared to an overall industry decrease of nine percent worldwide.
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Moreover, while the cost of a desktop PC is flat, having changed little in the last five years, the cost of implementing VDI is falling quickly.
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Featuring a 20-inch screen, this mobile desktop PC can lay flat on a coffee table for the whole family to play games on the large screen.
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"VAIO Tap 20 is creating a new category of PC's by combining desktop PC functionality, battery-powered mobility, and multi-angle viewing, " said Steven Nickel, VP, Sony VAIO.
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But with falling profits and plummeting stock, and having hastened the end of the desktop PC era, Steve Jobs has put Apple again in a precarious position.
During the first quarter, Lenovo announced the ThinkCentre 91z all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC, blending a sophisticated image, purposeful function and extreme productivity into a small, compact model.
Building on Bigfoot Networks' history of high-performance, low-latency desktop PC networking, Killer Wireless-N 1103 adapters deliver superior wireless networking Speed with data rates up to 450Mbps .
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