Plus there is a chance to hear some of Anne's ultimate put-downs and send a Weakest Link e-card or download wallpaper for your PC desktop.
Pokki, from startup SweetLabs, recently launched to offer consumers mobile-style apps on the PC desktop through a small bar on the bottom of the PC screen (See stories here and here).
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Don't get me wrong -- we're making progress, but most of that progress has been restricted to mobile platforms. webOS, iPhone OS and Android all have driven some degree of innovation beyond the PC desktop.
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Even apps are tracking that way: Tweetie, one of the most popular Twitter apps, debuted for the iPhone before it was available for Mac OS. Now we need to bring some OS-level innovations back to the PC desktop and take personal computing to the next level as well.
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While Samsung managed to ship more smartphones and portable PCs than Apple in 2012, Apple led all in tablet shipments, was eighth in portable PC shipments, and fifth overall in desktop PC shipments.
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The decline in desktop PC sales is beginning to ripple throughout the industry, as Intel has revealed plans to wind down its desktop motherboard division over the next three years.
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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.
Desktop PC application platform Pokki announced that it is launching social games from Google Ventures-backed Kabam on its platform.
FORBES: Social Games Go Multi-Platform: Pokki Brings Kabam Games To Desktop
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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