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A stream of bad news has driven Dell's stock down by 39% in the past year, while archrival HP's has risen 32%. Can Dell get its act together again? Investment analysts seem to be "cautiously optimistic"...


[CNN Money]

Leading PC maker Dell has capped off the most forgettable quarter in its history with yet another couple of items of bad news, including a massive profit decline and a regulatory investigation into its accounting practices....


[ITWire]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the IBM PC this year, PC World has collected opinions on the PCs of the last 25 years and has named the "top 25 PCs of all time." The list includes such memorable(?) items as the TRS-80 Model 100 and the more obscure Xerox 8010 Information System...


[PC World]

The New York Times just published this article on the pros and cons of switching from PC to Mac. Our take:

Pros: Macs do run Windows.

Cons: So do PCs, so why bother with a Mac?


[New York Times]

Not sure you know the difference, or which one you should choose?

Check this article out.


[DNRonline]

Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers at a computer-security conference in Las Vegas said Wednesday.

The researchers demonstrated the vulnerability, showing how to take complete control of a MacBook from Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL).

But the two researchers, David Maynor, 28, and Jon Ellch, a 24-year-old who prefers to go by his hacker handle Johnny Cache, said the technique will work on an array of machines, including those that run Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows and the free Linux operating system.


[Fox News]

If your (Media Center) PC doesn't connect to HDTV (High Definition TV), might it become a dinosaur in a few years? Maybe.

"Early indications show that the number of HDTVs and front projectors connected to Media Center PCs could triple from 2005 to 2007. This has big implications for both the kind of products that will be demanded and the kind of expertise that will be needed by installers in the very near future," says Pacific Media Associates...


[Tekrati]

A minor snafu with a shipment to China has set bloggers abuzz "smacking" Dell.

Is it possible that maybe, just maybe, this is an orchestrated attempt to get Chinese consumers instead to favor computers manufactured by Chinese-government-owned Lenovo?


[Little Red Blog]

That old PC can either weigh down your recycling bin... or provide valuable service to someone who needs it, and a tax writeoff to you...


[InfoWorld]