<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - pcs</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/pcs</link><description>Newsvine - pcs</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:22:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:03:45 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Homeland Security tells all computer users to disable Java 7 amid hacker threat | KDVR.com &amp;#8211; Denver News, Weather &amp;amp; Sports from FOX 31 News in Denver, Colorado</title>
<description><![CDATA[Security Alert from Dept of Homeland Security re: ALL computer users - DISABLE Java 7 ASAP! (I coordinated 128 victims/members of a botnet of zombie computers. You don't want to lose your identity, computer, peripherals, business, etc. so GET ON THIS NOW!)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[FeedTheUSA]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[FeedTheUSA]]></source><link>http://feedtheusa.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16469545-homeland-security-tells-all-computer-users-to-disable-java-7-amid-hacker-threat-kdvrcom-denver-news-weather-amp-sports-from-fox-31-news-in-denver-colorado</link><guid>http://feedtheusa.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16469545-homeland-security-tells-all-computer-users-to-disable-java-7-amid-hacker-threat-kdvrcom-denver-news-weather-amp-sports-from-fox-31-news-in-denver-colorado</guid><category>usa</category><category>homeland-security</category><category>colorado</category><category>computers</category><category>alert</category><category>us-news</category><category>identity-theft</category><category>pcs</category><category>security-threat</category><category>macs</category><category>cyber-security</category><category>java-7</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:22:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FeedTheUSA133CED1B-8FCD-F8F1-ED2B-348039A9C5A6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FeedTheUSA133CED1B-8FCD-F8F1-ED2B-348039A9C5A6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Experts question Microsoft's decision to retire XP</title>
<description><![CDATA[Support for Windows XP is scheduled to end as of April 2014. It has been postponed once already. Will Microsoft really carry through with it this time around?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liselotte]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Liselotte]]></source><link>http://liselotte.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15716829-experts-question-microsofts-decision-to-retire-xp</link><guid>http://liselotte.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15716829-experts-question-microsofts-decision-to-retire-xp</guid><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pcs</category><category>windows-xp</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 06:48:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Samsung takes wraps off of Windows 8 desktop PCs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Samsung will offer three different choices to people interested in buying a desktop computer equipped with a redesigned version of Windows going on sale this fall.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13518966-samsung-takes-wraps-off-of-windows-8-desktop-pcs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13518966-samsung-takes-wraps-off-of-windows-8-desktop-pcs</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>ap</category><category>samsung</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><category>windows-8</category><category>windows-8-pcs</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:07:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How chips, PCs, services companies are faring</title>
<description><![CDATA[Economic conditions in Europe have been blamed for weak quarterly results or outlook at several tech companies. Apple also reported that growth in revenue and net income had slowed, largely because average selling prices were down. Here's a look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184984-how-chips-pcs-services-companies-are-faring</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184984-how-chips-pcs-services-companies-are-faring</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>glance</category><category>pcs</category><category>services</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 20:06:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Microsoft unveils Xbox Music</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12051087-microsoft-unveils-xbox-music</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12051087-microsoft-unveils-xbox-music</guid><category>music</category><category>xbox</category><category>songs</category><category>windows</category><category>pcs</category><category>tablets</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>xbox-music</category><category>altmicrosoft</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:16:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/402301-3602.photoblog400.JPG" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/402301-3602.120;120;7;70;0.JPG" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Microsoft has announced that it will be launching a new music service known as Xbox Music. Xbox Music will offer more than 30 million songs on Xbox 360s, Windows 8 PCs, tablets and phones.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sector Snap: Chipmaker, PC stocks fall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shares of chipmakers and personal-computer manufacturers fell Friday amid worries about consumer and business spending in the U.S. and Europe.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12011780-sector-snap-chipmaker-pc-stocks-fall</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12011780-sector-snap-chipmaker-pc-stocks-fall</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>chips</category><category>sector</category><category>pcs</category><category>snap</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:46:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>HP shows recovery following PC flip-flop fallout</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Co. is showing signs of recovery as it strengthened its position as the world's largest maker of personal computers and gained back some of the business it had lost while weighing whether to dump its PC division.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anick Jesdanun]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anick Jesdanun]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11165881-hp-shows-recovery-following-pc-flip-flop-fallout</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11165881-hp-shows-recovery-following-pc-flip-flop-fallout</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>hewlett-packard</category><category>packard</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:11:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e611788d-4f67-43f3-a050-8809ce5fd167.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e611788d-4f67-43f3-a050-8809ce5fd167.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In a Friday, March 9, 2012 file photo, Hewlett Packard CEO and President Meg Whitman speaks at a conference on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. HP is in the midst of a turnaround under a new chief, former eBay Inc. CEO Whitman. Hewlett-Packard Co. showed signs of recovery in the first three months of the year as it strengthened its position as the world's largest maker of personal computers and gained back some of the business it had lost while weighing whether to dump its PC division. HP's stock jumped nearly 7 percent by early afternoon Thursday, April 12, 2012, the first trading day since research groups Gartner and IDC released their quarterly PC shipment estimates.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e18f4453-59e8-413f-970d-194bf91f2652.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e18f4453-59e8-413f-970d-194bf91f2652.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Feb 21, 2012 file photo shows a Hewlett Packard logo in Frisco, Texas. Hewlett-Packard Co. showed signs of recovery in the first three months of the year as it strengthened its position as the world's largest maker of personal computers and gained back some of the business it had lost while weighing whether to dump its PC division. HP's stock jumped nearly 7 percent by early afternoon Thursday, April 12, 2012, the first trading day since research groups Gartner and IDC released their quarterly PC shipment estimates. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Windows 8 could be out by October</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10779712-windows-8-could-be-out-by-october</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10779712-windows-8-could-be-out-by-october</guid><category>img</category><category>holidays</category><category>microsoft's</category><category>pcs</category><category>tablets</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:22:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/a_roth_win8firstlook_120229.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/a_roth_win8firstlook_120229.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A report suggests that October will be when Microsoft's new operating system makes its debut, good timing for those looking to buy new PCs — and perhaps Windows tablets? — for the holidays.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Windows 8: Microsoft's radical redesign of the computer desktop.</title>
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Microsoft&rsquo;s new version of Windows is fantastic, jarring, and risky at the same time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></source><link>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540820-windows-8-microsofts-radical-redesign-of-the-computer-desktop</link><guid>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540820-windows-8-microsofts-radical-redesign-of-the-computer-desktop</guid><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>computers</category><category>os</category><category>windows</category><category>pcs</category><category>operating-system</category><category>windows-8</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:46:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Unidentified Woman Laughed At Me</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today, February 28, 2012, between 11:30 AM and 12:43 PM, at the Bakersfield, California Rosedale Plaza Best Buy, a woman whom I don't even know laughed at me while I was, in her words, "watching a video," while she, apparently facing and looking at me, was standing in front of th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinosaurveggie Entertainment]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dinosaurveggie Entertainment]]></source><link>http://dinosaurveggie-entertainment.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10537202-unidentified-woman-laughed-at-me</link><guid>http://dinosaurveggie-entertainment.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10537202-unidentified-woman-laughed-at-me</guid><category>business</category><category>bankruptcy</category><category>security</category><category>money</category><category>california</category><category>spying</category><category>microsoft</category><category>shopping</category><category>best-buy</category><category>insanity</category><category>bakersfield</category><category>paranormal</category><category>windows</category><category>pcs</category><category>walmart</category><category>mental-illness</category><category>stalking</category><category>voices</category><category>interrogation</category><category>laughing</category><category>supernatural</category><category>ignoring</category><category>bankrupt</category><category>touch-screens</category><category>cashiers</category><category>cash-registers</category><category>beneficiaries</category><category>touch-screen-computers</category><category>chapter-seven-bankruptcy</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:39:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dinosaurveggie-entertainmentF5698014-9D94-CB82-90FB-AA40FB1297CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="448" width="336" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dinosaurveggie-entertainmentF5698014-9D94-CB82-90FB-AA40FB1297CA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>HP TouchPads are going, going...gone?</title>
<description><![CDATA[In recently slashing prices for its TouchPad to $99, HP brought new life to the dying tablet with a surge of sales that wiped out its existing inventory. Just days earlier, the company announced it would "discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Athima Chansanchai ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Athima Chansanchai ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/23/7451013-hp-touchpads-are-going-goinggone</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/23/7451013-hp-touchpads-are-going-goinggone</guid><category>business</category><category>life</category><category>wireless</category><category>customers</category><category>pcs</category><category>touchpad</category><category>webos</category><category>tablets</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>hp's</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/HPTouchPadBetter.photoblog400.png" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/HPTouchPadBetter.120;120;7;70;0.png" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;HP TouchPad&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shift</title>
<description><![CDATA[The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart &#8212; and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/04/7248779-rebooting-the-pc-industry-tablets-force-a-shift</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/04/7248779-rebooting-the-pc-industry-tablets-force-a-shift</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><category>rebooting</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:35:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0b2fb460-a655-4eec-9ef1-22324bbfbda6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0b2fb460-a655-4eec-9ef1-22324bbfbda6.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In thos May 31, 2011 file photo, Matt Steiger, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., orders his lunch using an iPad at Stacked restaurant in Torrance, Calif. The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart &amp;#8212; and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2fe9ca8e-7bc3-4418-b6cb-44cf83adc33d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2fe9ca8e-7bc3-4418-b6cb-44cf83adc33d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Intel chief executive officer Paul Otellini talks about the next generation graphics microprocessor combo chips at a news conference during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart &amp;#8212; and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Michael Dell's Take on the Tablet Problem</title>
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And here is the direct quote from Michael Dell on the Tablet vs PC question.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[spiffie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[spiffie]]></source><link>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/15/6865788-michael-dells-take-on-the-tablet-problem</link><guid>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/15/6865788-michael-dells-take-on-the-tablet-problem</guid><category>technology</category><category>streak</category><category>computers</category><category>dell</category><category>pcs</category><category>steve-jobs</category><category>michael-dell</category><category>tablets</category><category>ipad</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:46:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Job retraining program now available to 825 new local residents |&amp;nbsp;Tacoma Weekly</title>
<description><![CDATA[Great Opportunity for Military Spouses and DoD workers.&nbsp; If you think you may qualify, you should check it out.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon D. Jones]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brandon D. Jones]]></source><link>http://brandon-d--jones.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/05/6789371-job-retraining-program-now-available-to-825-new-local-residents-nbsptacoma-weekly</link><guid>http://brandon-d--jones.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/05/6789371-job-retraining-program-now-available-to-825-new-local-residents-nbsptacoma-weekly</guid><category>jobs</category><category>training</category><category>education</category><category>military</category><category>employment</category><category>pcs</category><category>ets</category><category>jblm</category><category>military-spouse</category><category>joint-base-lewis-mcchord</category><category>base-realignment</category><category>national-emergency-grant</category><category>department-of-defense-employees</category><pubDate>Sun, 5 Jun 2011 10:36:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Review: New choices enliven back-to-school PCs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Looking at getting a new PC for the fall semester? Here's a jolt of cheer in these uncertain times: PCs are not only cheaper than ever, there's real innovation going on, yielding interesting new choices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/11/4868377-review-new-choices-enliven-back-to-school-pcs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/11/4868377-review-new-choices-enliven-back-to-school-pcs</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>digital</category><category>test</category><category>life</category><category>tech</category><category>back</category><category>school</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bda7da35-e622-47ca-ada9-8768c9029bd4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bda7da35-e622-47ca-ada9-8768c9029bd4.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The HP Pavilion dm4, left, the Sony Vaio, right, laptops and the Samsung NB30 netbook are shown in this photo, in New York,  Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dell Pulls Ubuntu from Online Store</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's as if a million penguins cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. Dell has dropped Ubuntu-loaded machines from their online store – a head-scratching play, considering their original declaration that Ubuntu is safer than Windows.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[spiffie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[spiffie]]></source><link>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4755071-dell-pulls-ubuntu-from-online-store</link><guid>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4755071-dell-pulls-ubuntu-from-online-store</guid><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>computers</category><category>open-source</category><category>dell</category><category>os</category><category>windows</category><category>pcs</category><category>linux</category><category>ubuntu</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:46:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tech Secrets: 21 Things 'They' Donâ��t Want You to Know - PCWorld</title>
<description><![CDATA[The average user of computers and similar technologies has no idea of the it's potential pitfalls.  This story exposes some of the most common problems that you didn't even know you had.  Some are easily solvable, others, not so much]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[RJStephensLV@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[RJStephensLV@hotmail.com]]></source><link>http://rjstephenslv-hotmail-com.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091852-tech-secrets-21-things-they-dont-want-you-to-know-pcworld</link><guid>http://rjstephenslv-hotmail-com.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091852-tech-secrets-21-things-they-dont-want-you-to-know-pcworld</guid><category>technology</category><category>pcs</category><category>macs</category><category>technoloy</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:10:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide</title>
<description><![CDATA[Our shock picture (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/06/dirtiest_pc/) last Friday of a Quatermass-style lifeform lurking inside a PC prompted a flurry of snaps forwarded by readers who had similarly confronted unspeakable horrors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></source><link>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/02/3969931-dirty-dirty-pcs-the-x-rated-picture-guide</link><guid>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/02/3969931-dirty-dirty-pcs-the-x-rated-picture-guide</guid><category>dirty</category><category>odd-news</category><category>computers</category><category>hardware</category><category>pcs</category><category>geeks</category><category>dirt</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:56:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Old World vs. New World computing</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is more important than USB ports, GPS modules, or front-facing cameras. Gigabytes, gigahertz, megapixels, screen resolution, physical dimensions, form factors, in fact hardware in general — these are all irrelevant to the following discussion.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[spiffie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[spiffie]]></source><link>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/31/3836403-old-world-vs-new-world-computing</link><guid>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/31/3836403-old-world-vs-new-world-computing</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>computers</category><category>computing</category><category>windows</category><category>pcs</category><category>os-x</category><category>linux</category><category>macintosh</category><category>iphone</category><category>ipad</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:29:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Review: Slick accessories for the gaming cave</title>
<description><![CDATA[You've got the new gaming PC, a wide, flat-screen display and all the energy drinks you'll need to get you through an online session of the futuristic first-person shooter game, "Red Faction: Guerrilla."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ron Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/23/3669142-review-slick-accessories-for-the-gaming-cave</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/23/3669142-review-slick-accessories-for-the-gaming-cave</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>digital</category><category>test</category><category>life</category><category>tech</category><category>gaming</category><category>pcs</category><category>accessories</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:28:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d2e10c24-753d-49e0-b4de-5f4ed381558d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d2e10c24-753d-49e0-b4de-5f4ed381558d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Plantronics Gamecom 777 gaming headset is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 in Atlanta. The headset can deliver Dolby 5.1 surround sound. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/caab242a-8d9e-4f4a-9b8b-c86be2e90c71.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="202" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/caab242a-8d9e-4f4a-9b8b-c86be2e90c71.jpg" width="120" height="61" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Saitek Cyborg gaming keyboard is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. The keyboard has several metal plated keys, 12 programmable macro buttons and a touch-sensitive dashboard panel to adjust the volume and other settings. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c66db50b-e0ca-4825-aea5-c203b89f9047.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c66db50b-e0ca-4825-aea5-c203b89f9047.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Logitech G500 gaming mouse is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. The user can adjust the mouse's sensitivity on the fly with buttons along the edge, and insert small weights at the base to fine-tune the maneuverability. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Review: Cheaper gaming PCs offer decent experience</title>
<description><![CDATA[Personal computers designed specifically for gamers are getting more powerful and more affordable by the month. They're bursting with multi-core processors, powerful video graphics cards and plenty of memory to give you the most realistic graphics and action.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ron Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/23/3669062-review-cheaper-gaming-pcs-offer-decent-experience</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/23/3669062-review-cheaper-gaming-pcs-offer-decent-experience</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>digital</category><category>test</category><category>life</category><category>tech</category><category>gaming</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:04:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9cc66c54-eb24-4a8c-a880-d2076b61edbd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9cc66c54-eb24-4a8c-a880-d2076b61edbd.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The CyberPower &quot;Maelstrom&quot; gaming computer is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Atlanta. The computer is built with high-grade components with the elite PC gamer in mind. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/036a738f-4311-4b9f-9a10-83f94b7a7ea7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="316" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/036a738f-4311-4b9f-9a10-83f94b7a7ea7.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The iBuyPower &quot;Chimera&quot; gaming computer is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. The computer is built with high-grade components with the elite PC gamer in mind. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/06f18987-f049-4c4e-b13b-a8a6ddb8868f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/06f18987-f049-4c4e-b13b-a8a6ddb8868f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Falcon Northwest &quot;FragBox&quot; gaming computer is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. The computer has twin graphics cards, an Intel Core i7 processor and other high-grade components that allow the user to play complex PC-based video games with steep hardware requirements. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup</title>
<description><![CDATA[This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" desktop computers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3583027-gift-guide-touch-and-windows-7-in-fresh-pc-lineup</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3583027-gift-guide-touch-and-windows-7-in-fresh-pc-lineup</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>tech</category><category>holiday</category><category>gifts</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:05:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/534ddc1d-780e-479c-93cb-6195da136962.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/534ddc1d-780e-479c-93cb-6195da136962.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this product image provided by Toshiba, the Toshiba T115 laptop computer is shown. (AP Photo/Toshiba) NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/35dc137c-41f9-4e0e-b70a-158c6a36252d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/35dc137c-41f9-4e0e-b70a-158c6a36252d.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this product image provided by Hewlett Packard, the HP Mini laptop computer is shown. (AP Photo/Hewlett Packard) NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/37f06691-4d11-42b4-af7c-59a2c73a2e97.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="365" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/37f06691-4d11-42b4-af7c-59a2c73a2e97.jpg" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this product image provided by Asus, the Asus UL80Vt laptop computer is shown. (AP Photo/Asus) NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4722fe57-342f-4218-887a-ba4426e9b63b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4722fe57-342f-4218-887a-ba4426e9b63b.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this product image provided by Gateway, the Gateway One ZX series personal computer is shown. (AP Photo/Gateway) NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f304f962-ba83-4e4a-9160-7a08c0cfb769.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="369" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f304f962-ba83-4e4a-9160-7a08c0cfb769.jpg" width="120" height="111" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this product image provided by Acer America Corp., the Acer Aspire 5738PG is shown. (AP Photo/Acer America Corp.) NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Google OS: the end of the hard drive?</title>
<description><![CDATA[(WIRED) -- Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JenessaMoore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JenessaMoore]]></source><link>http://jenessamoore.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3538047-google-os-the-end-of-the-hard-drive</link><guid>http://jenessamoore.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3538047-google-os-the-end-of-the-hard-drive</guid><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>dell</category><category>amd</category><category>seagate</category><category>pcs</category><category>hard-drive</category><category>laptops</category><category>google-os</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Advanced Antivirus</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hackers have shown that they can plant their malware even on mainstream sites--proving that you need antivirus protection now more than ever. We lab-tested eleven top security programs to find the best guardians for your PC.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[DelroyAllen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[DelroyAllen]]></source><link>http://delroyallen.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3537862-advanced-antivirus</link><guid>http://delroyallen.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3537862-advanced-antivirus</guid><category>technology</category><category>hacker</category><category>sites</category><category>pcs</category><category>advanced</category><category>anitvirus</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:31:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens</title>
<description><![CDATA[Personal computers are changing &#8212; and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Mintz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jessica Mintz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/01/3449488-pcs-shed-pounds-and-cd-drives-gain-touch-screens</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/01/3449488-pcs-shed-pounds-and-cd-drives-gain-touch-screens</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>changing</category><category>pcs</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5637413b-063e-401a-bd18-66f57299e426.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5637413b-063e-401a-bd18-66f57299e426.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Netbook computers are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6309f596-f01f-4601-91e0-a2a945583884.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6309f596-f01f-4601-91e0-a2a945583884.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Netbook computers are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/23ce1273-cc62-4eef-b35a-557cf4448fde.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/23ce1273-cc62-4eef-b35a-557cf4448fde.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A customer uses a Hewlett Packard Touch Smart laptop computer on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>