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Does the HP Folio 13 Ultrabook Succeed in Business?

Hewlett-Packard bills its HP Folio 13 as an ultrabook built for businesses. CIO.com's Paul Mah takes a look at the HP Folio 13's specifications, usability and security.

Microsoft System Center 2012 review: Streamlined cloud service management

With System Center 2012, Microsoft delivers tools to help customers wring more efficiency, uptime and performance out of their existing hardware and software.

Complete Coverage: Desktop virtualization

Computerworld's complete coverage of desktop virtualization

Windows 8 Tablets: A Disaster in the Making

Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8 tablets powered by ARM chips will be no easier to manage in the enterprise than iPads are.

An RDP client and a Smartphone 'Copter

Ah, what a week it's been. Ravelling the unravelled and fixing stuff I thought was fixed.

Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed enterprise features?

Omissions from the feature set of Windows RT are leaving analysts increasingly skeptical that enterprises will gravitate toward tablets running the new forked version of Windows. Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed enterprise features?

Playing the Wrong Hand With Windows 8

Microsoft is gambling its reputation with its upcoming operating system.

Mac Malware Outbreak Is Bigger than 'Conficker'

An estimated 600,000 or more Macs are currently compromised and part of a massive botnet thanks to the Flashback Trojan. To put the size of the threat in some perspective, the Flashback Trojan botnet is even bigger than the massive Conficker botnet...relatively speaking.

Review: Nokia Lumia 900 puts Windows Phone back in the race

The Nokia Lumia 900 puts Windows Phone in with the big kids, offering good performance, a bright display and stylish design.

Showdown: Remote Control Tech Support Services, Tested

At some point, calling your tech-savvy friends and relatives for help gets old. Or rather, they stop answering the phone, and you're left on your own to figure out why your Wi-Fi doesn't work.

Upgrades: Are Computers Just Big Smartphones?

Both Windows 8 and the latest Mac OS X bring designs and features from smartphones and tablets to desktops and laptops.

Two Windows 7 tablets: HP Slate 2 vs. Samsung Series 7 Slate

Two very different Windows-7-based tablets from HP and Samsung offer a variety of features for business and personal use. Insider (registration required)

A deep dive into Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers a new look at Microsoft's upcoming interface for both computers and tablets. Is one device being shortchanged in favor of the other?

How Do I Backup?

I keep telling readers to back up their hard drives. Starlla Dupert asked me how.

OnLive Desktop Brings Office and Windows 7 to Android

After launching OnLive Desktop for iPad users last week, cloud gaming service OnLive released on Thursday its free Windows desktop virtualization app for Android tablets. Now Android users can run Microsoft Office apps and even stream videos and games to the tablet.

Hands on with Windows Server 8 beta

Our reviewer doesn't like the Metro user interface as the default for a server OS, but other than that lauds its new features.

Why Did the Taskbar Suddenly Move?

MLStrand56 was busy typing when the taskbar suddenly moved to the left side of the screen. This was not intentional, so MLStrand56 asked the Answer Line forum for help.

OnLive Desktop brings you one step closer to ditching your notebook for the iPad

The OnLive Dekstop is an app for your iPad that gives you a virtual Windows 7 desktop environment, as well as Office 2010 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Reader and other basic Windows apps (Calculator, Notepad, Wordpad, Paint, Sticky Notes).

Microsoft, Apple Set to Rejoin OS Battle

This year is shaping up to be a repeat of 2009, when Microsoft and Apple last faced off with rival operating system upgrades.

OnLive's train wreck: Office on the iPad

The OnLive Desktop service shows just how wrong desktop virtualization can be