Is it time to upgrade your PCs? Use this calculator to find out

Companies are upgrading PCs less often than ever before, but is it possible that maintaining your old PCs is costing you more than an upgrade would? That's the question that this calculator tool

HP goes big on desktop PCs for back to school 2015

Smartphones grabbing larger share of smart connected device market

A new forecast from IDC Corp. pegs the global market for smart connected devices at 2.5 billion by 2019, up by one billion from 2014, with smartphones forecast to lead the way. The

3 in 10 Canadians not protecting themselves online, survey finds

When it comes to protecting ourselves online, Canadians are not the most savvy bunch in the world – in fact, we commit a lot of cardinal security sins, like sharing passwords, connecting to

USB drives aren’t secure, researchers say

It's no big surprise USB drives can carry malware, or that they can infect our computers if we don't use antivirus software and reformatting to keep them malware-free. But those aren't the only

PC sales stabilizing for the first time in two years, Gartner says

Good news for PC makers today – while sales of the desktop computer aren’t exactly booming, they’re no longer plunging the way they have been for the past two years either, according to

Windows 8 becoming more popular among Canadian SMBs: survey

Windows 8 is winning a good chunk of the Canadian market when it comes to business PCs and tablets, according to a new survey from Sage Group PLC. Microsoft Corp.'s newest operating system

Top 6 most popular ITBusiness.ca stories of the year

The year 2013 was one that saw the mobile technology trends accelerate more quickly than perhaps most anyone ever imagined, punctuated by signs of the winners of losers that were either riding that

Running old PCs? That could cost you more than $4,000 a year

Small businesses running just three older PCs in their offices can lose out on both employee productivity and money for repairs - potentially racking up costs of about $4,000 per year, according to

HP monitors come with touchscreen, ergonomically friendly

Hewlett-Packard Corp. released a new line of desktops today, looking to attract a more specialized consumer demographic by building products with ergonomics, touch screens, and gaming in mind. Running on Windows 8, HP’s

Gestures can control Samsung’s Ativ One desktop

We've got keyboards and mice, we've got touchscreens, and now we have another way to control our computers: our gestures. Samsung Electronics Canada's new  Ativ One actually comes with all three. The vendor

PC sales continue to free fall – Gartner

PC sales took another hit in the second quarter of 2013, with global sales falling to 76 million units, or being slashed 10.9 per cent compared to the same period last year. Around

Responsive design: 3 tips for creating a one-size-fits-all Web site

When insurance company Sun Life Financial Inc. noticed the number of people visiting its site by smartphone or tablet had tripled within a year, it realized it was time to start taking the

Dell unveils full-HD XPS 18 all-in-one

Its latest all-in-one offering, the XPS 18, is the world’s lightest AIO computer in the market according to Dell. Weighing in at just 4.85 lbs. with an optional solid state drive, the new