Hardware

Lenovo ThinkPad Helix—The Most Powerful Convertible Yet—Now Available; Could Be The Only Computer Most Advisors Need

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The long-awaited ThinkPad Helix from Lenovo finally was available for sale yesterday at Lenovo.com. This is a convertible—a laptop and tablet in one—that packs more processor power and much longer battery life than previous convertibles.   For most advisors, this could be the only computer you need. It will replace your iPad with the Windows 8 touch interface, which is integrated with Microsoft Office. While you won’t have as many apps to choose from, most of the important ones advisors need are available and the Microsoft app store is growing fast.

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11 Reasons Why Financial Advisors Should Consider A Windows 8 Ultraportable

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  Every week or two lately, another Windows laptop, tablet, or laptop-tablet is being launched. It's confusing. Since most advisors don't keep up with all the latest changes in computer hardware, here's a list of 10 reasons why a Windows 8 ultraportable makes sense for financial advisors. 

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Nokia Lumia 928 Debuts On Verizon May 16, And Will Be An Attractive Alternatve To Advisors Using Windows In The Office

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  The Nokia Lumia 928, the best Windows phone ever offered by Verizon, the nation’s most reliable 4G wireless network, debuts next Thursday. It’s a big deal. Windows phones have never been cool and became more and more irrelevant over the last decade. This is expected to be the first cool Windows phone ever, and it’s a major step in Microsoft’s mobile strategy.

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Windows Ultra-Portables: What Financial Planners And Wealth Managers Need To Know

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Laptops, desktops and tablets are converging—sometimes colliding—into the single user interface of Windows 8. They’re often marketed as ultra-portables. What is the best choice for you?

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Should Advisors Upgrade To Microsoft Windows 8? Are We Witnessing The Death Of The PC?

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PC sales suffered their steepest quarterly drop  in 20 years, plunging 14% in the first quarter of 2013 versus the same period a year ago, according to IDC, and Microsoft’s Windows 8 is being blamed by many analysts for the slump. Meanwhile, today Microsoft announced it would bring back its Start button in Windows 8.1, in an effort to placate critics of the Windows 8 interface. What is going on? Are we witnessing the death of the PC? Should financial advisors upgrade to Windows 8?

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