Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Thin clients seem to be a perennial runner-up to full-featured desktops, but we think the time is right to stop thinking "what if?" and to get rid of those clunky desktop PCs. Thin clients take the ...

Thin-client hardware has standardized on x86 architecture, but software varies significantly among vendors -- major manufacturers like Dell and HP increasingly rely on third-party operating systems ...

In Pasco County, Fla., thin clients have been a fixture in the user environment for a decade. IT initially bought into the thin-client computing model as it addressed security and management ...

The thin-client devices cost less compared to PCs, but the actual implementation of a cloud-based computing model with the software and server resources could be expensive, O’Donnell said. In ...

Thin clients have evolved from simple terminals into modern endpoints capable of supporting VDI, DaaS, and SaaS workloads. Advances in remote display protocols, cloud services, and x86 hardware have ...

Thin clients are the kind of hardware that should be a home labber’s open secret, but somehow still feels like insider baseball. They are cheap, quiet, and usually built to last years in the office ...

In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals. Jenny Craig, eat your heart out. We can let you in on a secret that shows how to shed clock cycles and ...

Thin clients suffer from a basic identity crisis. They look like small PCs, get sold like small PCs, and then get blamed when they refuse to behave like small PCs. When people load them up like a ...

How thin can you go? New clients continue to be introduced, like HP’s unveiling of the t310 G2 All-in-One Zero Client in January. With client types on the market ranging from traditional thick desktop ...

In 2023, the hardware segment dominated the thin client market, capturing 39.5% of the share, owing to the growing need for energy-efficient and secure computing devices in enterprises. Thin client ...

Dell has signed an agreement to acquire thin-client hardware and software company Wyse Technology, to expand its desktop virtualization offerings, Dell said Monday. Instead of running the desktop OS ...