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makers are working on ways to persuade people to buy personal . Companies at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas talked new developments, like touch computers, or laptops that turn into tablets. chip manufacturer Intel made a surprise announcement at the show. Mike says his company is taking steps to reduce power requirements on processors. He says Intel is constantly trying to provide more battery . Yet sales of PCs are slow. Research company IDC reported that sales of PCs dropped 14 percent in the first three months 2013. The company said this was the worst drop since it collecting information in 1994. One possible reason for the slow sales the rise of tablet computers, such as Apple's iPad. Intel and competitors have sought to improve sales by offering new products. These the ultrabook, a thin, lightweight notebook computer, which came out in But they have not lifted sales. Industry experts are also concerned reaction to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. It was released last . Bob ODonnell', an IDC vice president, said the Windows 8 launch only failed to increase PC sales, but seemed to have slowed market. He has criticized the company for making "radical changes," such removing the "start" button from the operating system. Windows' corporate vice Julie Larson-Green announced this month that Microsoft will release a Windows update. She expects the first public preview of the update to place in June. For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.

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