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Will Netbooks Swallow the Laptop?

With hardware makers rushing to bring out netbooks, have they overlooked a  danger that consumers and business people will rush…

16 years ago

Microsoft Promises To Fix Windows 7 Issues

Microsoft's Windows engineering chief has promised to deal with more than 2000 issues, in response to criticism from Windows 7…

16 years ago

Marvell Puts A PC In A Plug

Network silicon maker Marvell, packs the guts of a computer into a unit the size of a small power transformer,…

16 years ago

Microsoft takes money back from sacked workers

Microsoft is asking recently laid-off employees to return some of their severance pay that the company apparently overpaid, according to…

16 years ago

Microsoft Updates Windows 7 Beta and Vista Service Pack

Tweaking its future and current operating systems, Microsoft has produced dummy updates for Windows 7, and a new Release Candidate…

16 years ago

Mobile World Congress: Summary of Day 1

Video: The ecological mobile of Samsung, the presentation of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the new products presented by Nokia mark…

16 years ago

AMD’s New Phenom II Cuts Energy in Half

New tri-core and quad-core chips from AMD cut the Phenom II processor energy bill in half - and they will…

16 years ago

“No-fuss” Linux net-top updated

French computer maker claims solid-state, low power desktops are the future

16 years ago

PC Power Management Can Save £28,000 a Year, Says Gartner

An organisation with 25,000 PCs can save $43,000 (£28,800) per year by using power management, according to research by analyst…

16 years ago

UK Academics Launch Open Source PC Power Saver

The University of Liverpool's PowerDown can shut down idle PCs, saving users thousands of pounds.

16 years ago

Lenovo Boss Quits as PC Maker Reports A Loss

ThinkPad maker Lenovo posted its first quarterly loss in three years, and CEO William Amelio has said he will resign.

16 years ago

MySQL Founder Leaves Sun

MySQL founder Monty Widenius has left Sun after a very public flap over bugs in MySQL 5.1 and months of…

16 years ago

Microsoft to Blitz Market with Six Editions of Windows 7

It's official: Microsoft will release at least six versions of Windows 7, following the same marketing approach it took with…

16 years ago

Mac Enters Enterprise by Back Door

Business Mac deployments hit a 5 percent adoption ceiling last year, but they're bouncing down, according to a new report…

16 years ago

Next Windows 7 Milestone: Release Candidate

How ready is Windows 7? Ready enough so there will be no Beta 2. Microsoft plans to go directly from…

16 years ago

Songsmith Sings Microsoft’s Hope

Incubation projects can save Microsoft. The company needs them now more than ever.

16 years ago

Panasonic Toughbook Laptops Undergo Makeover, Gain Intel Technology

Panasonic is adding new features and functionality to its line of rugged Toughbook laptops, designed for use in more strenuous…

16 years ago

IE 8 and Windows 7 RC-Beta Mashups

Microsoft gives and gives more. On the 23rd January, the company extended the download availability of Windows 7 Beta 1.…

16 years ago

Microsoft Results Disappoint, 5,000 Job Cuts Coming

Microsoft reported quarterly results on the 22nd January that missed Wall Street expectations and the software giant announced that it…

16 years ago

Conficker USB Worm Spreading Quickly

Security researchers are reporting that the Conficker worm virus, which preys on a recently reported vulnerability (MS08-067) in the Microsoft…

16 years ago

Apple Plugs Security Holes in QuickTime

Apple updates QuickTime, fixing a number of remote code execution flaws. One security researcher expects malware writers to launch exploits…

16 years ago

Researchers Develop New Semiconductor Ink

U.S. researchers have developed a new type of semiconductor ink that brings companies a step closer to making bendable computer…

16 years ago

Is There Life After iPhone?

So far, the answer is yes. I don't need no stinkin' App Store. In mid December, I bought a Nokia…

16 years ago

Testing Microsoft’s Windows Application Whitelisting Tool

The SRP feature in Microsoft Windows doesn't offer the same granularity of control or change management capabilities as whitelisting options…

16 years ago

Apple Services Keep Apps Fresh

Software Update Server and client-side update tools form the core of the patching model.

16 years ago

Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie Talks Open Source, Azure and More

Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, on open source and interoperability, software modeling and the Windows Azure cloud operating system.

16 years ago

Intel Atom Processor Road Map Springs a Leak

Intel will shrink its Atom processor to 32-nanometres in the second half of 2010, and the company is developing this…

16 years ago

Inside Mobile: Why eBooks and eBook Readers Will Eventually Succeed

Reading eBooks from eBook readers similar to the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader will eventually be the preferred reading method…

16 years ago

Five Tech Trends to Watch in 2009

Small businesses face tightening IT budgets this year, but here are five technology trends all midmarket companies should be keeping…

16 years ago

Apple’s Jobs to Take Medical Leave Until End of June

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence from his post until the end of June…

16 years ago