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Article | 7/01/2009 Phoenix offers faster boot times for laptops

BIOS vendor Phoenix Technologies has launched its HyperSpace "instant on" software, which allows a laptop to boot up in less than 30 seconds for basic...

Article | 7/01/2009 Powermat joins the wireless charger fray

Powermat has joined a list of companies that promise to reduce the clutter from using a separate charger cable for every cell phone, MP3 player and ot...

Article | 8/01/2009 Ballmer sets loose Windows 7 public beta

The rumors turned out to be true. Microsoft will release a public beta this week of its next desktop operating system, Windows 7, hoping it will addre...

Article | 11/12/2008 Mozilla security chief calls it quits

Window Snyder, the head of security at Mozilla Corp., will resign her position at the end of the year, she said in a <a href="http://blog.mozilla.com/...

Article | 2/10/2008 Google says its data centers are the most efficient

Google's leadership on the Web stems partly from its powerful data centers, which allow it to provide lightning-fast search results while keeping ener...

Article | 29/09/2008 Ballmer still searching for an answer to Google

Microsoft may be the only company in a position to provide "any real competition" for Google in the online search business, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thu...

Article | 4/08/2008 Yahoo on defensive at shareholder meeting

Yahoo was criticized by some shareholders on Friday for the way it handled Microsoft's attempted acquisition, but in the end there were fewer firework...

Article | 4/08/2008 PC owners urged to manage power use and save money

Businesses and home users can help the environment and save money at the same time by making better use of basic tools for desktop PC power management...

Article | 24/07/2008 Facebook connects to the wider Web

Facebook showed off a new service for its social networking site that will allow people to take their Facebook profile and use it on other sites aroun...

Article | 17/07/2008 HP to offer data center-in-a-box

Hewlett-Packard became the latest vendor to announce a "mini-data center" housed in a shipping container, which can provide a way for companies to add...

Article | 3/07/2008 Energy Star for servers may be ready by year-end, EPA says

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to introduce its first Energy Star rating for servers by the end of the year, although a more compreh...

Article | 16/06/2008 Support grows for universal power adapter

A technology that could help the environment by eliminating the need to ship a power adapter with every electronics device got a vote of confidence Fr...

Article | 3/06/2008 COMPUTEX - Arm takes aim at Intel in small Internet devices

Intel's Atom processor has been stealing the limelight when it comes to small, portable Internet devices, but Intel rivals Arm and Texas Instruments h...

Article | 4/06/2008 Microsoft extends XP deadline for low-cost PCs

Microsoft has further extended the life of Windows XP so that computer makers can include the operating system on low-cost desktop PCs, the company an...

Article | 19/05/2008 Google Health beta service goes live

Google launched an ambitious initiative Monday that aims to give people a central place online to store their health records and then share them with ...