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Article | 4/12/2009 Intel 48-core CPU improves power efficiency

Intel unveiled an experimental CPU (central processing unit) cramming 48 processing cores into a single, stamp-sized piece of silicon. There are obvio...

Article | 3/12/2009 Black screen of death: A lesson in FUD

The reports of the Windows "black screen of death" seem to be greatly exaggerated and hardly worth mentioning.

Article | 2/12/2009 Nokia LCD suit could lower handset costs

Nokia has filed a lawsuit against eight LCD manufacturers accused of collusion and price-fixing. Nokia is hoping to win damages to recover money it ov...

Article | 2/12/2009 Android developers disgruntled with Market

A recent study by Skyhook Wireless shows that Android developers are increasingly frustrated with Android Market. Some of the statistics reported from...

Article | 1/12/2009 Evidence uncovered of possible next gen iPhone

Rumors are circulating that the next generation iPhone may actually already exist. Log data captured by analytics firm PinchMedia related to the iBart...

Article | 27/11/2009 A guide to Windows 7 networking

Whether at home or at the office, networking has gone mainstream. Once upon a time, a computer had value as a stand-alone machine running applications...

Article | 20/11/2009 Google's Chrome may shift the OS landscape

Google is hosting an event today to offer the first official glimpse at the Chrome operating system. Chrome has ignited enthusiasm in an operating sys...

Article | 19/11/2009 Five best features in the Office 2010 beta

Microsoft has unleashed the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta includes updated versions of Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, ...

Article | 18/11/2009 Microsoft ups cloud computing ante with Azure, 'Dallas'

Microsoft announced that its Azure cloud computing platform will be launched into production on January 1st of 2010. Chief software architect Ray Ozzi...

Article | 13/11/2009 Protect your PCs from Windows 7's zero-day exploit

It was a notable accomplishment when Windows 7 was not impacted in any way by the vulnerabilities addressed in the six Security Bulletins released by ...

Article | 13/11/2009 Intel legal woes don'e End with AMD settlement

The fact that Intel and AMD have reached a $1.25 billion agreement and established a pact to cross-license each other's patents for the next 5 years s...

Article | 12/11/2009 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: What You Need to Know

Yesterday was Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for the month of November. There are 6 new Security Bulletins this month: 3 rated as Critical and 3 rated as I...

Article | 10/11/2009 Droid battery life requires new charging habits

The Droid invasion landed on Friday and so far the iPhone comparisons haven't stopped. Customers showed up for midnight launches to be first to get th...

Article | 6/11/2009 Droid vs. iPhone vs. HD2: HTC could heat things up

The HTC HD2 has the makings of an 'iPhone-killer'. It is an impressive device on paper, and early reviews and information on the HD2 suggest that it h...

Article | 4/11/2009 Windows 7: What you should know about XP Mode

Windows 7 is doing much better out of the gate than Windows Vista did. As good as the OS roll out is going, there are still legacy devices out there t...