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Article | 23/08/2010 Dell Streak vs. iPad: tablet showdown

Dell's Streak may look like a huge smartphone, but its form factor means it's a hybrid device that sits somewhere between a largish touchscreen phone ...

Article | 20/08/2010 Google tablet with Chrome OS would be a bad match

If Google is planning to launch a tablet device in the near future, it should bypass its embryonic Chrome OS and instead go with Android, the company'...

Article | 18/08/2010 Smaller iPad could be a better business tool

The Apple iPad has been an unqualified success with consumers, but it's a harder sell in the businesse market.

Article | 14/08/2010 Getting Ready For Internet Explorer 9

After four platform previews aimed at demonstrating the power of the underlying Internet Explorer 9 engine to developers, Microsoft is ready to unveil...

Article | 16/08/2010 Ways to share spare CPU cycles

A network of hundreds of thousands of home computer users recently discovered a rare celestial object by donating their computers' downtime to a worth...

Article | 6/08/2010 Android Expansion: 6 Products That Aren't Smartphones

That little Android mascot must be struggling to catch his breath.

Article | 4/08/2010 Nine real iPad alternatives

Even since Apple released its "magical and revolutionary" iPad, other vendors have been scrambling to deliver products that go Apple one better.

Article | 3/08/2010 Is Linux really harder to use?

Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare...

Article | 31/07/2010 Microsoft, get back to work!

Steve Ballmer assured analysts and the world that Microsoft is hard at work developing a Windows 7-based tablet to compete with devices like the Apple...

Article | 30/07/2010 Plastiki's San Fran to Sydney voyage raises awareness about plastic waste

The Plastiki's mission is to promote a better understanding of ecological issues, primarily waste management and renewable energy. The Plastiki itself...

Article | 29/07/2010 Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

Sling Media's small Slingbox 700U won one of three Best in Show awards given by the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).

Article | 28/07/2010 Jolicloud 1.0, a Linux distro in progress

Jolicloud 1.0 is a new edition of Linux aimed at non-technical netbook users.

Article | 27/07/2010 8 amazing things you'll do with Windows 8

Windows 8 is still a couple of years away, but Microsoft is already telling partners what to expect in the next generation operating system. Luckily f...

Article | 24/07/2010 Why the $35 tablet will never exist

"India unveils $35 computer for students," says CNN.com. "India unveils prototype for $35 touch-screen computer," reports BBC News. "India to provide ...

Article | 24/07/2010 India's $35 PC is the future of computing

The government of India has unveiled a prototype of a touchscreen, tablet computer which it expects to sell for US$35 initially.

Article | 22/07/2010 Gallery: 25 years of Toshiba laptops

Take a trip down memory lane with Toshiba, as the company shows off 25 years worth of notebook innovation.

Article | 21/07/2010 Asus tablet: Hello Android, bye Windows?

Beyond Apple's iPad, the tablet computer market is a murky place inhabited largely by vaporware.

Article | 20/07/2010 Toshiba busts out old notebooks and new models

What better way to show off past Toshiba notebooks than a catwalk parade. We were treated to a tech fashion show of a different sort today, as models ...

Article | 16/07/2010 20 tech habits to improve your life

Technology is supposed to make life easier, but it doesn't seem that way when you're struggling to wrangle 289 new e-mail messages, dealing with a har...

Article | 13/07/2010 Five reasons it's time to switch to Windows 7

Tomorrow is D-day for Windows XP SP2 users. Granted, Windows XP SP2 will still work, but tomorrow is the last Patch Tuesday for the venerable OS which...