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Article | 14/04/2011 Hands-on with the BlackBerry PlayBook
Apple's iPad 2 may be the only dominant player in the tablet market, but it will soon face some strong competition from RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook. We ...
Article | 30/03/2011 Why BlackBerry PlayBook is an ideal tablet for business
The BlackBerry PlayBook is available for pre-order, and will be on the street in a matter of weeks. I am not sure the RIM tablet will see much consume...
Article | 1/02/2011 Microsoft Word alternatives: Wordsmiths, rejoice!
Microsoft Word is ubiquitous: It's the standard word processor in most places of business, and it often ends up installed on home PCs due to compatibi...
Article | 11/01/2011 How useful are tablets for business?
Last week's CES brought forward a huge number of tablets. It doesn't take a genius to realize we're entering the era of tablet computing. Either that ...
Article | 29/09/2010 Can PlayBook tablet serve both consumers and workers?
The coming PlayBook tablet from Research in Motion straddles the line between consumer-centric and business-centric device, symbolic of the dilemma RI...
Article | 28/09/2010 Gallery: Meet RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
Research in Motion announced a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Monday that will do battle with Apple's iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab early next year when...
Article | 23/09/2010 4 ways a RIM tablet could smoke the iPad, Galaxy Tab
Research in Motion's tablet, rumored for months, is nearly official, according to the Wall Street Journal's unnamed sources. If the report is accurate...
Article | 22/09/2010 Tablets still miss the mark for business
With the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android will finally have a tablet worthy of competing against the Apple iPad.
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 | 5/08/2010 11 free Linux apps your business needs now
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources...
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 | 24/06/2010 55 super software secrets
The apps you use most--your Web browser, productivity tools, media managers, and Windows and its built-in accessories--are more powerful than you real...
Article | 11/06/2010 Your next laptop: Concept designs point the way
Tired of the stale cookie-cutter designs that make all laptops look basically alike? You're not alone. A group of intrepid designers and engineers is ...
Article | 4/06/2010 End of financial year deals: Desktop PCs and notebooks
You now have less than a month to pick up a new desktop PC or notebook before the end of the financial year. We've rounded up some EOFY deals that mig...
Article | 3/06/2010 End of financial year roundup: LCD monitors for the office
It's that time again: the end of the financial year! Are you desperately in need of a new LCD monitor at work? Been trying to convince your boss to ge...
Article | 22/05/2010 Are netbooks worth a look as PC companions?
While the Apple iPad and other emerging tablets may ultimately shift the playing field, netbooks from the big corporate suppliers offer an interesting...
Article | 11/05/2010 Five reasons HP 'Hurricane' can compete with iPad
Rumor has it that the Windows 7-based HP Slate tablet PC is dead, but that HP has plans to leverage its purchase of Palm to develop a new WebOS-based ...
Article | 8/04/2010 Take the iPad, ditch the notebook when you travel
There are passionate views on both sides regarding whether or not the Apple iPad can be an effective business tool, or is merely a consumer gadget. Th...
Article | 2/03/2010 The 10 all-time greatest free downloads and services
In our 15 years of choosing the best free stuff, we've spotlighted the superstars: Adobe Reader, Craigslist, Flickr, Gmail, Google, Mozilla Firefox, a...