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Article | 8/02/2008 Vista SP1 available on BitTorrent

Microsoft warns software pirates over Vista download

Article | 6/02/2008 75,000 demand Microsoft keep Windows XP going

More than 75,000 people have signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition in the three weeks since it was launched -- many with passionate, often emotional p...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft fixing Vista SP1 flaw, release moved to mid-March

Microsoft Monday said Vista SP1 will not be available until mid-March because the company is working out issues with some device drivers that lose fun...

Article | 6/02/2008 Why Wi-Fi may be a possible substitute for RFID

Given that many companies already have Wi-Fi networks, Wi-Fi Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) may be a cheaper alternative to some more expensive rad...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft's Ballmer: More investments coming

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday future growth for the company hinges on continued investment that matches the company's multi-billion dollar r...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft responds to Save XP petition

Microsoft's decision to discontinue OEM and packaged sales of Windows XP at the end of June - leaving businesses and consumers with the less-than-cele...

Article | 5/02/2008 Google releases code to help make social data portable

Google has unveiled a new API that it hopes will make data created by users of social networks portable.

Article | 5/02/2008 MIT: New mobile chip will boost energy efficiency by 10x

Researchers at MIT have created a new chip design that they claim will be 10 times more energy efficient than the processors currently used in mobile ...

Article | 5/02/2008 MIT, TI debut energy-efficient microchip

Mobile phones running low on battery power could be a thing of the past if new chip technology co-developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Instit...

Article | 5/02/2008 Another PC maker touts Vista downgrade

NEC Computers has launched a kit that will allow IT administrators to quickly "downgrade" machines running Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Profes...

Article | 5/02/2008 Does it Pay to Strip Modules Out of Vista?

Microsoft Vista may seem overloaded to some, but the idea of stripping away the fat and leaving only the specific Vista components (including drivers ...

Article | 5/02/2008 Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 set to go

Microsoft Monday wrapped up work on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 and said both the server and client software will be generally available...

Article | 4/02/2008 Fujitsu unveils world's smallest tablet PC

Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific introduces breakthrough 3.5G-enabled mobile companion - Lifebook U1010.

Article | 4/02/2008 MacBook Air has issues, says Apple

MacBook Air users might need to move their new ultra-thin laptops to keep bits moving to and fro, Apple said in a note on its support site, just one o...

Article | 4/02/2008 Big mods for the small Eee PC

During the 2007 holiday season, there was another small, white and cheap tech device that became a hard-to-find bestseller: the ultra-portable Eee PC ...

Article | 4/02/2008 No 'tipping point' yet in PC alternatives, Intel says

Intel has released survey data it has gathered in an effort to find out what PC alternatives are winning the hearts and minds of its customers. The sh...

Article | 4/02/2008 SF-area subway gets fast Wi-Fi in test

A startup says it can give subway riders wireless Internet access that's faster than most home broadband in the US.

Article | 1/02/2008 JB Hi-Fi opens dedicated computer shop

Retail chain, JB Hi-Fi, is opening its first dedicated IT and computer store in Melbourne's CBD. The shopfront will be located close to its existing E...

Article | 1/02/2008 Gartner's top 10 IT predictions for 2008 and beyond

Open source,Apple computers, green technology, the rise of users and the proliferation of three-dimensional printing are among the hot trends IT shops...

Article | 31/01/2008 Acer buys 75 per cent of Packard Bell parent

Taiwanese PC vendor Acer has purchased 75 percent of the parent company of European electronics maker Packard Bell for Euro 31 million (US$45.8 millio...