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• Article | 7/03/2012 Windows 8 Metro UI: 7 things you may just hate

  As everybody knows, the most striking thing about Windows 8 is its Metro interface - those brightly colored tiles that serve as both shortcuts to prog...
• Article | 6/03/2012 This year's mobile screens will stun and amaze

  It seems like all phones and all tablets do all things for all people these days. Every single smartphone and touch tablet has become just about every...
• Article | 2/03/2012 What Windows 8 means for tablets

  Amid the introduction of so many tablets recently, one thing has been clear: There's room for a viable competitor to Apple. Android tablets are still ...
• Article | 27/10/2011 Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading

  Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microso...
• Article | 21/09/2011 Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

  History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.
• Article | 18/08/2011 Nine absurdly useful file management utilities

  Back when Windows Vista was but a twinkle in Bill Gates's eye, Microsoft had some extremely ambitious plans to rid computer users of an outmoded conce...
• Article | 25/07/2011 Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

  Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration to...
• Article | 5/07/2011 The Bootable Maintenance Flash Drive

  I enjoy being the tech hero. Relatives and friends come to me with their computer problems, and more often than not, I help them. Their problem gets s...
• Article | 18/03/2011 Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone

  The past year has been a remarkable one for smartphones, with the meteoric rise of Google's Android OS, the restart of Microsoft's mobile strategy wit...
• Article | 17/02/2011 Windows Phone 7: What Microsoft needs next

  The last week has brought nothing but good news for Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. Between Nokia's hardware commitment, Angry Birds on the way and Mic...
• Article | 15/02/2011 Why Nokia is toast

  It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. As cell phones overtook pagers, then smartp...
• Article | 5/02/2011 Google considers Bing a serious threat

  Google very publicly called out Microsoft's Bing search engine -- claiming that it copies its search results from Google. The initial charge has been ...
• 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 | 25/01/2011 Top 10 Web hacking techniques of 2010 revealed

  A Web hack that can endanger online banking transactions is ranked the No. 1 new Web hacking technique for 2010 in a top 10 list selected by a panel o...
• Article | 19/01/2011 ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

  Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Esse...