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Article | 19/10/2012 Opinion: The one thing Windows 8 desktops really need
With the official launch of Windows 8 on the imminent horizon, PC manufacturers have announced a diverse array of new hardware. The problem with all o...
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 | 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 | 21/07/2011 The 5-minute Mac OS X Lion configuration
Reader David Mitchell delves into the personal with this question about Lion. He writes:
Article | 21/07/2011 What's new in Lion: Versions, Auto Save, and Resume
Thanks to three new features in Lion -- and improvements to one older feature -- losing your data or your place may soon be a thing of the past. Versi...
Article | 21/07/2011 What's new in Lion: the user interface
Lion introduces a slew of changes to the OS X interface -- some of them entirely new, others variations on existing features. In either case, they're ...
Article | 21/07/2011 Installing Lion: a complete guide
At long last, Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) is available, and unlike previous versions of the Mac OS, getting it doesn't involve driving to the nearest Apple S...
Article | 21/07/2011 What's new in Lion: the Finder and files
While there are many new features in Lion -- like Mission Control and Launchpad -- you'll also find some old familiars: The Finder, Spotlight, Quick L...
Article | 11/03/2011 Apple iOS 4.3: A guide to getting started
If you haven't synced your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad in the last 24 hours, you've got a surprise waiting for you: Apple has released iOS 4.3, promisi...
Article | 20/02/2011 Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?
The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look...
Article | 14/01/2011 Clean up Windows and your hard drive
If you have a PC, chances are it runs too slowly for your tastes. Over time, your computer slows down due to all the virtual junk that accumulates in ...
Article | 14/01/2011 Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share
Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft's dominanc...
Article | 12/01/2011 For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2
There's no doubt Canonical's popular Ubuntu Linux distribution gets the majority of attention in the Linux world these days, but there are myriad othe...
Article | 12/01/2011 Patch Tuesday defined by the flaws that aren't fixed
Microsoft is easing in to 2011 with a light Patch Tuesday for January. There are only two security bulletins this month, and only one of those two is ...
Article | 12/01/2011 ARM CEO: PC market not our target
Chip design firm ARM grabbed the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week when Microsoft announced that its new Windows OS wo...