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• Article | 26/05/2012 How to use a flash with your camera and light your photos

  Cameras are like sunflowers: They thrive on light. And when there isn't enough light to go around, you need to add some of your own -- that's where yo...
• Article | 10/05/2012 Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

  What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has conclude...
• Article | 8/05/2012 5 essential iOS apps for photographers

  Last year, I told you about five reasons photographers should love the iPhone. The apps I mentioned back then are still great, but this week, I've rou...
• Article | 14/03/2012 The big promise of big data

  For Twitter, making sense of its mountains of user data was big enough of a problem that it purchased another company just to help get the job done.
• 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 | 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 | 18/02/2012 Will my Mac run OS X Mountain Lion?

  If you're not already running the developer preview but want to get your hands on OS X Mountain Lion as soon as you can, now is probably a good time t...
• Article | 9/11/2011 Want Siri on your Android phone? Try these apps

  Wouldn't you like to have your very own gofer dedicated to doing all the menial tasks you hate? That's a big part of the appeal of the iPhone 4S: Siri...
• 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 | 13/10/2011 Guide: How to upgrade your iOS device to iOS 5

  iOS 5 has hit the stage, and eager users everywhere are getting ready to upgrade their devices. If you're concerned about the upgrade process, or simp...
• Article | 29/09/2011 Guide: How to sync your PC, smartphone, and tablet

  A few years ago businesspeople carried a laptop on the road, used a desktop PC in the office, and worked on another PC at home. Maybe they had a Black...
• 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 | 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: