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Article | 5/06/2008 XP SP3 omits critical security update
Microsoft this week confirmed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) omits a critical security update issued by the company in November 2006.
Article | 5/06/2008 Intel's Maloney: No plans to revise Atom roadmap
Intel has no plans to revise the roadmap for its Atom processor family, despite a surge of interest in systems based on the processor and the release ...
Article | 4/06/2008 Music industry groups denounce 'incorrigible' Baidu
Domestic and international music industry groups lashed out at Chinese search engine Baidu Tuesday, with one Chinese copyright official calling it "th...
Article | 3/06/2008 Clarion shows new prototype portable navigator
Car audio and navigation maker Clarion has unveiled a new prototype of its handheld mobile Internet navigator device that's due to be launched later t...
Article | 5/06/2008 SSDs give overclocked Nehalem extra oomph
Intel showed off a PC running an overclocked version of its upcoming quad-core Nehalem processor at the Computex exhibition in Taipei, but the system ...
Article | 4/06/2008 Atom-powered Classmate PC coming soon
Intel detailed plans for an updated version of its Classmate PC on Tuesday, swapping out the laptop's older Celeron M chip for the Diamondville versio...
Article | 4/06/2008 AMD plans external graphics module for laptops
Advanced Micro Devices and Fujitsu Siemens Computers are developing an external graphics module that will boost the graphics performance of laptops ba...
Article | 4/06/2008 Intel adds high-def video decoder to chipset line
Intel showed off a small, energy-efficient PC that is capable of paying Blu-ray discs, highlighting the high-definition video playback capabilities of...
Article | 5/06/2008 New Comcast traffic management targets users, not protocols
Comcast announced this week that it will no longer target individual protocols for traffic shaping, and will instead slow Web traffic for individual u...
Article | 4/06/2008 AMD will manufacture first Fusion chips
Much speculation has surrounded Advanced Micro Devices' manufacturing plans for its upcoming Fusion family of processors and whether these chips could...
Article | 4/06/2008 Intel says Atom shortage will ease soon
Taiwanese hardware makers expressed concern over a shortage of Intel's Atom processor, but Intel said production volumes will increase.
Article | 5/06/2008 AMD broadens the battle; goes after Intel with Puma
Advanced Micro Devices Wednesday ramped up its competition with rival Intel by unveiling its first processor platform designed specifically for laptop...
Article | 5/06/2008 COMPUTEX: HTC launches business-centric version of its iPhone-rival
The biggest difference between the two is the presence of a keyboard on the Touch Pro, said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, in an interview.
Article | 5/06/2008 COMPUTEX: Mini-laptops take show by storm, but vendors worry about chip shortage
Small-size laptops are the talk of this year's event and on Tuesday Intel's Sean Maloney unveiled a wall-full of mini machines based on its Atom proce...
Article | 5/06/2008 Ballmer: Software makers face big challenges
Improvements in processing speeds, storage space and wireless broadband will drive a new revolution in information technology, but software makers fac...
Article | 5/06/2008 'Sniff' out your friends using a mobile phone
A mobile phone service which allows users to 'track' their friends and family has been launched in the UK.
Article | 5/06/2008 COMPUTEX: MSI launches the Intel Atom-based Wind mini-laptop
The U100 has a 10-inch LCD screen with an LED backlight that should consume less power and provide a better picture than a traditional LCD panel.
Article | 5/06/2008 Repetitive strain injury costing businesses millions
Work-related RSI cases are at an all-time high and the cost to businesses is spiralling, new Microsoft research reveals.
Article | 5/06/2008 Britons arrested in illegal file-sharing case
Six Brits have been arrested for illegally sharing music files. Cleveland Police made the arrests on May 23 and 28 'in relation to uploading pre-relea...
Article | 5/06/2008 Canadian privacy commissioner on Facebook's friends list
While Canada's Privacy Commissioner is about to investigate whether Facebook is breaching Canada's privacy laws, Ontario's Privacy Commissioner's offi...

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