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Obama in sex video shocker? Oh wait, it's just spam
News Meanwhile, behind the scenes a Trojan horse known as Mal/Hupig-D is installed. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't a terrorist.or a porn star.
Tags: sex, sophos, obama, barack obama
11 September 2008, 8:43
Images: Touring Google's Chrome browser
News With Chrome, frequently used Web applications such as Gmail and Google Calendar can be accessed directly from the desktop as though they were installed applications. And now, it has -- well, kind of. Chrome is an open-source attempt by the search...
Tags: browsing, bookmarks, bookmark, beta
5 September 2008, 9:13
Could 64-bit Vista finally be taking off?
News In its circular this Sunday, most of the desktops and half of the dozen laptop models being advertised by US retailer Office Depot had the 64-bit version of Windows pre-installed. It's a dramatic shift even from last quarter, in which only about 5...
Tags: desktops, cent, models, gaming
5 August 2008, 9:19
Active PCs grow 1 billion strong
News Gartner's estimation that the installed base of PCs is growing at an annual rate of almost 12 per cent, there will be 2 billion PCs in use by 2014, the analysts said on Monday. Gartner report Forecast: PC Installed Base, Worldwide, 2004-2012.
Tags: pcs, installed, base, cent
24 June 2008, 9:07
News.blog: Firefox 3 downloads pass 8 million mark
News And don't forget the error bars: it's impossible to say how many of the Firefox 3 copies were installed by enthusiasts trying to goose the number. Take this statistic with a grain of salt, but Mozilla has said more than 8 million copies of Firefox...
Tags: firefox, downloaded, copies, downloading
19 June 2008, 8:27
News.blog: iPods get in-air connectivity
News For the most part, they'll be installed on planes that make transatlantic flights and in some cases will be restricted to those with first- and business-class seats. United Airlines has been subject to some pretty bad press recently for being one...
Tags: connectivity, flight, plane, planes
17 June 2008, 8:43
Mac cloners offer software updates
News Psystar, a Florida-based company that last month began selling generic PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system pre-installed in the US, has addressed one of the major shortcomings of the systems by offering bug fixes and software updates.
Tags: mac os, operating system, pre, automatic updates
29 May 2008, 8:50
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June
News And that's part of what Mozilla is watching closely as it seeks feedback from the 1.5 million people who have installed the Firefox 3 release candidate 1, which Mozilla issued a few days ago. Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open...
Tags: ons, mozilla, firefox, handle
22 May 2008, 11:17
Dell to cut PC power by 25 per cent
News Following a campaign on the company's IdeaStorm forum, the company announced that most of the pre-installed software on its computers would become optional at the point of configuration. Dell has committed to improving the energy efficiency of its...
Tags: technologies, dell, energy, roi
19 May 2008, 9:19
Photos: Living green in La Casa Verde
News A similar turbine should cost around $17,000 (£8,500) and be installed by a handful of people, according to David Monteith, a Most 'green' homes are located far from city centres. In San Francisco, limited land availability and notorious red tape...
Tags: water, natural, city, house
12 May 2008, 9:38
'Grand Theft Auto IV' launches amid great expectation
News In total, we estimate the US 360 installed base to be 3.5 million higher for GTAIV than it was for Halo's launch, or just over 50 per cent," said Wilson. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on 25...
Tags: base, rate, copies, xbox
29 April 2008, 9:28
News.blog: XP death could be postponed
News Big-name computer makers are still scheduled to have to stop selling models with Windows XP installed by the end of June. The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its...
Tags: xp, windows xp, pcs, plan
25 April 2008, 9:22
Windows XP SP3 to roll out at end of April
News Anyone who has not installed the service pack will be forced to do so on 10 June by automatic update, according to the roadmap. The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft...
Tags: schedule, pack, vista, service
17 April 2008, 8:58
Asus to ship most Eee PCs with XP
News Asus has said that around 60 per cent of its Eee PCs shipped this year will come with Windows XP pre-installed, according to reports. The Taiwanese manufacturer announced last week that it would be putting
Tags: xp, cent, windows xp, linux
14 March 2008, 9:27
Photos: Hands-on robot joins space station
News Space Agency's Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, aka "Dextre", is scheduled to be installed by Endeavour astronauts to the ISS later this week. System and works with the Canadaarm2 which was installed on the ISS in and the mobile base which...
Tags: objects, base, installed, space
11 March 2008, 9:04


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