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Broadband Britain loves to talk
News Internet and mobile phones have seen the biggest usage increases: time spent on PCs and laptops grew fourfold between 2002 and 2007 -- from 6 minutes to 24 minutes per person per day; while time spent talking and texting on mobiles doubled over...
Tags: cent, broadband, connections, communications
15 August 2008, 8:13
Could 64-bit Vista finally be taking off?
News In a blog post this week, Microsoft's Chris Flores noted that 20 per cent of new Windows Vista PCs in the US that connected to Windows Update in June were running a 64-bit version of the OS, compared with 3 per cent of new computers in March.
Tags: desktops, cent, models, gaming
5 August 2008, 9:19
LG to merge mobile and PC divisions
News LG intends to increase its focus on smart phones, ultra-mobile PCs and network infotainment", the statement said, adding: "These have emerged as important sectors to keep pace with in this era of mobile Internet, in which users have come to rely...
Tags: company, technology, wi fi, communications
16 July 2008, 8:00
Active PCs grow 1 billion strong
News There are now more than a billion PCs in active use worldwide, according to analyst house Gartner. 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...
Tags: pcs, installed, base, cent
24 June 2008, 9:07
Asus Eee Box ready for August release
News Like the latest Eee PCs, the Asus has announced the final specifications for the first Eee Box desktop version of its popular Eee PC mini laptop -- and it will include Windows XP, which has now been given a reprieve on some desktops, as well as Eee...
Tags: linux, box, operating system, xp
23 June 2008, 9:09
Photos: Futuristic PCs think out of the beige box
News Move over beige box. That was theme enthusiastically embraced by winners of the fourth Microsoft-sponsored Next-Gen PC Design Competition, which this year encouraged entrants to dream up futuristic designs that not only feature eye-catching...
Tags: fantasy, entry, human, shape
20 June 2008, 8:57
New Eee PCs get UK release date
News The latest versions of the Eee PC will become available in the UK on 1 July, Asus announced on Thursday. Both based on Intel's low-power 1.6GHz Atom processor, the Eee 901 and 1000 should have better battery life than their predecessors, especially...
Tags: storage, cell, linux, models
16 June 2008, 9:08
News.blog: Mozilla shows off Firefox Mobile
News Explorer on PCs, but the battle lines are only now being drawn in the mobile device browser war. The buzz about Firefox these days might be focused on the impending Firefox 3, but the folks at Mozilla are already thinking beyond that browser -- and...
Tags: mozilla, firefox, window, iphone
13 June 2008, 9:32
News.blog: Asus shows off Eee Monitor
News It should be available in September, which is almost a year after new all-in-one PCs from Dell and Gateway began to hit the market. Pictures of the Eee Monitor, the upcoming all-in-one desktop PC from Asus, have surfaced.
6 June 2008, 9:11
Microsoft gives XP new life on low-cost desktops
News The company would not further specify which version of Windows will be used on these desktops, but it has been widely reported that the move represents an extension of the lifespan of XP, which had been scheduled for execution later this year for...
Tags: pcs, desktops, xp, laptops
5 June 2008, 9:28
News.blog: Sony to u-turn on low-cost mini laptop?
News Asus continues to crank out Eee PCs, and similar devices from no-names such as MSI are widely anticipated. Sony is prepping a laptop based on Via's OpenBook reference design, PC World is reporting. At the WiMax Expo in Taipei, contract manufacturer...
Tags: names, hard drive, laptop, laptops
3 June 2008, 10:02
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
Apple: The future of home tech
News That's according to a report from analyst house Forrester Research, which predicts Apple's product strategy will promote the linking up of digital content, PCs, TV and stereo. Apple will dominate the digital home by 2013 with its range of existing...
Tags: companies, research, services, apple
23 May 2008, 9:32
Council flats get broadband via power line
News Charities are also involved in the project -- ReCOM is providing recycled PCs and the Colebridge Trust will provide IT and Internet training to tenants. Residents of council flats in the West Midlands town of Solihull are to get free or subsidised...
Tags: connectivity, project, broadband, buildings
22 May 2008, 8:55
Microsoft telescope puts universe on your desktop
News Microsoft has released a free public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is software that lets both amateur and professional stargazers explore the universe from their PCs. The WorldWide Telescope is a rich Web application that accesses high...
Tags: explore, earth, star, location
20 May 2008, 10:28
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Format wars: The tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed
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