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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, 9:50

Lenovo to launch Linux ThinkPad laptops

News Lenovo is to offer a Linux operating system pre-installed on its ThinkPad laptops. ThinkPad T Series laptops will come pre-installed with Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 in the fourth quarter of this year.

7 August 2007, 10:31

Dell backs down over 'bloatware'

News Dell has finally relented on the issue of 'bloatware' -- the often unwanted programs that come pre-installed on a new computer. Dell is notorious for selling its PCs and laptops with a varied assortment of programs pre-installed, ranging from...

25 June 2007, 11:12

Dell's Linux PCs out in US only

News Dell has finally launched three systems with the Ubuntu Linux distribution installed, but only in the US. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Dell intended to launch systems with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.

25 May 2007, 10:37

Microsoft apologises for unplanned update

News Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search tool on users' desktops without approval. Windows Desktop Search (WDS) was first published in February as an optional update that was only...

Tags: installed, desktops, package, customers

29 October 2007, 8:51

Dell launches an open-source PC

News Dell began offering a new desktop PC on Tuesday with no operating system installed. The company's Dimension E510n PC comes with a blank hard drive and a copy of the FreeDOS operating system, which can be installed by customers.

5 October 2005, 11:59

Dell takes baby steps towards Linux

News Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion. But it stopped short of offering pre-installed Linux, and instead said it would certify some of its...

27 February 2007, 8:40

Dell brings Linux PCs to the UK

News Dell has launched two PC models with a pre-installed Linux operating system in the UK. According to Dell, the launch was a result of pressure from users of its IdeaStorm forum -- 30,000 of them advocated the idea that systems should come with Linux...

8 August 2007, 9:33

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, 10:07

PSP update adds podcasts and more

News The update can be installed directly through the PSP, using the System Update feature while connected to the Internet. It also can be downloaded from Sony's Web site to a memory stick and then installed, or can be run from an updated UMD disc.

1 December 2005, 9:39

Dell's Linux PC launch hits rocky ground

News Dell announced on Tuesday that it would launch two PCs with a pre-installed Linux operating system on Wednesday. He said the 530n will cost £399 and the 6400n will cost £329 and they will both come with the Ubuntu Linux distribution pre-installed.

9 August 2007, 9:52

Yahoo to embed instant messaging in email

News Yahoo is planning to embed instant messaging into its Web-based email program within the next few months so that people can have live chats in Yahoo Mail, even if they don't have an instant-messaging application installed, a Yahoo executive...

10 November 2006, 10:21

TomTom sat-navs shipped with viruses

News According to the company, a "small number" of TomTom GO 910 satellite-navigation devices were shipped last year with malware pre-installed. The company has warned the files should not be removed manually, as they are not part of the standard...

30 January 2007, 9:37

Computer saves drowning girl

News A Poseidon monitoring system installed in the pool registered that a swimmer was in distress because she was at the bottom of the pool and not moving, and within three seconds sounded the alarm to the lifeguard on duty who pulled the girl out of...

2 September 2005, 10:38

Sony rootkit victims in every US state, researcher says

News Florida seems to have the highest number, with 12,588 networks detected that are hosting computers with the digital rights management software installed, according to figures posted by The Washington Post.

18 January 2006, 8:58