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Article | 18/03/2008 Windows Vista SP1 Available Now — Do You Need It?
After considerable rumour and speculation, numerous false starts, and not a small amount of frustration on the part of consumers, Microsoft has releas...
Article | 19/03/2008 WiMax will take flight with Intel's new mobile platform
More than one-third of the ultramobile PCs coming later this year on Intel's Atom Centrino platform will offer a combination of WiMax and Wi-Fi, the h...
Article | 19/03/2008 100,000 customers tell Microsoft to save XP
Windows Vista was supposed to be a shot in the arm for Microsoft, which had gone five years without a new desktop operating system. It hasn't worked o...
Article | 19/03/2008 Vista SP1 hits Windows Update
As expected, Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Update Tuesday, making it available to most, though not all, users.
Article | 17/03/2008 Vista SP1 to hit Windows Update Tuesday, reports say
Microsoft will release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 next week to a wider audience, according to information posted on and reports from a Web site tha...
Article | 17/03/2008 Intel to shrink upcoming Nehalem chips for laptops
Intel said Monday that its upcoming chip microarchitecture, Nehalem, will first be targeted at servers and high-end desktops but later will be scaled ...
Article | 18/03/2008 Researchers provide a chill to fan-cooled PCs
Researchers at Purdue University and Intel have developed heat dissipation technology that can boost the performance of chip-cooling systems by up to ...
Article | 18/03/2008 Microsoft, Intel to fund multi-core research at UC Berkeley
Microsoft and Intel on Tuesday will unveil a plan to fund university research into new ways to program software for multi-core processors, Microsoft c...
Article | 17/03/2008 Intel to deliver quad-core chips for notebooks
Intel on Friday confirmed it will ship quad-core chips designed specifically for notebooks, most likely for desktop replacement laptops, later this ye...
Article | 14/03/2008 Asus predicts Windows Eee PC will outsell Linux version
Asustek Computer (Asus) predicts the Eee PC it has started selling with Microsoft Windows XP Home edition on board will outsell the original Linux-bas...
Article | 14/03/2008 Gates: Tablet PCs will replace textbooks, other predictions
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates today outlined a future of computing akin to a Whole Earth Catalog for technology. The computing systems of the future w...
Article | 14/03/2008 Apple tries to cool 'hot' Airs
Although Apple updated its MacBook Air this week with a fix for the laptop's fan, some owners of the ultra-thin notebook continue to report that their...
Article | 13/03/2008 AMD starts shipping triple-core Phenom processors
Advanced Micro Devices said it has started shipping triple-core Phenom processors, bringing desktops with the chip closer to release.
Article | 12/03/2008 Imation takes plunge into SSD drives
Imation has become the latest storage giant to jump into the burgeoning market for computer drives based on SSD (solid state drive) technology.
Article | 12/03/2008 Intel: 160GB solid state drives will be unveiled soon
Intel this week confirmed that it is close to unveiling a new line of solid-state drives for laptop and notebook PCs that will feature a storage capac...
Article | 10/03/2008 Atom-based notebooks to cost between US$250 and $300
More than 25 low-cost notebooks based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor are in the works, including models from multinational PC vendors, according t...
Article | 11/03/2008 Eee PC gets the Windows treatment
When the Eee PC first landed on the Australian market in December, it made huge waves due to its low price and ultraportable size.
Article | 11/03/2008 Ericsson predicts demise for hotspots
As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Mo...
Article | 11/03/2008 Microsoft challenges 'Vista Capable' class action
Microsoft on Friday asked that a lawsuit claiming it duped consumers in a Windows Vista marketing program be suspended while the company appeals a jud...
Article | 11/03/2008 IBM, Hitachi team up to advance chip research
IBM and Hitachi are expected to announce a research agreement this week in which the companies will collaborate to improve semiconductor technology, i...

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