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RSS surface in newsNHS prescribes germ-resistant keyboards
News Keyboards in hospitals usually have covers but the uneven surface makes it easy for bacteria to escape cleaning. The NHS has taken delivery of 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards, which could significantly cut the rates of hospital bugs such as... [18 Jun 2008]
Microsoft gets touchy-feely in Windows 7
News Multi-touch software builds on existing capabilities Microsoft has introduced in recent years including Surface, for interacting with large tabletop computer displays, TouchWall for mounted screens and tablet PCs for touchscreen notebooks. [28 May 2008]
Nasa Mars probe safely touches down
News The Phoenix is on a three-month mission to determine whether ice below the surface ever thaws and whether some of the chemical ingredients needed for life are preserved in the soil. Smith noted that the ground looks like the "active surface of the... [27 May 2008]
Microsoft: Walls will become computers of the future
News While Microsoft's Surface computers are currently shipping for about $10,000, Gates said the hardware costs for such products need not be that high. Speaking to a crowd of CEOs, Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman, showed off prototype technology he... [15 May 2008]
Microsoft embraces cloud computing with 'Live Mesh'
News Microsoft Surface in depth From painting to ordering drinks, Microsoft plans to change the way we interact with technology with Surface Microsoft has begun testing technology that brings together a user's pictures, documents and other data... [23 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News And Hyper-V has the full attack surface of any operating system, which is not a good thing. He said: "We reduce the scope of threats because we reduce the attack surface of the operating system. The notion that the surface area of attack increases... [16 Apr 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News Jeff Aliber, Kaspersky's US senior director of product marketing, said: "[With Windows], there is a large attack surface with a number of entry points. Anyone trying to shrink that attack surface and promote secure apps development has to be a good... [14 Apr 2008]
Microsoft touches the Surface of AT&T
News Microsoft has announced it has its first customer ready to put Surface computers into public use. Each store will have a few of the Surface machines where customers can compare the features of different phones, as well as look at service plans and... [02 Apr 2008]
Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff
News Astronauts and robots exploring the moon's surface will only be a text message away after the system goes live later this century. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus [19 Feb 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News Julie Strawson, chairman of the BSA in the UK, said in a statement: "We have just scratched the surface here, with anything like this you have to remember you can not just change the situation overnight. [07 Feb 2008]
Bill Gates bids London farewell
News Microsoft Surface in depth From painting to ordering drinks, Microsoft plans to change the way we interact with technology with Surface Alluding to Microsoft's Surface technology, which he gave a demonstration of, Gates added: "We'll be talking... [30 Jan 2008]
Bill Gates sings at CES for one last time
News Microsoft has a new concept application for its Surface computer that shows how the product can tie into Windows Live services and other devices. Gates used the tabletop Surface PC to design a custom snowboard and then send the design to his... [07 Jan 2008]
Top 10 software stories of the year
News Photos: Microsoft Surface in depth As well as Vista, Microsoft also had high hopes for its Surface technology which it showed off to silicon.com in October. Currently in the form of a table-like device, Surface uses touchscreen technology in some... [14 Dec 2007]
Microsoft does bundling U-turn on hypervisor
News Microsoft Surface in depth From painting to ordering drinks, Microsoft plans to change the way we interact with technology with Surface Microsoft has said it will sell its new virtualisation technology separately from its Windows Server OS, in... [13 Nov 2007]
Microsoft still tinkering with Surface
News Although Microsoft is still getting plenty of "oohs" and "aahs" when it demos its Surface computer, the company is finding the task of bringing the tabletop computer to market a little rougher than it anticipated. [09 Nov 2007]
