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Comment The prosecution dropped the charge after experts testified that the messages were typed on his father's PC, a fact supported by witness statements also placing him in the area at that time. A story that... [16 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Over the years, the buttons on PC mouses proliferated while Apple remained doggedly with the single button. PC users taunted us. It's a tired cliché peddled by people... [03 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up Either that or they'll get a virus on their PC. Throw in that green-tinged Gollum tan that many IT people develop from spending too much time hunched over a screen and add in those odd, bearded sysadmins... [30 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Cameron Green, green IT partnerships manager at environmental charity Global Action Plan, said having users turn off their PCs and monitors when they leave work, and utilising the energy management features of operating systems, can cut... [29 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News This could involve introducing PC power management software - a relatively small technology implementation that could result in substantial savings on energy bills as well as a significant reduction in energy used and... [22 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News Scareware is bad for your PC and your pocket - but the fake security warning messages popping up on your screen are only the most visible part of a complex scam. Scareware is fake security software, often heralded by an... [19 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
Round-Up Nearly nine out of 10 homes with a Mac also own… a PC. Indeed, the colour-co-ordinated, minimalist home of your average Mac-head is likely to be cluttered with many computers: 66 per cent have at least three computers,... [09 Oct 2009]
Who's afraid of malware? Four in 10 have never had a virus
News The poll, which asked readers when their PC was last infected, found 39 per cent of respondents claim their machine has never fallen victim to a virus, while a further 41 per cent of... [05 Oct 2009]
U-turn for HP: Printers and PCs to pair up again?
News The plans, which are contingent on CEO Mark Hurd's final approval, would put both units under the leadership of Todd Bradley, the chief of the company's PC group, according to the... [01 Oct 2009]
Microsoft'll fix it for you: Automated 'fix it' buttons solving PC problems
News Microsoft says that rather than struggle to fix their own PC problems, computer owners have shown they'd rather just click a "Fix it" button and let the computer take care of itself. Since about January, Microsoft has... [30 Sep 2009]
Dell ditches the wires with Latitude Z for business
News While smartphone-maker Palm has a similar wireless charging system for the Pre, and companies like Visteon and Wild Charge have debuted wireless charging accessories for phones, no PC maker has incorporated the idea... [29 Sep 2009]
iPhone coming to Orange as Apple ends its mobile monogamy
News When it comes down to even PC penetration - most people have got Windows-based PCs rather than Apple Macs. The iPhone is coming to Orange in the UK - ending two years of exclusivity with O2. O2 will... [28 Sep 2009]
Intel takes aim at clever TVs as the gogglebox gets connected
News The company touted various elements of its plan Thursday at its Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, including a new Atom CE4100 processor for TVs, technology to automatically extract a highlight reel from a football match, companies... [28 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up For the IBM PC it was another spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3. Well, not quite because it's fair to say that this has got a lot of people very, very angry, not least silicon.com readers. Also,... [25 Sep 2009]
The PC is past it: Computing power is everywhere, says Intel
News It used to be, Otellini said, that everything was centred on the PC. The devices people use - whether a smartphone or a netbook or even a plasma-screen television - all need to work together in a... [24 Sep 2009]
