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Caption Competition: Bye bye Bill!
Photo The winning caption, from reader Richard Marshall was "Hasta la Vista, Bill - you're time here just eXPired. This competition is now closed. Photo credit: Microsoft [27 Jun 2008]
Photos: Five of the best mini laptops
Photo Novell SUSE Linux and Windows Vista versions are available - though an XP version is also on the cards. Another week, another ultra-mobile PC launch. Miniature laptops which pack enough power to keep you productive on the road yet have a convenient... [06 Jun 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo It comes with a choice of operating system: Windows Vista Business or Novell SuSE Linux. This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai. [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: HP squeezes into the dinky laptop market
Photo There is a choice of operating system on the Mini-Note: Windows Vista Business or Novell SuSE Linux. HP is bringing a sub-£300 laptop to Blighty - with an eye on mobile workers and kids in classrooms. [11 Apr 2008]
Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas
Photo It's a UMPC (ultra mobile PC) that runs Windows Vista Business to enable "true mobile computing" - so the marketing line goes. RM Asus miniBook You'd think it's a bit of a stretch to call a laptop a gadget but not so with this dainty offering from... [03 Dec 2007]
Photos of the month - October 2007
Photo The software behemoth was showing off a table-like device that uses a 30-inch screen, several cameras, a Vista PC and a projector to create an interactive, touch-sensitive environment which reacts to objects coming into contact with its flat... [31 Oct 2007]
Photos: Microsoft Surface in depth
Photo It uses a 30" screen, several cameras, a Vista PC and a projector to create an interactive, touch-sensitive environment which reacts to objects coming into contact with its flat surface. This table-like device is actually a demonstration of... [02 Oct 2007]
Caption Competition: Climbing the walls
Photo The winning entry, from silicon.com reader David Caddick, was: "Intel, Centrino, dual core, vista, I-this and I-that. This competition is now closed. It's enough to drive you up the wall! You can check out the other entries below. [25 May 2007]
Photos: The weekend in India's tech capital
Photo A menu advertising Windows Vista in one of the coffee shops which are becoming increasingly popular in Bangalore. silicon.com's Steve Ranger visited Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore to investigate the Indian technology industry earlier this year. [05 Apr 2007]
Photos of the month - January 2007
Photo With Vista's commercial launch fast approaching, Microsoft unveiled the first new PCs and laptops designed for the Windows Vista operating system at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas at the start of the month. [31 Jan 2007]
Photos: Bill Gates unveils Vista
Photo Microsoft's long-awaited Vista operating system finally got its consumer launch in London this week. Pop band The Feeling added a bit of glamour to the launch, playing to the journalists and Microsoft partners inside the British Library, and then... [31 Jan 2007]
Photos: Vista put on ice
Photo With Vista's consumer launch date fast approaching, Microsoft tried to 'wow' the crowds in London's Covent Garden with a giant ice sculpture promoting the forthcoming operating system. The software has been a "long time coming" and Microsoft wants... [26 Jan 2007]
Photos: The first Windows Vista computers
Photo Microsoft unveiled the first new PCs and laptops designed for the Windows Vista operating system at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. The new computers from HP, Medion, Sony and Toshiba will run the high-end... [10 Jan 2007]
Photos of the month - November 2006
Photo See what else we found when we had a snoop around Microsoft's Vista labs. James Pickell, who oversees the Windows build lab, is responsible for cranking out daily releases of Vista. Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, UK as seen... [27 Nov 2006]
Caption Competition 4: What are Hu laughing at?
Photo And of course Vista will be safe from any virus as long as you buy Windows Defender" This competition is now closed. Below are the best captions submitted. WINNER: Hu Jintao breaks the tragic news that the Chinese coastguard have lost contact with... [17 Nov 2006]
