Microsoft: Why Not Use Your Phone as a Cheap PC? May 16, 2007 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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While the PDA has existed as a sort of mini-PC for years, Microsoft said it would encourage phone manufacturers to formalize the transition of the phone to a mobile PC through a research initiative called "Fone+". | |
Red Hat Shuns 'Windows Clone' Model for Global Desktop May 10, 2007 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The new Red Hat global desktop is based on a stripped-down version of the existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 and contains applications like Firefox, OpenOffice and Evolution. | |
Invention IDs Computer Users By Typing Patterns May 24, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Thirteen years ago Dr. Marcus Brown, associate professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, and one of his now former graduate students were awarded a patent for their novel invention which identifies a person ... | |
 Oxford project to develop free software for green computing March 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Oxford University is pioneering an energy saving research project for green computing, which is likely to have wide-reaching benefits for further and higher educational institutions across the UK. | |
 Music lovers get the 'meta' of digital audio January 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Groundbreaking audio software developed by European researchers could help music lovers jump to the hidden beats. | |
MS Patch Tuesday Fires Off 14 Critical Updates May 09, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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System administrators will have to prioritize between updating Exchange and DNS servers while leaving equally important server and application updates dangling, experts say. | |
Review: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 -- Some Assembly Required April 10, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Version 5 of Red Hat's Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system hit the streets last month, complete with a truckload of updated open-source components and brand-new support for server virtualization - courtesy of the Xen ... | |
 Blackboard Problems Leave Vista on Double-Secret Probation March 30, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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On college campuses, Microsoft's Vista operating system may be in danger of failing courses that use Blackboard, a key software program for communication between teachers and students. | |
 Scientists develop artwork that changes to suit your mood August 03, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Computer scientists from Bath and Boston have developed electronic artwork that changes to match the mood of the person who is looking at it. Using images collected through a web cam, special software recognises ... | |
 Photo software creates 3-D world February 20, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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In the digital age, organizing a photo collection has gone from bad to worse. The saying used to be that a picture is worth a thousand words. Now the question arises: what are a thousand pictures worth? In ... | |
 New virus identified on Yahoo! Messenger May 22, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Users of Yahoo! Messenger beware, a new worm is on the loose. | |
IBM Cracks Web 2.0 Security Concerns With 'SMash' March 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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IBM today announced new technology to secure "mashups," web applications that pull information from multiple sources, such as Web sites, enterprise databases or emails, to create one unified view. Mashups are attractive for ... | |
The State of Ubuntu 7.04 Is Strong May 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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With companies and individuals everywhere failing to find the wow in Windows Vista, Apple's OS X riding iPod sales and snarky commercials to steady growth, and long-time Microsoft partner Dell announcing plans to market a ... | |
Microsoft Highlights Changes to the Windows Kernel May 17, 2007 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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At WinHEC, Microsoft technical fellow Mark Russinovich discussed, among other things, how uniprocessor kernel variants were now gone from Windows Server 2008, which reduces the need for downtime. | |
Can a Rootkit Be Certified for Vista? March 16, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A roomful of hackers, CIOs and CSOs agree that Microsoft's given us the most secure version of Windows yet, but their approval is served up with a garnish of "excepts," "howevers" and "althoughs." | |
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