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  • 24 November 2007

  • News: Analysis: The future of laptops revealed

    Even today, many techies feel that too many laptops have batteries that conk out in the middle of a job, weigh too much, or fail to keep critical information secure. Yet as 2008 dawns, laptop users have some reason for optimism.

  • 22 November 2007

  • News: Microsoft sketches out updated SideShow app

    Microsoft is inviting developers to take part in a beta program testing out an updated version of the SideShow application it introduced as part of Windows Vista. SideShow is an application designed for Windows Vista laptops that enables users to be able to view email, instant messages and RSS-type information on a screen embedded in the outside of the lid.

  • News: Public to lobby OLPC on $100 laptop sales

    A technology enthusiast who's been tracking One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop hopes to encourage the group to continue to sell the low-cost device commercially.

  • News: Microsoft confirms Windows XP encryption bug

    Microsoft has admitted that Windows XP includes the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000.

  • 21 November 2007

  • News: Windows XP SP3 preview released

    Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been released to around 15,000 testers, with Microsoft on track to deliver the final version in the first half of next year. The preview of the final major update to Windows XP comes days after Microsoft release candidate preview for Vista SP1.

  • 20 November 2007

  • News: Windows Vista SP1 brings 'insignificant' upgrade

    A software testing firm claims the first service pack for Windows Vista is no faster than the original stock edition.

  • 17 November 2007

  • News: November's coolest gadgets revealed

    Wimax PDAs, an ultramobile PC with a fold-out keyboard and internet-based aroma advertising are the top candidates for innovations of the month in PC Advisor's monthly round-up of new launches in Japan.

  • 16 November 2007

  • News: Vista SP1 release candidate sent out

    Microsoft has given 15,000 testers a release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), and remains on track to deliver the official update early next year

  • 15 November 2007

  • News: 'Negligent' doctors face fines for losing laptops

    The Information Commissioner is drawing up new rules that could leave Doctors and health officials facing prosecution should they lose laptops containing patient details.

  • 14 November 2007

  • News: 61 new features requested for Windows 7

    A leaked wishlist for Windows 7, the codename for the desktop operating system that will replace Windows Vista, has been published online by tech site Neowin.

  • News: Leopard killing MacBook Pro keyboards

    MacBook Pro users are reporting keyboard problems following upgrades to Apple's latest operating system – Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

  • 13 November 2007

  • News: Windows Vista users given performance boost

    Windows Vista users will get a trio of performance and reliability updates in Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday downloads via Windows Update today.

  • 12 November 2007

  • News: Intel releases high-end Penryn processors

    Intel has launched its long-awaited new line of power-efficient processors, code-named Penryn, designed to deliver better graphics and application performance as well as virtualisation capabilities.

  • 07 November 2007

  • News: Microsoft makes Windows Vista breakthrough in China

    Chinese PC giant Founder Technology Group has agreed to preinstall Windows Vista on laptops and desktops, closing a loophole in an earlier deal with Microsoft that potentially exempted commercial PCs from agreements to preinstall Windows.

  • 06 November 2007

  • News: RapidMind boosts Intel & AMD's multicore chips

    RapidMind has announced Monday software intended to help developers leverage the power of multi-core processors based on popular x86 chips built by Intel and AMD.

  • 05 November 2007

  • News: Cheap Linux laptops pressure One Laptop Per Child

    Aggressive pricing of commercial Linux notebooks may hamper efforts by OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) to supply inexpensive laptops to children in developing markets.

  • News: Acer, Gateway plan gaming laptop for 2008

    Following its purchase by Acer, early next year Gateway plans to launch its first high-end notebook PC designed specifically for gamers. Gateway will continue to design its own laptops, which will feature updated colours and features for the C-Series, M-Series, T-Series and P-Series products, according to Lisa Emard, director of media relations at Gateway.

  • 03 November 2007

  • News: Get laptops, broadband and software for free!

    You can kit out your PC for free – or even get a free PC. PC Advisor looks at the deals available, from free laptops and phones to free broadband and software, and points out the pitfalls. We also show you what manufacturers and vendors get out of offering freebies.

  • News: Free laptops with broadband: what you need to know

    This summer, AOL and Orange raised the bar by offering a free laptop to customers in a calculated bid to lock them into long-term broadband contracts. We've investigated such deals, and give you the PC Advisor low down on the whys and wherefores of free laptop PCs offered in return for a long-term broadband contract.

  • 02 November 2007

  • News: Leopard vs Vista: operating systems compared

    Whenever Apple rolls out a new release of its Mac OS X operating system, it always seems to cram in a few useful applications and interface features that eventually force their way into Windows. Now Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is here, let's look through its key features and see how Windows Vista measures up.

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