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  • 24 September 2007

  • News: Thinktank says PC makers should dump Windows

    A pro-business think tank in Europe has recommended unbundling Microsoft's Windows operating system from sales of new PCs in order to give customers more choice when buying a new computer.

  • News: London is world's biggest Wi-Fi hotspot city

    London is the world capital for Wi-Fi hotspot use, according to new research from mobile services firm iPass.

  • News: Dell strikes major retail deal in China

    Chinese electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Group is to stock Dell computers at its chain of stores across China, the first retail deal Dell has agreed in the country.

  • News: US residents to get OLPC's $100 laptop

    Some of the low-cost PCs designed by OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) for kids in the developing world will go to people in North America.

  • 22 September 2007

  • News: 8 reasons Apple is the world's best tech firm

    Apple isn't the biggest consumer electronics company, nor the most profitable, but it probably holds the title of the coolest technology company on the planet. The iPod and iPhone maker knows something that other companies don't. Here are the eight secrets that make Apple the world's most admired technology brand

  • 21 September 2007

  • News: Slimline aluminium MacBooks next for Apple

    Apple is rumoured to be ready to launch aluminium MacBooks which will be "considerably" slimmer than the current models with keyboards that "resemble" the new iMac keyboards.

  • News: European PC price cuts follow US dollar woes

    The declining value of the US dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to European consumers, according to a leading economist.

  • News: The 20 best free Windows Vista downloads

    Looking for software to get the most out of Windows Vista? As yet, there hasn't been a flood of great downloads designed specifically for Microsoft's latest operating system. But that didn't stop us from searching high and low for the best free Vista apps available - and we've come up with 20 real keepers.

  • News: Cheap desktops & laptops boost PC sales

    Lower prices and the improved performance of laptops will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, despite concerns a recession could be on the horizon for the US, according to research firm Gartner.

  • 20 September 2007

  • News: Upgraded Centrino laptops coming in January

    Intel will update its Centrino laptop package in January with a new processor and better graphics.

  • 19 September 2007

  • News: FAQ: Impact of Microsoft's EU defeat explained

    As the long-awaited decision on Microsoft's appeal of the 2004 antitrust ruling in the European Union was handed down on Monday, headlines used phrases ranging from 'stinging' to 'stunning' to describe the American company's legal defeat.

  • News: Mac hacker publishes Airport exploit

    Notorious Mac hacker David Maynor has finally published details of a flaw in Apple’s Airport wireless drivers, more than a year after claiming to have found a way to take over a Mac computer using the flaw.

  • News: Acer's Gateway acquisition given go-ahead

    Acer's planned $710m acquisition of US PC maker Gateway has won antitrust approval in the US.

  • 18 September 2007

  • News: Triple-core AMD chip coincides with IDF

    AMD hopes the launch of a new triple-core Phenom desktop processor will help upstage rival Intel ahead of its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference in San Francisco this week.

  • News: New OQO ultramobile PC launches in the UK

    The OQO ultramobile PC (UMPC) is launching in the UK, with the company also dropping hints about an additional version that will handle cellular data.

  • 17 September 2007

  • News: 13-year-old floppy disk virus returns

    A 13—year-old virus not seen since the heyday of the floppy disk drive is believed to returned, infecting up to 100,000 laptops during manufacture by German vendor Medion.

  • News: New price hike for $100 XO laptop

    The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has raised the price of its '$100' XO laptop to $188, according to the Associated Press.

  • News: Microsoft loses historic EU antitrust appeal

    A European court this morning upheld the bulk of an antitrust ruling against Microsoft made by the European Commission in 2004.

  • 10 September 2007

  • News: Dell blames laptop delays on poor forecasts

    Dell CEO Michael Dell this week blamed downbeat sales forecasting for the long delays in getting new notebooks to consumers. Dell said nothing about problems in painting the laptops, the main reason other executives have been giving customers.

  • 07 September 2007

  • News: Intel chip backed for $100 laptop

    Discussions are under way to put an Intel processor inside a version of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's '$100 laptop' for children in developing countries, according to representatives from both parties.

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