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Have a More Relaxing Rebuild With Ninite
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(1)Whilst reinstalling Windows on a PC may not be a task we cherish, I’m sure many of us who like to live on the sharper edge of the PC world are well used to installing the OS, drivers and Windows Updates, after which comes the tedious task of downloading and installing our favourite apps.
Short of a...
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The Morrow Project: 4 Short Stories Crafting a Vision of Our Future Selves
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(1)If you have a little extra time to relax over the Thanksgiving weekend (or just a usual weekend for the rest of us!) then make sure you check out Intel’s Morrow Project – it’s a literary project which brings to life the impact that research currently being conducted by the company could have on our...
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Settling Down to a Movie? It Must Be Popcorn Hour!
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(1)Is 2010 the year of the media streamer? Certainly the category has had more than its fair share of headlines this year, with the likes of the Boxee Box and others thrilling the tech community. One of the products that gets a lot of buzz amongst digital media enthusiasts is Popcorn Hour.
Their latest...
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Acer Joins the Windows 7 Tablet Party (in 2011)
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(1)Last week I highlighted LG’s brand new Windows 7-based tablet that has been released exclusively in Korea. If you didn’t fancy the trip to go buy one, then no problem – Acer has jumped in and announced a new tablet that looks great for work as well as play.
A 10.1” slate will be available in February,...
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Bing Image of the Day Hits the Desktop
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One of the really cool features of Bing is the image of the day. Someone at Microsoft has the delightful task of researching and selecting images that serve as the background to your daily web searches. With tips and trivia included for each image, the often stunning photography can brighten up your...
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LG Outs New 10.1” Windows 7 Tablet
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If you ever get the chance to visit Korea, then you really must. I had the chance to spend a few weeks in Seoul a couple of years and it’s an amazing city – a fantastic blend of ancient and ultra-modern cultures, lovely people, great food and ultra-fast broadband. What more could you want?
Perhaps the...
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Top 10 Tips for Typists–The Command Line is Back!
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Okay, so we all know that the Command Line never really went away in certain circles (I spent this weekend snuggling up to netsh, if you must know) but as the world continues its unhealthy obsession with the latest gizmo and must-have widget, the good old Command Line no longer gets the exposure...
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How Can You Fit 120GB into 26 cm3?
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The days of super-small, super-fast and super-high capacity storage are nigh. You threw your floppies in the bin an age ago. They were followed by the zip drive, CD and DVD as limited storage media. USB thumb drives are great, but 16GB or 32GB will last you a little while – how about something a little...
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Get Ready to Lync Up Your Kinect to the Office
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(2)Microsoft Lync is the next generation of Office Communications Server, and brings together video and voice communications, presence, file transfer, instant messaging and more into one cohesive package for the workplace.
The latest release of the platform was launched in New York yesterday, and...
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Get Ready for the Camera That Can See Around Corners
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(1)A team at MIT are developing a new technology that is sure to delight spies the world over – it’s a camera that can see around corners, according to Tech Watch.
The technology, three years in development and still a long way from the market, utilises a short burst of high intensity laser light to illuminate...