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Tool stops search engines gathering your data

By Emma Woollacott Friday, 06 November 2009 05:16

Big Brother won't be able to watch any more

Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

By Aharon Etengoff Thursday, 05 November 2009 17:22

Microsoft finally gets it right

DashBoard shows users what Google's got on them

By Emma Woollacott Thursday, 05 November 2009 06:16

Presumably trying to reassure us, Google has launched a new feature allowing users to see which personal data it's storing, and to control or delete some of it.

Apple brags as apps exceed 100,000 mark

By Aharon Etengoff Wednesday, 04 November 2009 12:12

A smug Apple has announced that over 100,000 applications are now available for download from the company's App Store.

Google Earth invents a town

By Nigel Constantine Tuesday, 03 November 2009 09:34

alt Google Earth seems to think that England does not have enough towns and has decided to put one of its own in.

Why Apple should license Windows 7

By Rob Enderle Tuesday, 03 November 2009 05:03

alt Let's start out by saying that hell would likely freeze over before this happened...

Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

By Aharon Etengoff Monday, 02 November 2009 12:33

Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels Apple has stepped up its war of attrition against Hackintosh rebels by disabling support for Intel's Atom processor in the next version of Snow Leopard.

Gmail users lose service all weekend

By Emma Woollacott Monday, 02 November 2009 06:02

alt Gmail users are complaining that they have been left without service for long periods over the weekend, with no help from Google.

Apple upgrades TV software with tighter iTunes integration

By Aharon Etengoff Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:23

Apple has released a major update for its TV software. TV 3.0 - which features a redesigned GUI - allows users to easily access iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, Genius mixes and Internet radio.

Google finds partners for PowerMeter monitoring

By Emma Woollacott Wednesday, 28 October 2009 01:25

Some people might feel that Google knows quite enough about them already. But for those that aren't too bothered, the company has now signed up utility firms to offer smart monitoring of domestic power usage.

VMWare tempts Mac users with "ultimate" Windows 7 experience

By Aharon Etengoff Tuesday, 27 October 2009 10:31

VMWare has rolled out its Fusion 3 virtualization platform for Mac OS X. The $80 Fusion 3 - which offers 50 new features - allows users to run native Windows applications with "Mac simplicity."

Google intros Android 2.0 Eclair SDK for Droid smartphones

By Aharon Etengoff Tuesday, 27 October 2009 08:45

Google introduces Android 2.0 Eclair SDK for Droid smartphones

Google has introduced its Android 2.0 software development kit. The SDK - also known as "Eclair" - is expected to power Motorola's new line of Droid smartphones.

Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

By Rob Enderle Tuesday, 27 October 2009 01:20

Opinion: Apple was blindsided by Windows 7. It wasn’t the product which they saw coming, it was the sustaining marketing budget and positive reviews from Apple loyalists like Walt Mossberg they didn’t see (though several Mac fans have told me that Steve Jobs has taken Walt to task and he is changing his tune).

Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn

By Aharon Etengoff Monday, 26 October 2009 09:14

An unknown number of users have reportedly experienced serious difficulties migrating from Vista to Windows 7. Problems range from erroneously invalid product keys to endless reboot loops, which often prevent either operating system from loading.

White House dumps Bush' CMS for Open Source

By a staff writer Monday, 26 October 2009 01:33

The US government has swapped out its old CMS and has decided to go for Drupal, an open source content management system.

Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

By Mark Everett Hall Friday, 06 November 2009 05:08

Cheep, cheep cheep, yeah

Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

By Aharon Etengoff Thursday, 05 November 2009 13:25

OS X on a netbook Hackintosh

Parallels takes on VMware

By Aharon Etengoff Wednesday, 04 November 2009 12:42

Parallels has introduced its Desktop 5 virtualization platform for the Mac.

Microsoft overhauls MSN home page

By Emma Woollacott Wednesday, 04 November 2009 04:49

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Microsoft is giving its MSN home page a revamp, with a new, more open look and integrated Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Karmic Koala displays bad karma

By Andrew Thomas Tuesday, 03 November 2009 06:22

alt If the most technical Ubuntu supporters can't make it work properly, what hope is there for the rest of us?

Mozilla Firefox 3.6 beta spotted in the wild

By Aharon Etengoff Monday, 02 November 2009 13:35

Mozilla has released its long-awaited Firefox 3.6 beta.

Snow Leopard glitch means Windows 7 runs faster - on Macs

By Nigel Constantine Monday, 02 November 2009 10:02

alt The brand new 27" iMac is suffering from major problems with video graphics while Windows 7 operating on the same machines is working fine.

Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

By Aharon Etengoff Friday, 30 October 2009 08:03

Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes software. Predictably, iTunes 9.0.2 blocks the Palm Pre's ability to sync media files with the popular application.

RightNow's pre-emptive strike

By Mark Everett Hall Wednesday, 28 October 2009 04:30

Opinion: The already competitive SaaS CRM market is getting more so. At least, that's if my reading of the news coming out of RightNow Technologies Inc. annual customer conference is accurate.

Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois

By Andrew Thomas Wednesday, 28 October 2009 01:19

Dear, oh dear. Nothing quite as bitter as a Linux fanboy scorned, is there?

My 10 favorite Windows apps

By Mike Magee Tuesday, 27 October 2009 09:18

I am agnostic to operating systems. I've used Mac OSes, I've used OS/2, I've used every version of Windows since version 1.0. I've used SuSE Linux. I liked SuSE Linux. It ran fiendishly fast on the Pentium III-M desktop I built. My problem with it was having to learn a whole new series of applications.

Ubuntu is still rubbish

By Andrew Thomas Tuesday, 27 October 2009 07:55

Cute but crap

Review: Every few years or so, I come over all magnanimous and take the view that I really should try Linux again. After all, I am old and befuddled and it probably isn't as bad as I remember it being the last time I tried it. Wrong.

Google updates Search and Voice

By Emma Woollacott Monday, 26 October 2009 23:53

In a little flurry of activity, Google has added new features to several of its products, including its search tool.

Intel optimizes Windows 7 SSD performance

By Aharon Etengoff Monday, 26 October 2009 07:41

Intel has introduced a solid-state drive toolbox that optimizes 34nm X25-M SATA SSD performance in Windows 7. According to company spokesperson Pete Hazen, both the optimizer and accompanying firmware update use a Windows 7 attribute - not an acronym - known as Trim to ensure "continued" high performance.

Raindrops keep falling on Mozilla's head

By C Shanti Friday, 23 October 2009 04:54

The Mozilla Foundation has issued a call to arms to its developers to create a "mini Web server" that will filter out the desperate tropical storm of messages that we're all deluged with these days.