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girlmad writes:
Doesn't sound like Microsoft’s Windows 8 has got off to a great start in the UK, with computer retailer Currys and PC World struggling to shift devices running the new software. The store on Oxford Street in London was yet to sell one device running Windows 8 by midday today. It seems that the hype created in the build-up to Microsoft's launch has already blown over.
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girlmad writes:
Looks like HSBC is the latest victim of the Anonymous group of hackers. The bank's servers were hit by a denial of service attack Thursday night that took down a number of their websites. A Twitter account called Anonymous @Fawkessecurity has taken credit for the attack and has posted a statement to Pastebin saying the proof is all in their Tweets although doesn't give a reason for the attack.
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girlmad writes:
Intel's Clover Trail Atom processor can be seen in various non-descript laptops around IDF and the firm provided a lot of architectural details on the chip, confirming details such as dual-core and a number of power states. However Intel said Clover Trail "is a Windows 8 chip" and that "the chip cannot run Linux".
While Intel's claim that Clover Trail won't run Linux is not quite true — after all it is an x86 instruction set so there is no major reason why the Linux kernel and userland will not run — given that the firm will not support it, device makers are unlikely to produce Linux Clover Trail devices for their own support reasons.
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girlmad writes:
Expert Reviews has done some testing to find out whether you get any improvement in image quality from laying out for expensive HDMI cables rather than just a £5 bargain. The results show there's no difference between the cheapest and most costly.
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girlmad writes:
To mark the resignation of Apple's CEO, the Inquirer has compiled some of Steve Jobs' best quotes. Words of wisdom include: "Our goals do not include helping you get a good grade. Sorry", in response to a student asking for help with their thesis.
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girlmad writes:
Windows XP is still going strong, even though it's been 10 years since the RTM. This original review gives some good tips on why it's proved so popular.
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girlmad writes:
This is an interesting find from the archives. Strange to hear that IBM wasn't sure about shipping the PC outside the US as it might not be successful and fun comparing the specs with today's machines.
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girlmad writes:
I've been using one of the new Macbook Airs for about a week now, and this is a handy guide from V3 Labs to some of the nifty features I haven't tried out yet.
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girlmad writes:
On 6 August 1991, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, then a humble scientist at CERN, made the first page on the World Wide Web publicly available in a move that, unbeknown to him at the time, would change the world more quickly and profoundly than anything before or since. A great look back at the development of the web, from TBL through LolCats to checking in.
