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Samsung introduces 256 GB hard drive without any moving parts
Schwalbach, Germany - Samsung has introduced a 256-gigabyte (GB) hard drive without any moving parts, according to the South Korean company's German offices. Until now, such hard drives, called solid-state drives (SSD) had only been available with ca...

[Posted on : 2008-12-07 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Computer users should watch out for viruses
Berlin - Web surfers should take matters into their own hands, if they want to protect their computers from hackers. Installing anti-virus programs and a firewall is a must, according to BITKOM, a German computer industry association. Users must down...

[Posted on : 2008-12-07 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Codec prevents computers from playing movies and music
Munich - The Linux operating system owes most of its popularity to the fact that it is open-source software and anyone can expand or edit it. But that is proving a double-edged sword for software companies who make a loss when customers switch from c...

[Posted on : 2008-12-07 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Make Vista keyboard-friendly - Feature
Washington - Microsoft must hate keyboards. With each new version of its Windows operating system, the software behemoth has created an interface that relies more heavily on the mouse and less on the keyboard. ...

[Posted on : 2008-12-06 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Apple recommends anti-virus software for Macs
San Francisco - After long proclaiming the relative immunity of its Mac computers to viruses and other forms of malware, Apple has begun to quietly recommend that Apple owners install anti-virus software on their computers. The shift was brought to l...

[Posted on : 2008-12-02 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Britney beats Obama in web search race
San Francisco - Britney Spears was more popular than US president-elect Barack Obama among internet searches through 2008, according to web portal Yahoo. The results came from ranking billions of search enquiries. Troubled-racked Britney Spears has b...

[Posted on : 2008-12-02 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Microsoft announces reworked Windows
Redmond, Washington - Microsoft has announced an overhaul of its internet-based Windows Live communications platform. Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Hotmail in particular have been equipped with a new user interface and added functionality, ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-30 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Atom-Chip, Sat-TV and high quality projectors among PC novelties
HP'snew notebooks feature peonies and atom processorsBoeblingen, Germany - HP has added two notebook computers to its range. The Compaq Mini 700 Netbook comes with a 10.2-inch display while the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Special Edition has a slightly...

[Posted on : 2008-11-30 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Online drives are unsuitable for storing sensitive data
Duesseldorf, Germany- Sensitive data should not be stored online, Germany's PC Praxis magazine reported. Most groups offering online storage do not encrypt data, it added and while some promise to use encryption, customers cannot always verify that c...

[Posted on : 2008-11-30 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Child abuse congress takes aim at the internet
Rio de Janeiro - A rising incidence child pornography in the internet came under intense criticism at the third World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children (ECPAT). Parents and children must better prepare themselves for the risks pos...

[Posted on : 2008-11-27 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

 

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