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? Microsoft, it seems, is taking a beating from all sides over its much maligned Windows Vista operating system. Long-time partners Intel, according to an inside source who spoke to the New York Times, have not yet made the switch to Vista on its employees computers. The decision was apparently made after in-depth analysis of [...]

? Computer manufacturer Dell has announced a new line of colourful laptops designed with the artistic customer in mind. The new Studio line features two distinctly different laptops: the Dell Studio 15 and Dell Studio 17. Both laptops offer sleek designs, striking colour elements and personalisation options with feature such as standard built-in webcam, capacitive [...]

A report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests RFID chips could cause some medical devices to fail when in close contact. Radio frequency identification chips are used for corporate inventory tracking, library management and even passport data control. The chips are also used to power transit payment systems, animal identification and [...]

? Microsoft has announced that while its plans to discontinue sales of Windows XP are going ahead, it intends to offer support for the software for a further six years. ? In 2007 Microsoft announced that it would extend the sales period for Windows XP until June 30, 2008. With the deadline due in a [...]

? According to The Wall Street Journal, Google?s Android platform is being pushed back to late 2008 or early 2009. Google has downplayed the suggestion. ? If the delay proves true it could cause problems for carriers like Sprint ? which according to the Journal, may not be able to release its Android-powered phone at [...]

? With the popularity of Apple?s Mac computers rising steadily, dangerous malware viruses and Trojans are now being targeted at the OS X operating system. The most recent indication of the growing problem came courtesy of a security advisory release by SecureMac, warning that multiple variants of a new Trojan horse is read to run [...]

? Yahoo has launched two new domain names, rocketmail.com and ymail.com as options for personalised e-mail addresses. ? With 266 million active e-mail accounts, Yahoo is the worlds largest e-mail service. The company is hoping the new domains will give users more selections for simple and more memorable addresses that may already be taken on [...]

HP and Microsoft formed a team to develop the high-tech home of the future. The two companies revealed their innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, this week. The home uses some of the newest developments in communications technology and is now open for the public to tours. ? In true Disney style ? [...]

? Months after an investigator with the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) was arrested for having child pornography images on his state issued lap-top, prosecutors dropped the charges when a defense-sponsored forensic investigation showed that his poorly configured laptop that had become riddled with malware was to blame. ? Michael Fiola?s troubles began when [...]

Yesterday two major providers released their latest Graphic Processing Unit?s (GPUs); Nvidia?s GeForce GTX 200 line and AMD?s FireStream 9250.