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The complete guide to running Windows on a Mac

How to get Windows 7 set up on your Apple computer

Google unveils what's new in Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich'

Unified mobile OS for tablets, smartphones clones some iOS features and focuses on a slicker UI and new developer APIs

Five top features of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Why you should hesitate before buying that iPhone 4S

What Apple might announce at next week's iPhone event

The camera will be better, the antenna problem might improve, but what else?

NetbootCD - A handy tool for managing Linux distributions

Why mess with multiple CDs to keep your Linux versions up to date?

HAL 9000 will soon be a reality

Your phone and other devices are quickly evolving into intelligent robot assistants you can talk to

Windows 8 gets sad new Blue Screen of Death

History of the blunder screen which first appeared in Windows 1.0 back in 1985. Sad face

Why be a Pirate? Use open source software instead

Business decision-makers who get their proprietary software illegally need to wake up and check out the free alternatives

Why is Windows Phone 7 winning over indie app developers?

Microsoft's mobile platform is struggling to keep up with iOS and Android - but for some indie developers, it's a perfect fit.

Moth in the machine: Debugging the origins of "bug"

Did Grace Hopper really invent the term "bug" to describe software errors?

22 top tools for professional Apple Mac admins

Software designed to ease Mac deployment for enterprise staff

Mac OS X Lion Server is a downgrade that could see corporate IT switching to Windows

Apple is provoking IT departments to missing features, lack of focus

Microsoft should dump the name Windows

A unified ecosystem for PC, phone, TV and Xbox requires a new brand

Four top innovations in Google Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich

Google's new mobile OS upgrade boasts some special features

Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes

If your computer is infected, it's not Microsoft. It's your fault for not buying the latest version

iOS 5: What we already know

With the iPhone 5 possibly to be announced tomorrow, let's look back at what we know so far about iOS 5

Cyber risk and the future of national response

Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and lethal than ever before

Will Windows 8 PCs shut the door on Linux?

Secure boot protocol threatens to prevent Linux from running on Windows 8-certified machines.

Why Windows 8 on ARM matters

How system-on-chip designs may change mobile computing.

The two faces of Windows 8 Developer Preview

An operating system between yesterday's desktop and tomorrow's touchscreen interface

Will tablets soon be free?

If everyone wants one, heavily subsidised deal might soon hit the market

Amazon tablet - Five features needed to battle the iPad

To stand a fighting chance against the iPad, Amazon needs to come out of the gate with these five things nailed down

Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses

The emergence of mobile devices and the web is showing how much we can do without using a Microsoft program

Five features that shouldn't die with WebOS

HP's TouchPad and phones had their up sides

The six biggest problems with Mac OS X Lion

Apple fans should watch out for some disappointments


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