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Windows Home Server gets Power Pack 3 update next week
Got Windows 7 on your PCs and a Windows Home Server box sitting in the corner? Then you’ll want to grab the Power Pack 3 update as soon as it’s released next week.
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Who makes the most reliable – and least reliable – notebooks?
Asus and Toshiba lead the laptop pack for reliability, says a US survey, but almost one in four notebooks from HP, Acer and Gateway are “expected to malfunction in three years”.
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Microsoft's online store now selling PCs and third party apps
Other things are afoot from Microsoft today, besides the launch of Windows 7, its US online store has had a major makeover and now offers PCs and software from other publishers
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Microsoft shows off first Windows 7 hardware
Even we find it hard to get excited about a mouse and keyboard set but, hey, this one has the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo on it.
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Laptop drives hit 1TB
So you need 1,000GB to go? Western Digital has just launched the first 1TB notebook hard drive, and Seagate is set to follow...
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Wireless USB on the way
If the computing experience is to get better, doing away with those pesky wires is a good step. Cut up another cable with the advent of wireless USB.
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Microsoft to open retail stores this year
The first Microsoft store will open in time for the Windows 7 launch this October – with some located “right next door to Apple stores”, the company promises.
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Microsoft hardware to get Windows 7 exclusive features
What would be the point of a new OS if you couldn't flog all-new versions of your old hardware with some new bells and whistles?
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Dick Smith to sell Dell PCs
Prospective buyers of Dell desktops and laptops will now be able to get hands-on with selected models at a Dick Smith store.
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USB 3.0 cables now on sale, but hubs still a year away...
An online store is now selling USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ cables which bend the needle at up to 5Gbit/s – provided you can conjure up some USB 3.0 hardware.
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Hands-on: Installing Windows 7 on an old laptop
A common question is "will I be able to install Windows 7 on my old PC?" We find out by digging out an old laptop and trying for ourselves.
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BMW DesignworksUSA builds an odd but cool PC case
ThermalTake Level 10 -- the PC case that architect Frank Lloyd Wright would have approved of.
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Hackers start P2P Bank
Borrowing money from a bank is tough at the moment, but not for hackers -- they have simply started their own bank.
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