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Pirate Bay plans to put its servers on drones

...guided by GPS and carry "far-reaching cheap radio equipment and tiny new computers like the Raspberry Pi", it said. "One of the technical things... Read more

19 March, 2012

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies aged 56

...axed struggling products such as the handheld Apple Newton computer and introduced new computers with striking designs and easy-to-use UIs such as the... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Jo Best and Nick Heath

Five councils sign school IT investment contracts

...led by building contractor Balfour Beatty. The portion of the spend on new computers and telecommunications equipment will be approximately 10 percent. Oldham and Ealing... Read more

10 December, 2010 by Kable

Hands-on with Jolicloud's slightly confusing Jolibook

I am rather enamoured with the Jolicloud operating system. It's a very clever mix of HTML5 front end, Linux back end and... Read more

8 December, 2010

Convincing HP Slate video appears on YouTube

...out. Windows 7 is following the normal path of selling well on new computers but not being seen as a must-have upgrade for XP... Read more

23 September, 2010

'Freemium' antivirus firm Avast gets funding boost

...antivirus market," said Steckler. "Instead of paying for advertising or installation on new computers, Avast continues to experience dramatic growth as fans of Avast recommend... Read more

24 August, 2010 by Ben Woods
Jolicloud: The future is HTML 5

Jolicloud: The future is HTML 5

...in the cloud. The next wave of computing may not involve buying new computers, but upgrading existing computers with a better OS. How many people... Read more

2 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Linux Distributions - Why Choice Is A Good Thing

...only operating system! So they have to pay for "Panorama" on any new computers they purchase, and then they have to wait patiently and quietly... Read more

12 July, 2010

Microsoft cracks down on 25 UK counterfeiters

...have confessed to selling pirated copies of Windows software pre-installed on new computers since the beginning of 2010. Based on tip-offs from wary... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Ben Woods

IBM chooses Firefox as default employee browser

...adopt it for our enterprise." In particular, IBM will load Firefox on new computers, train employees in its use, encourage vendors working with IBM to... Read more

2 July, 2010 by Stephen Shankland
Speedy Orange PC Shortcuts 1.0.3.1

Speedy Orange PC Shortcuts 1.0.3.1

...com, and many others! This is a lightweight program suitable both for new computers and slower old computers Read more

1 May, 2012
PMVR (Patented Mappable VR) 6.7a

PMVR (Patented Mappable VR) 6.7a

...because the Java browser plug-in is already pre-installed on most new computers. When used with the optional (patented) floor plan / map feature, you... Read more

18 April, 2012
Data Recovery Adviser 4.1.7

Data Recovery Adviser 4.1.7

...lost or deleted files. A lot of times when people are getting new computers, they lose a lot of their purchased MP3s in the process... Read more

16 December, 2011
PCmover Express 6.0

PCmover Express 6.0

...simple to use. Simply install PCmover Express on both your old and new computers and go. Click through the easy-to-use wizard to select... Read more

7 December, 2011
PCmover 6.0

PCmover 6.0

...simple to use. Simply install PCmover Express on both your old and new computers and go. Click through the easy-to-use wizard to select... Read more

16 November, 2011

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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