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Personal cloud to replace PC by 2014, says Gartner

The increasing use of smartphones and tablets for personal computing tasks is leading users to put a "personal cloud" at the... Read more

13 March, 2012

Ericsson launches PC-as-a-service for mobile users

Ericsson and its Novatium subsidiary have announced a cloud-based personal computing service for operators to offer people in emerging markets. PC as... Read more

14 February, 2011

Tablet fever hitting PC sales, says Gartner

Competition for personal computing cash is hotting up... Demand for tablets is continuing to hit... Read more

13 January, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
A DecisionTheoretic Approach to File Consistency in Constrained Peer to Peer Device Networks

A DecisionTheoretic Approach to File Consistency in Constrained Peer to Peer Device Networks

As users interact with an increasing array of personal computing devices, maintaining consistency of data across those devices becomes significantly more... Read more

1 January, 2011
A Test-Bed Implementation for Securing OLSR in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

A Test-Bed Implementation for Securing OLSR in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

Contemporary personal computing devices are increasingly required to be portable and mobile enabling user... Read more

1 October, 2010
From Opportunistic Networks to Opportunistic Computing

From Opportunistic Networks to Opportunistic Computing

Personal computing devices, such as smartphones and PDAs, are commonplace, bundle several wireless... Read more

1 September, 2010
Using the Semantic Web in Ubiquitous and Mobile Computing: The Morfeo Experience

Using the Semantic Web in Ubiquitous and Mobile Computing: The Morfeo Experience

With the advent of emerging personal computing paradigms such as ubiquitous and mobile computing, Web contents are becoming... Read more

19 August, 2010
Smudge Attacks on Smartphone Touch Screens

Smudge Attacks on Smartphone Touch Screens

Touch screens are an increasingly common feature on personal computing devices, especially smartphones, where size and user interface advantages accrue from... Read more

12 July, 2010
Top travel apps for the iPhone

Top travel apps for the iPhone

...can play. Transcoding video is one of the slowest processes known to personal computing, even for high-end computers. So why bother?Azul is a... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Jesse Sutton
Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

...over the course of more than three decades, has defined and redefined personal computing with a startling number of iconic devices, from the Apple 1... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

...drive format was only occasionally found on desktop systems; its unsuitability for personal computing and word processing led to the ubiquitous 5.25-inch drives... Read more

2 May, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

Tablet PCs: A bitter pill for the NHS to swallow?

...guidance flags up risks attached to allowing NHS staff use their own personal computing devices at work, saying such machines should be subject to the... Read more

13 January, 2012 by Nick Heath

Dell takes a swipe at HP

...its Personal Systems Group. "There are many reasons to stay committed to personal computing," Dell said. "It seems these days not everyone is so totally... Read more

5 October, 2011

Oracle orphans OpenOffice offering

...of interest in free personal productivity applications and the rapid evolution of personal computing technologies, we believe the OpenOffice.org project would be best managed... Read more

15 April, 2011

Mobile World Congress 2011 â?? more than Microsoft-Nokia

...it is. But spare a thought for the next few years. Beyond personal computing devices consider the wider world of gadgets. One visiting tech boss... Read more

20 February, 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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UnderINK

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Jason Burchell

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apexwm

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