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ZDNet UK's Christmas tech wish list

ZDNet UK's Christmas tech wish list

...has received a wad of Darpa funding for one of his creations: Luke. Named after Luke Skywalker, who had notable problems keeping a full complement... Read more

24 December, 2010 by Staff
Loose screw blamed for smoking iPhone

Loose screw blamed for smoking iPhone

A loose screw was to blame for an iPhone that started to emit black smoke on a domestic flight in Australia last year, an investigation has found Read more

4 May, 2012 by Luke Hopewell
Samsung Galaxy S Advance marches on UK

Samsung Galaxy S Advance marches on UK

The Advance is the smaller brother to Samsung's Galaxy S II phone, and comes with a dual-core 1GHz processor and Android Gingerbread Read more

27 April, 2012 by Luke Westaway

Ice Cream Sandwich headed to Galaxy S II by March

Samsung Norway has revealed that the Android 4.0 update will arrive on its popular Galaxy S II and Note handsets by the end of the first quarter, meaning it will update by the end of March at the latest Read more

1 February, 2012 by Luke Westaway

Nokia's Lumia 900 slated for UK release in May

Carphone Warehouse has listed the Windows Phone-based Lumia 900 for sale in the UK from May on its website Read more

7 March, 2012 by Luke Westaway
Nokia Lumia 800 battery fix arrives

Nokia Lumia 800 battery fix arrives

The phone maker has confirmed it is releasing a fix for a software problem on the Lumia 800, which has impaired battery life on some handsets Read more

20 January, 2012 by Luke Westaway
Inside Global Switch's Sydney datacentre

Inside Global Switch's Sydney datacentre

...and plans are in place to modernise the storage array. Photo credit: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia Read more

27 October, 2010 by Luke Hopewell
Australian Open serves up volley of tech

Australian Open serves up volley of tech

...Australian Open is set to run through to 30 January.Photo credit: Luke Hopewell For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Aussie Open... Read more

19 January, 2011 by Luke Hopewell
Inside Microsoft's revamped Australian HQ

Inside Microsoft's revamped Australian HQ

...zone" on the fourth floor, with electric blue all around. Photo credit: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet AustraliaFor more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft... Read more

22 February, 2011 by Luke Hopewell
Linux Australia weighs up name change

Linux Australia weighs up name change

The organisation is considering changing its name to reflect the fact it backs open-source projects and events beyond the world of Linux Read more

23 April, 2012 by Luke Hopewell

Apple's iPad faces legal battle in Australia over '4G' claim

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is to mount a legal challenge against Apple over its description of its new iPad as 4G capable Read more

27 March, 2012 by Luke Hopewell

Game closes shops and sheds 2,000 jobs

Struggling high-street retailer Game has formally entered administration, closing 277 of its shops as it seeks a buyer Read more

27 March, 2012 by Luke Westaway

Pinterest policy update smooths out sticky spots

The social-content site has revised its terms and policies to fend off concerns over copyright infringement, to reassure users that it will not sell their content and to lay the groundwork for an API Read more

26 March, 2012 by Luke Hopewell

Asus delivers Transformer Prime bootloader unlock

As promised, Asus has freed up the encrypted bootloader on its Eee Pad Transformer Prime to let people install customised versions of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, after customers complained Read more

24 February, 2012 by Luke Westaway

Carphone hints at Nokia Lumia 900 release in UK

A now-deleted page on the Carphone Warehouse website has indicated that the Nokia Lumia 900 handset may be coming to the UK in the summer Read more

24 January, 2012 by Luke Westaway

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Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

5 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

9 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

10 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

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Burn-IT

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