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Chrome OS: screenshots Camera icon

Chrome OS: screenshots

Photo What does a browser-based operating system look like? Here's a quick tour of Google's preliminary Chrome OS release. [24 Nov 2009]

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Acer sails past Dell in PC shipments

News IDC's PC tracker report for the third quarter of 2009 shows the Taiwanese manufacturer has overtaken Dell in terms of PCs shipped [15 Oct 2009]

Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

Tech Guide Is Windows 7 good enough to halt the move to desktop Linux in its tracks? We compare and contrast Microsoft's new OS with the latest version of Ubuntu. [26 Oct 2009]

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Ubuntu 9.10 brings karma to the market

Ubuntu 9.10 brings karma to the market

Leader Ubuntu is a great operating system that almost nobody uses. That tells us much about the balance between technology and marketing [29 Oct 2009]

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Study: Windows 7 can boot more slowly than Vista

News A software specialist's lab unit finds Microsoft's new operating system can take longer to get started than Windows Vista [08 Oct 2009]

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Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7

Video The Information Security Forum CEO talks to ZDNet UK at the RSA Conference in London about how businesses will greet Windows 7 [21 Oct 2009]

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Chrome OS: a first look

Chrome OS: a first look

Preview Google has released source code for a preliminary version of its Linux-based operating system. Is it destined to dominate the netbook market? Here are our first impressions. [24 Nov 2009]

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Intel's Light Peak aims to replace today's cables

Intel's Light Peak aims to replace today's cables

News IDF 2009: Intel wants to replace today's multitude of copper cables with a single type of optical connection, and hopes standardisation will help it catch on [24 Sep 2009]

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Screenshots: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Camera icon

Screenshots: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Photo Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is released on 29 October. New additions include the Ubuntu One service, a new boot sequence, and the Ext4 filesystem by default. [28 Oct 2009]

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Intel talks Linux, netbooks and rivalry with ARM

Intel talks Linux, netbooks and rivalry with ARM

Q&A ZDNet UK spoke to Intel's Imad Sousou at this year's Open Source In Mobile conference in Amsterdam, to discuss the evolution of the chipmaker's Moblin Linux distribution [17 Sep 2009]


Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students

News UK students will get the software for £30,those in the US can get it for $30, and students elsewhere are also said to be in line for a discount [18 Sep 2009]

Ten reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit

Ten reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit

Comment The Ubuntu 9.10 operating system, also known as Karmic Koala, has many features businesses will like, says Jack Wallen [13 Nov 2009]

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Dell UltraSharp U2410

Dell UltraSharp U2410

Review The Dell UltraSharp U2410 is a feature-rich 24in. monitor that performs superbly. [13 Nov 2009]


Intel to pitch in on developing Chrome

News The chipmaker will work with Google on the Chrome OS in the same way it contributes to other Linux distributions, which take in parts of Intel's Moblin code [16 Sep 2009]

Parallels supports Windows 7, Snow Leopard

News Parallels Desktop Mac virtualisation software is faster than the previous version and gives users more customisation flexibility when working with Windows [05 Nov 2009]

IDF 2009: Intel demos Moblin Video icon

IDF 2009: Intel demos Moblin

Video Intel product manager Claire Alexander shows chief executive Paul Otellini a demo of the Linux-based, open-source operating system Moblin [23 Sep 2009]


Universal phone charger given green light

Universal phone charger given green light

News A branch of the UN has approved a standard for a one-size-fits-all phone charger that will work on any future handset [26 Oct 2009]


Microsoft announces 'Starter' version of Office

News An ad-supported, limited-feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs to take the place of Microsoft Works [09 Oct 2009]

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Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop

Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop

Comment Many expect Windows 7 to triumph where Vista failed, but there are good grounds for doubt, says Jack Wallen [09 Oct 2009]

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Microsoft Windows 7: ZDNet UK special report

Microsoft Windows 7: ZDNet UK special report

Roundup Learn about Windows 7 highlights — and potential pitfalls — and find out what the new operating system could mean for your organisation [21 Oct 2009]

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Apple tackling Snow Leopard data-loss issue

News The company says it is aware of a problem related to guest account log-ins that 'occurs only in extremely rare cases',and it does not yet have a fix for it [13 Oct 2009]

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