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  Windows 7: less bloated, more power than Vista

  08.01.2009 From tomorrow, 9 January, us mere mortals will have the chance to download the beta version of Microsoft’s brand-new operating system, Windows 7, which promises to kick Vista to the kerb. more...

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  Blog Digest

  08.01.2009 When the New Year rolls around, we tend to make a list of resolutions as long as our arm, which inevitably results in wasted gym membership and exercise bikes gathering dust. Why not start with a few simple ideas this year, and use the blogosphere as inspiration as well as a place to find support and advice. more...

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  Hi, Robot: how the future of robotics means making friends with machines

  08.01.2009 Intelligent machines are more about shaking hands than simply doing sums. more...

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  Logitech’s space-age remote wins at CES show

  07.01.2009 Logitech’s latest universal remote is a far cry from its last incarnation: the Harmony 1100 is a super-small, super-slick piece of gadgetry with touch interface, and it fits right in the palm of your hand. more...

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  Macworld says goodbye with DRM-free music, new iLife

  07.01.2009 And so the curtains closed on the last ever Macworld, with iTunes finally getting DRM-free music for all four major record labels, while both iLife and iWork received a revamp, and, oh yes, a new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro with built-in battery for longer life was unveiled. I know, nice touches, but not quite the swan song we expected from the final Macworld. more...

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  Sex, drugs and blog-rolls

  06.01.2009 It may not come as much of a shock for those of us who spend time online, but recent studies from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute found that 54pc of teens frequently post details about their own personal ‘high-risk behaviour’ on social networking site MySpace. In other words, they talk about sex, drugs, alcohol and violent behaviour. more...

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  Xbox celebrates best Christmas ever

  06.01.2009 With over eight million units of the Xbox 360 sold to date in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Microsoft said that in the six years since its launch, this past Christmas has been the best one ever for the console. more...

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  Chinese want to take away internet porn

  06.01.2009 China announced a major clampdown on internet pornography today, begging the question as to how much government intervention is too much when it comes to web content. more...

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  Wikipedia’s free culture survives with US$6.2m in donations

  05.01.2009 All free content must be supported by advertising, right? That’s the way most media models work, but one hugely popular website that has managed to avoid this on principle is Wikipedia. Donations since July 2008 from over 125,000 individuals tallies up to between US$4m and US$6.2m in total – enough to keep the online collaborative encyclopaedia afloat for 2009. more...

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  Apple CEO sets the record straight

  05.01.2009 When does technology journalism become celebrity gossip? When Apple CEO Steve Jobs has to release a statement about his health after deathbed theories multiply. One of the highlights of all this is ‘evidence’ of Jobs’ good health being based on an observation from an employee in a yogurt shop. more...

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