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Securing the Windows 7 beta

Windows 7’s “Action Center” alerts users if they don’t have antivirus software installed, pointing them to a Microsoft Web site with links to download various antivirus software products.
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Despite the fact that security programs are often some of the toughest code to make work with a new operating system, Windows 7 already has several [...]

Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro

Here we are sitting in the PC Magazine Labs, and it occurs to us: We’ve got a shiny new Macbook Pro and an early build of Windows 7 on disc, so why not attempt to use one to run the other?
Check out photos, video, and a run down of the process, after the jump.

Using Bootcamp, [...]

Intel shows off working Moorestown MID device

Intel on Monday showed off a prototype handheld based on Moorestown, its upcoming Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform designed to enable a new generation of ultra-thin, touchscreen devices with extensive battery life.
Presenting at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Intel vice president Anand Chandrasekher said Moorestown will consist of a system-on-a-chip (SOC), codenamed “Lincroft,” which [...]

Intel Atom rival ships; larger Netbooks coming?

Are Netbooks ripe to be resized? Via Technologies thinks so. The Intel-compatible chipmaker says larger Netbooks are on the way.

Via Nano processor
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In an interview, Glenn Henry, the head of Via Technologies subsidiary Centaur Technology, said that Via has just begun commercial shipments of its Intel-compatible, power-sipping Nano processor. Centaur headed up development [...]

Energised communication, the premium experience

The XPERIA™ X1 lets you enjoy the convergence of communication and entertainment. Choose an experience by simply touching the XPERIA™ panel interface. The QWERTY keyboard makes writing quick and easy.

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Microsoft’s BlueTrack mice are here — laser bids a tearful goodbye

by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 9th 2008 at 2:31PM

Yeah, so we might have forced Microsoft’s hand into announcing the fall Zune lineup a day early, but nothing can upstage the pure excitement of the Say Goodbye to Laser campaign — awww yeah, the BlueTrack mice are official today. The new tracking tech uses a (surprise!) [...]

As Options Fade, Lehman Is Said to Seek a Buyer : A Wall Street Icon crumbles

This article was reported by Jenny Anderson, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Ben White and written by Mr. White.

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Suitors of Lehman Brothers are seeking help from the Federal Reserve to help make an acquisition palatable.

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the future of search

9/10/2008 12:15:00 PM

The Internet has had an enormous impact on people’s lives around the world in the 10 years since Google’s founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of. Which got us to thinking, what’s going to happen in the next [...]

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

First Test of Google’s New Browser

Google has introduced a new Web browser, called Chrome, aimed at wresting dominance of the browser market from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The move takes the Google-Microsoft rivalry to a whole new level. If Google succeeds, it will be a big deal, with major ramifications for the future of the Web.
But just how good is Chrome? [...]