News about Desktops
News.blog: Can Bill Gates kill the mouse and keyboard?
It wasn't exactly Minority Report, but Gates' demonstration at Microsoft's CEO Summit may be remembered as the end for the keyboard and mouse era, writes News.com blogger Charles Cooper
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News.blog: Dell to cut back on XPS gaming PCs
Rather than selling both high-end XPS gaming PCs, Dell will shift all of its gaming energies at Alienware, writes News.com blogger Rich Brown
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News.blog: iMacs refreshed with Penryn
Following last week's rumours, Apple started selling an updated version of the computer today, featuring a faster processor, writes News.com blogger Dawn Kawamoto
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News.blog: iMacs to upgrade to Penryn?
Apple could be getting ready for the advent of the educational buying season with new iMacs, writes News.com blogger Tom Krazit
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Stolen computers 'phone home' to police
Laptops that 'phone home' over the Internet after being stolen are guiding police to the doorsteps of thieves across the world
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News.blog: Nvidia takes fight to Intel
Nvidia wants to show you how to build or buy a PC that's 'balanced' -- you're better off spending less on the CPU and more on a graphics card, writes News.com blogger Rich Brown
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UK government failing to provide Web access for all
Those on lower incomes and from ethnic minority groups are far less likely to have Internet access, despite government pledges to bridge the 'digital divide'
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PC Gaming Alliance formed to fight consoles
Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Nvidia have cofounded a nonprofit organisation dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform"
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Photos: Apple reveals mighty Mac Pro
Just a week before its biggest event of the year, Macworld, Apple has unveiled a Mac Pro with eight processor cores and new system architecture
MoreNews.blog: Shuttle introduces budget PC
Shuttle has introduced its KPC Linux PC at CES, joining Asus in providing affordable, open-source PCs, writes News.com blogger Erica Ogg
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Apple Mac usage 'spectacular' in 2007
According to statistics released this week, the use of Apple Macs increased over half a percentage point just after Christmas, and consistently over the last year
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FireWire speed set to quadruple
Backers say a new electrical specification will see the speed of the data-interfacing standard rise from 800Mbps to 3.2Gbps -- which would make it practical for HD TV signals
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Dell to sell through PC World and Currys
Dell has announced its desktops and laptops will be available through DSGi, which owns PC World, Currys and Dixons.co.uk, as part of a plan to add retail to its direct sales operation
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Top ten weird data disasters
Data recovery company Kroll Ontrack has revealed its ten strangest cases of unusual fates destroying innocent storage devices, including ant infestations, oil spills and failed parachute jumps
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Donated PCs produce African media centres
Computer For Schools Kenya works with UK charities to redistribute old PCs to the developing world, providing children with IT skills and a place of refuge
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HP's Blackbird sings a gaming tune
HP has launched the Blackbird 002, which is designed to appeal to gamers but its performance should tempt avid photo, video and music enthusiasts, too -- take a look at these pics
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News.blog: Intel ships long-awaited graphics drivers
Owners of PCs with Intel's 965 chipsets can finally download the new performance-improving drivers, writes News.com blogger Tom Krazit
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PC buyers not such a happy bunch
Both Apple and Dell have lost ground with customers who wish for better product reliability and customer service, according to a new study
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- Shuttle XPC G5 6801M: Media Center that swings both ways
- New iMacs in 'getting latest CPUs again' shocker
- Hands-on with the Asus EN9800 GX2: Faster than death
- Wired2Fire Diablo Ultima: £699 gaming demon
- Shuttle KPC K45: £180 Linux desktop
- Vista Service Pack 1: Things Microsoft forgot to fix
- Dell XPS One: The most beautiful Dell ever. Don't laugh
- Asus goes bamboo crazy: LS201, Essentio 5110, S6, U6
- Linksys Media Center Extender 2200: The wait is over
- Bombproof gadgets: Our most trusty technology
- Exposed: New Asus Eee TV, desktop PC and monitor
- Ideazon Merc Stealth: N00b-hunting keyboard
- Asus Nova P20: Mac Mini mangler
- Moneual Imagine: Stylish, cylindrical Media Center PC
- Crave TV: Alienware's bad boy ALX PC and curved display
