personal computers

US: Google considers pre-installing new browser

Topix - Linux  Mon, 11/24/2008 - 07:04

Google is upping the browser war against Microsoft in considering pre-installing its Chrome browser on personal computers.


 

Morro's another day for Microsoft

Topix - Mac osx  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 08:43

Morro's another day for Microsoft By Martin J Young HUA HIN, Thailand - Microsoft plans to introduce free security software for personal computers and discontinue the subscription-based Windows Live OneCare ...


 

Computer Per Child - Govt's Initiative To Boost ICT Skills In Pu...

Linux Today  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 17:34

Graphic Online: "All school children between the ages of five and 12 in public schools will soon be provided with personal computers by the government."


 

Eagle Estate chooses SAMsync PCs

Topix - Linux  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 00:39

To satisfy the demand on IT resources due to the expansion in their staff, Eagle Estate, the real estate pioneer, has decided to increase the number of personal computers in their offices, and chosen SAMsync ...


 

Green Inc.: Widgets Aimed at Conserving Energy

Topix - Unix  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 07:09

Kate Galbraith and Azadeh Ensha have both recently visited the topic of energy and personal computers for The Times - highlighting strategies that users can deploy to make computing a more energy-efficient ...


 

The netbook newbie's guide to Linux

Topix - Unix  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 03:26

Episode Two This is a series about the Linux OS on netbooks, but we need to remind ourselves that these devices aren't personal computers.


 

2,400 accessed infected oil agency Web site

Topix - Unix  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 21:17

The official Web site of the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation was attacked by an overseas hacker and infected with viruses that can lift information from the personal computers of people who ...


 

Six Things That Are More Aptly Named Than Microsoft Windows

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 10/14/2008 - 15:53

Big news. Huge news. Microsoft huge. Bill Gates has pulled out all the stops and announced that the new, much anticipated hated by me, operating system for personal computers that aren’t Apple or Linus or Abu Dhabi, will be name Microsoft Windows 7.

BTW: Today is Hug Your Ubuntu Day.


 

It's alive!: Ars reviews AmigaOS 4.1

Topix - Linux  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 00:56

From its very inception, the Amiga has been about defying conventional wisdom. In the early 1980s, everyone knew that personal computers weren't powerful enough to multitask, but the Amiga proved the naysayers ...


 

Building The Next Generation, Part 1: Hardware

Topix - Unix  Mon, 09/22/2008 - 05:08

After personal computers arrived in the 1970's they went through a series of revolutionary changes delivered by a series of different platforms.