Microsoft likes the Apple store
Apple technology could again become the core of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the future, the technology used in the Apple Store direct to the customer software.
This comes right from the top, Steve Ballmer the newly installed chief executive of Microsoft left it slip that he found that the webkit used in Apple’s Safari and more [...]
What’s wrong with a refurb laptop?
Is this the time for used and refurbished laptops? This is a question, which is being sounded around not just in households, but within the business sector too.
In a recent survey just under nine thousand computer users were asked if they really needed to by a £500 to £600 laptop, forty two per cent said [...]
Windows 7 better than Vista
Will Windows 7 be better than Vista, well for many Windows users they would probably be thinking that it sure could not be any worse, or could it? So far there has been many words spoken about the new Microsoft operating system, but as of yet there has been no proof for us to go [...]
September 24, 2008Chrome begins to fade
It seems that the initial surge of users switching to the new Chrome browser from Google could be fading as the latest figures suggest that many of those users who tried out the browser have actually returned to using the old favourite Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
It was to be expected anyhow, after all Chrome is still [...]
Dell releases mini laptop
Dell has launched their answer to the Asus Eee, the Inspiron Mini 9 has an Intel Atom Diamondville Processor, 1024 x 600 LED Backlit Screen, the option of choosing 4, 8, or 16 Gb SSD and battery that should be good at least three hours.
It will initially be loaded with Windows XP and be available [...]
The best free email account
Every computer user has their own opinions of the email free accounts that they use, but has there ever been an evaluation of them?
Well there has now and although this not the definitive test, it seems that Google’s Gmail has come out on top for the following reasons:
Gmail spam filters block 99% of the spam
Keep [...]
Stolen PS3 tracked through PSN
Buying a second hand PS3 is not always the best way of obtaining a new games console as one person in the US found, when his girlfriend bought a PS3 from a second hand games store.
Having used the console several times the new owner was surprised to get a knock on the door by the [...]
The problem with MobileMe
Apple boss Steve Jobs has admitted in a company email that releasing the application MobileMe at the same time as the iPhone could have been a mistake. The company really had their hands full with the launch of these products, which if they went off ok, then everything would have been fine, but they didn’t.
Now [...]
Apple the new Microsoft
No one can that Apple has come back recently from a fairly quiet period, but the ideas that come out of Apple are still innovative and interesting, as we would expect from Apple. However, coming up with brilliant ideas is one thing, putting them into practice is another.
Therefore, they have the idea, say for instance [...]
Apple moves up the table
Computer giant and innovator Apple have climbed up the US computer charts to become the third largest PC seller in America.
Apple has seen some serious growth over the past year, in fact they see a rise of over thirty eight per cent in growth, with sales of nearly one and half million units being sold [...]