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2 hrs ago | The Age

Happiness is a cool computer

Over-heating can mean disaster for your PC. Here's how to avoid it. Most computers run hot because heat is a by-product of all the activity that turns 1s and 0s into something we can actually use.

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Related Topix: Computers, CPU, Science / Technology, Watches, Laptops/Notebooks

6 hrs ago | FOX16.com

Faulkner county man charged with child porn

Michael Feathers faces charges of child pornography National Center for Missing and Exploited Children A Faulkner county man is accused of having nearly two dozen child pornography pictures on his personal computer.

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Related Topix: Faulkner County, AR, Computers, Social Software, Greenbrier, AR

11 hrs ago | NewsFactor

Android Powers New Acer Hardware

PC maker Acer has switched to Google's Android portable operating system for a new Acer Liquid smartphone and a new netbook version of the Aspire One laptop, the D250.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, Cellphones, Open Source Software, Linux

15 hrs ago | Express India

Dell Q3 profit dips 54 per cent

New Delhi: The world's third largest personal computer maker Dell Inc has reported a massive 54 per cent decline in its profit during the third quarter ended October 30, despite seeing an uptick in sales from India and China.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, World News, India,

20 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Hackers exploit release of Twilight New Moon film with fake Stephanie Meyer interview

Hackers are exploiting the web users searching for information about the Twilight New Moon film, due to be released this week, in a bid to spread malware, says PC Tools .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Internet

Yesterday | Applelinks

Tech Web Reader - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, SquareTrade, CPU, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Philly.com

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies.

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Related Topix: Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, CPU, Science / Technology, Hewlett Packard

ANSA.it

Marrazzo prostitute murder probe

Rome, November 20 - Italian prosecutors have opened a murder probe into the death Friday of a transsexual prostitute linked to disgraced Lazio ex-governor Piero Marrazzo.

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Related Topix: Europe, Italy, World News

I4U Future Technology News

Cloud Engines Unveils Second Generation Pogoplug

Pogoplug is a multimedia sharing device designed to allow users to sync up information from multiple computers and automatically share it across the Internet.

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MarketWatch

Dell shares hit; Intuit outlook misses mark

Dell Inc. shares dropped sharply Thursday evening, with the personal computer maker's quarterly adjusted earnings and sales coming lower than Wall Street's projections.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Intuit, Startups, Accounting, Software, Financial Markets

GuruFocus.com

NVIDIA Corp. Reports Operating Results

NVIDIA Corp. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-10-25. NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops and markets a `top-to-bottom` family of award-winning 3D graphics processors, graphics processing units and related software that set the standard for performance, quality and features for every type of desktop personal computer user, from ...

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, NVIDIA, Electronics, Startups, CPU, Science / Technology, Computers, Arts, Industrial Design (Product Design)

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Stuff

Google PC to start in 7 seconds

New Google software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for computers that do their work on the web.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, Microsoft, Software, Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology

MaxConsole.net News

PC gaming hardware to reach $27 billion in 2010

PRESS RELEASE: PC Gaming Hardware Forecast to Reach $27 Billion in 2010 says Jon Peddie Research PC game market exits the recession in time for the holiday TIBURON, CA- November 19, 2009 -Jon Peddie Research , the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced the market forecast for PC gaming hardware, and the ...

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Related Topix: Tiburon, CA, Video Games

KNVA-TV Austin

Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000_20091119134439_JPG

There are only 26 letters in the alphabet, but a lot more goes into making a quality keyboard then just the letters you type out.

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Related Topix: Keyboards, Microsoft, Mice, Entertainment

TechTarget

HP expands laptop and desktop data backup with Data Protector Notebook Extension

Hewlett-Packard Co. is extending Data Protector's data backup and recovery capabilities to files stored on corporate laptops and notebooks.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Computers, Marketing, IBM

TMCnet

Lenovo Introduces Secure Managed Client Solution 2.0

Lenovo today announced Secure Managed Client 2.0, the newest version of the PC industry's only storage-based fleet management solution.

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Network World on Security

UK police reveal arrests over Zeus banking malware

British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC.

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Related Topix: Greater Manchester County, England, World News, United Kingdom

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Daily Mail

The thieves in your PC: Couple arrested over raids on internet bank accounts

Two suspected computer hackers have been arrested over a global plot to steal the banking details of millions of internet users.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Social Software, Spyware

NetworkWorld

Setting up a Virtual Machine on Your PC

Virtualization unquestionably pulls more power out of today's PCs, which are often loaded with more processor and hardware muscle than your everyday apps require.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science

Canoe

Origin PC: the return of custom Gaming PCs?

When Alienware was bought up by Dell and VoodooPC by HP, it looked for all the world like custom PC shops had become a thing of the past, mere brands that pretended at customizable hardcore gamer systems with catchy logos on production line computers.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Dell, Hewlett Packard

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