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Google Calendar Sync slams down support for Outlook 2010

August 18th, 2010 10:00am mike s No comments

Google Calendar Sync slams down support for Outlook 2010

Google’s hugely popular Calendar service works with with an array of desktop applications and mobile devices including iCal, iPhone and iPad, Blackberry, Android, Nokia/Symbian, and Windows Mobile phones, but a notable absentee was support for Outlook 2010.

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MSI GX660R laptop promises extreme audio performance for gamers

August 10th, 2010 2:42pm Lee J. 7 comments

MSI Gaming-GX660R laptop promises extreme audio performance for gamers

When it comes to playing back audio on laptops, the sound quality is – at best -  pretty shonky, but MSI is hoping to hook in audiophiles with its beefy new GX660 laptop which promises a veritable orgy of aural pleasure.

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PC Gaming sales – twice the size of Wii, PS3 and XBox *combined*!

August 9th, 2010 9:30am Lee J. No comments

PC Gaming market - twice the size of Wii, PS3 and XBox *combined*!

New figures released by the PC Gaming Alliance reveal that far from being on the ropes, PC gaming remains very much alive, with shipping volumes for the platform being twice the size of the combined amounts of all the major consoles last year.

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Internet Explorer soars while Firefox gets a kick in the goolies

August 2nd, 2010 9:15am mike s No comments

Internet Explorer soars while Firefox gets a kick in the goolies

Microsoft continues to revive the fortunes of its once-ailing Internet Explorer (IE), with new figures from NetMarketShare reporting that the browser has  increased its share of the browser market in by 0.42 per cent in July to bag a total share of 60.74 per cent.

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Lenovo IdeaCentre A700 multi-touch all-in-one PC set to delight desktops

July 28th, 2010 2:05pm mike s No comments

Lenovo IdeaCentre A700 touchscreen all-in-one PC set to delight desktops

Boasting a beefy 23-inch, full HD 1080p, touchscreen display with “surface acoustic wave (SAW)” technology is Lenovo’s rather luscious -looking new IdeaCentre A700 all-in-one PC.

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Toggl’s time tracking tools look a treat for your timesheet needs

July 28th, 2010 9:30am mike s 2 comments

Toggl time tracking tools look a treat for your timesheet needsBilled as a “timesheet killer,” Toggl  is great way for freelancers and team-workers to keep track of their time spent working for The Man.

The free service comes in several flavours: a downloadable desktop widget for Mac, Linux and Windows, an iPhone/Android application and an iGoogle gadget that runs on all the major browsers – Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera.

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Dell Inspiron M101z netbook ready to reduce your wallet by £379

July 27th, 2010 11:56am mike s No comments

Dell Inspiron M101z netbook ready to reduce your wallet by £379

Dell has created some shelf space for their new Inspiron M101z netbook, an ‘ultra-thin and ultra-portable’ machine which is now available on their UK online store.

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Recommended notebooks and netbooks: our four best buys

July 20th, 2010 12:15pm mike s No comments

Recommended notebooks and netbooks: our four best buys

Netbooks have come a long way since the basic offerings of a few years back, and although the initial surge in sales may be relaxing slightly, they’re still very useful things and very much in demand.

With hundreds of different models now competing for your wallet, we’ve taken a look around at the very best and selected four netbooks which we think are in the current cream of the crop.

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Three quarters of business PCs stilll running Windows XP, average PC 4.4 years old

July 13th, 2010 10:57am mike s 1 comment

Three quarters of business PCs stilll running Windows XP, average PC 4.4 years old

If more evidence were needed of the business-repelling qualities of Microsoft’s  deeply flawed Vista operating system, further proof comes in the shape of an astonishing statistic that reveals that nearly three quarters (74%) of business PC’s are still running Ye Olde XP.

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Samsung N230 netbook offers 13+ hours battery, bubble wafting powers

June 28th, 2010 12:01pm Lee J. 1 comment

Samsung N230 netbook offers 13+ hours battery, plus bubble waving powers

Charging at you at a rate of knots is Samsung’s new N230 ultra-slim netbook offering an astonishing 13.8 hours battery life.

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Windows 7: Microsoft passes 150 million sales

June 25th, 2010 12:04pm Lee J. No comments

Windows 7: Microsoft shifts 150 million copies

It seems that consumers and businesses have got over the sour taste left behind by the catastrophe that was the Windows Vista operating system, with its acclaimed Windows 7 follow-up quickly becoming the company’s  fastest-selling operating system, selling a staggering 150 million licenses since its launch last October.

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SplashID 5 for Android and Windows & Mac desktops

June 23rd, 2010 11:00am mike s No comments

SplashID 5 for Android Phones and Windows & Mac desktops

For many years, Splash ID was an essential install on all our PalmOS devices, with the password management software offering a handy and secure desktop/handheld combination.

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Toshiba Libretto W100 – a dual-screen iPad for Courier fans

June 21st, 2010 10:30am mike s No comments

Toshiba Libretto W100 - a dual-screen iPad for Courier fans

We used to love our old Toshiba Libretto 50, and to celebrate the  25th anniversary of Toshiba’s laptop business, the company has unveiled a dual-screen Windows 7 laptop, the Libretto W100.

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Xara Photo & Graphic Designer/Pro 6 offer speedy graphics editing

June 17th, 2010 11:54am mike s No comments

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer/Pro 6 offer speedy graphics editing

Now acquired by Magix AG, graphics editing package Xara Xtreme has had a major makeover and morphed into ‘Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6′, while the more upmarket Xara Xtreme Pro has enjoyed a similar update and christened ‘Xara Designer Pro 6′.

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Adobe Lightroom 3 released: adds video support, tethered shooting

June 8th, 2010 5:22pm Lee J. No comments

Adobe Lightroom 3 released: adds video support, tethered shooting

Promising photo pros, “improved image quality, performance and workflow flexibility , ” Adobe’s latest version of their ‘digital photography workflow program,’ Lightroom 3 has been released.

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