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Windows 7 Heading For Trouble

Windows 7

Asus has dumped Linux and Windows won the first netbook war, but Apple, Android and other Linuxes have more cards to play

Windows And Linux Prepare for Netbook Wars II
Windows 7 Pricing Confuses, Apple Stays Simple
Asus dumps Linux from the Eee
Windows 7 XP Mode Could Boost Linux

Knowledge Centre

Whitelisting: Is It Good Enough To Replace Anti-Virus?

An approved list of apps, or whitelist, is flavour of the month in security. But vendors and alanlysts question whether it can be a panacea

What Do Intel And Nokia Actually Plan To Do?

Intel and Nokia announced a technology partnership. It's clearly about mobile devices, and Linux. But what exactly are they planning to do?

President Obama's Take On Cyber Security

Technology executives praised the president's cyber-security strategy. But they liked Bush's recipe too: what has Obama cooked up?

All-Solar Phone Connects The Off-Grid World

At last, the solar powered phone is here - but it's not a green thing, it's a basic social necessity, say the developers

Swiss Users Stand Up For Open Source

Whatever the Swiss government thinks, there are plenty of users in Switzerland who know that open source provides a viable alternative route

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Breaking News

UK Lags In Green IT

British IT managers can't be bothered to set an environmental policy, according to a survey from HP

Younger Staff Drive Mobile Use At Work

Younger people are driving a change in attitude towards the use of mobile phones and their convergence in the workplace, a new survey has found.

Wireless Vendors Bitch About A Bad Quarter

Aruba and Meru scrap for the second best slice of a shrinking pie

Digital Economy Bill Proposes File Sharing Law

The government's legislative programme includes Digital Economy Bill which will enact Digital Britain's proposals for universal broadband and a cut in file-sharing  

Sun Readies VirtualBox for Data Centre Virtualisation

Sun has upgraded it VirtualBox virtualisation platform, to compete with virtualisation technology from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft

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In the Spotlight

Government Open Source: Doomed Without Political Will

Government IT departments can't get open source intalled without political backing, according to a senior figure in the iconic Munich open source migration

EC: Time For Europe To Share Open Source Secrets

The European Commission wants more government departments to share open source project code and learnings

Microsoft Sets Ship Date For Windows 7

Rumors abound that Windows 7 will also be ported onto mininotebooks, aka netbooks

Psion And Intel Settle Over Netbook Name

The fight centered on whether a company could own the right to the term “netbook.”

Comment

HP Talks Rubbish On Green Printing

Schemes to recycle cartridges are more about preventing users from refilling them than saving the environment, says Peter Judge. HP could do so much better if it harnessed its engineering talent

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Interviews

SMBs Will Be The Dominant Market In The Cloud, Says Parallels

Head of automation and virtualisation software company, Parallels is betting big on the cloud. But Serguei Beloussov says operating system consolidation and standards will be key.

Who Would be Brazil In The Java World Cup?

Not Sun or Oracle, but SpringSource, according to their CEO Rod Johnson; a recent survey and work on java specs with Google supports his opinion

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eWEEK Labs

Apple iPhone 3.0 Review - Part II

Spotlight search, voice recording and landscape email really revive our interest in the new generation iPhone

MiFi 2352 Pocket Hotspot Review

Europe gets an upgraded version of the popular device that shares mobile broadband over Wi-Fi - and we like it

Apple iPhone 3.0 Software Review

The new software launched with the iPhone 3G S adds much needed basics to the popular phone family - but careful with the remote wipe

VMware vSphere 4.0 Kicks Rivals Into Touch

A host of improvements and additional functions takes vSphere 4.0 ahead of the competition, easing the creation of large scale virtual machine infrastructure.

Opera 10 Hits The Turbo

Opera 10 beta includes tabs with thumbnails and turbo mode - all with exemplary Web standards support

Nokia N97: Too Much Phone For Comfort?

There's a lot in this phone, and it takes a lot of getting used to. So far, we're finding lots to like.

Android Cupcake: Glaring Omissions

The new version of the Android operating system adds plenty - but still misses some important features for a mobile device

Palm Pre: Exceptional Design

At last the Pre has arrived. It's a great phone, but has issues that will limit its use in the enterprise

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