Computers News latest RSS headlines - Pakistan Telegraph.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Computers News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Pakistan Telegraph.com http://www.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a7925eab64637c1d/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:43:15 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:43:15 -0400 30 Speed Up Windows Vista Windows Vista is pretty streamlined right out of the box. It makes terrific use of a system's resources, but it's built as much for pretty looks and increased stability and security as it is for horse... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15985506/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:43 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15985506/ Mad Dog in everything but Dell has last laugh YOU have heard about Adam MacDougall vowing in an Origin camp to hit Wendell Sailor so hard his rival would turn white. And you've heard how he once summoned his most valuable assets to an urgent p... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15983250/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:39:53 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15983250/ CSX National Gateway to Improve Traffic Flow Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 03:00 CDT By Anonymous CSX Corporation launched the National Gateway, a $700-million public-private infrastructure initiative to create a highly- efficient freight t... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15979497/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:27:35 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15979497/ Michael Dell buys $100 million in stock DALLAS (AP) -- Chief Executive Michael Dell has bought about $100 million worth of Dell Incorporated stock in recent days. Those shares are still near a five-year low after having rallied this spring.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15977231/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:06:17 -0400 KXAN 36 http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15977231/ Scott Mueller From Que and Stephen Lawton From Acronis Inc. To Be Featured on Let Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Guests from Que and Acronis Inc. will appear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest e... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15967885/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:47:30 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15967885/ Naval Academy Expands Yard Card Program Revolutionary program now includes online aspect and additional locations ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 3 /CNW/ - The dynamic stored-value card program launched at the United States Naval Academy almost a y... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15959664/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:01:15 -0400 CNW Group http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15959664/ UK defense computers behind schedule, over budget LONDON – A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday. ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15958156/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:20 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15958156/ Sony PlayStation 3 Update Locks Consoles PlayStation 3 hit consoles with some added surprises. Owners of every model of PS3 are reporting problems ranging from the small -- microphone's cutting out -- to the monumental -- consoles remaining ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15959258/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:52:35 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15959258/ Hacker Strikes UNK Computers Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 15:00 CDT By Khristopher J. Brooks, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Jul. 3--Nine computers at the University of Nebraska at Kearney were hacked into through a computer base... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15952760/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:49 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15952760/ Hong Kong recycles computers Since the launch of the "computer recycling plan" in mid-January this year, a total of 10,800 old computer products, including 4,600 CPUs, 2,600 monitors and 3,600 printers/scanners have bee... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15940119/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:01:31 -0400 People's Daily http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15940119/ Das Keyboard Professional Review Silence is overrated, or at least that's what the makers of the Das Keyboard would like you to think. If you're in search of a keyboard that has the tactile and aural feedback of a typewriter, then fi... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15941249/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:39:31 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15941249/ Good Riddance to Bill Gates! Microsoft and quite a lot of it has been more than a little fawning. Well it's time to set aside the fanboy accolades and cut to the truth about Bill Gates. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15941247/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:39:28 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15941247/ Emirates Computers and Blue Coat hold seminar on Security and WAN Acceleration Emirates Computers announced that along with its vendor partner - Blue Coat Systems, it held a seminar on 'Security and WAN Acceleration' for its customers at the Royal Meridien Hotel in Abu Dhabi. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15937236/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:51:57 -0400 AME Info http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15937236/ Nvidia Says Older Mobile GPUs, Chipsets Failing Nvidia said Wednesday that it will take a one-time charge of up to $200 million as a result of mobile chipsets and graphics chips failing at higher than expected rates. Nvidia also said its first-quar... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15933044/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:15:05 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15933044/ Founder makes largest Dell insider purchase Dell shares rose as high as 4.5 percent Wednesday, following reports that founder Michael Dell acquired nearly $100 million in shares in the computer maker. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15931599/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:57:49 -0400 CNet http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15931599/ Xandros Buys Linspire in Merger of Business Models Click-n-Run (CNR) shop and business model. Terms of the deal were not announced. Linspire will remain intact as a wholly owned subsidiary of Xandros. Surprisingly, the acquisition appears to be more a... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930081/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:26:02 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930081/ i2i Stream—Sharing Music Wireless Zune through a home stereo, but what if you're at the park or the beach? There's always a corded Y-splitter you can plug into the microphone jack to connect two pairs of headsets, but that's only usef... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930083/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:26:04 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930083/ OpenMoko Open-Source Phone Goes Live July 4 OpenMoko has finally announced the availability of its Neo FreeRunner handset. The Linux-based handset will, fittingly, be available to consumers in the US on July 4th. The Neo FreeRunner features WiF... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930080/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:25:59 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930080/ Microsoft Details IE8 Security Features Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the next revision of Internet Explorer 8, beta 2, will have two new security features: the SmartScreen Filter, and the Cross Site Scripting (XSS) filter. Though the... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930079/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:25:59 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15930079/ XMPP plus RabbitMQ gateway=high performance Twitter . RabbitMQ with an XMPP gateway might be part of the the solution. The combination means you can inject very high volumes of messages into IM or other XMPP enabled applications with far fewer scale is... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15929014/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:08:42 -0400 CNet http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15929014/ Lapworks Laptop Desk Futura Straight out of the "stuff you didn't even know about that you might actually need" file comes the Lapworks Laptop Desk Futura. It's basically a lap desk; you set it on your lap and then put a noteboo... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922691/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:08 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922691/ Intel, AMD Show Gains in Microprocessor Sales iSuppli , Intel was responsible for selling 79.7 percent of all microprocessors during the first quarter, versus 78.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 and 80.4 percent during the first quarter of... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922690/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:06 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922690/ Microsoft to Offer Office by Subscription Microsoft Corp plans to introduce a new way to sell its Office software suite on Wednesday, offering customers a subscription model instead of the traditional one-time license fee. Starting in mid-Jul... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922689/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:05 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922689/ Sony Gadget Demand Good Despite Rising Costs Sony Corp is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesd... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922688/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:05 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15922688/ Implementation and Outcomes in an Urban, Under-Privileged School Posted on: Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 06:00 CDT By Mouza, Chrystalla Abstract This study examined the implementation and outcomes of a laptop program initiative in a predominantly low-income, minority s... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15917336/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:35 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15917336/ Secure Portable Storage -- Maxtor BlackArmor Portable external hard drives are nice, but what if that drive you're carrying around gets lost or stolen? What happens to your data? Sure, there are some software encryption schemes you can use to pr... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15915310/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:54:25 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15915310/ DepEd receives first batch of laptops from computer firm MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has received 271 Classmate PC laptop computers from Intel Corporation, the first batch of units from the 820 committed by the company over tw... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15911474/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:47:09 -0400 Inquirer http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15911474/ Gateway rolls out new notebooks; Sony doesn The Gateway notebook roll-out is official. Sony's is not. Gateway Computer announced three lines of notebook PCs on Monday with 64-bit Windows, while Circuit City prematurely posted images of upcoming... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15911500/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:25:28 -0400 CNet http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15911500/ Thief Stole School Laptops Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 18:00 CDT A SCHOOL burglar has been ordered to pay compensation after a computer raid. Drunken Craig Smith smashed his way into St Joseph's RC Primary in Blaydon, Gat... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15908594/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:16:07 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15908594/ AMD Releases a Trio of Phenom Chips While mainly for gamers and PC enthusiasts, the release of these AMD Phenom processors shows the company is trying to get its chip schedule back on track. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15909502/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:01:55 -0400 eWeek http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15909502/ AT&T Announces iPhone 3G Price Plans AT&T on Tuesday announced pricing for the new iPhone 3G, along with tips on how customers could find one of the new phones once it goes on sale on July 11 at 8 AM. The iPhone 3G will be available for ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15904247/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:33:42 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15904247/ Dell Unveils Virtualization Tool For Blade Systems Fibre Channel storage network, and the MAC provides addressing and channel access control mechanisms that make it possible for networked hardware, or nodes, to communicate within a local area network.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15899553/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:40:24 -0400 TechWeb http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15899553/ Most Watch Tv On Computers To Catch Up The overwhelming majority of persons who watch television shows on their computer monitors do so to catch an episode they missed on TV, according to a study conducted by Nielsen Media Research for the... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15899552/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:37:47 -0400 Showbiz Data http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15899552/ Daimler Plans All-Electric Mercedes, Smart Car Mercedes-Benz model that runs on electricity in 2010, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview. "We plan an electric Smart for 2010 and for the same year a Mercedes (electric) model as well,"... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900610/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:21 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900610/ Intel Opens New 45-nm Microprocessor Fab in Israel Intel Corp. inaugurated a new chip manufacturing plant in Israel on Tuesday, which is expected to boost the Jewish state's gross domestic product by 2 percent, a senior company official said. Intel's ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900609/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:21 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900609/ Lenovo Launches First Consumer Desktop PC in U.S. On Tuesday, Lenovo updated its K-Series IdeaCentre desktops with the launch of the new IdeaCentre K210 desktop PC, its first consumer PC in the U.S. in some time. The Lenovo K210 IdeaCentre is availab... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900608/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:19 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900608/ Web Service Lets You Lock in Gas Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future. A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the fu... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900612/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:18 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15900612/ XAVi Technologies Selects Ikanos Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Ikanos Communications has announced that XAVi Technologies, a supplier of broadband residential gateways and customer premise equipment, has selected its Fu... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894326/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:39:02 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894326/ Dell Introduces Suite of Data Protection Services Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Dell has introduced Dell ProSupport Mobility Services, a suite of modular asset and data protection services to help companies protect laptop computers and ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894322/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:38:56 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894322/ Cranky Computers and Net Journalism cnbc.com A reader will occasionally write in asking a question about format and placement on our site. Usually it's something along the lines of "Why couldn't you display this video with that story" o... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894209/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:34:36 -0400 CNBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894209/ Astounding number of laptops lost in airports July 1, 2008 (IDG News Service) Keep laptops close at airports, because they have a startling tendency to disappear in the blink of an eye, according to a new survey. Some of the largest and midsize U... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15893870/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:08:56 -0400 Computerworld http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15893870/ New Consumer FCRAM From Fujitsu Microelectronics Delivers Fast Data Transfer With Very Low Power < 256Mbit FCRAM Ideal for Digital TVs, Camcorders, and Other Digital Consumer Electronics >> SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 1 /CNW/ -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a new 256M... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15897510/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:55:08 -0400 CNW Group http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15897510/ Tongue Powered Wheelchairs, Computers 0 posts A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives. The novel system allows... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894216/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:01:40 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894216/ KVM backer takes virtual desktops on the road birthed SolidICE, which is the the company's take on desktop virtualization. Like rival software, SolidICE ships desktop software from a data center to a user's thin client or PC. The big buzz around ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894324/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:55:16 -0400 The Register http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894324/ Dell conjures magic SD card for virtualizing blade server I/O HP and IBM have some super fancy technology for virtualizing the I/O of their blade systems, and they sell it for thousands of dollars. Dell now has something similar - an SD card that it sells for $4... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894321/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:55:15 -0400 The Register http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15894321/ Dell makes headway in RP consumer market--execs MAKATI City, Philippines -- Computer maker Dell has finally made headway into the local consumer market, executives said here. Traditionally a strong player in the corporate segment, Dell executives s... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15892040/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:26:49 -0400 Inquirer http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15892040/ NSW folds in computers row THE NSW Government last night backed away from its threat to scuttle Kevin Rudd's computers-in-schools program but had not given up its demand for extra funding. After negotiations which included ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15889153/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:22:07 -0400 The Canberra Times http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15889153/ Antec Unleashes Advanced Power Supplies Antec, noted manufacturer of PC cases and other parts fit for the DIY crowd, announced today the availability of two new power supplies dubbed the Signature Series. They're built for stability and eff... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15887867/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:29:19 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15887867/ Microsoft To Drop Windows XP From New Computers (CBS News) Today, June 30, Microsoft stops selling Windows XP at retail and major PC vendors, and will stop offering it as an option for consumers who buy new PCs.By coincidence, this change came th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884454/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:21:41 -0400 WBZ http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884454/ Dell gives $300,000 bonus to outgoing CFO ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Dell gave its ex-chief financial officer $300,000 for helping manage the company's responses to investigations of its accounting practices. Round Rock-based Dell today disclo... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884568/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:20:35 -0400 KXAN 36 http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884568/ Bhutan Fears Games, Bans Laptops in Assembly Reuters ) - The national assembly in newly democratic Bhutan has stopped lawmakers from bringing laptop computers into the house for fear they might spend their time playing computer games. "The membe... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15885615/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:14:04 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15885615/ Dell Video Chat by SightSpeed - Excellent Technically and Commercially Having spent a good part of the last year struggling with a variety of video chat and IM programs, I have decided to write a few things down and see what other people have to say about them. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884569/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:08:13 -0400 ZDNet http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15884569/ Dell Foundation Awards 2008 Posted on: Monday, 30 June 2008, 12:02 CDT The Dell Foundation today announced its "Healthy Community" grants which have been awarded to 27 organizations in four states, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma an... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875424/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:43:16 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875424/ Dell ProSupport Services Keep Mobile Professionals Protected and Connected Posted on: Monday, 30 June 2008, 12:02 CDT Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL): -- New Study Reveals Up To 12,000 Laptop Computers Lost Weekly and up to 600,000 lost annually in U.S. Airports(1) -- 53 Percent o... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875608/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:43:15 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875608/ NSW signs on for computers in schools scheme Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has avoided an embarrassing delay to his computers in schools program after an 11th-hour agreement between the federal and NSW governments. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875525/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:00:50 -0400 SBS http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15875525/ Netgear Debuts Open-Source Router On Monday, Netgear announced the WGR614L, what might be the world's first native open-source consumer router. What this means isn't exactly clear; Netgear representatives couldn't be reached for addit... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15877767/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:43:54 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15877767/ Acer, Apple, Dell, and HP Sued For Patent Infringement Clock Generation Method" patent (5,502,689). It claims Apple, Dell, and HP have violated its "Apparatus and Method for Disabling Interrupt Masks In Processors or the Like" patent (5,530,597). And it c... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15873197/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:47:44 -0400 TechWeb http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15873197/ Samsung Ramps OLED Output Samsung SDI Co said on Monday it would boost production of next-generation organic displays to six times the current level by mid-2009, spending $529 million. The move comes as leading panel makers tr... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15874074/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:31:25 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15874074/ Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License From its Texas Rangers to its enthusiastic take on the death penalty, the Lone Star State has long been known for its aggressive stance on law enforcement. Thanks to a strange new law, it's a sting th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15874073/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:31:24 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15874073/ Linux runs 85 percent of the world most recent Top500 report world's fastest supercomputers, Linux is the default choice for 85 percent of the world's fastest computers. Windows? It can barely scrape together 1 percent market share. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15873147/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:13:55 -0400 CNet http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15873147/ Rhapsody Opens MP3 Store in iTunes Attack NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes, offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhap... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15871601/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:07:55 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15871601/ Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more... This month silicon.com looked at tech being used at the summer music festivals, the best mini laptops, the 3G iPhone and a tribute to Bill Gates on his departure from Microsoft. This is a mobile phon... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15867155/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:48:08 -0400 silicon.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15867155/ Overclocking the Phenom 8750 Triple-Core It was almost The Overclock That Wasn't. After a long and mostly fruitless battle, I must conclude that the Phenom 8750 Triple-Core was manufactured with extremely little overhead. Oh yeah, I fought i... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15868530/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:58:42 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15868530/ Whatever Happened to Standards guys at NGOHQ recently demonstrated, by adding PhysX support to ATI drivers.) On the general purpose side, both companies are touting their approaches to accelerating certain types of applications by ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15868529/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:58:40 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15868529/ High hopes for mini-laptops Search for new growth Intel, searching for new sources of growth, has high hopes for the emerging low-cost computers. The giant chip-maker thinks many of these devices will be running on its new low-... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15867156/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:49:31 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15867156/ House bans laptops, electronic items COLOMBO: Fearing the LTTE would use someone to smuggle in an explosive device to Parliament to carry out an assassination, the government has prohibited all members from bringing in electronic equipme... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15864054/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:06:40 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15864054/ American Software & Computers Announces a New Lease Program for CreditStar Credit Finance Management Software for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. Hadad says CreditStar has been developed with small and medium-sized businesses in mind. With CreditStar, flexible finance plans such as "90 days same as cash" or "no interest for 2 yea... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15863851/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:15:05 -0400 PR Web http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15863851/ PM plays down computers for schools conflict Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has denied the computers for schools program is in trouble and says the Government is committed to its implementation. Speaking from Mackay, where the Government has held a ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15858897/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:47:50 -0400 ABC News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15858897/ David Caminer, a Pioneer in Computers, Dies at 92 David Caminer, who as an employee of a legendary chain of British tea shops found the earliest ways to use a computer for business purposes, including standardizing flavorful, cost-effective cups of t... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15851072/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:47:48 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15851072/ Dell employees going "tobacco-free" AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Dell is giving its employees about six months to kick the habit. The Round Rock-based computer company will go completely "tobacco-free" at all of its U.S. facilities. The ban ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15848827/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:54:03 -0400 KXAN 36 http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15848827/ Dell promotes benefits of virtualization with regional roadshow The roadshow, which was first held in Dubai, was also in Abu Dhabi on 25th June and then will feature events for the rest of the region in early September, will focus on the efficiencies that virtuali... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15846937/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:23:12 -0400 AME Info http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15846937/ Poorest families may receive free laptops to close digital divide Ministers are considering giving free computers to the million poorest families in England to end the digital divide.The scheme would provide low-cost mini-laptops to children, allowing them to log on... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15844065/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:18:23 -0400 The Guardian http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15844065/ Scheme for safe disposal of old computers launched at UN meeting Old computer equipment can now be disposed in a way that is safe to both human health and the environment thanks to a new initiative launched today at a United Nations meeting on hazardous waste that ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15841811/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:23:18 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15841811/ No Experts for Gateway Facelift Posted on: Saturday, 28 June 2008, 00:02 CDT By Bella Jaisinghani MUMBAI: Question: Name the conservation architect who is supervising the ongoing restoration of the Gateway of India. Answer: Nobody.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15837121/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:12:21 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15837121/ No luck for Irish on US computers By Sean O'Driscoll It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your university exams. More than 50 years int... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15837068/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:45:04 -0400 IOL http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15837068/ The Next Bill Gates before . Welcome to the party, folks. Several years back, a fun little animated movie came out called Meet the Robinsons, which had a Gatesian-like character. Robinson's motto was "Keep Moving Forward... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15836306/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:36:04 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15836306/ Cheyenne teen hijacked thousands of computers, prosecutors say By The Associated Press CHEYENNE - Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged a Cheyenne teenager with creating a malicious computer code that they say allowed him to take over thousands of comp... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15835072/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:27:15 -0400 Billings Gazette http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15835072/ Dell reclaims market share, but HP is gaining faster Somebody needed to tell the world's PC manufacturers there was a recession scheduled for the first quarter of 2008. Anyway, they didn't seem to pay much attention to those warnings, and iSuppli thinks... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15827352/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:32:58 -0400 Beta News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15827352/ Dell Number One in Open Systems Storage Worldwide Posted on: Friday, 27 June 2008, 15:02 CDT In the first quarter of calendar year 2008, Dell for the first time captured a leading 20.4 percent of the open systems (Windows/Linux) external worldwide d... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15827353/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:42 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15827353/ New Research Shows Healthy PC Sales Despite the downturn in the U.S. economy, iSuppli research finds that PC shipments, led by Hewlett-Packard and Dell, were robust in the first quarter of 2008. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15829001/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:32:43 -0400 eWeek http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15829001/ Virgin to Buy Helio for $39 Million Virgin Mobile said Friday that it will buy Helio, the struggling high-end wireless carrier, for $39 million. Virgin Mobile will acquire Helio's 170,000 customers, but whether Helio's brand and unique ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15829700/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:46:31 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15829700/ PC Market Rises On Notebook Sales; HP, Dell, Acer Hold Top Rankings Global PC shipments grew by more than 12% in the first quarter, driven mostly by a strong demand for mobile computers, a market research firm said Friday. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Acer held on to th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15825501/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:54:50 -0400 TechWeb http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15825501/ Blizzard Provides Security Hardware for WoW Users who register the Authenticator with their WOW account (or multiple accounts) will encounter an additional screen after entering their account name and password at the login screen. They will the... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15826117/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:39:33 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15826117/ Volkswagen Demos Diesel Plug-In Hybrid Volkswagen has introduced the Golf Twin Drive Concept, which takes a step toward a holy grail of sorts for the automotive industry: a diesel plug-in hybrid. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15823098/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:26:45 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15823098/ STM, NXP Win EU Approval for $3B Merger BRUSSELS, June 27 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics and NXP won permission from European Commission competition regulators on Friday to merge their wireless chip businesses into a $3 billion joint ventur... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15823097/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:26:44 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15823097/ Dell Intros New "Studio" Laptops Dell has unveiled the new "Studio" brand aimed at consumers that it say offers a customised, tailored technology solution. The first Studio products are two "chic" laptops, the Studio 15 and Studio... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15820541/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:26:41 -0400 Sky News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15820541/ Hands-Free Cell Phone Law to Take Effect in Calif. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets and dot-com millionaires to surfers and soccer moms that conv... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15821314/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:11:39 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15821314/ Sans Digital CR2T RAID CF Enclosure Sometimes an idea comes along that gets tech analysts all excited. We, of course, must maintain our objectivity, especially in case that idea results in a subpar product. The Sans Digital CR2T is an e... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15819352/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:58:29 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15819352/ Steve Jobs and the Great 3G iPhone Scam In my last column I pointed out why I've decided not to buy the new 3G iPhone. But since then new information has come to light that indicates that the 3G iPhone is ever worse than I thought initially... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15817356/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:57:29 -0400 Extreme Tech http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a7925eab64637c1d/id/15817356/