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WARNING: device driver updates causing Vista to deactivate
Microsoft has confirmed: something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation. read more | digg story
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Discover cool apps on the iPhone with Wakoopa
Like Apple’s web app directory, but accessible on the iPhone and with a whole lot more features. Like adding friends and checking out what they actually are using this very moment on their iPhones. read more | digg story
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Linux vs. Windows Power Usage
We’ve compared the power consumption of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Fedora 7, and Ubuntu 7.10. read more | digg story
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Ubuntu plans Eye Candy for Desktop Computers and Beyond
What would it take to get the hundreds of millions of desktop computer users to switch from Windows to Linux? Low cost and armies of devoted techies have not been enough. So the people behind Ubuntu—a dialect of Linux— have a new idea: eye candy. read more | digg story
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13 reasons why Linux should be on your desktop
A technology marketing consultant, who last month published an essay titled “13 Reasons why Linux won’t make it to a desktop near you,” discovers why desktop Linux has thrived despite what he terms its “troubled childhood.” read more | digg story
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Desktop Linux Is a Reality Now!
Explains how desktop Linux has become a reality on an increasing number of average users’ PCs. read more | digg story
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4TB on Desktop Drives by 2009, Hitachi Says
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to announce Monday it has developed technology that will quadruple the storage capacity of desktop hard drives within the next two years, while laptop storage could reach 1TB. read more | digg story
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Nanotech revolution hints at 1TB iPod
Your storage worries could be all over — nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits on devices such as laptops and iPods. read more | digg story
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Consumer protection org warns: resist Vista, “back to the future” with XP
A consumer advocacy organization in the Netherlands has issued a statement urging consumers to stay away from Windows Vista, saying that the OS was released before it was ready. read more | digg story
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Kangaroo Narrowly Escapes Death During Australian Car Race
Close call read more | digg story
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