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1. Acer to chip up home Nas box Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:55 pm
   EasyStore gets faster, more power hungry CPU Acer has said it’ll update its EasyStore four-drive Nas box later this month with a new Intel Atom processor.…
2. IFA 2010: Complete Coverage Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:32 pm
   The key products, the top stories
3. ViewSonic outs Windows/Android 10in tablet Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:48 am
   For OS fence-sitters Here is ViewSonic’s other Android-based tablet, though here the Google OS is secondary to Windows 7.…
4. Netgear launches next-gen powerline Ethernet kit Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:21 am
   But no Gigabit performance just yet Netgear has announced what may well be the world’s first consumer networking products based on the as-yet-unratified IEEE P1910 next-gen powerline Ethernet standard. […]
5. Samsung shows ‘airfoil’ luxury laptops Friday, 3 September 2010, 9:58 am
   Apple flavoured? More laptops have been announced at the IFA show by Samsung. This time it’s the “premium” QX series – given a “airfoil design exterior” that’s aluminium clad like as certain fruit-bra. […]
6. Toshiba warns of fiery laptops Friday, 3 September 2010, 9:05 am
   Worldwide recall of ball burners Toshiba and US and Canadian consumer watchdogs are recalling three laptop models after receiving reports that people have been burned by the AC adapters.…
7. LaCie catches ultra-small USB Flash drive bug Thursday, 2 September 2010, 4:06 pm
   MosKeyto flies in Ordinary USB Flash drives to darn big for you? LaCie’s new MosKeyto protrudes a mere 6mm from the USB port it’s connected to.…
8. Toshiba launches telly-connected media drive Thursday, 2 September 2010, 3:23 pm
   Why wasn’t the new Apple TV like this? Toshiba has at long last launched the TV-connected hard drive it showed us in a backroom way back in February.…
9. Toshiba touts £329 Folio Android tablet Thursday, 2 September 2010, 3:07 pm
   ‘Failio’ spec? Do computer companies never learn from history? Clearly not, if Toshiba is anything to go by. Today, it launched its Android tablet, revealing the gadget is called Folio.…
10. Verbatim InSight 500GB external hard drive Thursday, 2 September 2010, 12:01 pm
    Coming clean on capacity Review  Verbatim’s InSight external hard drive is an unusual-looking offering, but that odd wave-like curve at the front is home to the unit’s status readout screen.…
11. Virgin claims broadband speeds 92% of ‘up to’ peak Thursday, 2 September 2010, 11:11 am
    Honest, guv Virgin Media is attempting to gain the moral high ground by publishing what it claims are the real speeds its broadband customers experience.…
12. Samsung specs up 7in Android tablet Thursday, 2 September 2010, 10:04 am
    Vodafone to sell it Samsung has posted the spec for its upcoming Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab. And Vodafone has announced availability.…
13. Sony updates e-book readers Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:17 am
    Touchscreens across the range Sony has updated its line of E Ink e-book readers, adding brighter screens, touch technology and reducing the devices’ physical sizes.…
14. D-Link DHP-306AV powerline Ethernet adaptor Thursday, 2 September 2010, 7:01 am
    Network your mains cabling Review  I use a couple of Devolo dLAN AVplus powerline Ethernet adaptors at home, to hook up my wired-only Sony Bravia connected telly to my router. They’re great adaptors,. […]
15. Archos announces five Android tablets Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 12:28 pm
    Big ones, small ones Archos will release a raft of Android-based tablets later this month, with more following in October.…
16. Samsung shows curvy computers Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 10:42 am
    New netbooks and notebooks in-bound Samsung has introduced the NF netbook family it plans to bring to market here in October. The new machines sports Intel’s new dual-core Atom N550 chip.…
17. Buyer’s Guide: Netbooks Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    Watch out for the gotchas Group Test  With so many netbooks vying for your attention, choosing which model to go for isn’t the easiest of decisions to make. In contrast with most other technology p. […]
18. HP Mini 210 Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    The typist’s favourite? Review  With its curved chassis, HP’s Mini 210 has a slightly different look to most netbooks. Usability is good and the keyboard stretches right to the very edges. And with. […]
19. Samsung N230 Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    The long runner Review  With the majority of netbooks – and indeed laptops – sporting glossy displays, Samsung is sticking its neck out by giving the N230’s 10.1in panel a matte coating. While this. […]
20. Toshiba NB250 Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    Sports the latest Atom chippery Review  With a very plasticy shell and a rather odd rough texture both inside and out, the NB250 has a rather cheap feel to it.…
21. Back-to-school 10in Netbooks Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    Which machines score top marks? Group Test  The summer hols are over, and it’s back to school for the kids. Or to college, for the older ones. Whatever their age, though, your offspring – perhaps eve. […]
22. Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    The ThinkPad of netbooks? Review  With a chequered design on the lid, Lenovo’s S10-3 certainly stands out from the crowd. It has a few differences inside too, and this model – the M33DDUK – benefit. […]
23. Netbooks Best Buys Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    The pick of the pack Group Test  So which netbooks get the thumbs up? As far as performance goes, they’re all essentially in the same boat, so the judgement comes down to usability, features, batte. […]
24. Asus Eee PC T101MT Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    Take the tablet approach Review  The Eee PC T101MT differs from the majority of netbooks in a number of ways, with the flip-and-twist touchscreen display being the most obvious.…
25. Acer Aspire One D260 Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 7:02 am
    A great-value option Review  Acer has churned out some impressive models in its Aspire One series, and the D260 is its latest creation. At 1.21kg, it’s one of the lightest 10.1in netbooks available. […]
26. Scottish iSchool goes 100% iPad Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 6:02 am
    ‘The best equipment available’ A Scottish independent Christian school has forsworn books, pencils, pens, and paper, and will now educate its young charges solely via Apple’s iPad.…
27. Hannspree outs £329 10.1in Android tablet Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 2:53 pm
    Tegra 2 in its tank Hot on the heels of Viewsonic’s ViewPad 7 Android tablet comes an altogether more exciting – we have more of the spec, in other words – 10in model from Chinese electronics maker Ha. […]
28. Viewsonic intros £350 7in Android tablet Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 10:14 am
    Not just a tablet, it’s a phone too Viewsonic has introduced its 7in Android 2.2-based tablet, as expected. It claimed the gadget is a world first – thanks to the device’s “phone functionality”.…
29. Apple Magic Trackpad Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 7:02 am
    Let your fingers do the working Review  You’ve got to hand it to Apple. While it may not be the innovator it likes to think it is, it does have a knack for re-inventing old ideas and coming up with s. […]
30. AMD to dump ATI brand Monday, 30 August 2010, 7:57 pm
    Soon: AMD Radeon and AMD FirePro The ATI brand is about to disappear, AMD announced Monday.…
31. WIN a 64GB 3G+Wi-Fi Apple iPad worth £699 Monday, 30 August 2010, 8:02 am
    ‘Magical’ gadget could be yours Competition  Apple’s iPad is undoubtedly 2010′s hottest product and, thanks to the guys and gals at mobile tech superstore eXpansys, one top-of-the-range model could b. […]
32. Samsung X125 11.6in notebook Monday, 30 August 2010, 7:02 am
    AMD’s Athlon II Neo gets a mini-laptop outing Review  Computer manufacturers are well known for hyping up their products – “magical”, indeed – but few actually fib. Samsung isn’t telling porkies, but. […]
33. Doc develops RSI-reducing rolling mouse Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:26 pm
    The secret is in the tilt Could this mouse reduce your risk of developing repetitive strain injury? Creator SmartFish thinks so.…
34. Fujitsu roadmaps Core i5 tablet netbook Friday, 27 August 2010, 1:13 pm
    Serious computer for serious tasks We’re nowhere near the end of 2010, but Fujitsu has already roadmapped what it hopes will be the killer mobile office computer of 2011.…
35. Firefox 3.6.9 release candidate rocks up for sturdy testers Friday, 27 August 2010, 11:17 am
    Hammer time Mozilla pumped out a release candidate version of Firefox 3.6.9 yesterday.…
36. Apple releases third beta of 10.6.5 OS X Friday, 27 August 2010, 11:07 am
    One known joker to be shuffled out of pack Apple slung out a third beta of Mac OS X 10.6.5 yesterday for coders to tinker with.…
37. HP readies dual-core Atom netbook Friday, 27 August 2010, 9:35 am
    Mini 5103 inbound HP is preparing a netbook based on Intel’s new dual-core Atom chip, the 1.5GHz N550, and has posted a service manual on its website ahead of the as-yet-unannounced machine’s release.. […]
38. Mozilla shrugs off ‘forever free’ H.264 codec license Thursday, 26 August 2010, 9:11 pm
    Uh, will H.264 even be relevant in 4 years? Update: This story has been updated to show that the MPEG-LA’s license change applies to free video broadcasts, not applications that encode and decode vide. […]
39. Sumo scandal gets iPad relief Thursday, 26 August 2010, 9:07 pm
    ‘Too fat to text’ no longer excuse The gloriously corpulent cadre of Japanese ring warriors known in the West as sumo wrestlers and in their home country as rikishi have a new tool to help them commun. […]
40. Apple files chip block stack patent Thursday, 26 August 2010, 7:26 pm
    Beyond the A4 Apple has filed a patent application that supports the stacked-component design of its A4 chip used in the iPad and iPhone 4, and points to further future integration of multiple system. […]
41. Asus unwraps dual-core Atom netbook Thursday, 26 August 2010, 3:59 pm
    One with a proper, mobile CPU, this time Asus has outed its first netbook based on the just-announced dual-core Atom N550 processor.…
42. PC World, Currys to offer cash for clunkers Thursday, 26 August 2010, 3:34 pm
    At least 50 quid off your old (working) computer Want a new notebook, netbook or desktop? Dixons stores PC World and Currys are both offering a “guaranteed” £50 off any new machine when you hand over. […]
43. LG: big, bendy e-paper screens out by year’s end Thursday, 26 August 2010, 11:11 am
    Impervious to chip fat, vinegar? LG’s display developing subsidiary will begin mass-producing 9.7in colour e-paper panels and 19in monochrome but flexible e-paper screens by the end of the year.…
44. Pundits predict plunging iPad market share Thursday, 26 August 2010, 10:47 am
    Need Apple worry? Nah Acer’s chairman JT Wang may believe Apple’s share of the tablet market may shortly plunge to between 20 and 30 per cent, but market watcher iSuppli doesn’t see it falling below 6. […]
45. LaCie ups compact hard drive to 1TB Thursday, 26 August 2010, 10:12 am
    Small box, lots of storage LaCie has upgraded its compact, metal-clad Rikiki Go external hard drive to 1TB.…
46. Samsung R780 17.3in laptop Thursday, 26 August 2010, 7:02 am
    Big and beautiful? Review  Samsung’s R780 has clearly been designed to get noticed. The glossy, deep-red chassis and slightly nauseating swirly line motif won’t appeal to those who like their lap. […]
47. Apple to reveal musical something on September 1 Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 11:48 pm
    iPods, Apple TV, cloudy tunes? Fanbois, mark your calendars: Apple has sent out invitations to a music-themed event to take place in San Francisco next Wednesday morning.…
48. Apple patches 13 bugs in OS X Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 11:06 am
    At least 6 critical vulns squished Apple has punched out a security update for some major bugs found in its Mac OS X operating system.…
49. WD debuts four-port powerline boxes Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 9:42 am
    Mains networking to the max Are your one-port powerline Ethernet adaptors proving insufficient for hooking up all the gadgets you want to connect to your network? Western Digital has the answer.…
50. Google tests phone calls from Gmail Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 12:59 am
    VoiceChatTalk VoIP Google is testing a service that lets you make phone calls from Gmail, according to a report that includes a screen shot of the test.…