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Canon Selphy CP790 review

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMT

At first glance, the Canon Selphy CP790 snapshot printer looks more like a lime-green lunch box. With its convenient handle, it begs you to take it to your next children's party or family get-together. The trade-offs are a high purchase price and oddly designed, wasteful consumables.

Alienware OptX AW2210 review

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:00 GMT

Dell's gamer-friendly Alienware brand is extending its reach to include monitors, and the 21.5-inch widescreen 1080p Alienware OptX AW2210 serves up a lot to like: solid image quality, accessible and comprehensive built-in menus, and an exterior design that stands out from the generally conservative competition.

Windows 7 breaks sales record

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:00 GMT

Twice as many sold as any previous OS

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 has sold twice as many units as any other Microsoft operating system in the same time period.

Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT

The most striking addition to Office 2010 is the introduction of Office Web Apps - lightweight versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote that are all accessible via desktop, mobile devices, and web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.

HP Photosmart A646 review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT

The HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer offers a few surprising features for its midrange price.

Dell 2230d review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:00 GMT

Although the low-cost Dell 2230d mono-laser printer offers good speed, its control panel is hard to use.

HP LaserJet P3015d review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMT

The HP LaserJet P3015d is a midpriced monochrome laser printer that doesn't realise its full potential. Although the company touts it as an enterprise model, it's expensive to operate and it has limited connectivity options.

FAQ: Microsoft Office 2010 free beta

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:27:00 GMT

Interface tweaks, desktop innovations & web apps

With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite - namely, close integration with lightweight Web versions of core apps (Excel and PowerPoint Web are the first to debut for consumers via Windows Live, with Word and OneNote available only in the business-oriented SharePoint 2010 server beta), better multimedia support, a subtle interface refresh, and a slew of features designed to make document creation and sharing easier.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta details

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Interface tweaks, desktop innovations and Web apps

Microsoft Office 2010 beta download released

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta download for all

Microsoft Office 2010 is now available for free download in Beta form.

Samsung ML-1915 review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

The Samsung ML-1915 might not offer colour, but with a price of £75, it's every bit as eye-catching as the colour Oki C110 at £115 that impressed us last month. For clean and fast text, a mono laser printer like the Samsung ML-1915 is still the best deal.

Toshiba L500-11V review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMT

Toshiba's range of laptops includes full size models for under £500, such as this Toshiba L500-11V.

Sony BWU-300S review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:00 GMT

Blu-ray Disc drives that can create BD media remain thin on the ground. The Buffalo BR-816SU2, and now this internal Sony BWU-300S, are the only burnable Blu-ray drives to have been released in the UK since early 2009.

Epson Stylus Office B1100 review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT

Able to print not just to A3 but also larger A3+ (329x483mm) paper, the Epson Stylus Office B1100 is a versatile colour inkjet printer. And, at just under £200, it's reasonably priced for a large format printer.

Moblin 2.0 review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

Launched two years ago by Intel and now hosted by The Linux Foundation, Moblin is a Linux platform aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices.

US leads Wi-Fi hotspot chart

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Sweden, UK best for Wi-Fi hotspots per capita

The US has more Wi-Fi hotspots than any other country but Sweden and the UK have many more per capita - the US shows up in sixth place for hotspots per million in population. China, however, is rapidly catching up on number of hotspots, but sits in tenth place per capita.

UniBlue RegistryBooster 2010 review

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

RegistryBooster 2010 does a thorough job of cleaning your Registry.

ASUS G60J review

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT

The ASUS G60J is a powerful laptop PC with an Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor.

Email to become extinct in 10 years?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT

IM and Facebook more popular with younger generations

Email could die out in the next 10 years in favour of instant messaging, says TalkTalk.

Office 2010 hits TechNet and MSDN

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Public beta still expected this week

Microsoft has made the beta version of Office 2010 available to its developer and IT subscription sites today.

Western Digital My Book Elite 2TB review

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:07:00 GMT

The Western Digital My Book Elite 2TB external hard drive offers intuitive backup options, 256-bit AES hardware encryption, and an e-ink capacity indicator.

The Dell Inspiron 14z review

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMT

The Dell Inspiron 14z laptop makes a clear statement: you are probably a student, you want a whole lot of battery life on a Windows 7 machine, and you probably don't care much about performance.

It shouldn't happen to an IT admin: 6 daft support calls

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT

How tech support workers deal with silly calls

An IT support specialist recalls some of the strangest and funniest calls he ever took.

Cloud computing: Why we hate it, why we need it

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT

Services just keep coming for the cloud

The industry's chieftans express disenchantment with 'the cloud,' but the services keep coming. We look at why we hate cloud computing, but why we need it too.

3 quick ways to fine-tune Windows 7

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:21:00 GMT

Get Windows 7 to run the way you want it

You've taken the plunge and installed Windows 7. We've rounded these apps and tips that will help you fine tune the OS so it runs just the way you want it to.