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Beyond the browser: Microsoft's 'C3' next-gen platform for HTML-based applications

Must a traditional Web browser be the primary way to interact with and navigate a Web application? Microsoft researchers think the answer is no. Read more

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How Ubuntu Unity can help Linux really succeed

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Google insists that Android will remain an open source platform and takes great exception to reports to the contrary.That's good news."Recently, thereââ¬â¢s been a lot of misinformation in the... Read more

Leaked: Windows 8 Milestone 2 (build 7955)

Following hot of the heels of the leak of the Windows 8 Milestone 1 build a few weeks ago, a Milestone 2 build (build 7955) has now been leaked onto the internet. Read more

Nook Color gets official update to make it a real Android tablet

We have been waiting for this Barnes & Noble update to bring Froyo to the Nook Color and with version 1.2 you can turn your ebook reader into a valid Android tablet. Read more

Review: Barnes & Nobles' Nook Color goes Android Tablet

No, the Barnes & Nobles' Nook Color is no iPad, but with the Android 2.2 update, it's a decent tablet. Read more

Can cheaper tablets chip away at Apple's iPad?

Apple seems to having trouble making iPads fast enough, but competing tablets haven't sold well. Will cheaper ones from Acer and Asus show tablets are here to stay? Read more

Can Lenovo be a tablet player? You bet via the ThinkPad brand

Lenovo has the relationships, know-how, support and sales team to grab a foothold in the corporate tablet market, which is up for grabs as RIM, HP and Cisco jockey for position. Read more

More info emerges on upcoming Dell Streak Pro Android tablet, Latitude ST Windows 7 tablet

Dell can never seem to keep its forthcoming products to itself, as another leak has provided specifics about the company's new Android 3.0 tablet and Windows 7 slate, the existence of which had... Read more

T-Mobile's LG G2x will get Gingerbread update 'soon'

T-Mobile launched the LG G2x 4G smartphone earlier this month. It's currently shipping with Android 2.2 right now, but the bump from Froyo to Gingerbread is imminent. Read more

Netflix reports strong Q1 earnings; approaching 25 million subscribers

Netflix's first quarter earnings reveal that the online streaming giant shows no sign of slowing down when it comes to earnings, revenue and the subscriber count. Read more

HTC Flyer tablet available for pre-order at some point today

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iPhone shows up on T-Mobile; is it the 4S or the 5?

Over the weekend BGR posted some photos of what appears to be a white iPhone being field tested on T-Mobile. The device is shown with two special field-testing apps. Could it be the iPhone 4S? Read more

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Question of the Week Using Windows 7 64-bit NTFS system, backing-up files to a 1TB drive connected to wireless router. Up till 05/02/2011 everything was fine, now have noticed that ANY files or folders created on the USB drive has a date stamp of "03/02/2000 23:46." Anyone got any idea why this is happening please, and also how I can resolve the issue? -- shandy.tailor@...
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