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Dell scraps online sales of Ubuntu PC and laptops

Dell scraps online sales of Ubuntu PC and laptops

Cites lack of demand.
Miya Knights Jul 27 2010 7:14AM Hardware
One in 10 PCs susceptible to malware attack

One in 10 PCs susceptible to malware attack

AVG Research is claiming that one in 10 of all PCs is infected by malware controlled by cybercriminals using the ‘Eleonore’ exploit toolkit.
Miya Knights Jul 23 2010 9:25AM Security
Microsoft data suggests 64-bit coming of age

Microsoft data suggests 64-bit coming of age

Windows 7 shows the upgrade is gaining ground.
Iain Thomson Jul 12 2010 6:01AM Software
RSA 2010: Microsoft suggests quarantining botted PCs

RSA 2010: Microsoft suggests quarantining botted PCs

Infected PCs like smokers.
Dan Kaplan Mar 3 2010 2:47PM Security
Windows 7 set for success

Windows 7 set for success

To account for half of all new PCs shipped from next year.
Rosalie Marshall Jul 14 2009 6:28AM Software
Third wave of attacks hits South Korea

Third wave of attacks hits South Korea

But North Korea not on the list of countries suspected of originating the attacks.
Phil Muncaster Jul 13 2009 10:19AM Security
Microsoft lays out plans for servers and netbooks

Microsoft lays out plans for servers and netbooks

Microsoft OEM head Steve Guggenheimer used his keynote address at Computex in Taiwan today to outline Microsoft’s plans for servers and netbooks.
Iain Thomson Jun 4 2009 1:48PM Hardware
USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

Researchers from the University of California and Microsoft have demonstrated a new USB device that will let the user perform basic computing tasks even while their machine is in energy-saving sleep mode.
David Neal May 2 2009 7:25AM Hardware
Massive Chinese cyber hack revealed

Massive Chinese cyber hack revealed

Canadian researchers have revealed an alleged extensive Chinese spying operation, which involved the hacking of over 1000 computers in 103 countries, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 6:37AM Security
IT admins need to power down PCs

IT admins need to power down PCs

A report by analyst house Forrester has concluded that IT managers are going to have to manage PCs differently if they are to cut power usage and hit green targets.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Hardware
Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 10:59AM Security
Apple twice the price of PCs

Apple twice the price of PCs

Research by analyst house NPD has shown that on average Apple users pay twice as much in the shops as PC users..
Iain Thomson Aug 11 2008 7:11AM Hardware
Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

The Portuguese government has announced that it is buying half a million Intel Classmate laptops to give to children starting in school.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
310 million PCs to ship this year

310 million PCs to ship this year

Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by 15.2 percent in 2008 to reach 310 million units fuelled by demand from emerging regions, new research predicts..
Robert Jaques Jun 13 2008 8:00AM Hardware
Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

Attackers are using fake MP3 files to launch one of the largest malware attacks in recent years, experts warned today..
Shaun Nichols May 9 2008 7:39AM Security
Red Hat scraps plans for Linux PCs

Red Hat scraps plans for Linux PCs

Hopes of Red Hat releasing a desktop version of Linux for consumers were scratched today as the company announced no such plans would eventuate in the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, its long awaited Red Hat Global Desktop Linux remains on indefinite hold, despite being slated for an original launch date of August 2007.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 17 2008 4:11PM Software
Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

A juvenile cohort of botmaster Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty this week to using botnets to infect thousands of PCs, including those used by sensitive government agencies.
Frank Washkuch Feb 13 2008 11:39AM Security
CES - Intel aims to push PCs out of the office

CES - Intel aims to push PCs out of the office

Intel has announced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it wants to push computers away from office desks..
Shaun Nichols Jan 9 2008 7:30AM Hardware
41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus.
Simon Burns Oct 9 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data

Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data

Despite recent high-profile data breaches and heightened awareness of the need to delete data prior to selling a PC, many second-hand computers contain highly sensitive personal information.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 10:58AM Security

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