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Automated Win7 SP1 rollout for users
Mar 19, 2013 By ClareTuesday the 19 th March marks the start date for Microsoft’s automatic rollout of the Windows 7 Service Pack. This large scale update will be managed via Windows Update and will affect users who have their PCs set to allow Automatic Updates. The IT company has stated that this move is for...
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Three not to charge users for 4G upgrade
Feb 5, 2013 By ClareThe IT services provider EE was the first company to be able to offer access to the 4G network in the UK but immediately came under criticism regarding its pricing structure. EE asked existing customers to pay an extra £5.00 for the same amount of data as they had on their current 3G...
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Samsung laptops no longer face irreparable damage from Linux
Feb 4, 2013 By ClareSamsung laptops will no longer be irreparably destroyed when their users try to boot Linux on them. This statement was made on the 1 st February and came after users of brand new Samsung laptops found their devices were being irreparably damaged after they tried to boot Linux on their devices....
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Microsoft expected Windows 8 to boost low profits but sees them dip again
Jan 25, 2013 By ClareThe IT company Microsoft was expecting a rise in profits which were looking a little slim in the months leading up to the release of Windows 8, but despite increased sales brought about by the release of the new operating system- profits fall once more. The BBC reports- The Windows arm of...
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Windows 8 phone reboots at random throughout day
Nov 19, 2012 By ClareMultiple complaints have been appearing in forums relating the new Windows phone, in which certain phones appear to reboot randomly and sometimes multiple times a day without warning or apparent reason. Users of the IT product have highlighted the HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920 as the worst...
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Windows 8 devices offered to UK schools at discount
Nov 8, 2012 By ClareThe IT company Microsoft had announced that they will be offering discount Windows 8 PCs and tablets to schoolchildren and teachers for personal use. They are offering 30% off to government- funded schools for Intel based laptops and tables from Asus, Acer and RM Education. This is part of...
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Concerns over Microsofts Surface tab mean Acer delays release of its Windows RT launch
Oct 31, 2012 By ClareThe IT company Acer has stated that the initial release of the Windows RT has been pushed back into the 2 nd quarter 2012 from the 1 st quarter after it expressed concerns regarding Surface which was released by Microsoft on Friday. The IT product Windows RT is similar to the full...
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Apple statement to Samsung infringement ruling not as expected
Oct 26, 2012 By ClareThe ruling in which a UK court demanded Apple post a statement on its website stating that Samsung did not infringe on patents they held for the iPad has been posted by Apple today. Unexpectedly the statement is not a simple statement saying that Samsung was found not- guilty. The statement...
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US man jailed after admitting creating a botnet network thousands strong
Sep 7, 2012 By ClareJoshua Schichtel pleaded guilty to one count of selling access to 72,000 machines which formed part of a much larger botnet which he controlled. Botnets are PCs which are enrolled into networks which are then used to help send out junk mail messages. The PCs which were controlled by Schichtel...
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Users of the BitTorrect service are being secretly monitored
Sep 5, 2012 By ClareAs the global rules on copyright are become stricter and more rigorously enforced, users of the popular file sharing service BitTorrent are being secretly monitored. A 3 year study from a University in Birmingham has shown a monitoring project on a massive scale where users are logged by the...
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