KDE, the desktop software project widely used on Linux systems, this week released the first test version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of KDE to use the Qt 4 application development framework.
Novell says its Linux business has grown by 243 percent over the last three quarters, and it largely credits its deal with Microsoft.
Businesses have been warned by research company Gartner that the latest Google Desktop Beta has an 'unacceptable security risk', and Google agrees.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is preparing to fire a new engine for hot-rod PCs.
Intel on Monday will serve up a large helping of megahertz with five new Pentium 4 processors for desktop PCs.
Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.
When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?
Shortly after joining the social networking site, I received an e-mail telling me a friend had "written on my wall". Within two clicks I was logged-in and had full access to her Facebook account.
Intel's new 3GHz Pentium 4 chip should soon let loose a torrent of new, high-performance desktop PCs.
Feeling nostalgic about the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, which used to plague desktops in the bad old days of Windows? No need to keep those feelings locked away. This handy guide will show you how to force your PC to recreate the infamous error.
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When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.
Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.
Whether it's a mouse, keyboard or hub you need, we've got your plug-in needs covered with our Australian review of thirty different PC peripherals.
915 and 925 Express chips from Intel to debut in desktop PCs.
Dell claims its Vostro 410 is an energy efficient, high performance PC for small businesses. While Dell's efficiency claims seem to be hot air, the 410 is a sleek, zippy and good value PC.
Developed under the name Springdale, the 865 chipset brings the same high-end Intel desktop technology to mainstream PCs and corporate systems.
Featuring Intel's new 865 chipset, the Dimension 4600C's case is big on features, though future upgrades are limited.
Intel demos quad-core notebooks
Intel's David Perlmutter showed the company's new quad-core laptop computers at the Intel Developer Conference… Watch it now
Storage infrastructure on the tender track
Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?
Conroy's filtering plan: security worries
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