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    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

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    Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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    Windows XP carries monumental significance for the high-technology industry and the Internet. ZDNet Australia provides up-to-date news and analysis on the eve of the product's launch.

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    The first Windows Vista service pack may serve dual purposes for Microsoft: fixing the operating system's rough edges while simultaneously indicating that it's ready for mass adoption.

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    Each day, members of the Windows team gather inside a "shiproom" to go over the bugs that remain, and to debate which of these can still be fixed in the days left until the product is declared finished.

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    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

  • MS Office for Linux? Not quite--but close!

    A new product lets you run some Microsoft Office apps on a Linux PC. That may not sound like a lot, but for most of us, it's a pretty good start.

  • Palm Pre screenshots

    The real beauty of the Palm Pre is the webOS. Check it out in action with these screenshots of the various features and apps of the Pre.

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    Microsoft will extend the security measures now found in its Windows XP operating system to Windows 2000 and the slimmer version of the OS used in handheld devices.

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    Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.

  • Almost as good as being there

    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

  • Apple MacBook (Spring 2009)

    The Apple MacBook may look the same as before, but it's had a Spring makeover and is now a better deal than ever.

  • Canon Pixma MX850

    The Canon Pixma MX850 is a small, versatile multifunction printer suited to a small office looking for a cheap, do-it-all machine. It offers a broad range of features and reasonable document print quality, but don't expect top quality colour prints.

  • Palm Treo 500v

    Although it's a good smartphone, the Treo 500v needs either Wi-Fi or HSDPA to deliver that knockout punch.

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