Microsoft has released Windows Live Movie Maker from beta as part of a complete refresh to their Windows Live Essentials package. Designed specifically for Windows 7 (but it will also
After a few weeks of rumours Dell have officially launched the Dell Inspiron 11z in the USA and it should be officially launched in the UK in the next week
AVG the company behind the very popular free anti virus software is running an awareness campaign about Data Snatching on the web. Data Snatching occurs when trusted websites are hi-jacked
Google have been working secretly to update the core infrastructure of their search engine. The project code-named “Caffeine” is designed to let Google increase the indexing speed, accuracy and the comprehensiveness of search results.
The Internet has been awash this weekend with rumours about the next big version of iTunes from Apple. September is traditionally the month when Apple update their iPod range as they prepare for the Christmas season. It is rumoured that iTunes 9 will also be announced in September and include support for Blu-ray discs, integration with social networking sites like Facebook and introduce a new way to organize your iPhone apps.
Lenovo has quietly released the IdeaCentre C100 at the gdgt party in San Francisco. The IdeaCenter C100 is an all-in-one 20-inch unit with the potential for a touchscreen. The first version of this desktop machine will ship with Windows Vista, but the rumors are that when Windows 7 is released Lenovo will ship an updated version of the C100 with a specially optimized touch screen.
The cost of storage per gigabyte (or should we now say per terabyte) is always falling and is at an all time low. But at the same time the amount of data we generate is growing and this data needs to be backed up. In years gone by we could save our few documents to a floppy disk but now we have photos, music and films occupying gigabytes of space on our hard disks.
Fortunately for us all, getting and connecting an external hard drive has never been easier or cheaper. Windows, Apple and Linux all support external USB drives and I have compiled a list of 10 huge external hard drives to help you backup your data.
Apple has launched the 2TB version of its wireless network backup solution Time Capsule. At the same time it has lowered the price of its 1TB model. As well as being a wireless backup device, the Time Capsule is also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. And now it operates in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands simultaneously.
