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Amazon Kindle Fire: our initial verdict

It's still to be launched in the UK, but Jonathan Bray gets his hands on Amazon's debut tablet
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Yoyotech XDNA Platinum

Yoyotech's debut X79 machine is one of the most expensive we've yet seen. We find out if it's worth £2,499.

Thecus N8900

Thecus introduces a business NAS appliance that ditches the Atom for a Core i3 processor

Tranquil PC MMC-12

With gorgeous design, plenty of power and all-passive cooling, Tranquil's latest living room PC ticks all the right boxes

Steinberg Sequel 3

Steinberg's latest low-cost music package introduces VST 3 compatibility and a host of new features

Netgear ProSecure UTM9S

This compact desktop box is a flexible alternative to Netgear's ProSecure UTM appliances

Boston VS 365

We test the first production server to use AMD's new 16-core Opteron 6200 chips

HP Photosmart 5510

With great quality prints, scans and copies for just £50, HP's latest is an absolute steal

Synology RackStation RS812

This rack NAS solution is surprisingly affordable to SMBs. We put it to the test

HP TouchSmart 520

HP has loaded its latest TouchSmart with a new range of software, but does it have the magic touch?

Amazon Kindle Fire review: first look

When Amazon launched the Kindle Fire last year, it made the rather irritating decision not to bring it to the UK at the same time. The rotters didn’t...

Lytro light-field camera: first look

The Lytro has been kicking around for a few months -- we covered its launch in issue 207 of the magazine -- and it picked up an award at CES last week, but...

CES: Why booth babes are bad marketing

I spent last week in Las Vegas, which is always a bit strange for women, surrounded as you are by very pretty ladies, in very little -- and often very...

Ice Cream Sandwich on the Transformer Prime review: first look

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is currently the pick of the bunch when it comes to Android tablets, but one of its few weaknesses was the lack of the...

Building the bionic man

Will we soon be upgrading body parts like the components inside our PCs? Richard Lane discovers the idea isn't so far-fetched

The making of open-source software

Nicole Kobie reveals how software such as Ubuntu, LibreOffice and Firefox is made - and how you can get involved

10 techs to watch in 2012

From 3D scanners to ultra-sharp tablet screens, there's plenty of new technology to look forward to in the coming year

Paying for your crimes with Bitcoin

Davey Winder examines the online equivalent of cash-in-hand payments

Behind the scenes: tech support for Formula 1

Steve Cassidy meets the guy with one of the best tech-support jobs in the world

The security risk of fat fingers

Davey Winder warns about cybersquatters taking advantage of URL typos

Why Windows Phone 7 isn't quite ready for business

Paul Ockenden still has reservations about Windows Phone, even after the Mango update

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BIOS guide: how to overclock your CPU

Darien Graham-Smith walks you through the process of overclocking AMD and Intel CPUs

Installing Ubuntu from a USB memory stick

Want to try out the open-source OS? We show how to install Ubuntu from USB

How to write a Chrome extension

Expand the capabilities of your browser with our step-by-step guide to writing a Chrome extension

How to upgrade from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7

If you're running the Windows 7 Release Candidate then you'll need to upgrade to the full version by the end of February. This guide explains how

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How to buy your first server

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