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Windows 8 set for 2012 release

Partner roadmap shows Microsoft's preparing to launch Windows 8 within three years

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Microsoft to pay News Corp to stay off Google

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Office 2010 beta: 32- or 64-bit?

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The sci-fi legends who shaped today's tech

Science fiction has long inspired real-world technology, but have the authors of sci-fi stories finally run out of steam? ...
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Why Britain's watchdogs have fewer teeth than goldfish

Barry Collins despairs with the lickspittle attitude of Britain's tech watchdogs
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Google Chrome OS: full details unveiled

Google says it wants to give computers the speed of a television, as it announces full details of the Chrome OS
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HP Envy 15: style and substance?

HP's rival to Apple's aluminium-framed MacBooks - the Envy - touches down in the PC Pro labs
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Conficker's first birthday: how a year of havoc unfolded

Davey Winder reveals how the Conficker worm became one of the world's biggest security problems and how the experts dealt ...
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Epson Stylus Photo PX710W

Epson's latest all-in-one offers "Hi-Definition" photos. Ignore that marketing twaddle and instead appreciate a fine home inkjet device

HP Envy 15

HP's rival to Apple's aluminium-framed MacBooks touches down in the PC Pro labs

WatchGuard SSL 100

WatchGuard shifts its focus to SSL VPNs with its latest appliance. We put it to the test

ATI Radeon HD 5970

ATI says its dual-GPU monster is the fastest card in the world. We say you'll probably need a new case to fit it into your PC. Either way, it's impressive

Acer Aspire Z5600

Acer joins the throng of multitouch all-in-one PCs with Windows 7. We go hands-on to see where it ranks

Logitech Squeezebox Radio

Logitech finally adds a proper desktop internet radio to its Squeezebox range, and the result is a seriously impressive piece of kit

Alienware M15x

Can Alienware's newest gaming laptop repeat the feat of its predecessor and earn a place on the A List?

HP StorageWorks DAT 320

HP’s latest drive shows there’s plenty of life in tape backup yet. We take an exclusive look

HP Photosmart Wireless All-in-One (B109n)

HP's new all-in-one offers Wi-Fi at a sub-£100 price, but can the rest of the device match up? We find out

Pure Siesta Flow

Pure introduces its cheapest internet radio to date. We find out how good it is

Office 2010 Beta – 32-bit or 64-bit – The Choice is Clear

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions and this is the first time that a 64-bit version of Office has been available. 64-bit...

Why Britain's watchdogs have fewer teeth than goldfish

If there’s one thing that makes me angry, it’s other people not getting angry enough. Britain has swathes of so-called regulators and “watchdogs”...

Tabbed documents: how to make Office 2010 great

Online-overlord Barry Collins has been fiddling with the Office 2010 beta for the last couple of days, and his reaction to it has been terrifying. Barry...

Outlook 2010 People Pane – does it spell death to Xobni

Completely new in Outlook 2010 Beta is the People Pane. This appears below the Reading pane in the main window and in all the individual item windows. It...

The sci-fi legends who shaped today's tech

Science fiction has long inspired real-world technology, but have the authors of sci-fi stories finally run out of steam? Stuart Andrews investigates

Conficker's first birthday: how a year of havoc unfolded

Davey Winder reveals how the Conficker worm became one of the world's biggest security problems and how the experts dealt with it

When will you get superfast broadband?

From 56K dial-up to 100Mbits/sec downloads, Barry Collins reveals when you may pull into the broadband fast lane

The Crapware Con

Mike Jennings reveals how PC makers hobble your laptop with preinstalled software

Getting to grips with Microsoft's IT Health Environment Scanner

David Moss conducts a network health check using Microsoft's free IT Health Environment Scanner

Virtualise your servers

Jon Honeyball walks through the three steps to virtualising servers

The changing face of travel gadgets

Paul Ockenden looks at how the technology that trails him on holiday has changed in recent years

Build your own distributed file system

Simon Brock marvels at Google's resilient distributed file system, and builds his own from simple, cheap hardware and open-source software

Upgrade from XP to Windows 7

Windows XP’s Files and Settings Transfer wizard is incompatible with Windows 7, but your Windows 7 installation disc provides an easy way to make the move.

Upgrade from Vista to Windows 7

If you’re currently running Vista, it’s incredibly simple to upgrade your PC to Windows 7 – in fact, your files and settings won’t even be touched in the process

How to stream music over the internet with Windows 7

David Fearon explains how to set up Windows Media Player's internet streaming feature

Create a quiz using Alice

Are you smarter than an 11-14 year old? Stuart Turton shows you how to create a whizzy quiz using Alice

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How to create a failsafe business internet connection

PC Pro's deputy editor David Fearon shows you how to safeguard your small business internet connection, in association with DrayTek

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Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security

Protect your business with a free 30-day trial of Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Business Security software, which blocks threats before they hit your network.

Win a server package worth £1,000

ServersDirect.co.uk has teamed up with HP to give away a small business server and support package worth £1,000

Win a Dell Studio XPS 16

Dell Outlet is giving one lucky reader the opportunity to win a high-end XPS laptop - a great pre-Christmas gift for any PC lover!

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