Computers are of great help for everyone. It is the most advanced machine without which life will come to a halt. But it is no exception to problems or errors. There are numerous types of problems, which can hamper your work productivity. There are some problems which dont require any type of technical expertise to solve them.
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‘China tried to hack India’s computers: M.K. Narayanan’
January 18th, 2010 |
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Chinese hackers have tried to penetrate computers in the offices of National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan, a British paper Monday quoted him as saying.
Narayanan said his office and other government departments were targeted Dec 15, the same date that US defence, finance and technology companies, including Google, reported cyber attacks from China.
“This was not the [...]
More than 20,000 computers were pulled out by Acer due to short circuit
January 10th, 2010 |
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The Taiwan-based company has just announced that they would recall as much as 22,000 notebook or laptop computers. There is a big possibility that these laptops may overheat and may cause burns to the user who is unaware of the circumstances.
Thankfully there are still no reported cases about injured consumers. However, the Consumer Product Safety [...]
CES: Intel, Industry Partners Unveil App Store Plans for Popular Netbook Computers
January 8th, 2010 |
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INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2010 – As unveiled Thursday during President and CEO Paul Otellini’s CES keynote speech, Intel Corporation has launched a beta version of its software application (app) store — the Intel AppUpSM center — for the popular category of netbook computers.
Futuristic Intel Chip Could Reshape How Computers are Built, Consumers Interact with Their PCs and Personal Devices
December 2nd, 2009 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2009 – Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or “single-chip cloud computer,” that rethinks many of the approaches used in today’s designs for laptops, PCs and servers.
Apple Refuses to Fix Smokers’ Computers, Suggest Customers
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Apple reportedly refused to fix a few customers Macs, arguing that the owners’ smoking around the machines made the electronics a bio-hazard to Apple employees. Whether or not Apples technicians were truly at risk, photos and comments from the online community suggest that smoking around desktops and laptops can indeed physically damage the insides of the devices.
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Smoking is apparently hazardous not only for your health, but
also your MacBook’s.
The
Consumerist blog has posted two accounts of Apple customers who turned in
their computers for service only to be told that the Applecare warranties were
voided due to secondhand smoke. In both cases, A…
British Defence Ministry loses 100 computers, 47 pen drives in 2009
November 11th, 2009 |
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In an alarming disclosure, the British Defence Ministry has admitted to losing over 100 computers and dozens of memory sticks this year.
According to official figures, some 91 MoD laptops were lost or stolen in the first 10 months of 2009, while 23 desktop computers have gone missing.
Forty-seven USB flash memory devices have also [...]
T-Mobile and Microsoft / Danger, Data Loss and Cloud Computers Posted By : Gregg Housh
October 29th, 2009 |
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You may have already heard about the colossal failure of Microsoft and Danger’s cloud system, leading to the loss of roughly 800,000 T-Mobile users’ cell phone information. The unique methodology T-mobile employed to manage their customers information experienced a catastrophic failure on October fifth.
Oct. 26, 1992: Software Glitch Cripples Ambulance Service
October 26th, 2009 |
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1992: A software error causes London’s brand new computer-aided ambulance-dispatch system to fail. The ensuing snafu is blamed for anywhere between 30 and 45 deaths.
CAD, as it was known, replaced the London Ambulance Services human dispatchers who had handled things efficiently, if a bit slowly, for years. The new system was supposed to reduce the [...]
Liquor, Restaurants and Computers Up; Most Other Retail Classes Down
October 4th, 2009 |
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The New York Times has an interesting chart showing that retail stores of liquor, restaurant expenditures and computers are up, and almost everything else is down.Why liquor? I believe liquor always goes up during a financial crash (as do things like P…
Infected Mac Computers Worth 43 Cents in Cyber-underworld
September 25th, 2009 |
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In a talk about the threats posed by Russian malware affiliate networks, a Sophos security researcher reveals an operation offering people 43 cents per Apple Mac they infected. Affiliate networks can generate serious profits pushing scareware online.
– New research from Sophos underscores a growing interest in the Mac among cyber-criminals.
In a presentation at Virus Bulletin’s VB Conference, in Geneva, Sophos Labs researcher Dmitry Samosseiko revealed a malware affiliate network offering 43 cents per infected Mac computer. The offer was the wo…
Intel: Manufacturing, Chip design Expertise Driving Innovation and Integration, Historic Change to Computers
September 22nd, 2009 |
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sept. 22, 2009 – Intel Corporation executives today said Moore’s Law, driven by Intel’s advances in 32 and 22 nanometer (nm)-manufacturing technologies, is leading to a broader and faster pace of “innovation and integration.”
Tips To Buy Computers And Laptops At Cheap Prices
August 17th, 2009 |
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Computers have become indispensable objects in every home and all the industries and offices. The advancements in computing technologies have made life simpler than ever before. In fact we cannot imagine a developing world without computers. Though the computers and laptops have made life simpler, they have made life expensive too. You will be well [...]
First Blood Diamonds, Now Blood Computers?
July 25th, 2009 |
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When the film Blood Diamond came out in 2006, people were startled at the alleged origins of the precious stones from areas of bloody conflict and began asking whether the jewels on their fingers cost a human life. Will consumers soon find the…
Circuit City Still In Talks Over Potential Sale
January 15th, 2009 |
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ATLANTA (Reuters) – Circuit City Stores <CCTYQ.PK> concluded the first day of an auction and said it was still in talks with bidders regarding a potential sale of the company or certain assets.
Lawyer Ian Fredericks of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. which represents Circuit City, made the announcement on a conference call to [...]
Super Computers – What are They?
December 30th, 2008 |
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Worlds Top 500 Super Computers Reviewed
MANNHEIM, Germany, BERKELEY, Calif., and KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The 32nd edition of the closely watched list of the world’s TOP500 supercomputers has just been issued, with the 1.105 petaflop/s IBM supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory holding on to the top spot it first achieved in June 2008.
The Los Alamos system, nicknamed [...]