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Vista's answer to PC power woes
August 25, 2005
Applications will be warned when a computer is entering sleep mode, but they won't get a say in whether the machine slumbers.
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Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest
February 7, 2008
An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.
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Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs
May 1, 2007
Computer maker is trying a second time to sell Linux PCs and has chosen Canonical's Ubuntu to supply the operating system.
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Microsoft dreams up low-cost minitablet
April 25, 2005
Software giant to show off 6-inch-screen prototype and more at WinHEC in Seattle.
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Vista beta sucks up battery juice
June 2, 2006
Laptops with the Windows update drain batteries faster than with XP--a potential problem for PC makers.
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Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix
July 6, 2005
Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory.
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Low-cost laptops shedding weight
March 28, 2005
WinBook, Dell touting reduced notebook size as additional draw to cheaper machines. Photo: Lighter laptops
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Vista draining laptop batteries, patience
May 4, 2007
Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer.
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Microsoft's leaner approach to Vista security
August 29, 2005
Microsoft is talking up Secure Startup in Windows Vista, the sole piece of its original hardware-based security plan to make it into the OS.
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Week in review: Longhorn on Tiger's tail
April 29, 2005
Battle of the operating systems heats up as Apple unleashes Tiger and Microsoft shows off some of the beef to expect in Longhorn.
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Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy
October 29, 2007
OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft.
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Toeing the line on back-to-school PCs
July 7, 2005
PC makers push multimedia capabilities and 64-bit processors, but schools are a bit more conservative. Photos: Computers for class
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Intel shows Origami-like device
March 7, 2006
CNET News.com gets a sneak preview of the minitablet devices that the chipmaker will show later on Tuesday. Photos: Origami mini tablets Sneak peak of small things to come
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Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine
May 30, 2006
Windows update will let laptops share information with nearby machines without a Net connection.
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Tracking PCs anywhere on the Net
March 4, 2005
Anonymous Internet access may be a thing of the past, according to a doctoral student at the University of California.
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Show-and-tell for Microsoft
April 28, 2005
Redmond plans equivalent of flight data recorder for PCs. Also: Lots about Longhorn. Photos: A look at Longhorn
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Hip-e laptop: Cold shoulder for cool gear
April 27, 2005
Sales haven't been so hot, but the laptop does get a certain amount of respect at Microsoft show.
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Week in review: Keeping watch over Web surfing
June 2, 2006
U.S. attorney general invokes fight against terrorism in bid for more data on who's using the Internet.
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