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Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 to OEMs 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Ten months after Microsoft launched the polarizing Windows 8, comes the news that the software giant has now reached RTM on Windows 8.1, and started to roll out the OS refresh to its hardware partners...
Lego of my iPhone! 27 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
A great thing about the iPhone (or iPod touch) is it can be used as a business tool or as a toy. While some people use it strictly for email and work, others use it to play games such as Angry Birds a...
Automate login and bypass the lock and Start screens in Windows 8.1 27 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
Windows 8.1 is a huge improvement over Windows 8. Once you've spent any time in the preview (or one of the leaked builds) you'll find it impossible to go back to the obviously half-baked original. Bu...
Logitech G602 mouse -- a lot of buttons and battery life 27 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
When it comes to modern PC gaming, you can never have too many buttons. Sure, there is an argument to be made that less is more on game controllers. However, hardcore-PC-gamers need any advantage they...
Social technologies evolve to meet changing business demands 27 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
Research giant Gartner has revealed its latest 'Hype Cycle' -- a series of reports that offer a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies -- focusing on social collaboration ...
FBackup 5 gets first stable release, boasts ribbon-based redesign 27 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
Softland has released FBackup 5.0, a major new version of its free Windows backup tool. FBackup, which offers file-based backup and supports plug-ins for extra functionality such as backing up specifi...
More than two thirds of US adults have home broadband -- three percent still on dial-up 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Mark Zuckerberg may be keen on making the internet accessible to everyone in the world but it appears even in the US there is still a little way to go. A report by Pew Research reveals that while 70 p...
Big isn't always best when choosing enterprise content management 27 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
Size isn't everything when selecting an enterprise content management (ECM) solution, according to independent global analysts Ovum. Companies also need to consider vendors in terms of market share, p...
Advice 5 cents: The role of mentoring in Silicon Valley 27 Aug 2013 | 11:39 am
This past weekend I was invited to spend an hour talking about Silicon Valley business with a group of MBA students from Russia. They were on a junket to Palo Alto from the Moscow School of Management...
Android invades Iran -- Ahmadinejad awaits Candy Crush Saga 27 Aug 2013 | 07:16 am
On June 14, the people of Iran exercised freedom when they voted for a new President in the country's election -- a great moment. However, they are now able to exercise yet another freedom -- to downl...
