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Laptop, Virus News

Your smart phone has a dumb virus

Here come mobile-device viruses, ready to shut down your phone on a whim or, worse, steal your identity.

Asus to launch laptops with instant-on feature

Five new laptop models from Asus will incorporate DeviceVM's Splashtop instant-on software.

Intel debuts Core Duo: dual-core processors come to laptops

In a keynote speech by CEO Paul Otellini at CES 2006 in Las Vegas, Intel officially unveiled its new Centrino Duo Mobile Technology.

Trend Micro rolls out 2009 suite

Late last week Trend Micro released its Internet Security 2009 and Internet Security Pro 2009 products, touting enhanced performance, features and better end-user education.

Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

MacBook Air: Apple drops another product

Is the lack of an optical drive in the MacBook Air a smart or stupid move from Apple?

Smaller, more agile security software gets it right

I have an evolving theory that the best software today is coming from newer and more agile companies.

Portable DVD: Why not use a notebook?

Even the lowest-end notebooks on the market these days sport DVD-ROM drives, so why shouldn't you just plump for a notebook to meet your portable DVD watching needs?

Works for Me: First, do no harm

When a computer breaks, think before you fix.

Dude, Dell does backup

Worried about losing files or photos? Dell says it's got your back.

PCs for the poor: Which design will win?

It's easy to list the benefits of bringing inexpensive computers to the billions of people who live in rural villages and urban centres in the developing world.