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Jack Schofield
Steve Jobs: ‘Death is very likely the single best invention of life’
As Apple chairperson, inventor and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs made an unprecedented impact on the world’s consumer electronics markets.
‘Death is very likely the single best invention of life’
As Apple chairperson, inventor and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs made an unprecedented impact on the world’s consumer electronics markets.
Mac or PC: Which is safer, or more secure?
I don’t think there’s much doubt about whether you’re safer using Windows or Mac OS X: the answer is Mac OS X.
Windows 7 review: Like Vista, but good
The first thing you’ll notice about Windows 7 is that it looks like Vista. It also works like Vista, except for a very welcome graphics upgrade.
The new Explorer will appeal to ordinary mortals
Internet Explorer 8 is much snappier and far more secure than IE6 and IE7 and has some innovative features that are not available elsewhere.
Untangling the web
Jack Schofield meets Vint Cerf, the "father of the internet", and finds out what he thinks about net neutrality, spam and abuse of the web.
How the world learned to love Apple and its Macs
Apple produced a stunning set of financial results on Monday, with one big surprise. In a quarter that has been dominated by talk of the iPhone and new iPods, the Macintosh…
Let sleeping Oggs lie
Last week’s feature about the possible future of audio file formats attracted much feedback — which is odd, because most people don’t really care which ones they use, and may not…
Pen-based computers could still get the thumbs down
For its CeBIT trade show press conference this month, Microsoft said it had scheduled 30 seconds for its Ultra Mobile PC announcement, known as Origami. The company didn’t know…
A sharp increase in the value of paying attention
In the early days of the web, sites measured attention by the number of hits they attracted. Today, companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon and eBay are interested in…
Intel link will offer Apple Windows of opportunity
The launch of Apple Macintoshes based on Intel processors raises a space-saving — and perhaps a money-saving — idea. Will we be able to run Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on the…
Speeds and feeds take a backseat to customer needs
Intel plans to leap ahead this year with a strategy based on its Core Solo and Core Duo processors, a new media PC platform called Viiv, and a new logo where the ”Leap Ahead”…
Google still searching for the right way forward
Google could be turning its impressive and extremely profitable search franchise into a powerful portal based on innovative, interworking web-based software. This is what Yahoo!…
Windows wake-up call
It seems there are two kinds of worm in the Windows world: ones that threaten hundreds of millions of XP users, and ones that embarrass a small number of media companies using…
Flickr stands firm for the future
Stewart Butterfield launched Flickr, the online photo-sharing system, somewhat quietly at last year’s Emerging Technology conference in San Diego, California. One year later, at…