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Steve Jobs: ‘Death is very likely the single best invention of life’

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.

Malaysian Buddhists hold Apple ritual for 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.

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…

So much more than a PC manufacturer

”Dude!” exclaimed last week’s Fortune magazine cover, ”Dell’s No 1”. The PC manufacturer named after its 40-year-old founder, Michael Dell, has become America’s most admired…

No need to worry about IBM sale

Two weeks ago, IBM agreed to sell its PC business to Lenovo, a Chinese company formerly known as Legend. However, there is no need for buyers to panic. In the short term — 18…

Let’s be friendsters

In the beginning, back in 1996, it was SixDegrees. Last year it was Friendster. Last week it was Orkut. Next week it could be Flickr. These websites, and dozens more, are…

Taking a hard line with software

Anyone who has watched the astonishing stupidity of American intellectual property developments will not be surprised to hear that the latest concerns a patent case. If the…

Chart topper

Don’t worry about getting lost or mugged with a new smart map. Just watch out for the marketers