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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.

If Facebook is just this year’s AOL, is that bad?

Facebook is now scything through companies thanks to its compelling combination of MySpace, Flickr, forums and Friends Reunited, all done with a bit of taste. It was started at…

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…

The problem of internet password security

It’s a good bet that if you have 20 online accounts, you don’t have 20 different passwords. In fact, according to a survey by Kaspersky Lab, most people (51% of us) only have…

If you think selling Linux is easy, why not beat Dell to it?

Dell’s latest launch has really taken off. Unfortunately for Dell’s crumbling profitability, it’s a website called IdeaStorm, not a new PC. IdeaStorm is designed to get ideas and…