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• New mobile Linux group
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Microsoft and U.S. government launch anti-zombie campaign
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Oracle to offer free database
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Google to help build OpenOffice
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• VoIP body reveals security risks
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Trend Micro to sell enterprise anti-spyware
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• IBM integrates Google Desktop into its own products
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Sprint launches over-the-air music service
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Mobile phone vending machines in the UK
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2005
• Samsung to compete with iTunes
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• Vista to get symlinks?
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• OCInside releases online cpuid for Athlon64s
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• OpenOffice changeovers taking some heat
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• nVHardPage utility 3.2 available
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2005
• US digital divide problem
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• Samsung Electronics to launch iTunes rival
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• ID card database plans slammed by Data protection watchdog
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• Microsoft tackles spam zombies
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• Anti-Spyware definitions agreed on
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• Satellite dish rules altered, may speed broadband
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2005
• Mars to swing close to Earth this weekend
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 29, 2005
• Motorola and Intel partnering to spearhead new wireless tech
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• 100 Terabit transfer speeds in our future
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• HP to release Itanium Blade servers next week
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• nVidia 90 series drivers to support quad GPU
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• IBM builds 280 Teraflop supercomputer
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• Intel bringing P4s and Celeron-D before 2006
  By Justin Mann, October 28, 2005
• Ergonomic Mouse round-up @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 28, 2005
• Game restriction bill introduced in Florida
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 28, 2005
• Attorney discusses iPod nano scratches lawsuit
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• First comprehensive list of Voice over IP security threats
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• Microsoft says multicores need software threading
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• BT plans on-demand TV via broadband
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• Stronger encryption for IE7
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• New devices from Orange
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• Microsoft in more anti-trust troubles
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• UK government-backed campaign on Internet safety
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2005
• Yahoo! Music doubles service price
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 27, 2005
• US passports to carry RFID chip
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 26, 2005
• Corsair introduces XMS-400PT 2GB kit
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• Spear phishing reaches epidemic levels
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• Handwriting abilities to come to Nintendo DS
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• DDR2 dropping in price faster than DDR
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• ISPs should come clean on paedophilia?
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• Google funds open source
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• OCZ offers new XTC ramsink design
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• IBM says Xbox 360 innards rock
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• Hackers tend towards small scale attacks
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• Sage launches hosted CRM
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• Google to take on eBay?
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2005
• X1800 XT hits 1GHz on liquid nitrogen cooling
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• LinkTheater Mini, $100 media player by Buffalo
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• Apache reaches 50 million served
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2005
• Hong Kong man convicted in first BitTorrent piracy case
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 25, 2005
• Fujitsu to produce quad-core SPARC
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• Over 80 percent of DNS servers open to DoS attacks
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• Skype gets patches for high-risk security flaws
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• Canon release Digital IXUS WIRELESS
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• IBM says new Xbox chip is "a powerhouse"
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• Intel makes revisions in Xeon and Itanium line
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• Intel to invest to increase 300mm wafer capacity
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• Apple launches the iTunes Music Store in Australia
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• Standby culture costing Millions per year
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• VeriSign and ICANN make a deal
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2005
• FX-60 and 5000+ in AMD's future
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• AMD reaches 20% desktop marketshare
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• Intel motherboards to use ATI chipsets
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• Crossover Office 5.0 released
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2005
• Forrester Research believes Blu-ray format will win
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• GTA on PSP delayed to November 4th in Europe
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• Peer-to-peer technology that honours copyright law
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• Cisco targets emergency staff with IP radio
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• Vmware releases free VM player
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2005
• ASUS AX800: silent, customizable video card
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2005
• VIA introduces new K8 chipset
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2005
• Microsoft to utilise XML-based content labeling feature
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• Disappointing results for Motorola iTunes phone
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• iPod Nano litigation latest
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• PSP and Nintendo Trojans found
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2005
• BenQ releases 2ms response LCD
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2005
• AMD reducing prices on Turion and X2
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2005
• Holiday season boost for PSP
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• PHP catching on with business
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• 30GB iPod with video review
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• Apple gets sued over iPod nano
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• Warner backs Blu-ray format
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• Police to use biometrics
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2005
• Flock developer preview available
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 22, 2005
• ESS offers Taceo encrypted email
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• Phone companies strike back at VoIP
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• Lawsuit filed over Nano's scratchy screen
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• ASUS offers LCD with 3ms response
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• OpenOffice 2.0 is released
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• HP Puts Pressure On Blu-Ray
  By Justin Mann, October 21, 2005
• TechSpot giveaway soon, and your preferred prize would be...
  By Julio Franco, October 21, 2005
• Quake 4 reviewed and benchmarked
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 21, 2005
• Microsoft signs deal with Wembley Stadium
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Windows Vista will self heal
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Laser printer secret codes cracked
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Apple introduces Aperture
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Microsoft consolidates shared source licences
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Firefox reaches 100 million mark
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Power Macs go dual-core
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• ITV launches broadband TV trial
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2005
• Teenager uses a Worm to promote a Site
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• DVD Jon moves to San Diego
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• Free Standards Group launches Linux standardization project
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• Gmail forced to change name
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• IBM beta tests multi-os blade PCs
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• 56" super high-res LCD set unveiled
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• Apple boosts PowerMac and PowerBook product line
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• Samsung aims to double LCD sales within 5 years
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• Microsoft warns of flaw in latest Windows patch
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• BT conscious of unbundling threat
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• IBM buys XML appliance maker
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2005
• HP to continue to back Itanium
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• Xeon 'Paxville' released and reviewed
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• Maxtor's OneTouch storage reaches 1TB
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2005
• TechSpot reader survey + get an iPod
  By Julio Franco, October 19, 2005
• Latest Windows Vista adds more features
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Critical Flaw in Media Player and IE
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Former head of MI5 says encryption helps terrorists
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Multicore architectures explained
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Redhat leader resigns
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Motorola and Palm sign up for Linux on mobiles
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Windows-based Bluetooth scanner made free
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Vantec 5-in-1 USB Docking Station
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Gates: Pro-Consumer, Anti-BluRay
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• IDC claims fast growth in PC market
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Nintendo to offer high-speed Internet WiFi service
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• UK's ITV trials broadband TV service
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Acer Introduces Aspire 9500 range
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2005
• Forceware 81.85 Drivers Available
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Samsung's 3GB Phone
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2005
• Update to Media Center Edition of Windows adds new features
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• Robson Cache Speeds Up Laptops
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• LCD Prices May Drop 30%
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• Red Hat announces new Linux Security Certification
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• GPS mobile thief caught red handed
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• Samsung-Apple chip talks fall apart
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• Samsung Finishes 70nm SDRAM
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• Firefox 1.0.7 Exploit
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• Samsung 3Gb Hard-Disk Phone
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• AOpen to sell Blu-ray drives by end of November
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• Wanadoo to offer eight megabits per second broadband service
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• Palm and Research In Motion to enter partnership
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2005
• M2 expected to spur DDR2 adoption
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• X-Fi and nForce 4 Problems Confirmed
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2005
• New Nokia family of devices
  By Derek Sooman, October 16, 2005
• Pillar Data Systems launch
  By Derek Sooman, October 16, 2005
• Security device monitors your walking style
  By Derek Sooman, October 16, 2005
• Gates urges minorities to study Computer Science
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 15, 2005
• PC Club Enpower Fuzion 4: $300 PC tested
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 15, 2005
• Critical Windows patch may cause serious problems
  By Derek Sooman, October 15, 2005
• Symantec patch Veritas NetBackup software bug
  By Derek Sooman, October 15, 2005
• HP recalls laptops over fire danger
  By Derek Sooman, October 15, 2005
• Broadband getting faster in the UK
  By Derek Sooman, October 15, 2005
• US still world's top spammer
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 14, 2005
• ECS Cross-platform Motherboard Examined
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• Samsung pays $300 Million for price fixing
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• Civilization IV official site has gone live
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 13, 2005
• P4 and A64 Dual-Core Overclocking
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• Office 12 Screenshots and OpenOffice Delayed
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• Ubuntu 5.10 Released
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• 65NM Intel to Be Named by TDP
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2005
• Crucial DDR-2 667 Shines at CAS 3
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• Microsoft releases critical patches
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• BEA acquires ConnecTerra
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• ATI Catalyst 5.10 Drivers Released
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• Linux virus plague coming?
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• Itanium to See 9 New Faces
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• Sony PSP Gets 4GB HDD
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• Hot off the press: Apple announces two video iPods
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• New handhelds from Palm
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• Xbox 360 to take games to a new level
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• New iPods on the way?
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• Microsoft and Yahoo instant message services linked
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2005
• Kingston Releases DDR2-667 Laptop RAM
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• SATA300 Drives From Maxtor
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2005
• More on Nintendo DS Trojan
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Future UK IT skills shortage?
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• AMD Posts High Profit For Q3
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• ATI Drivers Handling Dual Core
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• Ubuntu Linux wins best Linux distribution
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Dutch police arrest hackers
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Intel Revamps Dual Core Design
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• Google patches critical hole
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Early Xbox 360 adopters are in for tough times
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Troubles getting to 802.11n
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• iPod thefts push street crime
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2005
• Via Hyperion 5.04a Available
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• Thunderbird 1.5 (beta 2) Available
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• Pay-Per-DVD
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2005
• Game industry to sue California
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 11, 2005
• Microsoft's Halo movie produced on Linux servers
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• BFG 7800 GT OC: Stock Water Cooled
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• Oracle acquires Innobase
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• $100 Contract PCs
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• IBM withdraws SCO patent infringement claims
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• Google launches RSS reader
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• Seagate Brings 500GB SATA To Market
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• Supermicro offers AMD
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• Sun's UltraSparc IV+
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• Sony Ericsson unveils UMTS P990 smartphone
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• Intel server chip with multiple microprocessors
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• Microsoft to simplify Windows Server Licensing
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• Yahoo Podcast Search
  By Derek Sooman, October 10, 2005
• No Google Office... Yet
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2005
• Microsoft launches trust-building initiative
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• Warner Brothers backs Blu-ray
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• PSP malware discovered
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• VeriSign acquires Weblogs.com
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• Sober-O and Sober-P worms appear
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• UK computer hackers jailed
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2005
• Newegg has X850 and X1800XL
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• XP SP2 Athlon X2 Performance Bug
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• AMD and NASCAR to Partner
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• Mandriva Linux 2006
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• ATI Posts $100 Million Loss
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• Dual Core Xeon Piquing Interest
  By Justin Mann, October 07, 2005
• More XP SP3 rumours
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• Cox receives lifetime achievement award
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• Linspire nears million-user mark
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• Lord of the Ring's Jackson to produce Halo movie
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• More iPod Video speculation
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• Nintendo's US Wi-Fi plans
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• FTC targets spyware firm
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• PlayStation loses chipping case
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• T-Mobile to provide mobile internet
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2005
• Microsoft to outline security plans
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• BT WiMAX trials for one hundred lucky people
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• Sony fixes PSP firmware
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• No plans to port Microsoft Office to Linux
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• Nokia to include Antivirus on Smart Phones
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2005
• EU to begin online library project
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• Latest ELSPA UK games chart
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• More rumours on Video iPod
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• UT2004 64-Bit Client Available
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2005
• ARM to intro new processor for mobiles
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2005
• MSI Releases Pentium M Desktop Motherboard
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2005
• nVidia's G72 Arrives in Q1 2006
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2005
• Forceware 81.84 drivers released
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2005
• ATI Radeon X1000 series reviewed
  By Julio Franco, October 05, 2005
• Musicians tell computer users how to beat system
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 05, 2005
• Razer Copperhead now available
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 05, 2005
• USB Flash Drive Roundup
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 05, 2005
• Gameboy Micro: $99 of Retro
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• The Google and Sun alliance
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• Spread Firefox Hacked - again!!
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• Red Hat to launch Linux desktops in 8 languages
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• IBM Launches new UNIX Systems
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• ASUS Releases DRW-1608P2S
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• ATI Warranty Reduced to 1 Year
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• EA confirms five Xbox 360 titles
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• New Trojan exploits Microsoft's Jet Database Engine
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• HP to bundle Netscape
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• Yahoo begins project to bring books online
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2005
• PowerColor Releases Water-Cooled X800
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• Bug In Kaspersky AV
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• IBM's Power5+ Makes Debut
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2005
• Recording Industry sued for racketeering
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 04, 2005
• Quake 4 gone gold
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 04, 2005
• Paramount to support HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• AMD Launches Cheap PC
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Subway digital map provider told to cease and desist
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Smartphones doing well
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Infineon and Nanya to Develop 60NM DRAM
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2005
• 30GB of Webmail
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2005
• Sharp Releases 1000000:1 Contrast LCD
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2005
• Cisco to acquire Nemo
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Apple admits mini over-spec
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Microsoft's Office to support PDF files
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Toshiba panics after Paramount switches to Blu-Ray
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2005
• Thunderbird 1.0.7 Released
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2005
• FLASH Making Its Way
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2005
• California to punish phishing scams
  By Mikael Hoffman, October 03, 2005
• Dell changes rules on 'free' shipping
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005
• Apple to do own mobile range
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005
• Legal action for 757 file sharers
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005
• Half of Xbox 360 users will sign up for Xbox Live?
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005
• Blu-ray Disc movement slams Intel and Microsoft
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005
• Google to offer free wireless Internet service to San Francisco?
  By Derek Sooman, October 02, 2005