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Lenovo ThinkPad X61s
Reviews The ThinkPad X61s provides excellent dual-core performance in a lightweight, compact package that's still comfortable to use.
IBM ThinkPad X31
Reviews The ultraportable ThinkPad X31 provides a depth of features in a compact format that's suitable for serious travellers.
S'pore govt, Razer unveil games R&D lab
News New US$21 million initiative aims to mentor local game startups and allow them to learn from, and exchange ideas with global game powerhouses.
Tags: Games, Game players, Digital media, Software, Gamer, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, game company, Digital media, Microsoft Xbox
Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of desktop OS or next big thing?
News Even before Windows 7 is in shops, the Windows 8 speculation has begun. Newer version could be an improved OS with gesture recognition or offer a more unified experience, say analysts.
Tags: Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Quocirca, Microsoft Windows 7, voice recognition, Desktop OS
Implement performance measurement for better results
Techguide Here are tips for planning and implementing the appropriate metrics for your department and making the results valuable.
How IT governance benefits the organization
Techguide Ramon Padilla explains the idea behind IT governance and gives pointers about implementing a governance process in an organization.
Record audible comments for your Word document
Techguide Did you know that Microsoft Word also allows you to record spoken notes? With a little bit of equipment, you can add up to 60 seconds of verbal notes to each comment. Mary Ann Richardson talks you through it.
Winning war won't secure peace for open source
Insight perspective Opposition to free software may have evaporated, but that does not make behavioral change inevitable, says U.K. open source advocate.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Operating systems, Conference, Open-source Software, health service, Europe, Voice, Global Warming, British Broadcasting Corp.
Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: I don't care who wins!
Insight The folks behind the HD DVD standard still hope to defeat Blu-ray in the battle over high-profile video formats, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.
Tags: Home entertainment
Does Microsoft's Bing have Google running scared?
News Microsoft's rival search engine made Google co-founder Sergey Brin so upset that he has top engineers working on "urgent upgrades", according to New York Post report.
Tags: Search, Sergey Brin, Google Inc., Search Engine, New York Post, Advertisement, co-founder, CEO, Eric Schmidt, Search
Canadian official takes issue with Facebook privacy
News New report from Canada's privacy commissioner expresses concern about third parties accessing member data as well as how long Facebook holds onto the content from deactivated profiles.
Tags: Privacy, Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Data Management, Privacy, Tool, Social Web, user control, Facebook
Virtualisation's good and bad
Insight Virtualisation breaks the link between software and hardware; great for managers, but may not be so good for others.
IBM charts blade strategy
Insight IBM's blades will initially be populated by Intel processors--Pentium 4 Xeons, Pentium IIIs need not apply--and Itanium and IBM's own Power processors show up next year. How is that, you ask?
How to create quality data
Insight tech dialogue Not all corporate data can be used to make management decisions--unless it is of good quality. David Loshin of Knowledge Integrity, Inc. offers some tips.
Five steps to a successful consulting engagement
Management Consultants can be a great help to a software project or team but only if you get the right person on board. Scott Withrow has some advice.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management
