Computing

23 Sep 2012

As social media platforms swell our circles of friends to unmanageable levels, why are we still so reluctant to let go of defunct relationships, asks Oliver Burkeman.

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Lenovo redraws business lines as its product range grows

7 Jan 2013

Lenovo, the world's largest supplier of personal computers, has reportedly split its main business into two to handle its growing range of products, according to the Beijing News yesterday, citing...

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Smartphone boom won't kill PC, say analysts

30 Dec 2012

The shift to smartphones and tablets became a landslide this year, crushing desire for laptop computers and pressuring manufacturers to adapt to the mobile internet era.

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IBM says computers will be able to simulate human senses in five years

19 Dec 2012

Future computing devices will have the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast.

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Alcatel-Lucent faces LG and Apple in patent trial

29 Nov 2012

Apple and LG Electronics infringed an Alcatel-Lucent unit's patents for electronic devices including phones and computers, a lawyer said at the start of a trial.

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Lenovo predicts rise of laptop-tablet hybrids

10 Nov 2012

Computer giant Lenovo expects global demand for so-called "convertibles", ultra-lightweight devices that combine laptop and media tablet functions, to start expanding from next year.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Digital Lifestyle: a post-mortem web presence

There are few thoughts creepier than receiving messages from beyond the grave. In older times, when people passed away, relatives and friends would give them loving send-offs and get on with their...

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Microsoft opens up Windows to the mobile cloud

Microsoft will today release a new version of its flagship Windows operating system tailored for a world shifting from personal computers to smartphones and tablets.

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