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  153512th April 2016Apple’s Ipad Plan May Backfire As Schiller Is Not PCApple’s Ipad Plan May Backfire As Schiller Is Not PC Apple says it is targeting PC users, to tempt them to move to iPads instead, with its latest launch. Early reaction on the Net suggests the move may backfire. The company took to the stage last week, accompanied by the u... Read More
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  139712th April 2016New Home Monitoring App’s Proving A Big HitNew Home Monitoring App’s Proving A Big Hit Fancy setting up a home monitoring solution, but concerned about costs? Well, it can be done for free! All you need is an old Android phone and a new app. Does that sound a bit fishy? Well, so does the name of the app, which is P... Read More
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  381112th April 2016This App Is Just What Is Needed To Make ChoiceThis App Is Just What Is Needed To Make Choice It used to be so simple deciding how to spend a square eyed evening on the sofa when all we had to do was to flick through the Radio Times and, failing that, make a trip to Blockbuster. Now we have massive competition for our...... Read More
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  218711th April 2016Do You Still Use Windows Vista Or XP?Do You Still Use Windows Vista Or XP? asks Peter Clarke of PC PAL If you use Windows Vista or Windows XP as your operating system and Chrome as your internet browser you may see a message which several of my customers are finding confusing. The message is warning you that Go... Read More
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  167018th March 2016We Should Be Able To Update Computers At Our Convenience!We Should Be Able To Update Computers At Our Convenience! Just imagine that a garage took your car from your drive for its 30,000-mile service, without any prior agreement, on the day you were due to make an early start up the M6 to Manchester. The IT equivalent of that appe... Read More
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  153411th March 2016Driverless Lorries Causing ConcernDriverless Lorries Causing Concern Could driverless lorries arrive on our roads before driverless cars? An expected announcement next week is already causing concern. George Osborne is widely expected to declare in his budget speech on March 16 that trials of driverless lorr... Read More
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  22634th March 2016Rolling Bot Beats Smartphones To Be Star Of ShowRolling Bot Beats Smartphones To Be Star Of Show As usual, late February saw the movers and shakers of the mobile consumer electronics industry fly off to the weak sunshine and crowded tapas bars of an out-of-season Barcelona to browse the latest in smartphones and other por... Read More
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  169426th February 2016Skype Looks To Claw Back Lost GroundSkype Looks To Claw Back Lost Ground Skype has finally introduced group video calls for mobiles and tablets. Whether it can claw back this territory from rival providers, though, remains to be seen. The popular voice calls provider  has been providing free group video chat ... Read More
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  165019th February 2016New Satnav Is Set To Take The Scenic Route..New Satnav Is Set To Take The Scenic Route.. A new approach to satnavs is en route, especially designed for vacation time. The upcoming innovation takes a sharp turn away from planning the quickest journeys to concentrate instead on enjoyment. Boffins at the University of Br... Read More
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  291312th February 2016There’s Value In Having Honor..There’s Value In Having Honor.. A new brand has just arrived in the UK phone market and its entry level model carries the claim of being ‘most affordable premium smartphone of 2016.’ It seems that no-one is arguing because they do appear to pack exceptional value for m... Read More