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  242724th August 2012Online Privacy Infographic: You are not safe onlineAn infographic (informational graphic) designed by Compliance and Safety LLC shows the typical examples that everyday users will come up against while browsing websites online. Online businesses aren't always thinking about their users when it comes to privacy. While the ... Read More
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  274221st August 2012Everything Everywhere to launch 4G in the UKOfcom, the telecoms regulator has allowed Everything Everywhere (the owner of the Orange and T-Mobile networks) to use its existing bandwidth to start offering 4G mobile services. Both Vodafone and O2 have expressed disappointment at the decision with Ofcom planning to aucti... Read More
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  240221st August 2012iPhone 5 rumours continueAfter Apple unveiled the marginially improved iPhone 4S in the last quarter of 2011, Apple have been returning to their development labs to create the next iteration of its popular phone. PC PAL have been through all current rumours which are circulating the internet, in ord... Read More
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  310116th August 2012Is Windows 8 faster than Windows 7?When Microsoft Windows Vista first launched, many people compared how it performed to XP and being extremely disappointed with the results. Vista was described as generally rough around the edges. Microsoft have been boasting over the past few months how their new operating ... Read More
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  257414th August 2012Considering a new computer to replace your slow one? Upgrade to a SSD!Hard Drives are often considered the slowest part of most computers and by upgrading your hard drive, means a generally faster computer! A solid-state drive (SSD), a relatively new type of hard drive, is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory... Read More
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  245810th August 2012Pinterest opens website up to everyonePinterest, the image-based social network has opened its website up to all, relaxing their previous sign-up policy. Prospective users required an invite to become members. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboar... Read More
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  30363rd August 2012Google warn users about ripping music from YouTubeListening to your favourite music online has never been easier with a computer. Whether it's purchasing tracks from iTunes and Amazon or listening to it using Spotify and YouTube. However, many users are increasingly downloading music for free by ripping the audio from YouTu... Read More
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  22351st August 2012Hotmail to be replaced by Outlook.comMicrosoft have announced the introduction of Outlook.com, their overhaul of its free webmail service, dropping the Hotmail brand it has used since acquiring the product in 1998. Benefits of the revamped service include: The sorting of messages as they arrive tackling the iss... Read More
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  230130th July 2012Cybercriminals target London 2012 Olympic Games fansThe London 2012 Olympics are in full-swing, but behind the celebrations, fraudulent websites offering tickets to the Opening Ceremony and Olympic events are being advertised on Facebook and across the internet. The fraudlent website was in fact a 'phishing' website that was ... Read More
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  23623rd July 2012Computer Repair Firm Makes Plea to Regulator to Stop Scam CallsFollowing coverage on Monday night’s Panorama, a further stark warning to unsuspecting computer users, as well as a plea to regulatory authorities, comes from UK Computer Repair and Support provider, PC PAL. Jat Mann, Managing Director of PC PAL commented  “I am pleased... Read More