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  217211th April 2012PC PAL visit the Gadget Show Live Professional 2012A few of our PC PAL engineers took a trip to the Gadget Show Live Professional Live Show on Tuesday 10th April 2012. They all had a great day and here are some of our pictures from the day showing some PC PAL engineers getting into tech-talk with exhibitors, 1980's st... Read More
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  19055th April 2012Half a million Mac computers ‘infected with malware’More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan, according to a Russian anti-virus firm. An investigation by Dr Web suggests that about 600,000 Macs have installed the malware - potentially allowing them to be hijacked and used as a "bo... Read More
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  20745th April 2012Google Glasses unveiled…and they look amazing!Google has unveiled augmented reality glasses that display a layer of information over everything the wearer sees through them. The company's first venture into wearable computing, dubbed Project Glass, was demonstrated in a video and post written on Google+. In the promot... Read More
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  26793rd April 2012PC PAL’s top 10 tips to prevent virusesWe have all had one at some time or other, many of us no idea where it has come from! Here are some top tips to help prevent viruses on your computer or laptop in the future. 1: Do not open any files attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy sour... Read More
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  189229th March 2012At long last, mobile roaming costs across Europe to be cutNew rules agreed by the European Parliament will force mobile operators to lower the prices of making a call or downloading data abroad by July 2012. Once the rules are in force, mobile users will pay no more than 24p a minute to make a call, 7.5p to send a text, and 59p per... Read More
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  221127th March 2012Friends Reunited relaunched with a “memories”-based serviceHere at PC PAL we have heard that early social networking pioneer Friends Reunited has been relaunched. The UK-based network, which began in 2000, now invites users to sign up for its new "memories"-based service. The original site was bought by ITV for £175m in 2005, only ... Read More
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  202026th March 2012Napster duo reunite to ‘make video social’Napster founders, Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, have started hiring developers to create their latest venture, Airtime, which aims to make video chatting ‘social’. Details about the duo’s new venture are still scant six months on since it was first mentioned, but the ... Read More
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  196723rd March 2012Would you give up sex, chocolate, alcohol or showers to stay connected to the Internet?What would you give up to stay connected to the Internet? Sex, chocolate and even regular showers, new research suggests A Survey of 20,000 people in 20 countries has revealed that many people would rather forego some of life’s most basic pleasures and necessities rathe... Read More
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  215821st March 2012AV Software Reduces Chance of Credit Card Theft by 50%It is fairly common sense to assume that a reasonable presence of anti-malware software on a computer benefits data security and defends its user from data theft. A new study conducted by scientists at Michigan State University claims that more extensive and complete protec... Read More
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  219420th March 2012Free mobile apps ‘drain battery faster’Free mobile apps which use third-party services to display advertising consume considerably more battery life, a new study suggests. Researchers used a special tool to monitor energy use by several apps on Android and Windows Phone handsets. Findings suggested that in one ca... Read More