http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:04 +0000 editor@pcpro.co.uk (PC PRO) technical@pcpro.co.uk copyright Dennis Publishing Ltd. http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/logo.jpg http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ Zend_Feed en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353485/the-sci-fi-legends-who-shaped-todays-tech http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353485/the-sci-fi-legends-who-shaped-todays-tech Science fiction has long inspired real-world technology, but have the authors of sci-fi stories finally run out of steam? Stuart Andrews investigates]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:22 +0000 Features The sci-fi legends who shaped today's tech http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/interviews/353476/q-a-why-conficker-was-a-victim-of-its-own-success http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/interviews/353476/q-a-why-conficker-was-a-victim-of-its-own-success Security expert Eric Sites explains why the creators of Conficker are rueing the worm's worldwide fame]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:16 +0000 News Q&A: Why Conficker was a victim of its own success http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353482/app-developers-losing-faith-in-android http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353482/app-developers-losing-faith-in-android Developers cutting back on Google mobile OS development because of lacklustre Android app store]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:48 +0000 News App developers losing faith in Android http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353479/confickers-first-birthday-how-a-year-of-havoc-unfolded http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353479/confickers-first-birthday-how-a-year-of-havoc-unfolded Davey Winder reveals how the Conficker worm became one of the world's biggest security problems and how the experts dealt with it]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:31 +0000 Features Conficker's first birthday: how a year of havoc unfolded http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/printers/353452/epson-stylus-photo-px710w http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/printers/353452/epson-stylus-photo-px710w Epson's latest all-in-one offers "Hi-Definition" photos. Ignore that marketing twaddle and instead appreciate a fine home inkjet device]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:12 +0000 Reviews Epson Stylus Photo PX710W http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353473/biz-stone-murdochs-google-veto-will-fail-fast http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353473/biz-stone-murdochs-google-veto-will-fail-fast Stone advises Rupert Murdoch to be "radically open" rather than trying to wall off his news sites]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:57 +0000 News Biz Stone: Murdoch's Google veto will "fail fast" http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353470/google-adds-automatic-captions-to-youtube http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353470/google-adds-automatic-captions-to-youtube New service will automatically create captions for videos uploaded to YouTube]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:34 +0000 News Google adds automatic captions to YouTube http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353467/china-ramps-up-cyber-spying http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353467/china-ramps-up-cyber-spying A US commission claims China is infiltrating US defense networks to steal secrets aimed at modernising its army]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:18 +0000 News China ramps up cyber spying http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353464/mozilla-maintains-dependence-on-google http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353464/mozilla-maintains-dependence-on-google The Mozilla Foundation has revealed that 91% of its 2008 revenues came from Google]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:53 +0000 News Mozilla maintains dependence on Google http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353461/windows-7-flying-off-the-shelves http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353461/windows-7-flying-off-the-shelves Steve Ballmer claims sales of Windows 7 have hit 40 million in its first month]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:16:36 +0000 News Windows 7 flying off the shelves http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353458/google-chrome-os-full-details-unveiled http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353458/google-chrome-os-full-details-unveiled Google says it wants to give computers the speed of a television, as it announces full details of the Chrome OS]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:39 +0000 News Google Chrome OS: full details unveiled http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/353455/hp-envy-15 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/353455/hp-envy-15 HP's rival to Apple's aluminium-framed MacBooks touches down in the PC Pro labs]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Reviews HP Envy 15 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353449/aol-slashes-2-500-jobs http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353449/aol-slashes-2-500-jobs AOL plans to cut $300 million in annual costs by trimming a third of its staff]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:02:47 +0000 News AOL slashes 2,500 jobs http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353446/youtube-begins-streaming-full-length-shows http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353446/youtube-begins-streaming-full-length-shows Baywatch and the Inbetweeners are among the shows now available on YouTube, as service launches new Shows section]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:25 +0000 News YouTube begins streaming full-length shows http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/353443/getting-to-grips-with-microsofts-it-health-environment-scanner http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/353443/getting-to-grips-with-microsofts-it-health-environment-scanner David Moss conducts a network health check using Microsoft's free IT Health Environment Scanner]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:44 +0000 Real World Computing Getting to grips with Microsoft's IT Health Environment Scanner http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353440/netbooks-have-20-higher-failure-rate-than-laptops http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353440/netbooks-have-20-higher-failure-rate-than-laptops A quarter of netbooks will fail within three years, researchers predict]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:29:11 +0000 News Netbooks have "20% higher failure rate than laptops" http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/353437/virtualise-your-servers http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/353437/virtualise-your-servers Jon Honeyball walks through the three steps to virtualising servers]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:29:31 +0000 Real World Computing Virtualise your servers http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353434/silverlight-4-shows-up http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353434/silverlight-4-shows-up Microsoft's Flash rival hits version 4, which includes a raft of new features and improved performance]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:21:28 +0000 News Silverlight 4 shows up http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353431/firefox-3-6-beta-brings-security-lockdown http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353431/firefox-3-6-beta-brings-security-lockdown Third beta of Firefox 3.6 to stop third-party apps installing in core directory]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:01 +0000 News Firefox 3.6 beta brings security lockdown http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353428/eu-made-errors-in-intel-antitrust-case http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353428/eu-made-errors-in-intel-antitrust-case Chink of light for Intel, as EU Ombudsman highlights flaws in antitrust case]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:58:42 +0000 News EU "made errors" in Intel antitrust case http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/111112/whats-on-this-weeks-pc-pro-podcast http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/111112/whats-on-this-weeks-pc-pro-podcast Find out what you can hear on this week's Procast here]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 News What's on this week's PC Pro podcast? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353425/internet-explorer-9-to-close-performance-gap http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353425/internet-explorer-9-to-close-performance-gap Hardware acceleration and improved scripting performance promised during an early glimpse at Internet Explorer 9]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:10:18 +0000 News Internet Explorer 9 "to close performance gap" http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/security-appliances/353422/watchguard-ssl-100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/security-appliances/353422/watchguard-ssl-100 WatchGuard shifts its focus to SSL VPNs with its latest appliance. We put it to the test]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Reviews WatchGuard SSL 100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353419/whats-in-and-out-of-the-free-version-of-office-2010 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353419/whats-in-and-out-of-the-free-version-of-office-2010 Revealed: details of the ads and features that will appear in the free version of Microsoft Office 2010]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 News What's in and out of the free version of Office 2010? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353416/microsoft-releases-office-2010-beta-to-all http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353416/microsoft-releases-office-2010-beta-to-all The first and only beta version of Microsoft Office 2010 is now available for anyone to download. See full screenshots here]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 News Microsoft releases Office 2010 beta to all http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353413/queens-speech-cements-file-sharing-proposals http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353413/queens-speech-cements-file-sharing-proposals Despite vast opposition, the Government is pressing ahead with plans to cut-off file-sharers]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:55 +0000 News Queen's speech cements file-sharing proposals http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/353410/ati-radeon-hd-5970 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/353410/ati-radeon-hd-5970 ATI says its dual-GPU monster is the fastest card in the world. We say you'll probably need a new case to fit it into your PC. Either way, it's impressive]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Reviews ATI Radeon HD 5970 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353407/opera-mobile-10-arrives-on-windows-mobile http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353407/opera-mobile-10-arrives-on-windows-mobile Opera brings Speed Dial, Turbo Mode and simplified interface to Windows Mobile devices]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:14 +0000 News Opera Mobile 10 arrives on Windows Mobile http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353404/microsoft-to-spill-the-beans-on-internet-explorer-9 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353404/microsoft-to-spill-the-beans-on-internet-explorer-9 First details of Internet Explorer 9 expected to be unveiled at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:41 +0000 News Microsoft to spill the beans on Internet Explorer 9 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353401/will-atis-new-world-beating-graphics-card-fit-inside-pcs http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/353401/will-atis-new-world-beating-graphics-card-fit-inside-pcs ATI Radeon HD 5970 is touted as world's fastest graphic card - but there are concerns about its size]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:08:26 +0000 News Will ATI's new "world-beating" graphics card fit inside PCs?