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HTC HD mini

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:59:01 +0000

Microsoft announced its Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S) during the recent Mobile World Congress , but the first products to come with the company's latest OS won't be available till the end of 2010. Between now and then, we can expect up to 14 more WM6.5 phones, and the HTC HD mini is one of them.

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Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:58:02 +0000

Let's just say we aren't huge fans of the Garmin-Asus nuvifones we've handled so far. The current devices not only look and feel half-baked, the interface is quite a letdown.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:05:01 +0000

Like peas in the same pod, the Xperia mini pro and mini are shrunk-down versions of the original Xperia X10 , and each has a different calling.

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McAfee Internet Security 2010

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:39:01 +0000

Security suite vendor McAfee has introduced an overhauled interface and new features 2010 product line. The change to its interface is dramatic, and the new look is drastically different from any major security program currently on the market. Most of the features in McAfee AntiVirus Plus (AU$59.95*), McAfee Internet Security (AU$99.95) and McAfee Total Protection (AU$129.95) are not new, but the presentation is so radical that the improvements are likely to be glossed over

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Motorola MC9500

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:20:01 +0000

If you thought chunky phones were dead, you'd be way off the mark as far as the industry is concerned. Although if you were to believe Motorola, this isn't a phone — it's an "industrial rugged mobile computer for field mobility". That's overselling slightly, to say the least, but then it seems Motorola has come up with a whole slather of hyperbolic branding (check out the video under the "Reinventing Backroom Management" section) for what is essentially a ruggedised phone with a barcode scanner; GPS; 3.7-inch, 640x480 touchscreen; and stylus

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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 Beta 1

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:02 +0000

Backup is one task in IT that no one looks forward to, so if you've been looking for a comprehensive, low maintenance solution, Data Protection Manager (DPM) from Microsoft might just be the ticket.

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HP ProLiant ML330 G6

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:41:01 +0000

The super deep ProLiant ML330 G6 is a 5U tower server that can make one hell of a racket when you turn it on, giving even the noisiest rack servers a run for their money. Taking off the fascia reveals four quick release caddies, two housing drives in our review unit.

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Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:58:01 +0000

Samsung continues to dip its toe into the Google Android pond, with the Spica being the company's second Android phone, and while the physical design looks sharp, Samsung still hasn't invested in designing its own Android UI. Upsides A side-by-side comparison of specs between the already released Galaxy Icon and the new Galaxy Spica reveals only one significant difference in the Spica's favour: more power. Samsung has turned up the heat with a punchy 800MHz processor under the hood of the Spica

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Dell Adamo XPS

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:29:01 +0000

Dell's Adamo brand of notebooks emphasise design as well as mobility, and its latest offering seems to have an abundance of both.

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Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 Beta 1

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:01 +0000

Introduction IT professionals in medium-sized business face a unique set of challenges. They are often alone or in a very small team and don't have the luxury of saying "That's someone else's department"; they have to do everything IT related. Installing printer drivers, troubleshooting Exchange and making sure all computers have the latest patches are all in a day's work

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