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Since the web first heard about Google’s Nexus Onesmartphone — sorry, “superphone” — reactions have been mixed. Some folks expected it to be a huge leap forward in the Android user experience. Others? Not so much.

Now that we know what Google and HTC have on tap, we can finally come to some conclusions about whether or not the new handset is worth your money. I had the rare opportunity to sample the phone from a tech savvy mate, and here is my compilation on what its all about!

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PACKARD BELL RS65-T600

I got this bundle of joy to play with over Christmas holidays as I made up my mind about going back to big bulky desktops. At first I was apprehensive about buying it, especially since there were no reviews or much hype about the company (Packard Bell) or even worse this particular model.

I stumbled upon it on PC world for about £390 which is pretty good for a laptop of this calibre, It is small, light weight, and very powerful, as I am writing, I just finished playing call off duty modern warfare [ READ MORE ]

Neat Office 2007 Hack

Once you have installed Microsoft Office with no product key(which in case you reading this you probably havent), proceed as follows:

1. Go to  C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en
2. Right click on Proof.XML file(should be the only file), select open with or edit (always use the king of editors i.e Notepad unless you have unearthed another one) [ READ MORE ]

Intel’s six core “GulfTown” processor

Did I just say six? Yes indeed, at first I thought it was a typo when I first read it on PCLab, but further research proved to be true. The six core processor of course shows strong increases in performance for the chip rumoured to be in the next series of the Mac Pro, sadly I wish the it was released on a pc first, which is herald as the mother platform of all games!(am not just saying that, it is a FACT!!)

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It’s October 2009 which means something very special for Linux fans(me included): a 9.10 release of Ubuntu. Today we see the launch of “Karmic Koala” featuring a faster graphical boot sequence (no more scary text scrolls), a revamped audio framework that improves sound control across multiple applications, and a new Software Center that visually simplifies the Add/Remove Applications tool. These are just a few of the user-centric improvements meant to have a “transformative effect” on the OS experience and help bring “the world of open source closer to the user.” It’s available in desktop, server, and netbook editions now so get to it, before you know it you’ll be updating to Lucid Lynx.

Google earlier this month announced its new plans to release a new Operating System that is sure to bitch slap the naughty and heavily bugged Microsoft windows. Nine months after the realease of the all so popular google chrome browser, the search engine mogul has decided to embark on a project that it hopes will catch us all in a wave just like (almost) all its products on the market. This time, targeting its fan club base – internet users and their sauve netbooks.  [ READ MORE ]