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Dell Laptops Catching Fire?
There have been a growing number of reports of exploding Dell laptops, not unconnected with a recent recall of some 22000 machines. The problem apparently centres on faulty lithium ion batteries, which has left scores of machines with burnt…
Improved View for Startup in Msconfig
If you’re a regular visitor to the Propellerhead website you will know all about the Microsoft Configuration Utility (type ‘msconfig’ in Run on the Start menu) and the notorious Startup list, which is one of the first place to look when…
Review: HTC's first branded smartphone – Tytn
The Propaganda HTC have long been manufacturing Pocket PCs for other people, such as O2 and Orange, but the Tytn marks their first foray into this world under their own name. It's a tri-band 3G Pocket PC, with a full…
Review: Imation Micro Hard Drive
What can make a portable 4GB storage device special? Well quite a lot it seems – the guys at GadgetCentre has been trying out an Imation Micro Hard Drive and are fairly impressed depite the relatively high price tag….
Wi-Fi Travel Tips
You're probably gearing up for the summer holidays and if, like Propellerhead you are taking your laptop with you, to try out those exotic foreign hotspots — and I mean the wireless kind — then here's a few things…
Telepathic Tests in Virtual Worlds
Researchers at the University of Manchester's schools of Computer Science and Psychological Sciences have created a virtual computer world in an experiment to test the telepathic abilities of 100 volunteers. Participants — usually friends or colleagues — will be…
Review: Plantronics Pulsar 590 Bluetooth headset
The Propaganda Plantronics have got their foot firmly in the door of every call centre from here to India, but they do have one product that ticks all the sleek/stylish/superb buttons. The Pulsar 590 is a Bluetooth headset that…
Vodafone 3G Broadband HSDPA PC card review
After several years of the networks promising HDSPA (High Speed Data Packet Access or 3.5G as it is becoming known) products Vodafone has finally won the race to be first to deliver a device to market. Its new 3G…
UMD Finally Shelved?
It's been a while coming but it looks as though Sony has finally shelved the UMD disc format for movies in favour of its recently announced Memory Stick Entertainment Pack (MSEP). According to Realtechnews sales of the UMDs have…
Diagnose Media Player Problems
Who amongst us hasn't had problems playing back media files, be they MP3s, DVDs, AVIs or audio CDs? Yes, we've all been there and resolving faults in media players can be a nightmare. A lot of the time it's…
