Tech giant: Talking to computers to become the norm (From Bucks Free Press)

Tech giant: Talking to computers to become the norm (From Bucks Free Press): "STAR Trek and Knight Rider may once have seen far fetched but now a technology giant, based in Marlow, says computers which listen to and understand your commands are here and will soon be part of everyday life."

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Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible - Computerworld

Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible - Computerworld: "The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in. iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10, calling servicing the computer "an exercise in disappointment.""

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Weekend PSA: Keep your computer safe from harm | Ars Technica

Weekend PSA: Keep your computer safe from harm | Ars Technica: "Yesterday was National Computer Security Day, and while you've surely heard the oft-repeated lines about how important it is to take the necessary precautions toward ensuring your computer is safe, we’re hoping you take those lines seriously."

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2012 in Review: Top articles and galleries of the Mobile Gadgeteer | ZDNet

2012 in Review: Top articles and galleries of the Mobile Gadgeteer | ZDNet: " 2012 was another busy year in the mobile space and readers confirmed that longer form, in-depth articles were more popular than headline grabbing drama posts."

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This Desktop Design For Gaming Addicts Would ‘Ruin’ Humanity | Kotaku Australia

This Desktop Design For Gaming Addicts Would ‘Ruin’ Humanity | Kotaku Australia: "Sometimes you settle in for some PC gaming or web surfing. And you just don’t get up. You can feel your bum go numb and the chair meld into your skin. Surely, you know the feeling. If so, maybe the above internet-produced desktop design would appeal to you. And if it appealed to enough people, it would probably end the world as we know it. Meh, who needs that anyway? We’ve got computers!"

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Computer virus scam doing the rounds - Cyprus Mail

Computer virus scam doing the rounds - Cyprus Mail: " COMPUTER virus scam blocks internet users’ machines and tries to get people to pay €100 to get use of their computer back, authorities said yesterday."

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Windows-8 computers show slower-than-expected sales: Acer chairman - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

Windows-8 computers show slower-than-expected sales: Acer chairman - CNA ENGLISH NEWS: "Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Sales of computers using the Windows-8 operating system have been slower than expected and the variety of consumer electronics on offer is also squeezing consumers' budgets for PCs, Acer Chairman J.T. Wang "

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How Do Computers Understand Speech? | Gizmodo Australia

How Do Computers Understand Speech? | Gizmodo Australia: "More and more, we can get computers to do things for us by talking to them. A computer can call your mother when you tell it to, find you a pizza place when you ask for one, or write out an email that you dictate. Sometimes the computer gets it wrong, but a lot of the time it gets it right, which is amazing when you think about what a computer has to do to turn human speech into written words: turn tiny changes in air pressure into language."

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3 Reasons Why You Never Forget Your First Computer

3 Reasons Why You Never Forget Your First Computer: "think for geeks, that first computer is a little bit like a first love. You remember it longingly, even though it isn’t anything that would make you at all happy today. It has nothing that you need at this point in your life, but you still remember all of those feelings. Those emotions that felt so strong and so powerful back then."

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Holiday travel: How to keep your PC connected on the road | PCWorld

Holiday travel: How to keep your PC connected on the road | PCWorld: "Weird cranberry sauce recipes, rambling stories from drunken uncles, and crowded freeways aren't the only perils of traveling away from home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Finding a working Wi-Fi connection can be a pain even in these widely web-enabled times, and that holds true even if you're walking around a major metropolitan area."

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