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From The Labs: HP ProBook 4310s Video icon

From The Labs: HP ProBook 4310s

Video The latest addition to HP's stylish yet affordable ProBook range gets the once-over in ZDNet Labs [03 Jul 2009]


From The Labs: HP's backup system put to the test Video icon

From The Labs: HP's backup system put to the test

Video Charles puts HP's latest small office backup system through its paces — and the Labs Drop Test. Also: how fast is Apple's latest browser? [19 Jun 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.8: Top tech trumps Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.8: Top tech trumps

Video What are likely to be the most important tech stories over the next few months? Rupert and Charles discuss the contenders over a game of (special) cards [15 Jun 2009]


From The Labs: A first look at Chrome 2 Video icon

From The Labs: A first look at Chrome 2

Video Charles McLellan checks out the new features in Google's latest browser, and compares its performance to its rivals [12 Jun 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.7: Testing solid-state disks Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.7: Testing solid-state disks

Video SSDs are now available with capacities of up to 256GB, but prices remain high enough to make them uneconomic in the datacentre for the foreseeable future. Rupert and Charles outline the solid state of play [08 Jun 2009]


From The Labs: A look at Windows 7's XP mode Video icon

From The Labs: A look at Windows 7's XP mode

Video Kicking off a series of bulletins from ZDNet UK's Labs, Charles McLellan looks at the virtual copy of Windows XP that's available as an option in Windows 7 [01 Jun 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.6: A first look at Moblin Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.6: A first look at Moblin

Video Those seeking to run Linux on their netbook have a new option: Moblin. Rupert and Charles take the beta for a spin and compare it to Ubuntu's netbook remix [01 Jun 2009]

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Google chief touts always-on computing Video icon

Google chief touts always-on computing

Video The company's chief executive Eric Schmidt says his vision for a new computing paradigm "is the beginning of the real win of cloud computing" [28 May 2009]


What is the cloud's killer app? Video icon

What is the cloud's killer app?

Video SAP's chief technology officer Vishal Sikka points out two key areas for continued research, real-time search and mobility for application development in the cloud [28 May 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.5: Linux vs Windows boot-off Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.5: Linux vs Windows boot-off

Video Microsoft promised quicker boot times with Windows 7, while Linux has always been pretty nippy out of the traps. So which is fastest? Dialogue Box puts Ubuntu 9.04 up against Redmond's latest and wields the stopwatch [26 May 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.4: Away day at Microsoft Research Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.4: Away day at Microsoft Research

Video Ever wondered what goes on inside Microsoft's Cambridge research lab? Dialogue Box went along to a recent open day, to discover what 'Enabling Innovation Through Research' means in practice [18 May 2009]


Dialogue Box 6.3: Whatever happened to UWB? Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.3: Whatever happened to UWB?

Video It should have provided high-speed, low-power wireless connectivity for homes and offices everywhere. But instead of more products you can shake a stick at, all UltraWideBand has to show for itself to date is a French USB stick you can shake. Dialogue Box explains why [14 May 2009]

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Dialogue Box 6.2: The interplanetary internet Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.2: The interplanetary internet

Video Technologies designed to communicate with spacecraft should help to build a more robust internet back on earth. Rupert and Charles explain, with the help of a kebab [05 May 2009]

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Dialogue Box 6.1: Satellites, the sun and IT Video icon

Dialogue Box 6.1: Satellites, the sun and IT

Video There's a lot of hardware orbiting our planet, generating ever-increasing space debris. Further afield, the sun is currently in a quiet phase, but is unlikely to stay that way. Rupert and Charles ponder the implications [27 Apr 2009]

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Dialogue Box 5.8: Return of the Axis of Awesome Video icon

Dialogue Box 5.8: Return of the Axis of Awesome

Video What do a netbook, an ultraportable, a smartphone, a pico projector and a weird videophone have in common? All have been examined by Dialogue Box and consigned to their places on the Axis Of Awesome [16 Feb 2009]


Dialogue Box 5.7: A projector in the hand Video icon

Dialogue Box 5.7: A projector in the hand

Video Take a DLP chip and combine it with a low-power LED lamp and you have a projection engine that can run off battery power and fit in a smartphone-sized case. Dialogue Box takes a peek at the new world of pico projectors [09 Feb 2009]

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Dialogue Box 5.6: When power goes bad Video icon

Dialogue Box 5.6: When power goes bad

Video What happens when a power surge delivers more volts and amps than your electrical equipment can handle? Dialogue Box pushes a capacitor to the limit — and beyond — to find out [02 Feb 2009]


Dialogue Box 5.5: The Mac at 25 Video icon

Dialogue Box 5.5: The Mac at 25

Video There's a world of difference between a 1984 Macintosh and a 2009 iMac. Dialogue Box compares the specs and summarises its findings in the currency it knows best: the price of a pint of beer [23 Jan 2009]

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Whiteboard: Deploying desktop virtualisation Video icon

Whiteboard: Deploying desktop virtualisation

Video John Whaley, CTO and Founder of MokaFive, talks about the issues surrounding virtualised desktops and says organisations need to think about management, offline use, cost and user experience [08 Jan 2009]


Best video from 2008

Best video from 2008

Roundup Tech titans from both sides of the open/closed divide? The biggest science experiment in history? Scary robot spin-offs from The Lord of The Rings? ZDNet UK presents the best of its 2008 video content [22 Dec 2008]


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