Articles & blogs by Dave Bailey

Review of 2011: Is the Wintel axis starting to buckle under pressure from Apple, ARM and Google?

Microsoft Windows 8 DP legacy desktop
The Wintel desktop OS axis is being buffeted by Apple, ARM and Google - will it go into a tailspin?
30 Dec 2011

Review: Synology DiskStation DS712+

Synology DiskStation DS712plus
Network-attached storage system offering upgradeable storage with gigabit network connectivity
28 Dec 2011

Azul Systems launches Java platform monitoring tool

stopwatch-its
JHiccup tool checks whether application code or Java runtime is the cause of application performance problems
13 Dec 2011

Review: Asus Eee Pad Slider

Versatile and gutsy hybrid tablet and netbook
12 Dec 2011

Talend upgrades its unified integration platform

Talend adds business process management to its flagship enterprise offering
30 Nov 2011

Review: Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac

Desktop virtualisation from Parallels – but make sure your Mac has enough system memory
25 Nov 2011

Review: Promise Technology Pegasus R6 Direct Attached Storage

Promise gives Mac users premier storage kit
23 Nov 2011

Review: LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse

LG mouse is a neat scanning tool for mobile users
17 Nov 2011

Dell and HP launch Opteron 6200 Series servers

IBM, Acer and Cray also announce new systems featuring AMD's latest high-performance processor
14 Nov 2011

Microsoft targets $520bn intelligent device market with next version of Windows Embedded

Roadmap for Windows 8 versions of embedded operating systems is unveiled
14 Nov 2011

AMD launches 16-core server chips

Intel server chip rival officially launches Interlagos-based processors
14 Nov 2011

Fedora 16 operating system now available

Latest cutting-edge Linux OS has a major focus on cloud and virtualisation
09 Nov 2011

Oracle releases Solaris 11

First major release of Solaris since Oracle acquired Sun
09 Nov 2011

Review: Apple Thunderbolt Display

Display becomes plug-and-play for MacBook systems using Thunderbolt connection
08 Nov 2011

Review: MacBook Air 11in Ultimate MD214

MacBook Air gets 10Gbit/s Thunderbolt connection, plus new second-generation Intel Core i7 processors
01 Nov 2011

Computing_DaveB: Even more fruit-based kit arrives - the BlackBerry PlayBook. The QNX OS and TI OMAP chip make this a very nippy tablet - http://t.co/P4QzpS7

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:59:38 +0100

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Computing_DaveB: And that artoon was a couple of chimps in the jungle having a dance, with the punchline was "I'm sorry - I said I'd like a mango."

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:58:17 +0100

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Computing_DaveB: More fruit-based kit hits the web - Windows Phone 'Mango' - (But Redmond didn't use Larson's classic cartoon) http://tinyurl.com/3mlf4e7

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:52:45 +0100

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Computing_DaveB: Out-of-tune desktop management? Maybe Microsoft's Intune might help - http://tinyurl.com/64pyag4

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:10:08 +0100

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Computing_DaveB: Will the iPad 2 - http://tinyurl.com/3oquvll - and other tablets like Asus Eee Pad Transformer, make Redmond fast track it's own tablet?

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:41:31 +0100

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