The most recent Communications articles from Personal Computer World

BT announces massive fibre rollout

Clive Akass — 2008-07-15T12:58:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 12:58:00

Ten million homes to get links rated at between 40Mbit/sec and 100Mbit/sec within four years

BT is to roll out fibre-based services to up to 10 million homes by 2012 with initial top speeds hitting 100Mbit/sec and the potential for 1Gbit/sec in future....

Straight talking: Cautionary tales part two

Barry Fox — 2008-07-02T10:00:00.000Z

Barry Fox, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Problem with your Wifi router and AOL connection? Join the back of the queue, says Barry Fox

Last month’s message was check your credit card for nasty surprises; this month, it’s check your Wifi router, especially if you’re using it only with an Ethernet cable....

Ultra-mobile sales soar

Clive Akass — 2008-06-30T14:15:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 30 June 2008 at 14:15:00

Asus sparks 3,000 per cent growth – but HP leads rapidly expanding notebook market

Ultra-mobile sales saw an astonishing 3,056 per cent growth in the year up to March 31, and were 70 per cent up on the previous quarter, according to figures released...

Review: Logitech MX 5500 Revolution wireless keyboard

Will Stapley — 2008-06-23T14:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Monday 23 June 2008 at 14:00:00

A Bluetooth keyboard that's good to type on

With a smooth key action and sturdy design, this keyboard is a joy to type on. Both the keyboard and mouse connect via Bluetooth – Logitech includes a Bluetooth dongle...

Hands on: Share folders and libraries

Alan Stevens — 2008-06-23T10:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 23 June 2008 at 10:00:00

Explore the world of Windows Live Foldershare file-sharing service

Microsoft recently announced a major refresh of its Windows Live Foldershare service. Of course, some of you may use the service already, but for those who don’t, we’ll look at...

Review: Linksys WAG160N Draft N router

Will Stapley — 2008-06-23T10:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Monday 23 June 2008 at 10:00:00

A stylish exterior, but the interface needs a refresh

Previous Linksys routers weren’t the most aesthetically pleasing, but this new model is something you’ll want to have out on display....

Hands on: Take control of your server

Nigel Whitfield — 2008-06-20T10:00:00.000Z

Nigel Whitfield, Personal Computer World, Friday 20 June 2008 at 10:00:00

In order to build a website, you’ll need to get to grips with your web server

Creating web pages is very often only a small part of putting together a website these days. As we’ve seen over the years, there are many other things you will...

Atom-powered Eee PCs here next month

Clive Akass — 2008-06-13T11:25:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 13 June 2008 at 11:25:00

8.9in model will cost £319 regardless of operating system

The latest Atom-powered Eee PC models will be available in Britain on 1 July, Asus has announced. The Eee PC 901, which has an 8.9in display, will cost £319 including...

AMD talks up new notebook platform

Clive Akass — 2008-06-12T17:56:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 12 June 2008 at 17:56:00

We're fastest for graphics and wireless, says company at launch of ne HP range

The launch of Intel's Atom at Computex earlier this month rather eclipsed that of AMD's new notebook platform with its Turion x2 64bit processor....

HP resets its style

Clive Akass — 2008-06-10T14:26:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 14:26:00

New products and slick presentation take a leaf out of Apple's book

HP flew 600 journalists to Berlin for the biggest and slickest launch in its history today when it unveiled 16 new notebooks, a PC with an iPod-style touch-screen interface, a...

Fearful workers shun home working

Clive Akass — 2008-06-05T12:58:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 12:58:00

Presenteesim ousts absenteeism as staff strive to look busy in front of bosses

British workers, fearful of losing their job in the worsening economic climate, are shunning remote working so that they can look busy in front of their bosses, according to a...

CSR packs satnav with Bluetooth

Clive Akass — 2008-06-04T17:42:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 4 June 2008 at 17:42:00

Latest chip also receives and sends FM - pushing audio to your car radio

Bluetooth market leader CSR has unveiled its seventh-generation BlueCore chip bundling the short-range wireless link with enhanced satnav (eGPS) and FM transmit and receive....

Tegra fires early shot in Atom war

Clive Akass — 2008-06-04T14:58:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 4 June 2008 at 14:58:00

New systems-on-chip pit jumped-up heldhelds against shrunken PCs

This week's Computex trade show in Taiwan has seen the opening shots in a new industry battlefield with the launch of Intel's Atom chip and Nvidia's Tegra system-on-a-chip....

Atom launched with new Acer ultramobile

Clive Akass — 2008-06-03T14:46:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 3 June 2008 at 14:46:00

Intel's new mobile processor powers impressive £199 "Eee PC killer"

Acer unveiled its much-anticipated Aspire One "Eee PC killer" ultra-mobile today in what was effectively also the UK launch of Intel's new Atom mobile processor....

ARM unveils 1080p HD mobile graphics unit

Clive Akass — 2008-06-02T14:31:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 2 June 2008 at 14:31:00

Multi-core Mali-400 MP designed to bring desktop-class graphics to mobiles and set-top boxes

Chip designer ARM has announced a multi-core graphics processing unit (GPU) capable of allowing mobile devices to process full 1080p high-definition TV....