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Are you using an Asus Eee with a third-party, perhaps extra-capacity battery? If so, according to Asus, you could be holding an explosive combination.

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Last week Microsoft had to delay the rollout of Windows XP SP3, and halt automatic distribution of Windows Vista SP1, because of incompatibility issues with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS). Tuesday Microsoft announced that both Service Packs were again available via Windows Update.

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Dell's apparently shipped a number of Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops to the U.K. with a screwed-up keyboard layout. The issue was first emerged, at least Internet-wise, on a Flickr page, where a disgruntled Vostro owner showed off the funky layout.

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Reports have surfaced of compatibility issues with high-end quad-core Phenom processors and certain motherboards. The thing is, although AMD has had to admit to these issues, it's not because of a problem with the CPUs themselves, but rather the inability of the motherboards in question to handle the 125 watt Thermal Design Power (TDP or thermal envelope) of the high-end 9750 and 9850 Phenom CPUs.

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Hold your horses on that Windows XP SP3 download. Now we know why Microsoft's Download Center doesn't have XP SP3 on it yet, although you can find it if you know the links. Glitch, bug, whatever you want to call it, there's a problem.

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Microsoft is under a lot of pressure to continue supporting Windows XP. While it continues to offer small tidbits of hope , for the most part the answer has been "No." At least, however, Windows XP SP3, RTM 'ed ...

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Rumored since last week, and revealed by the typical Apple Store outage, updated iMacs are here. Same prices, better specs.

And what are those better specs?

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Despite all the skepticism from the media, Psystar has produced a video that purports to show "the triplets," three Open Computers running Ubuntu Linux, Windows XP and Mac OS X Leopard.

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Hopefully you read that title the way Steve Ballmer probably meant to say it on Thursday. You know, emphasis on the "HAVE" in a sarcastic way. Although I'm sure he didn't say it that way, he probably wanted to.

Speaking at a news conference in Belgium, where he was to announce the establishment of an "innovation center" in the Belgian city of Mons, Ballmer gave XP fans a little hope.

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No doubt concerned over defections by smaller businesses and end users to Google Apps, Microsoft is modifying its license for Office 2007 in such a way that Web hosting service providers will be able to stream Microsoft Office for delivery through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.

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