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  All hail Commodore Warhol

  Life, James Hein, Published on 07/05/2014

  » Back in the day, the Commodore Amiga was a truly superior machine. The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently found a number of unknown works by the artist on Amiga floppy disks dating from 1985, including versions of the famous Campbell’s Soup Cans. It is a testament to the Amiga’s abilities that an artist like Warhol would produce art on the device.

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  Tablet sales a bitter pill for top firms

  Life, James Hein, Published on 14/05/2014

  » According to International Data Corporation analysts, tablet sales are starting to flatten and are not making the latest estimated quarterly shipments. There is still some growth, but nothing like the previous steep rise. Hit hardest was Apple, dropping from 40% to under 33% of the total market share. Second was Samsung, which went from 18% to a bit over 22%. Lenovo also jumped, but was still fourth behind Asus that saw a drop of almost 3%. As predicted, the boom time for tablets is almost over. Let’s see where they are at the end of the year.

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  New 'bendy' phones rock (literally)

  Life, James Hein, Published on 19/02/2014

  » I’ve mentioned this before, “bendy” phones do not sit well in a front pocket or in dashboard stands and while they might curve nicely in one’s back pocket, this also means they are easy to forget and potentially sit on. Yes, the so called “bendy” phones, which are really just fixed curved phones, are starting to appear with the LG G-Flex the first to hit the public’s pockets — and it rocks. Yes, literally. If you put it on its back, it rocks up and down if you give it a little push. On a more serious note, it’s quite a good phone with a decent screen, great battery life and power under the hood.

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  Some programs everyone should have

  Database, James Hein, Published on 12/05/2010

  » There are some programs that everyone should have on their computer because eventually you are going to need one or more of them. If you use the Internet and download files then the different types will need to be handled, opened, viewed or played. Everyone has their list of favourites. I have seen lists that include products like iTunes and McAfee that I would never allow on any computer of mine.

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  Crackdown on torrents is not the right way forward

  Database, James Hein, Published on 28/04/2010

  » It is that time again where the powers that be, in this case in the UK, are trying to crack down on torrents. I can understand this from the movie and music industries’ limited point of view because they believe that they are losing billions of dollars, or in this case pounds. I can also see the government’s perspective; they want protect industries. I can even understand the downloader’s and sharer’s point of view in the UK. as they get charged twice as much as the US for most media products.

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  The jury is still out on Windows 7

  Database, James Hein, Published on 31/03/2010

  » A friend of mine has a new netbook with Windows 7 installed. The unit is from Acer and I found out that many Acer notebook models are rebranded Fujitsu units, so if you are considering buying a Fujitsu, check the specs of the comparable Acer and save yourself some money.

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