Computers and Internet

NTU warns students

4 Sep 2010

NANYANG Technological University (NTU) has warned its students not to make statements or comments about people and organisations based on rumours or face action which includes having their privilege to use the university Internet system withdrawn. The stern reminder came from Associate Professor Lok Tat Seng, NTU's Dean of Students, after a blogger posted an 'Academic Blacklist' of foreign ...

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere

3 Sep 2010

More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

Toshiba Recalls Some Laptop Computers

3 Sep 2010

Toshiba has issued a recall of about 41,000 of its laptop computers after reports of the devices melting laptop cases and of minor injuries. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a bulletin Sept. 3 announcing the recall of Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers because they can overheat at the plug-in to AC adapter site. The defect is a burn hazard to ...