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Shell Energy named as UK's most complained about broadband company

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:01 +0000

Ofcom has released lists of the best broadband and mobile companies in the UK based on the number of complaints they received. The report suggests Shell Energy was the worst among all. Read more...

Five Android games we wish were available on Windows phones

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:40:01 +0000

While the Windows Store does offer some fantastic titles to users, we take a look at the the top five Android games we wish were available on Windows Phone devices. Read more...

Here are some of the best games you can play on your Windows 10 Mobile right now

Usama Jawad — Sat, 21 May 2016 16:28:01 +0000

While the Windows Store does not offer a lot of apps and games compared to Google Play or Apple's App Store, these are some of the best games you can play on your Windows 10 Mobile right now. Read more...

OnePlus says its 'perfect smartphone' will offer the 'best specs' for under $500

Andy Weir — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:24:37 +0000

Start-up manufacturer OnePlus has revealed that its "perfect smartphone" - featuring the "best specs", superlative design and materials, and a customised version of CyanogenMod - will cost under $500. Read more...

IT workers are best in bed

Tom Warren — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:04:37 +0000

The Sun, famous for its Page 3 models (NSFW), puns and scandalous news have published an anonymous study of 2,000 British men and women's sex lives. They have concluded that out of all jobs, computer... Read more...

Best Buy to layoff massive amount of staff Saturday

Sam Symons — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:31:07 +0000

It seems that we're still not through the worst of the current economy woes, folks. According to Gizmodo, retail chain Best Buy will lay off a lot of staff, beginning tomorrow. The news has come... Read more...

Top 10 best selling PC games of 2008

Brad Wardell — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:18:14 +0000

IGN has released the 10 best selling PC games of 2008. They were: Spore (Electronic Arts) Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom) Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts) The Sims 2 FreeTime... Read more...

Gamasutra's Best Of 2008: Top 5 PC Games

Spencer Scott — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:32:17 +0000

Throughout December, Gamasutra will be presenting a year-end retrospective, discussing notable games, events, developers, and industry figures of 2008, from the perspective of our position covering the art, science, and business of games. Previously, we... Read more...

The Best Gaming Mouse: Logitech vs. Razer vs. Microsoft

Julio Franco — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:26:27 +0000

With online gaming being as competitive as it is these days, you will no doubt want to take advantage of every opportunity available (short of cheating) to gain an edge over your online foes. Today... Read more...

Vote For The Best Windows Vista Website!

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:42:52 +0000

WinVistaClub, in association with 'Windows Vista - The Official Magazine', has organised a contest to recognise some of the Best Windows Vista Blogs and Websites. The following 10 websites have been being declared... Read more...

Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Tom Warren — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:08:33 +0000

Hackers have broken into the corporate databases for best Western Hotels and may have stolen the names, addresses and credit card information of every customer who stayed with the international group since 2007. An investigation... Read more...

The best Internet Explorer add-ins

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:36:43 +0000

A browser by itself is a poor thing, letting you browse the Web, but little else. To get the most out of the Web, you need add-ins that give your browser plenty of extra features.... Read more...

Best Buy 3Q Profit Rises, Boosts Outlook

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:30:49 +0000

Best Buy Co., the nation's biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent, boosted by holiday shopping and sales of higher-ticket items such as flat-panel TVs. The results beat Wall... Read more...

NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:14:27 +0000

The launch of Apple Inc's latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a research group said on Monday. When comparing the first full month of sales of Apple Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" (November 2007)... Read more...

Quero Toolbar 4: The best of IE6 and IE7

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:27:59 +0000

Quero Toolbar is a navigation bar replacement with an integrated ad blocker for Internet Explorer. Quero evolves the user interface of IE by combining both the benefits of IE6 (flexible toolbar layout) and IE7 (integrated... Read more...

Red Hat Rated Best Overall IT Vendor

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:00:50 +0000

For the fifth year, CIO Insight polled IT executives on how well their major vendors deliver business value, reliability and quality. This year's winner? The No. 1 vendor? None other than Linux distributor Red Hat.... Read more...

Opera recognized as best mobile browser on Windows Mobile

Steven Parker — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:59:49 +0000

If you're looking for the best browser for your Pocket PC or Smartphone, look no further. Opera Mobile, the browser of choice for feature rich phones developed by Opera Software, has been recognized as the... Read more...

Hellgate: London tops US best selling PC games

Todd Tanner — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:24:03 +0000

Guess all the negative reviews didn't really put a dent in sales for Hellgate: London eh? Go on Flagship Studios! Here are the Top 10 best selling PC games for the week ending November 3rd:... Read more...

Best Buy Replaces Backordered $100 Toshiba HD-A2 with HD-A3

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:33:01 +0000

Best Buy has embraced the holiday cheer a bit early. Not only did they match and beat Walmart's $100 HD DVD deal, but when they ran out of Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD players they gave... Read more...

Home Server: The best kept secret ...

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:58 +0000

Windows Home Server was a secret for a long time. We had over 1,000 internal testers at Microsoft prior to announcing the product at CES 2007, some of these people used the product for over... Read more...

Best Skins of 2006

Brad Wardell — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:44:43 +0000

Skinning has become increasingly popular over the years. People just seem to like to customize the way their stuff looks, particularly their computer screens. Last year was a great year for users of skins as... Read more...

Best Buy & Circuit City Report Strong Demand for Vista

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:08:10 +0000

Best Buy Company Incorporated and Circuit City Stores Incorporated have both reported high demand for Windows Vista in their retail stores. In separate earnings statements, the two retail companies said that PCs with Vista preinstalled... Read more...

Best Buy Acquires Speakeasy

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:47:52 +0000

Speakeasy, one of the largest DSL providers in the United States, has been acquired by Best Buy for $97 million, which the companies put at 20% greater than Speakeasy's 2006 revenues. Best Buy’s plan is... Read more...

Best Buy done with PS3 20GB model

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:24:49 +0000

Sony's PlayStation 3 is currently available in two flavours: the $499 USD 20GB version and the $599 USD 60GB version with 802.11b/g wireless networking and a MemoryStick/Secure Digital/CompactFlash reader. Based on a printout from Best... Read more...

Connecticut AG investigating Best Buy sales tactics

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:59:18 +0000

Best Buy confirmed that some of its customers looking to confirm special prices for notebook computers shown on the company's public Web site were told those prices were no longer available, and shown a product... Read more...

Acer expands through Best Buy

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:25:06 +0000

Taiwanese PC vendor Acer Inc. has started selling laptop PCs at popular retailer Best Buy Co. Inc., expanding its presence in the U.S. market. Best Buy is featuring Acer laptop PCs with a brand spotlight... Read more...

Survey says Microsoft has the best reputation

Steven Parker — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:09:52 +0000

Microsoft has gained some serious bragging rights this week and it wasn't even from its launch of the Windows Vista operating system. According to the recently completed poll by Harris Interactive and the Wall Street... Read more...

LG Hybrid High-Definition Player Available at Best Buy

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:50:38 +0000

Despite previous reports that LG would not be able to release its Blu-ray HD-DVD Combo Player because the company forgot to include the interactive High Definition (iHD) feature for HD DVDs, the product is ready... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games Dec. 24th - 30th

Todd Tanner — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:22:14 +0000

Another week, another top 10 list I always say. As usual the NPD group has released the top 10 best selling PC games for the week of December 24th through the 30th. So obviously this... Read more...

Best Selling PC Games Of Christmas

Todd Tanner — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:13:17 +0000

Related to my recently posted Top 10 of the lead in week to Xmas, here now it the best selling games of the actual holiday itself. These are PC only, I haven't seen a... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games Dec 17-23

Todd Tanner — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:01:50 +0000

So, what game do you think was the #1 best seller for the lead up week to the big Christmas holiday? Well for PC games you should know right off the bat which games will... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games Week Ending Nov. 18th

Todd Tanner — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:29:16 +0000

Here we go again, yet another NPD Group Top 10 Best Selling list, this time for the week ending November 18th. World of Warcraft is still in there, as are the obligatory The Sims 2... Read more...

Best Overall Skinner of the 2006 GUI Championships!

Spencer Scott — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:49:40 +0000

We have seen some fantastic submissions from around the world in this years GUI Championships. Over $12,000 in cash, software, site subscriptions, and prizes were up for grabs in this competition. We have already given... Read more...

GUI Championships: Best overall results

Brad Wardell — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:25:26 +0000

The final events of the third bi-annual interwebsite Windows interface design contest have been completed and posted. The GUI Championships brings designers from around the world to compete for thousands of dollars in cash... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games Week Ending Nov. 4th

Todd Tanner — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:12:00 +0000

Here we go again, NPD's top selling PC games for the week ending November 4th. You'll notice something amazing this go round, World of Warcraft is not in the top 3 this week! The end... Read more...

Star Wars: The Best Of PC Bundle Announced

Todd Tanner — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:54:44 +0000

LucasArts today announced that, for the first time ever, five of the greatest Star Wars® games for the personal computer, plus a free 14-day trial of Star Wars Galaxies, will be packaged together... Read more...

Top 20 Best Selling PC Games For October

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:53:18 +0000

The NPD Group has released their Top 20 Best Selling PC games list for the month of October. Sims and World of Warcraft will seemingly never drop out of the top 5 best sellers, which... Read more...

GUI Championships: Best overall finalists announced!

Brad Wardell — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:54:58 +0000

We're nearing the last couple weeks of the third bi-annual interwebsite user interface design contest. The contest, which brings graphic designers from around the world to compete in making the best icons, wallpapers, and... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games for the week of October 15-21

Todd Tanner — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:57:21 +0000

Yes, its that time of the week again. The NPD Group has released the newest Top 10 list for PC games (and consoles of course, not listed here though) in the US and guess who... Read more...

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games for the week of October 8-14

Todd Tanner — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:57:34 +0000

I might start making this a weekly thing when the Top 10's are announced. So here are the Top 10 best selling games for the week of October 8th through the 14th. There are a... Read more...