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Thursday April 5, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

From mechanisation to high-tech clean rooms, step inside the post-industrial environment of the high-tech facility. A selection of images from the last decade.

Plus: We can rebuild it - 12 weekend PC projects for the Easter holiday.

In other news, the print, Android and iPad editions of PC & Tech Authority's latest issue are out now. In-depth features in our May issue include Beat Mobile Bill Shock (including tips on global roaming, excess data charges and more), 24 hours with Windows 8 (we test the consumer preview to see if all the fuss is well deserved, or if Microsoft has delivered another Vista to the desktop) and an exhaustive Internet Security Group Test (16 Security and antivirus products compared and rated). Click here to order your copy and find out more.

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

		PHOTO GALLERY Gallery: Inside high-tech factories of the world Apr 5, 2012 From mechanisation to high-tech clean rooms, step inside the post-industrial environment of the high-tech facility. A selection of images from the last decade.

		NEWS Thunderbolt cable sold separately By John Gillooly \| Apr 5, 2012 Thunderbolt is finally coming to the PC, but at $50 cables are set to kill the technology before it takes off.

		NEWS Microsoft introduces the HomeOS By Staff Writer , Chris Jager \| Apr 5, 2012 If Microsoft has its way, everything in your house will be connected to its own dedicated operating system. Introducing HomeOS.

		FEATURE We can rebuild it: 12 weekend PC projects By Staff Writer \| Mar 26, 2012 Some trash it, others rebuild. Here are 12 upgrades done time and time again by thousands of PC owners the world over.

		NEWS Linux, the game By William Maher \| Apr 5, 2012 Coding. It's arguably one of the quintessential geek skills.

		NEWS Double your Dropbox space By Chris Jager \| Apr 5, 2012 Very handy if you're already shovelling photos and documents and miscellanous files using Dropbox - you can up your storage holding.

		NEWS Motorola outs Gleam flip phone By Sophie Charara \| Apr 5, 2012 Go retro with Moto's budget update to its Gleam featurephone, complete with LED matrix display

		NEWS SwiftKey 3 beta does away with the space bar By Stephen Graves \| Apr 5, 2012 The latest version of the popular Android keyboard app features SmartSpace autocorrect tech to fill in the blanks across multiple words.

		NEWS Loewe releases folding TV By Stephen Graves \| Apr 5, 2012 Meet the customisable telly whose dashing looks can be made to compliment even the most flamboyant of interiors.

		NEWS Ice Cream Sandwich delayed for unlocked Samsung Galaxy S II phones By Luke Edwards \| Apr 5, 2012 If you thought being free of a network and buying your smartphone outright was a good plan, think again

		NEWS Taposé reimagines Microsoft Courier in split-screen glory on the iPad By Mark Wilson \| Apr 5, 2012 Packing notes, maps, a word processor, web browser, drawing tools and much more, Taposé is one iPad app that is worth checking out.

		NEWS iPhone PRO: DSLR in your pocket? By Luke Edwards \| Apr 4, 2012 Meet the DSLR future of the iPhone – as imagined by a very clever brain indeed.

		NEWS Instagram for Android is here By Sophie Charara \| Apr 4, 2012 Get ye over to Google Play as photo filter app Instagram finally leaves the clutches of iOS.

		NEWS Canon EOS 60Da astro-photography camera unveiled By Luke Edwards \| Apr 4, 2012 Would-be star gazers can now snap, compile and scour the skies for heavenly bodies with this new Canon.

		NEWS Icon: Ducati Penigale 1199 By Luke Edwards \| Apr 4, 2012 Meet the proof that naked, even on bikes, is better

		NEWS Tongue controlled Kinect? By Sophie Charara \| Apr 4, 2012 One step too far for gesture controlled Kinect hacks? No such thing. Especially where Japanese researchers are concerned.

		NEWS 14 tools to rip, convert and stream video from DVD and Blu-ray By Nick Peers \| Apr 4, 2012 These days, more and more of us watch video in a variety of different ways. The ease and versatility of modern media can leave you looking at your old collection of videos and DVDs with...

		REVIEW Review: Xara Web Designer MX 8 Premium By Mike Williams \| Apr 5, 2012 Xara Web Designer Premium MX 8's new features and usability improvements make it easier than ever to create and maintain your own website, even if you've no web design experience.

		REVIEW Review: Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 Suite By Mike Williams \| Apr 5, 2012 Some of its tools are a little basic, but Hard Disk Manager Suite's reliable partitioning, drive copying/ cloning, backup and disaster recovery tools mean it's still good value for money.

		REVIEW Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta By Dave Stevenson \| Apr 4, 2012 A promising beta of a terrific photo-editing application, but Adobe must address pricing.

		GROUP TEST CPU Megatest: 59 chips reviewed and rated By Staff Writer \| Apr 3, 2012 We put every mainstream desktop processor from AMD and Intel through our brand-new 2011 real world benchmark.

		PHOTO GALLERY Hands on with HTC's One X Apr 4, 2012 First look at HTC's flagship.

		PHOTO GALLERY In Pictures: Why the MakerBot Replicator is one of the best toys ever Jan 30, 2012 The MakerBot Replicator is an open source 3D printing machine that lets you create practically any toy or tool you can think of. Check out the galley to see it in action.