Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.11 hard drives and related Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are experiencing problems where files may become inaccessible to the user. Seagate currently has a fix for the firmware, but only for Windows users.

Since many netbooks use Linux, instead of Windows, operating systems some things don’t look, or work, quite the same. This is Part 4 in a series of articles on how to use your Linux-based netbook.

This article goes over 10 applications that use your phone’s GPS to do such things as: call a cab, play tag with someone, tell your phone not to ring in certain locations, or even find a public toilet.

Truphone announced its Truphone Anywhere application for Android-enabled mobile handsets, including the G1 phone.

Most devices in ‘standby mode’ continue to draw power but, Fujitsu Siemens is planning a new range of PCs that will not draw any power while on standby.

Having served their first trillion words, Fictionwise is trying to get a head start on their next trillion words by offering a 60% Micropay Rebate if you pay with a credit card or PayPal now through January 25.

Hey Otto announced the release of its first iPhone application, Hey Otto Conference Calls and Meetings.

Netbooks, those pint-size laptops, are making life difficult for Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Microsoft as they try to decide whether netbooks represent a new category of low-cost computers – or just a passing fad.

With over 9 million infected machines, experts warn the worst may be yet to come as hackers haven’t activated the payload of the Conficker virus. The worm is spread through low security networks, memory sticks, and PCs without current security updates. Microsoft named the relevant patch KB958644.

The CrunchPad, a touchscreen Web tablet, is coming to life. The CrunchPad which runs Ubuntu Linux is being described as a netbook without the keyboard.