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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.

Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include "Build the Ultimate Custom PC", "Beginning Programming" and "The PC Doctor's Fix It Yourself Guide". He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Adrian also runs a popular blog under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of computer-related topics -- from security to repairing and upgrading.

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sifts through the marketing hyperbole and casts his critical eye over the latest technological innovations to find out which products make the grade and which don't.
  • Android SMS bug sends your messages to random contacts

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 31, 2010, 3:23am PST

    Remember the kerfuffle over the iPhone 4 ‘Antennagete’ and how you could disrupt the antenna by holding the handset the wrong way? Well, there’s an SMS bug in Google’s...

  • They're both wrong - Nothing can revive netbook sales

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 30, 2010, 1:24pm PST

    Netbook sales are declining. In fact, if rumors from the supply chain are to be believed sales of netbooks are crashing through the floor. Can Windows 7 save netbooks? What about Ubuntu? My take...

  • Skype brings video calling to iPhone

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 30, 2010, 5:13am PST

    Good news for iPhone owners wanting to make video calls to Skype users - video calling comes to the Skype app.

  • 2011 - New Year's Tech Resolutions

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 29, 2010, 5:19am PST

    Here are my top tech New Year’s resolutions for happy computing during 2011.

  • What tech are you looking forward to the most in 2011?

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 29, 2010, 3:51am PST

    2011 is nearly upon us, and it’s a sure thing that the new year will bring with it a lot of new and exciting tech to tempt us into whipping out our wallets and charging that credit card like...

  • Will Firefox Mobile ever be released for iOS devices? No, blame Apple!

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 28, 2010, 11:35am PST

    Does Mozilla have any plans to bring Firefox to the iOS platform? According to Matt Brubeck, a mobile Firefox developer, the answer is no, and if you’re unhappy about this, blame Apple.

  • 6th-gen iPod nano hacked, could soon support movies, calendar, games ...

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 28, 2010, 10:38am PST

    While we’re in the hacking mood, let’s look at another hack that’s surfaced … the hacked 6th-gen iPod nano.

  • "Upgrade" your Radeon HD 6950 to an HD 6970

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 28, 2010, 10:21am PST

    If you’re a proud owner of a Radeon HD 6950 then AMD has in fact handed you a Christmas gift - a Radeon HD 6970. All you need to do is unlock the hidden features.

  • Vote for the biggest tech blunder of 2010

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 21, 2010, 9:39am PST

    It’s that time of the year when we kick back and laugh at the stupidity of the year that’s nearly over. And the tech sector has had its fair share of tech blunders and screw ups.

  • Microsoft breaks silence on Windows Phone 7 sales ... sort of

    By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | December 21, 2010, 9:05am PST

    Microsoft has unexpectedly broken the silence over sales of its new Windows Phone 7 handsets to announce that over 1.5 million were sold to mobile operators and retailers during the first six...

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