Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over two decades to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helpin…g 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.

All opinions expressed on Hardware 2.0 are those of Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Every effort is made to ensure that the information posted is accurate. If you have any comments, queries or corrections, please contact Adrian via the email link here. Any possible conflicts of interest will be posted below. [Updated: February 23, 2010] - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has no business relationships, affiliations, investments, or other actual/potential conflicts of interest relating to the content posted so far on this blog.

Latest from Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Third-party VoIP app for the iPhone - How will Apple respond to this?

So, the first VoIP client for the iPhone is out. A free VoIP client at that. What will Steve Jobs make of this?

April 15, 2008 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos

Time for Apple to get its act together over the iPhone

Apple needs to draw a line under the bad publicity surrounding the iPhone.

October 15, 2007 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos

Thinking of getting a PS3 for the Holidays? I'll pass ...

Three months to go. 2,000,000 consoles to manufacture - that works out at 15 a minute!

August 22, 2006 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos

Nokia: Work has begun on Windows Phone handsets

Nokia has already begun work on Windows Phone handsets, Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop told Reuters. Simultaneously, Elop dismisses claims that Microsoft is interested in buying Nokia outright.

March 18, 2011 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos

Best Buy charges $30 for "free" PS3 firmware upgrade

So best Buy is charging a $30 (or $29.97 to be precise) surcharge for selling PS3 consoles with upgraded firmware. Is this just good business or a total rip off?

October 6, 2010 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos

That SATA cable saga - the aftermath

Yesterday I pointed to a piece written by HiFi journalist Malcolm Steward (original piece now removed, but it still exists in the Google cache) on something that he dubbed "Super SATA" cables and how replacing the ordinary SATA cables in his NAS box resulted in "easily perceptible improvements." Yesterday Steward pulled the original post and and published a new post which I think makes it worth revisiting this issue.

August 19, 2010 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Telcos